Sensations

by Jessica March

A sexy, exciting offering, written by a New York Times bestselling author under a pseudonym. From Park Avenue to Beverly Hills, the rich and famous come to Kai Wyler, the most successful sex therapist in the world, seeking satisfaction in the act of love. But Kai is a woman with an ugly past--a past she hopes to destroy by falling into the arms of extraordinary lovers.

496 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jessica March is the pen name of fiction writer Robert J. Rosenblum.

Reviews

[Circa Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessica March aka. Robert Rosenblum has been compared to V.C. Andrews a couple of times on Goodreads and I will add my vote of confidence to that claim. Sensations is what I think Andrew's rumored unpublished 800 pages, non-gothic mature saga "The Obsessed" would have read like. It's got the rags to riches journey, family trauma, a hauntingly beautiful yet old souled main protagonist that attracts possessive patriarchy like flies, and the undercurrent of tragedy and melancholy even behind her rare triumphs. The blurb that makes it seem like Kai's sexual therapist profession will be the forefront of the story is a bit of false advertising with the breadth of life experiences and trials covered way before that phase ever happens but her education and post-graduate studies in human sexuality do tie into her own character arc quite a bit so it works out.

The mega-happy ending felt a little out of the left-field with the cynical prose and string of sad disappointments, but it's hard not to desire a glimmer of success for Kai after everything she had to stand on her own two feet to endure. I plan on reading Jessica March's Temptations and Obsessions soon.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

In all honesty, I give the first half of this book four stars, and two for the latter half, averaging a three. I was completely wrapped up in Kai's story, starting with her arrest for her supposed involvement in a murder. After that initial prologue, the reader is taken back to Kai's childhood, chronicling her tumultuous family life all the way up to her success as a renowned sex therapist. The book really started to drag during Kai's involvement with a college project, studying the sexual behavior of couples. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: how could that possibly be boring? Trust me, the details were all analytical, and although it was only slightly important in furthering the plot, it could've been said in fewer words. Oh yeah, and that thrilling opener of a chapter dealing with a murder? Wrapped up in less than ten pages. There was a lot of potential for the plot point, but it totally fell flat. I understand that Jessica March is actually a man and the heroine's perspective is very convincing. I'll give "Ms March" another try, but this one didn't quite hit the mark.

[Jackie Simons]

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