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Glutton for Pleasure
They re craving something sweet. She likes it spicy.
Devi Malik knows how to heat things up. She does it every night as head chef in her family s Indian restaurant. Her love life, though, is stuck in the subzero freezer. Now, with a chance to fulfill a secret fantasy with her long-time crush and his brother, it s time to put her desire on the front two burners.
For Marcus Callahan, a love- em-and-leave- em attitude isn t only a necessary evil of their kink. It s a protective device. Lately, though, his brother Jace has been making noises about craving something more.
Jace s dissatisfaction with their lifestyle grows with every glimpse of sweet little Devi. Yet Marcus is too haunted by the pain of their shared past to give love a chance.
Despite their reputation for vanishing with the dawn, they discover one night with Devi isn t nearly enough. And Devi finds herself falling in love with two very different men.
It ll take more than explosive sex to light up the shadows surrounding the Callahan brothers secrets. But Devi s never been afraid of the dark "
Devi Malik knows how to heat things up. She does it every night as head chef in her family s Indian restaurant. Her love life, though, is stuck in the subzero freezer. Now, with a chance to fulfill a secret fantasy with her long-time crush and his brother, it s time to put her desire on the front two burners.
For Marcus Callahan, a love- em-and-leave- em attitude isn t only a necessary evil of their kink. It s a protective device. Lately, though, his brother Jace has been making noises about craving something more.
Jace s dissatisfaction with their lifestyle grows with every glimpse of sweet little Devi. Yet Marcus is too haunted by the pain of their shared past to give love a chance.
Despite their reputation for vanishing with the dawn, they discover one night with Devi isn t nearly enough. And Devi finds herself falling in love with two very different men.
It ll take more than explosive sex to light up the shadows surrounding the Callahan brothers secrets. But Devi s never been afraid of the dark "
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August 4, 2021
I can already hear you: Only two stars? Did you hate it?!
Yes, only two.
No, I did not. But there are parts that really pissed me off.
But let’s dive into it from the start.
I love the premise. A chubby, voluptuous shy young woman gets the opportunity to an amazing threesome with two smashingly attractive men who are twins. They have amazing sex, there is a little drama, and the former insecure girl blooms into the sexual being she always was, finding love among the way in form of two fantastic men.
I like Devi a lot. She’s a fun and a multi-faceted character with brains and feelings. What I also like about the novel is that it doesn't center around an all-white cast.
The author is a skilled writer regarding language use, but I do think her plotting and character set-up is just okay. That’s what makes me so sad about my final rating because I do see an incredibly skilled author with great ideas but the execution was all over the place.
The problem with the novel comes with the handling of BDSM/kinks and the twins themselves. Both get barely any characterisation besides sexually active and broody (Marcus) and metrosexual (Jace) respectively. Their dark past is revealed way too late into the novel and by that point I had read so many sex scenes I didn’t care anymore. I think it was after 2/3 or even later where Jace explains their tragic backstory and by God, I rolled my eyes so hard. Not because what happened to them is impossible, but because it was a fantastic info dump of tragedy and pain, I couldn’t take it seriously. To make this more effective, we as readers need to learn more information step by step and by half way point we should know most of the backstory, because: 1. The tragedy is otherwise ridiculously over the top and 2. We get to know the characters way too late.
The only information I got from the twins were their actions and those sucked. For their first threesome – mind you Devi and the twins had never talked to each other before, so she was going to have sex with two strangers! – both already started with the kinks, ordering her around. There is nothing wrong with some D/s play but there are fucking rules you need to follow!
You need to talk about your limits and decide on a safe word AT LEAST!
But these two don’t agree at all. One of the twins tears Devi’s top down, bearing her breasts in the middle of the fucking street. Devi doesn’t like that at all and says so. But the twins don’t care. They want her breasts to be naked and visible, no matter how she feels about it because that’s what THEY want. She then wants to have a safe word and Jace flat out says “Lol we don’t need one, we’re not using toys!” and at this point I nearly bit my Kindle in half.
TOYS DO NOT MAKE D/s plays! BDSM is a MINDSET! A situation! You can be doing all sorts of hardcore kinky stuff without using ANY toy! Like, I don’t know, stripping an unknown woman naked in the middle of the street.
Another situation that irked me was in the car. The three are getting it on and while they’re fucking like rabbits, the twins coerce a promise out of her to engage in anal sex. Devi, being totally high from endorphins and lust, agrees. The next day, the twins drag her to a sex shop to buy anal toys, because she promised them. Any form of doubt is discarded.
“You promised us,” they say, because clearly getting the Okay while fucking the woman senseless is a legally binding contract. The only way they try to help her overcome her fear is by telling her to trust them. They don’t know each other. Devi doesn’t know where they work, what they like, who they are, what kind of family they have/had, what their dreams and wishes are – but they expect her to trust them, because they can get her off.
To make this even worse, the owner of the sex shop is an elderly lady who basically swoons to death because her two boys finally found a “girlfriend” and even she dismisses her concerns. Because those two are great! She knows, she bakes them cookies and sells them sex toys!
*facepalm*
Seriously, if I have to explain why a tentative affirmation to engage in anal sex while being fucked by two men simultaneously has no basis in forcing somebody to try anal sex and dismiss every concern as if it was a child protesting because it doesn’t want to try eating an apple slice, this review is not for you.
Also, I fucking loathed Devi’s family. Not because they’re bad people – although the mother seems to be a demanding and judgy bitch – but because her sisters were annoying me with their “protectiveness”. They weren’t protecting Devi, they were micromanaging her live, criticising her every step and freaking out because Devi wasn’t in a relationship for a year.
A year.
They lose their collective shit because of ONE YEAR of single life.
I just can’t.
I know for some people it’s imperative to be in relationships. Constantly. And others judge you for being single. It happens to me, too. I’m 28 and I can’t tell you how many times my mother asked me “When will you finally?!” and “Why haven’t you?!?!” and “OMG YOU’LL DIE ALOOOONE!”.
I loathe this so much and that’s why I won’t take shit from anybody because it’s not abnormal, wrong, or horrible to be single. People have many different reasons for their life as singles and it does not diminish a person’s worth. But you could think Devi was a piece of garbage for not having a man at her side validating her existence.
What pissed me off was not only how Rana and Leena disregarded Devi’s wishes, it was Devi’s alleged pacifism. She wasn’t trying to be nice and understanding, she was a coward.
To come back to the twins…
The interactions between Devi and the twins was almost exclusively sexual. Their normal time together, their conversations and whatnot, happened off-screen and was given to us by narration, summed up by Devi with “We totes talked and omg so much fun!”. This is breaking one very important rule: Show, don’t tell. And this happens throughout the whole novel. There is one great example. Jace is an attorney. After something horrible happens to some clients of him, he goes to Devi’s restaurant – she’s a chef, while her sisters co-manage the restaurant – to see her and calm down. He tells her the horrible thing that happened and Devi feels super sorry and everything is terrible and horrible.
