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In Pleasure Model , the first book in the Netherworld trilogy, down-and out police detective Rook gets a big break when he's assigned to a bizarre and vicious murder case. The clues are colder than the corpse and the case looks like it'll remain unsolved―until an eyewitness is discovered. But the witness is a Pleasure Model, an illegal gene-grown human. Plesur's only purpose is to provide satisfaction to her owner―in any way. When the murderer targets Plesur in order to eliminate the one witness, Rook takes her into hiding to protect her. Thus begins a descent into the dark world of exotic pleasure mods and their illicit buyers and manufacturers. Rook frantically looks for clues, struggling to stay one stop ahead of those looking to kill them both. But is Rook falling under Plesur's spell�.?]]> 240 Christopher Rowley 0765323885 Jaime 2
All in all it was okay for a quick read. Personally, I feel that it is definitely more of a guys book but some girls may also enjoy it. It just wasn't really my thing. Most of it was pretty predictable and kind of cheesy (like the fact that the bot's name is Plesur.)

Anyway, it was alright but as far as it being the first in a series I probably wouldn't pick up the ones that follow.]]> 3.36
author: Christopher Rowley
name: Jaime
average rating: 3.36
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2010/03/09
date added: 2011/01/25
shelves: 2010, first-reads, own, fiction
review:
I want to start by saying that I won this book as a first-reads here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. Go figure I, naive as I may be, thought that Heavy Metal magazine had something to do with music. Boy was I wrong and had I had known it was a sci-fi/erotica type of publication I most likely would not have entered for it.

All in all it was okay for a quick read. Personally, I feel that it is definitely more of a guys book but some girls may also enjoy it. It just wasn't really my thing. Most of it was pretty predictable and kind of cheesy (like the fact that the bot's name is Plesur.)

Anyway, it was alright but as far as it being the first in a series I probably wouldn't pick up the ones that follow.
]]> 6100911 From the Author
'The Fantastic Journey' is the first in a series of 4 books about best friends Eddie and Len. 'Anywhere and Nowhere', 'The Haunting of Eddie Compton', and 'Heaven on Earth' follow the boys' fantastic adventures to their conclusion.]]> 204 Martyn Croft 1845493117 Jaime 1
My main issue was with the grammar/typos. I know that I am not perfect with grammar but I try my best. I just felt that the sentences were awkward and at times lengthy. Like more information was added than necessary to get the point across. I had a teacher in high school who tought us that you should only use the amount of words necessary...more or less you do not want filler. This stuck with me so I had a difficult time with that. One example of this is on page 19. It says "Leonard Wilby lived about 200 yards away, at number 7 Lime Tree Avenue, with his mum and dad, Martha and Cyril." Then on page 75 it says "Eddie's parents invited Len and his parents, Martha and Cyril, over for tea on the Easter Monday, the 2nd." It is not necessary to state their names again or if you want to you do not need to state that they are Len's parents. There were also a few sentences that I read that I just could not make sense of. Page 67, "Eddie was moderately wary of dogs ever since one had bared its teeth at him when he was about seven and one at least on the hill looked playful to say the least." I had a very difficult time with this sentence and had to re-read it a few times. It is extremely awkward in my opinion.

Anyway, I do want to state that even though I had these issues and did not continue reading, the premise of the story is good. I would have maybe liked a little less detail and more of the main action of the story a little sooner (it does not really start with the time travel until about where I gave up.) I give credit to Mr. Croft for writing it and putting it out there for others. It just was not really my thing.]]> 1.60 2008
author: Martyn Croft
name: Jaime
average rating: 1.60
book published: 2008
rating: 1
read at: 2009/12/31
date added: 2009/12/31
shelves: couldnt-get-through, fiction, first-reads
review:
I won this book on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ awhile back. I am a little torn on how I should write this review though. I only made it to page 97. I probably could have finished it seen as I am half way there but I just do not really care to.

My main issue was with the grammar/typos. I know that I am not perfect with grammar but I try my best. I just felt that the sentences were awkward and at times lengthy. Like more information was added than necessary to get the point across. I had a teacher in high school who tought us that you should only use the amount of words necessary...more or less you do not want filler. This stuck with me so I had a difficult time with that. One example of this is on page 19. It says "Leonard Wilby lived about 200 yards away, at number 7 Lime Tree Avenue, with his mum and dad, Martha and Cyril." Then on page 75 it says "Eddie's parents invited Len and his parents, Martha and Cyril, over for tea on the Easter Monday, the 2nd." It is not necessary to state their names again or if you want to you do not need to state that they are Len's parents. There were also a few sentences that I read that I just could not make sense of. Page 67, "Eddie was moderately wary of dogs ever since one had bared its teeth at him when he was about seven and one at least on the hill looked playful to say the least." I had a very difficult time with this sentence and had to re-read it a few times. It is extremely awkward in my opinion.

Anyway, I do want to state that even though I had these issues and did not continue reading, the premise of the story is good. I would have maybe liked a little less detail and more of the main action of the story a little sooner (it does not really start with the time travel until about where I gave up.) I give credit to Mr. Croft for writing it and putting it out there for others. It just was not really my thing.
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