You wanna know what happened?
Well, too fucking bad, because it’s never mentioned. The dialogue is skipped and we only read how horrible and sad IT is but how Jace relaxes after having talked about it. No, honestly, this is really it.
So basically, we have a perfect opportunity to emotionally connect with the characters and we don’t even get to read it: not what happened to the poor clients, how Jace feels expressed through language, voice, facial expression, and body language, how Devi feels, what she says to help him and how he reacts, etc. Instead of SHOWING us how they interact outside of the bedroom, the entire scene is skipped. That is bullshit.
This happens throughout the whole novel. I have zero emotional connections with the twins, barely care about Devi, and do not believe the three love each other because 1. They’re having sex for about a week and it’s already TRU WUVS and 2. Their connection is physical and even then the twins are some fucking douchebags who too often shit all over her fears.
I never see them as people, I never experience them as a couple. Three figures fucking does not make for a heart wrenching and sexy story.
The sex scene were pretty good, though. Apart from those times the twins absolutely did NOT get how D/s works.
An in all, I’m disappointed. It’s not a terrible read and I truly appreciate the change from the default skinny white protagonist. I think Alisha Rai has talent that is not properly exploited in this novel.
So I guess I liked it okay but with lots of rage quits.
Yes, only two.
No, I did not. But there are parts that really pissed me off.
But let’s dive into it from the start.
I love the premise. A chubby, voluptuous shy young woman gets the opportunity to an amazing threesome with two smashingly attractive men who are twins. They have amazing sex, there is a little drama, and the former insecure girl blooms into the sexual being she always was, finding love among the way in form of two fantastic men.
I like Devi a lot. She’s a fun and a multi-faceted character with brains and feelings. What I also like about the novel is that it doesn't center around an all-white cast.
The author is a skilled writer regarding language use, but I do think her plotting and character set-up is just okay. That’s what makes me so sad about my final rating because I do see an incredibly skilled author with great ideas but the execution was all over the place.
The problem with the novel comes with the handling of BDSM/kinks and the twins themselves. Both get barely any characterisation besides sexually active and broody (Marcus) and metrosexual (Jace) respectively. Their dark past is revealed way too late into the novel and by that point I had read so many sex scenes I didn’t care anymore. I think it was after 2/3 or even later where Jace explains their tragic backstory and by God, I rolled my eyes so hard. Not because what happened to them is impossible, but because it was a fantastic info dump of tragedy and pain, I couldn’t take it seriously. To make this more effective, we as readers need to learn more information step by step and by half way point we should know most of the backstory, because: 1. The tragedy is otherwise ridiculously over the top and 2. We get to know the characters way too late.
The only information I got from the twins were their actions and those sucked. For their first threesome – mind you Devi and the twins had never talked to each other before, so she was going to have sex with two strangers! – both already started with the kinks, ordering her around. There is nothing wrong with some D/s play but there are fucking rules you need to follow!
You need to talk about your limits and decide on a safe word AT LEAST!
But these two don’t agree at all. One of the twins tears Devi’s top down, bearing her breasts in the middle of the fucking street. Devi doesn’t like that at all and says so. But the twins don’t care. They want her breasts to be naked and visible, no matter how she feels about it because that’s what THEY want. She then wants to have a safe word and Jace flat out says “Lol we don’t need one, we’re not using toys!” and at this point I nearly bit my Kindle in half.
TOYS DO NOT MAKE D/s plays! BDSM is a MINDSET! A situation! You can be doing all sorts of hardcore kinky stuff without using ANY toy! Like, I don’t know, stripping an unknown woman naked in the middle of the street.
Another situation that irked me was in the car. The three are getting it on and while they’re fucking like rabbits, the twins coerce a promise out of her to engage in anal sex. Devi, being totally high from endorphins and lust, agrees. The next day, the twins drag her to a sex shop to buy anal toys, because she promised them. Any form of doubt is discarded.
“You promised us,” they say, because clearly getting the Okay while fucking the woman senseless is a legally binding contract. The only way they try to help her overcome her fear is by telling her to trust them. They don’t know each other. Devi doesn’t know where they work, what they like, who they are, what kind of family they have/had, what their dreams and wishes are – but they expect her to trust them, because they can get her off.
To make this even worse, the owner of the sex shop is an elderly lady who basically swoons to death because her two boys finally found a “girlfriend” and even she dismisses her concerns. Because those two are great! She knows, she bakes them cookies and sells them sex toys!
*facepalm*
Seriously, if I have to explain why a tentative affirmation to engage in anal sex while being fucked by two men simultaneously has no basis in forcing somebody to try anal sex and dismiss every concern as if it was a child protesting because it doesn’t want to try eating an apple slice, this review is not for you.
Also, I fucking loathed Devi’s family. Not because they’re bad people – although the mother seems to be a demanding and judgy bitch – but because her sisters were annoying me with their “protectiveness”. They weren’t protecting Devi, they were micromanaging her live, criticising her every step and freaking out because Devi wasn’t in a relationship for a year.
A year.
They lose their collective shit because of ONE YEAR of single life.
I just can’t.
I know for some people it’s imperative to be in relationships. Constantly. And others judge you for being single. It happens to me, too. I’m 28 and I can’t tell you how many times my mother asked me “When will you finally?!” and “Why haven’t you?!?!” and “OMG YOU’LL DIE ALOOOONE!”.
I loathe this so much and that’s why I won’t take shit from anybody because it’s not abnormal, wrong, or horrible to be single. People have many different reasons for their life as singles and it does not diminish a person’s worth. But you could think Devi was a piece of garbage for not having a man at her side validating her existence.
What pissed me off was not only how Rana and Leena disregarded Devi’s wishes, it was Devi’s alleged pacifism. She wasn’t trying to be nice and understanding, she was a coward.
To come back to the twins…
The interactions between Devi and the twins was almost exclusively sexual. Their normal time together, their conversations and whatnot, happened off-screen and was given to us by narration, summed up by Devi with “We totes talked and omg so much fun!”. This is breaking one very important rule: Show, don’t tell. And this happens throughout the whole novel. There is one great example. Jace is an attorney. After something horrible happens to some clients of him, he goes to Devi’s restaurant – she’s a chef, while her sisters co-manage the restaurant – to see her and calm down. He tells her the horrible thing that happened and Devi feels super sorry and everything is terrible and horrible.
You wanna know what happened?
Well, too fucking bad, because it’s never mentioned. The dialogue is skipped and we only read how horrible and sad IT is but how Jace relaxes after having talked about it. No, honestly, this is really it.
So basically, we have a perfect opportunity to emotionally connect with the characters and we don’t even get to read it: not what happened to the poor clients, how Jace feels expressed through language, voice, facial expression, and body language, how Devi feels, what she says to help him and how he reacts, etc. Instead of SHOWING us how they interact outside of the bedroom, the entire scene is skipped. That is bullshit.
This happens throughout the whole novel. I have zero emotional connections with the twins, barely care about Devi, and do not believe the three love each other because 1. They’re having sex for about a week and it’s already TRU WUVS and 2. Their connection is physical and even then the twins are some fucking douchebags who too often shit all over her fears.
I never see them as people, I never experience them as a couple. Three figures fucking does not make for a heart wrenching and sexy story.
The sex scene were pretty good, though. Apart from those times the twins absolutely did NOT get how D/s works.
An in all, I’m disappointed. It’s not a terrible read and I truly appreciate the change from the default skinny white protagonist. I think Alisha Rai has talent that is not properly exploited in this novel.
So I guess I liked it okay but with lots of rage quits.
March 28, 2016
In no particular order:
Erotica disguised as romance, leaving much to be desired (see what I did there) as much as plot and character development goes. Also, head hopping.
A chubby heroine (well, a size 7) who is too insecure and defines self-worth through male affirmation.
The D/s bits are amusingly ridiculous.
Random use of the term agoraphobic to mean antisocial.
Anything positive? Eh. Some of the sex is hot, I guess?
Erotica disguised as romance, leaving much to be desired (see what I did there) as much as plot and character development goes. Also, head hopping.
A chubby heroine (well, a size 7) who is too insecure and defines self-worth through male affirmation.
The D/s bits are amusingly ridiculous.
Random use of the term agoraphobic to mean antisocial.
Anything positive? Eh. Some of the sex is hot, I guess?
February 8, 2015
I liked the chubby Indian chef as the heroine. Everything she cooked sounded delicious.
I'm not a fan of the brother who share trope but I kept reading anyway.
What made me stop was the "We're kinky because we were abused" trope. I HATE that and I hate the idea that Devi would have to deal with (and be the solution to?!) to their damage.
I'm disappointed :(
I'm not a fan of the brother who share trope but I kept reading anyway.
What made me stop was the "We're kinky because we were abused" trope. I HATE that and I hate the idea that Devi would have to deal with (and be the solution to?!) to their damage.
I'm disappointed :(
December 10, 2018
So, yeah. This is probably alright as far as taboo erotica goes. My rating doesn’t really have to do with the fact that it’s about one woman banging twin brothers, it’s about the fact that I couldn’t unsee the twins as the Property Brothers and it got real weird. So DNF.
June 11, 2015
Alisha Rai has one of the most powerful storytelling skills that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. My very first book by her was A Gentleman in the Street. It was a recommendation by an author friend. At first I was skeptical because Aisha Rai just didn't seem to have enough reader following for me to invest. But then I was offered a deal I couldn't refuse ... If I didn't like the book, my friend would pay for it. #SOLD
OK, not only did i like the book, I immediately bought every single other book Alisha Rai had ever written within the subject matter I like to read. Actually, like doesn't even begin to do my feelings justice. I was in awe. Nothing's changed since that day and I have read quite a few of her books since.
Glutton for Pleasure was no exception. This book was 99% flawless (I'll be telling you about that 1% in a bit).
This is a story about a woman hiding in the dark and the two men who come find her and walk her into the light. Devi Malik is plagued with insecurities. Between her mother's constant criticism and her sister's constant judgement and her past failed relationships, she is very happy living life behind the scenes. It's not that she doesn't consider herself attractive, she's just not a size zero and she is very curvaceous. And in her experience, those facets have worked against her. Until ... Jace and Marcus Callahan .
Jace and Marcus are brothers. Brothers with a bond. A bond stronger than that of mere siblings. A bond forged from a childhood riddled with misfortune, abuse, torture and insecurities. An impenetrable bond that led them down the path to sexually sharing women. Sexual ménage is all they know. It's all they want. Marcus is the aloof brother. He makes love to women but never attaches. He's there for the sex. Jace is the gregarious and affectionate one. He's the cuddler. He's the one women wake up to the next day. Between the two they make the perfect man. But Jace is tired of the love them and leave them life. He's tired of playing the game. He wants a wife and kids and a white picket fence. And he wants it all with his brother by his side. And he has found the perfect woman to make his dreams come true .... Devi Malik .
I'm not gonna lie, you are going to FEEL throughout this entire story. You will feel everything these three feel down to your core because that's what Alisha Rai does. She writes a story so beautifully that a picture is formed in your head and you start to live the story. You don't just read. You experience. THAT is what makes her books so powerful.
This is a story of growth, revelation, connecting, self-worth, pleasure unabashed, love and SO much more. It's sexy and fun and very easy to read.
I only had one tiny little problem with the storyline itself. And that was Devi's 'ready to go' attitude towards the ménage. I feel she agreed too easily to the first night with Jace and Marcus. It didn't fit the picture that was being painted of her. However, her desire to continue after just one taste fit perfectly!! :)
I cannot say it enough ... every reader needs to experience Alisha Rai!! #TRUST
OK, not only did i like the book, I immediately bought every single other book Alisha Rai had ever written within the subject matter I like to read. Actually, like doesn't even begin to do my feelings justice. I was in awe. Nothing's changed since that day and I have read quite a few of her books since.
Glutton for Pleasure was no exception. This book was 99% flawless (I'll be telling you about that 1% in a bit).
This is a story about a woman hiding in the dark and the two men who come find her and walk her into the light. Devi Malik is plagued with insecurities. Between her mother's constant criticism and her sister's constant judgement and her past failed relationships, she is very happy living life behind the scenes. It's not that she doesn't consider herself attractive, she's just not a size zero and she is very curvaceous. And in her experience, those facets have worked against her. Until ... Jace and Marcus Callahan .
Jace and Marcus are brothers. Brothers with a bond. A bond stronger than that of mere siblings. A bond forged from a childhood riddled with misfortune, abuse, torture and insecurities. An impenetrable bond that led them down the path to sexually sharing women. Sexual ménage is all they know. It's all they want. Marcus is the aloof brother. He makes love to women but never attaches. He's there for the sex. Jace is the gregarious and affectionate one. He's the cuddler. He's the one women wake up to the next day. Between the two they make the perfect man. But Jace is tired of the love them and leave them life. He's tired of playing the game. He wants a wife and kids and a white picket fence. And he wants it all with his brother by his side. And he has found the perfect woman to make his dreams come true .... Devi Malik .
I'm not gonna lie, you are going to FEEL throughout this entire story. You will feel everything these three feel down to your core because that's what Alisha Rai does. She writes a story so beautifully that a picture is formed in your head and you start to live the story. You don't just read. You experience. THAT is what makes her books so powerful.
This is a story of growth, revelation, connecting, self-worth, pleasure unabashed, love and SO much more. It's sexy and fun and very easy to read.
I only had one tiny little problem with the storyline itself. And that was Devi's 'ready to go' attitude towards the ménage. I feel she agreed too easily to the first night with Jace and Marcus. It didn't fit the picture that was being painted of her. However, her desire to continue after just one taste fit perfectly!! :)
I cannot say it enough ... every reader needs to experience Alisha Rai!! #TRUST
January 29, 2010
I could slightly be biased, but I love this book. It's definitely spicy with an Indian American heroine and Black Irish Twins. Seriously, I don't know how much better things can get, but it does. Jace is my favorite, even when he is slightly Metrosexual. Marcus is pretty smokin' too, rough around the edges and slower to show affection. It's truly a menage story that actually seems to consider realistic problems, like Devi's mother and sisters.
Supposedly there are stories for each of the sisters (2 others) and I am very excited for them too.
Supposedly there are stories for each of the sisters (2 others) and I am very excited for them too.
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August 29, 2017Loved Devi's voice and the writing style. Wasn't the book for me in premise (I am never going to get brothers as a thing) and I didn't click with the heroes, but you can't win 'em all, and Devi was great. On the overweight side, common sense, lovely blend of confidence and insecurity that rang very true.
July 9, 2015
Slick's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
When I first read Glutton for Pleasure it was one of the first ménage books I read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not a huge fan of M/F/M ménage especially when the men are related but given the history with these two men I understood it and to this day I still enjoy this story. One man who wants a lasting relationship, one man who wants a night of fun and a woman who despite some initial reservations decides to take a chance and enjoy everything they have to offer made this one bold and sexy story.
Devi Malik is the baby in her family and after losing her father as a teenager she has had her mother and two older sisters meddling in her life, especially her love life. When her sister Rana sets her up with twin brothers Jace and Marcus Callahan for a one night stand to jump start her sex life once again, Devi is outraged until she decides to take a chance. What she doesn't expect is to develop feelings not only for the sweet and smooth Jace but for the hard and rough Marcus.
It was hard not to like Devi as she represents so many women with body issues. I love that she knew she wasn't a beauty like her sisters and she was okay with that but I also loved watching her flourish when she realized not only one but two handsome men found her attractive. Devi's acceptance of both men and what they wanted and expected was interesting as she hadn't had a ton of experience. However, it became evident early on that there was something about these men that made her want to fully enjoy her sexuality and I applaud her for that. I like that she realized early on how different these men were and that she didn't condone Marcus' bad behavior even before she knew their full story. The fact that both these men worshiped Devi and wanted to make her feel beautiful and loved is what made me love them from the start.
Re-reading this book before reading Serving Pleasure I realize now that I would have liked to have delved deeper into the two men's background and known more about their lives. Additionally as the relationship with Devi progresses, I really would like to see how they handle life outside of their happy bubble and it's my hope that at some point we might get a follow-up novella about these three.
Years later I still enjoy this book every time I read it. There is something
so special about the reserved Devi doing something so out of character and not making apologies for it and the fact that both Jace and Marcus relish the idea of a full time relationship with her no matter the consequences makes it even better.
Volatile at times yet sensual and sexy Glutton for Pleasure remains one of my favorite ménage books and I'm looking forward to what is next in this series.
When I first read Glutton for Pleasure it was one of the first ménage books I read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not a huge fan of M/F/M ménage especially when the men are related but given the history with these two men I understood it and to this day I still enjoy this story. One man who wants a lasting relationship, one man who wants a night of fun and a woman who despite some initial reservations decides to take a chance and enjoy everything they have to offer made this one bold and sexy story.
Devi Malik is the baby in her family and after losing her father as a teenager she has had her mother and two older sisters meddling in her life, especially her love life. When her sister Rana sets her up with twin brothers Jace and Marcus Callahan for a one night stand to jump start her sex life once again, Devi is outraged until she decides to take a chance. What she doesn't expect is to develop feelings not only for the sweet and smooth Jace but for the hard and rough Marcus.
It was hard not to like Devi as she represents so many women with body issues. I love that she knew she wasn't a beauty like her sisters and she was okay with that but I also loved watching her flourish when she realized not only one but two handsome men found her attractive. Devi's acceptance of both men and what they wanted and expected was interesting as she hadn't had a ton of experience. However, it became evident early on that there was something about these men that made her want to fully enjoy her sexuality and I applaud her for that. I like that she realized early on how different these men were and that she didn't condone Marcus' bad behavior even before she knew their full story. The fact that both these men worshiped Devi and wanted to make her feel beautiful and loved is what made me love them from the start.
Re-reading this book before reading Serving Pleasure I realize now that I would have liked to have delved deeper into the two men's background and known more about their lives. Additionally as the relationship with Devi progresses, I really would like to see how they handle life outside of their happy bubble and it's my hope that at some point we might get a follow-up novella about these three.
Years later I still enjoy this book every time I read it. There is something
so special about the reserved Devi doing something so out of character and not making apologies for it and the fact that both Jace and Marcus relish the idea of a full time relationship with her no matter the consequences makes it even better.
Volatile at times yet sensual and sexy Glutton for Pleasure remains one of my favorite ménage books and I'm looking forward to what is next in this series.
January 10, 2018
I enjoyed this. It is a very sexy menage romance between good girl Devi, a chef at her family's Indian restaurant, and twins Jace (lawyer) and Marcus (accountant). What promises to be a outrageous and sexually adventurous one night stand becomes a two week long affair that promises so much more. I love reading about a curvy heroine getting her men, and I really liked Devi. She's sweet and pragmatic but never a pushover. Also, let's take a moment to savor the yummy smutty twin trope, shall we?
Anyhoo....onward. I loved that the cast is diverse, the heat between the three is smoking, and that they don't dive into love (well, not all of them at least). I enjoyed their insta-attraction though, and the way it builds towards a good HFN-type of ending.
There are some serious issues that aren't dealt with in depth, and as much as I like Jace and Marcus, they stayed in their respective character lanes (there's always one open, loving hero and one grumpy/prickly been hurt by life and/or love hero in menages in these tales). I would have loved to see some more time spent on that as opposed to all the love scenes, as fun as they are. Nevertheless, I think it was an enjoyable story that I would definitely recommend for fans of menage romance. I am interested in continuing with this series and more from this author.
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March 3, 2019
This is an older Alisha Rai novel and it didn’t work for me whereas almost all of her books usually do. The heroine is great and I love how she showed everyone the backbone she’s always had by the time the book ended.
I did not love the heroes. If you don’t like twin brothers sharing a woman, this won’t work for you at all. The main thing I didn’t like, though, was that the sex felt coersive. Boundaries were unclearly made, trod over, and safewords treated like a silly notion that the heroine shouldn’t worry herself over. She can trust them to just KNOW when she really means no, you see. It didn’t make me feel like the heroine was safe and respected and had the power to make her own decisions in the relationship.
Also, I’m going to hide a thing that made me absouletely rage under a spoiler tag. CW for child sexual abuse.
I did not love the heroes. If you don’t like twin brothers sharing a woman, this won’t work for you at all. The main thing I didn’t like, though, was that the sex felt coersive. Boundaries were unclearly made, trod over, and safewords treated like a silly notion that the heroine shouldn’t worry herself over. She can trust them to just KNOW when she really means no, you see. It didn’t make me feel like the heroine was safe and respected and had the power to make her own decisions in the relationship.
Also, I’m going to hide a thing that made me absouletely rage under a spoiler tag. CW for child sexual abuse.
January 4, 2017
A sweet and delightful book, I didn't fall in love with Devi the way I did Akira but this was still an awesome happy-times read. Oh and the twins?
Ten out of ten Ewan McGregor going to town on this chocolates.
Ten out of ten Ewan McGregor going to town on this chocolates.
October 13, 2017
Definitely not as strong as the author's later works and absolutely not comparable to Rana's book, which is a hundred times better. The sex is hot and there are a few nice moments where you can already get a feel for the things that Alisha Rai is great at. Still, my overall impression was that this was too much, too fast in the 50% of the story and too little, too late in the character development, which mostly happened in the last third of the book.
For me, most of Rai's book (at least the ones I have read) can be classified as erotica with a good romance but with this one she has just not quite managed to strike the balance as well as with her later works. All the components are already there but not fully developed.
Basically, if you were not fully sold on this one, don't worry - the follow-up is amazing. If you are unsure, you can also skip this one. Devi's relationship is also mentioned in Rana's story but it's not integral to the plot and Serving Pleasure provides much more insight in the family dynamic than this book.
For me, most of Rai's book (at least the ones I have read) can be classified as erotica with a good romance but with this one she has just not quite managed to strike the balance as well as with her later works. All the components are already there but not fully developed.
Basically, if you were not fully sold on this one, don't worry - the follow-up is amazing. If you are unsure, you can also skip this one. Devi's relationship is also mentioned in Rana's story but it's not integral to the plot and Serving Pleasure provides much more insight in the family dynamic than this book.
June 8, 2019
Unless you count the classic scarred for life/swollen bosoms everywhere sex scenes in Judith McNaught's historical romances that I unhealthily guzzled as a young teen (seriously...WHY ?!) this is actually the first erotica novel I ever read and finished. Curvy brown heroine is all I needed to hear to pick this book up because it's all I never hear about in this genre.
The writing was easy to read and had a well paced flow to it, this is a good book to pick up during a reading slump (ladies...and some gentleman too I guess 😁). One of my favourite features about this story was Devi's career as a cook. The author did a great job making sure you felt Devi's passion for food by describing it just as deliciously as the sex scenes. Combined, she managed to pull off an intense and sensually evoking experience for the reader.
So...What did I have a problem with ? I know this trope will never fade no matter how much I harp on about it but here we go again with the trauma excuse for kinks that cross moral boundaries. There is nothing that I hate more than a poorly executed attempt to create a complex character, using their damaged past to emotionally manipulate the reader into excusing a characters derisive and ill-mannered attributes.
This might definitely be one of my most unpopular opinions but it's OKAY to have a flawed and despicable character that is loved by a strong, independent, virtuous heroine minus the trauma excuse. Because...it happens quite often in real life you know...I certainly don't like reading about a toxic character but if it is written as a redeemable flaw or an experience that propels a protagonists character arc or development then I'm all for it. It's very hard to get it right but with the right amount of creativity and depth you can certainly pull it off.
A person is a multitude of things. I'm not trying to be philosophical but I'm merely trying to point out that authors need to stop throwing in poorly developed backstories to cancel out a characters questionable decisions and traits. Let her be a bitch and let him be an asshole, if not once then a few times, does that necessarily dictate who they are as a WHOLE ? Nah.
In addition to that, Marcus's domineering alpha-male persona was so abrupt, random and out of place at times that it was genuinely comical and ruined the mood of the book. If I remember correctly even Devi had a few WTF moments and laughed at the ridiculousness of it all. The timing was terribly off and cringe-worthy. There was also the whole unrealistic insta-love romance trope but that's a given in this genre and as much as I hate it I've just learned to let it slide 🤷🏻♀️
The writing was easy to read and had a well paced flow to it, this is a good book to pick up during a reading slump (ladies...and some gentleman too I guess 😁). One of my favourite features about this story was Devi's career as a cook. The author did a great job making sure you felt Devi's passion for food by describing it just as deliciously as the sex scenes. Combined, she managed to pull off an intense and sensually evoking experience for the reader.
So...What did I have a problem with ? I know this trope will never fade no matter how much I harp on about it but here we go again with the trauma excuse for kinks that cross moral boundaries. There is nothing that I hate more than a poorly executed attempt to create a complex character, using their damaged past to emotionally manipulate the reader into excusing a characters derisive and ill-mannered attributes.
This might definitely be one of my most unpopular opinions but it's OKAY to have a flawed and despicable character that is loved by a strong, independent, virtuous heroine minus the trauma excuse. Because...it happens quite often in real life you know...I certainly don't like reading about a toxic character but if it is written as a redeemable flaw or an experience that propels a protagonists character arc or development then I'm all for it. It's very hard to get it right but with the right amount of creativity and depth you can certainly pull it off.
A person is a multitude of things. I'm not trying to be philosophical but I'm merely trying to point out that authors need to stop throwing in poorly developed backstories to cancel out a characters questionable decisions and traits. Let her be a bitch and let him be an asshole, if not once then a few times, does that necessarily dictate who they are as a WHOLE ? Nah.
In addition to that, Marcus's domineering alpha-male persona was so abrupt, random and out of place at times that it was genuinely comical and ruined the mood of the book. If I remember correctly even Devi had a few WTF moments and laughed at the ridiculousness of it all. The timing was terribly off and cringe-worthy. There was also the whole unrealistic insta-love romance trope but that's a given in this genre and as much as I hate it I've just learned to let it slide 🤷🏻♀️
October 31, 2017
I freaking loved Alisha Rai's latest, so I thought I'd go through her backlist starting with Glutton for Pleasure especially as it's written in the same universe.
What can I say? It's her first published work, so the quality is nowhere near her latest, Hate to Want You. It's straight off erotica instead of erotic romance, so while Devi is a lovely tease of a potentiality awesome character, Jace and Marcus are mostly cardboard. Some good moments, but shaky at best.
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Честно, купила " Жадную до Удовольствия" из-за того, что прочитала последнюю книгу Алишы Рай запоем. Книга эта - ее первый блин и как видно, комом. Ну, первая изданная книга; со стилем и уверенностью пера она еще здесь не сообразилась, и это очень видно.
Дэви - хорошенькая героиня, и в проблесках ее жизни чувствуется большой потенциал. А вот Джейс и Маркус совсем картонные. Да и жанр здесь - чистая эротика вместо эротического романа. Советовать не буду, но и отпугивать не хочу.
What can I say? It's her first published work, so the quality is nowhere near her latest, Hate to Want You. It's straight off erotica instead of erotic romance, so while Devi is a lovely tease of a potentiality awesome character, Jace and Marcus are mostly cardboard. Some good moments, but shaky at best.
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Честно, купила " Жадную до Удовольствия" из-за того, что прочитала последнюю книгу Алишы Рай запоем. Книга эта - ее первый блин и как видно, комом. Ну, первая изданная книга; со стилем и уверенностью пера она еще здесь не сообразилась, и это очень видно.
Дэви - хорошенькая героиня, и в проблесках ее жизни чувствуется большой потенциал. А вот Джейс и Маркус совсем картонные. Да и жанр здесь - чистая эротика вместо эротического романа. Советовать не буду, но и отпугивать не хочу.
January 13, 2016
Hear ye, hear ye, for this historic pronouncement: this book has a bit TOO MUCH SEX in it for me!! I'm not usually a fan of M-M-F erotica, but I was down with the program until...all they *did* was Do It. The individual characters (and glorious writing) were interesting enough that I wanted the story to include more of their lives outside of the bedroom; I'd gladly read the Director's Cut of this book.
August 16, 2015
It was fine. Very hot. Minimal plot. It's not a surprise this is Alisha Rai's first published book. I see the potential and give mad props for writing a WOC as the lead. But having devoured two other Rai books in quick succession, I know that she keeps getting better and better. This book is a stepping stone.
July 4, 2015
Holy shite! This was one sizzling hot book! I liked the storyline,loved the characters and don't even get me started on the sex scenes! I could barely put it down! omg! seriously,some of THE best erotica I've read in a good while!
June 27, 2019
This was Alisha Rai’s first novel (although I’d say it’s more of a novella) and she’s grown tremendously as a writer since then. That’s not to say this was a bad story, just that I know she’d do a lot of things differently were she to write it now.
Devi, Jace, and Marcus are all great characters, although I felt I knew Devi and Jace the best. It was fun to see how their menage relationship developed, particularly because Jace knows from the beginning that he wants it to be more than one night. However, I never fully understood why Jace and Marcus insisted on sharing a woman. It’s a decision borne out of their shared childhood trauma, which they’ve refused to receive counseling for, so I can understand how it got started but not how it could be enough for a life-long practice. Overall, the three characters needed to have a lot more discussion about how a triad relationship would work. The dynamics and pacing felt very rushed to me.
CW: slut-shaming, heroine fat shames herself, heroes insist heroine not walk by herself due to threat of rape if women don’t take precautions (rather graphic but brief mention),
Devi, Jace, and Marcus are all great characters, although I felt I knew Devi and Jace the best. It was fun to see how their menage relationship developed, particularly because Jace knows from the beginning that he wants it to be more than one night. However, I never fully understood why Jace and Marcus insisted on sharing a woman. It’s a decision borne out of their shared childhood trauma, which they’ve refused to receive counseling for, so I can understand how it got started but not how it could be enough for a life-long practice. Overall, the three characters needed to have a lot more discussion about how a triad relationship would work. The dynamics and pacing felt very rushed to me.
CW: slut-shaming, heroine fat shames herself, heroes insist heroine not walk by herself due to threat of rape if women don’t take precautions (rather graphic but brief mention),
November 15, 2017
2.5 stars
This book really wasn’t my cup of tea. I asked for recs for ménage romances for a reading challenge I’m doing and got lots of suggestions, including this one. Since I already had the second book in this series on my TBR, it seemed liked the best choice.
I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read from Rai so far and am slowly working my way through her books, but this was a letdown. My main issue is I felt the characters were really underdeveloped (especially the brothers) and I never felt their connection beyond lust.
I’m also not really sure how I feel about ménage romances with siblings involved. Probably because I also generally feel like ménage works better when there are sexual relationships between all the people in the relationship and you obviously can’t have this with brothers or anyone related. I kept thinking “I know there is some incidental touching...” and it weirds me out tbh. And the entire reason for their need for sharing a woman is due to a tragic backstory and that also didn’t really work for me.
Fortunately I know Rai can do better than this, and I still plan to read Rana’s book.
This book really wasn’t my cup of tea. I asked for recs for ménage romances for a reading challenge I’m doing and got lots of suggestions, including this one. Since I already had the second book in this series on my TBR, it seemed liked the best choice.
I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read from Rai so far and am slowly working my way through her books, but this was a letdown. My main issue is I felt the characters were really underdeveloped (especially the brothers) and I never felt their connection beyond lust.
I’m also not really sure how I feel about ménage romances with siblings involved. Probably because I also generally feel like ménage works better when there are sexual relationships between all the people in the relationship and you obviously can’t have this with brothers or anyone related. I kept thinking “I know there is some incidental touching...” and it weirds me out tbh. And the entire reason for their need for sharing a woman is due to a tragic backstory and that also didn’t really work for me.
Fortunately I know Rai can do better than this, and I still plan to read Rana’s book.
November 11, 2023
Chose this for cover bingo. It was extremely steamy, and I didn’t realize before starting that it was a twin book which isn’t really my thing. Still enjoyed Devi as a heroine and had fun with the spice by pretending that the guys weren’t related.
May 25, 2025
It was good? It was fine? I dunno, I kept getting hung up on the twin thing. Onto the readalong book!
May 11, 2018
My first romance novel that is more heavily balanced by the sex than the romance. It was a little intimidating at first - especially since the sex in the book was very few holds barred - but I did really like the characters. I'm intrigued that the next book focuses on Devi's sister.
March 5, 2016
2.5 stars. The first original menage romance I've read, Alisha Rai's novel had entire sections that I thought didn't work too well. Some elements felt overdone and too extreme or dramatic (Devi is ~so feminine~, the guys are ~so traumatised~, Jace is ~so in love~, Marcus is ~so closed off from his emotions~ [but he'll overcome it within seven days]); the dialogue at times really threw me and needed editing (reactions felt stilted and cliched and there was one dialogue at the beginning where two different characters used the same very specific phrase within the space of two pages for no reason I could see). The timeline was ridiculously short--I know romance is about suspending disbelief but the emphasis on societal difficulties involved, and the attempt at emotional gravitas with the entire abuse backstory made the fact that the entire whirlwind transformation of feelings, from meeting for the first time, to sex, to declarations of love and relationship and coming out to sisters, takes place over a week or so seem all the more jarring. (I apologise for the syntax in this sentence by the way.)
Other things I really disliked:
1) The guys keep using pet names and it comes off terribly condescending. Generally they seem condescending a lot of the time, and not in a good way.
2) Family confrontations seem very exaggerated / dramatic, dialled up to eleven practically every time, and making the eldest sister seem unlikable and shrill while at the same time telegraphing that there's more depth and please read the sequel(s).
3) Male affirmation as the ultimate source of feeling self-confident. Couldn't Devi, a professional chef, at least feel proud of her own cooking (she does, for five seconds, and then it's dropped)? No, she needs guys to dress her, tell her to eat, and help her like or learn about her own body.
4) Some vocabulary choices (diminutives one moment, "your sisters are bitches" the next moment) (For some reason it made me feel like I was reading Supernatural fanfiction of a sort, and there are few things I'd less like to read than Supernatural fanfiction. [Possibly Supernatural itself. I have nothing against fanfiction, it's the source material I despise.])
5) The bdsm felt overly prescriptive and artificial, in part due to the cramped timeline. (And combined with the overall gender role treatment it became problematic.)
But it wasn't all bad. I thought a lot of emotional beats hit at the right places, and if the timeline had been more realistic, and the dialogue less stiff, they would have worked for me. The sex was used well to illustrate the changes in the relationship and to motivate them. The porn, which on a very basic level was the rationale for the novel, was mostly competent and at times hot (and that's not a given in original romantic fiction). It would have been better without some of the dialogue, but not all porn can be Sherry Thomas porn. And the way Rai wrote about the brothers' motivation (rather than just underlying trauma) for sharing women was oddly convincing and maybe even interesting. And I'm glad the ending involves psychotherapy for the two male characters. (They'll be told to stop having sex with the same woman though, won't they. Psychology tends to be very normative and this is clearly part of their pathology ;)))
I have one more Alisha Rai novel on my e-reader and I'll give her a second chance at some point.
(I'd welcome recommendations of other menage romances. Although obviously I'd be more interested in m/f/f.)
Other things I really disliked:
1) The guys keep using pet names and it comes off terribly condescending. Generally they seem condescending a lot of the time, and not in a good way.
2) Family confrontations seem very exaggerated / dramatic, dialled up to eleven practically every time, and making the eldest sister seem unlikable and shrill while at the same time telegraphing that there's more depth and please read the sequel(s).
3) Male affirmation as the ultimate source of feeling self-confident. Couldn't Devi, a professional chef, at least feel proud of her own cooking (she does, for five seconds, and then it's dropped)? No, she needs guys to dress her, tell her to eat, and help her like or learn about her own body.
4) Some vocabulary choices (diminutives one moment, "your sisters are bitches" the next moment) (For some reason it made me feel like I was reading Supernatural fanfiction of a sort, and there are few things I'd less like to read than Supernatural fanfiction. [Possibly Supernatural itself. I have nothing against fanfiction, it's the source material I despise.])
5) The bdsm felt overly prescriptive and artificial, in part due to the cramped timeline. (And combined with the overall gender role treatment it became problematic.)
But it wasn't all bad. I thought a lot of emotional beats hit at the right places, and if the timeline had been more realistic, and the dialogue less stiff, they would have worked for me. The sex was used well to illustrate the changes in the relationship and to motivate them. The porn, which on a very basic level was the rationale for the novel, was mostly competent and at times hot (and that's not a given in original romantic fiction). It would have been better without some of the dialogue, but not all porn can be Sherry Thomas porn. And the way Rai wrote about the brothers' motivation (rather than just underlying trauma) for sharing women was oddly convincing and maybe even interesting. And I'm glad the ending involves psychotherapy for the two male characters. (They'll be told to stop having sex with the same woman though, won't they. Psychology tends to be very normative and this is clearly part of their pathology ;)))
I have one more Alisha Rai novel on my e-reader and I'll give her a second chance at some point.
(I'd welcome recommendations of other menage romances. Although obviously I'd be more interested in m/f/f.)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2019
(Realistic rating: I like to save my one-star reviews for Absolute Trash in some capacity, which this definitely isn't -- there are good elements, even if the vast majority of both content and execution is pretty fucking messy. So it's closer to one and a half stars, but I'll round up to indicate that it's not COMPLETELY irredeemable bullshit. Though, uh, it's close.)
Boy, was this underwhelming, start to finish. For a start, much closer to erotica than to romance, which is all well and good, but definitely less engaging for me as a reader? Like, the sex just starts SO QUICKLY, and it even more quickly goes 0 to 100 in terms of how intense and public and frequent all of it is, with barely any space outside of it for the romance to grow. (Which, admittedly, I did like the romance! Much as I hated the vast majority of the execution of this story, I did fully believe that there were the seeds of a genuine connection between the three people involved, and that they could build a healthy, loving, full relationship in the future. Apart from, you know, all the other bullshit.)
Where do I start? The fact that Devi is frequently described as chubby (I believe the exact description is something like "too generously built to be curvy"), only to be revealed as a size SEVEN?? (Y'all, I'M bigger than that, and I am pretty sure I barely even hit curvy!) The fact that Jace and Marcus seem to think that kink is best executed as attempting it first and expressing safewords later? (The instant giving of orders and not allowing for any other kind of sex! The demands for dressing room sex! "Punishing" Devi for wearing underwear while wearing clothing! Spanking without checking if that's cool! Dragging her to a sex shop without warning! Assuming anal was going to be okay and going ahead on it full steam!) (Devi is at least okay with all of it and actively into most of it, but DAMN, she could easily not have been!!) The way Jace stomps all over Devi's boundaries (showing up at her workplace, RUN BY HER FAMILY, when she asked him not to!! practically forcing her to reveal that SHE IS DATING TWO BROTHERS AT ONCE when she has very real reasons not to want to do that so blatantly!!) and that Marcus just treats her like shit for way too long? The far-too-late Reveal of their Tortured Past? Devi's sisters' total infantilization of her (and the kind of weirdly paced reveals of her Romantic Mistakes, too)? The fact that the sex was written... kind of grossly (orgasms boiling in balls! juices dripping! also at one point, a white dude's tanned skin is described as darker than the Indian lady's, which... feels a lot like internalized racism/colorism, which just feels super awkward)? (Also, this is more of a personal thing than anything else, but HOW do you have twin brothers who can only have sex as long as they're doing it with the same woman without kinking on that, AT LEAST A LITTLE. HOW!!)
The truth is that I think many of these issues -- minus the entire kink dynamic, because Hard Yikes -- could have been fixed if the story had been a little longer, and some of those plot elements were given the proper room to breathe and build and develop. As is, it's a rushed, awkward, red-flag-filled mess built on a pretty decent and intriguing foundation, but that pretty rapidly goes totally off the kinky rails. I really, really hope I like future books of this author's more, because again, Hard Yikes.
Boy, was this underwhelming, start to finish. For a start, much closer to erotica than to romance, which is all well and good, but definitely less engaging for me as a reader? Like, the sex just starts SO QUICKLY, and it even more quickly goes 0 to 100 in terms of how intense and public and frequent all of it is, with barely any space outside of it for the romance to grow. (Which, admittedly, I did like the romance! Much as I hated the vast majority of the execution of this story, I did fully believe that there were the seeds of a genuine connection between the three people involved, and that they could build a healthy, loving, full relationship in the future. Apart from, you know, all the other bullshit.)
Where do I start? The fact that Devi is frequently described as chubby (I believe the exact description is something like "too generously built to be curvy"), only to be revealed as a size SEVEN?? (Y'all, I'M bigger than that, and I am pretty sure I barely even hit curvy!) The fact that Jace and Marcus seem to think that kink is best executed as attempting it first and expressing safewords later? (The instant giving of orders and not allowing for any other kind of sex! The demands for dressing room sex! "Punishing" Devi for wearing underwear while wearing clothing! Spanking without checking if that's cool! Dragging her to a sex shop without warning! Assuming anal was going to be okay and going ahead on it full steam!) (Devi is at least okay with all of it and actively into most of it, but DAMN, she could easily not have been!!) The way Jace stomps all over Devi's boundaries (showing up at her workplace, RUN BY HER FAMILY, when she asked him not to!! practically forcing her to reveal that SHE IS DATING TWO BROTHERS AT ONCE when she has very real reasons not to want to do that so blatantly!!) and that Marcus just treats her like shit for way too long? The far-too-late Reveal of their Tortured Past? Devi's sisters' total infantilization of her (and the kind of weirdly paced reveals of her Romantic Mistakes, too)? The fact that the sex was written... kind of grossly (orgasms boiling in balls! juices dripping! also at one point, a white dude's tanned skin is described as darker than the Indian lady's, which... feels a lot like internalized racism/colorism, which just feels super awkward)? (Also, this is more of a personal thing than anything else, but HOW do you have twin brothers who can only have sex as long as they're doing it with the same woman without kinking on that, AT LEAST A LITTLE. HOW!!)
The truth is that I think many of these issues -- minus the entire kink dynamic, because Hard Yikes -- could have been fixed if the story had been a little longer, and some of those plot elements were given the proper room to breathe and build and develop. As is, it's a rushed, awkward, red-flag-filled mess built on a pretty decent and intriguing foundation, but that pretty rapidly goes totally off the kinky rails. I really, really hope I like future books of this author's more, because again, Hard Yikes.
February 13, 2016
Devi is the chef in her family run Indian restaurant. She has eyed off Mr Tuesday night special for weeks. She even checked his credit card to learn his name is Jace Callahan. Her sisters are worried about her; she had a bad break up a year ago and hasn’t dated since.
But then Jace shows up on the wrong night and he has a date. They ask to meet the chef and Devi walks out to serve them only to discover that the date is his twin brother Marcus.
And they have an offer: both of them, one night, no complications afterwards and secrecy, of course. They are professional men, a lawyer and an accountant respectively.
Devi agrees.
***
Squeaks - it’s adorable… finally an actual BBW. Thigh dimples and chubby tummy and pendulous breasts and all. Hooray. AND a woman of colour. Hallelujah.
And not only does she attract a gorgeous man; she gets two and they’re TWINS. Flails. Oh, come on…. Who hasn’t had the twin fantasy?
Oh… right… is that just me?
Whatever… Devi is very aware that she doesn’t have the build or the looks of her sisters: one is almost a foot taller than her and they are both curvy and much thinner than she is. So initially she’s doubtful that these guys are actually interested in her. Then, she tells herself it’s just for a night and she can chalk it up to life experience, but that all gets thrown for a loop when Jace pushes for more.
One night turns into a two week deal. A sex filled romp of an affair as they all think it will be over soon. But every day it gets more complicated as they start to learn more about each other, and to worry about what happens when their time is up.
Devi panics, understandably, about how her traditional family will cope with her having a western lover and two of them, as well.
5 stars
But then Jace shows up on the wrong night and he has a date. They ask to meet the chef and Devi walks out to serve them only to discover that the date is his twin brother Marcus.
And they have an offer: both of them, one night, no complications afterwards and secrecy, of course. They are professional men, a lawyer and an accountant respectively.
Devi agrees.
***
Squeaks - it’s adorable… finally an actual BBW. Thigh dimples and chubby tummy and pendulous breasts and all. Hooray. AND a woman of colour. Hallelujah.
And not only does she attract a gorgeous man; she gets two and they’re TWINS. Flails. Oh, come on…. Who hasn’t had the twin fantasy?
Oh… right… is that just me?
Whatever… Devi is very aware that she doesn’t have the build or the looks of her sisters: one is almost a foot taller than her and they are both curvy and much thinner than she is. So initially she’s doubtful that these guys are actually interested in her. Then, she tells herself it’s just for a night and she can chalk it up to life experience, but that all gets thrown for a loop when Jace pushes for more.
One night turns into a two week deal. A sex filled romp of an affair as they all think it will be over soon. But every day it gets more complicated as they start to learn more about each other, and to worry about what happens when their time is up.
Devi panics, understandably, about how her traditional family will cope with her having a western lover and two of them, as well.
5 stars
July 25, 2016
I wanted to like this. I wanted to like this so very much. I really liked the last Rai book I read, and it's been so long since I read any erotica, bar Charlotte Stein, which has worked for me on any level. I was rooting for Rai!
Alas. Not to be.
There is that very fine line with erotica between character/story/romance (or, if you prefer a less loaded term: relationship) and sex. Some writers can do character and story and develop a H/h relationship in a handful of pages, paragraphs or even words, such that when you're plunged into the sex you connect with it.
To work for me, erotica needs that. I need the connection, otherwise it's just bumping bits.
It's not that Rai hasn't thought about character, quite the contrary. But it was all very superficial for me, and then the sex contradicted what she'd created. If Devi is insecure in her body and uncertain about relationships because of coming out of one in shit circumstances, let her be those things, craft the sex around that, beyond simply, 'can we have light off?' If you're going to overcome insecurities through sex you need to develop the insecurities. Then there were the twins. Neither felt sufficiently fleshed out. It was a weird situation and it never played that well.
Their reasons for attraction to Devi also felt very superficial - she's hot, yes, but that's not going to be credible to me as the basis for a lifetime together. Nor did I fully understand why she was suddenly in love with them. They're sexy twins into ménage, but, relationship material, love material? That's a leap and I wasn't convinced.
And what was left? Bumping bits.
Alas. Not to be.
There is that very fine line with erotica between character/story/romance (or, if you prefer a less loaded term: relationship) and sex. Some writers can do character and story and develop a H/h relationship in a handful of pages, paragraphs or even words, such that when you're plunged into the sex you connect with it.
To work for me, erotica needs that. I need the connection, otherwise it's just bumping bits.
It's not that Rai hasn't thought about character, quite the contrary. But it was all very superficial for me, and then the sex contradicted what she'd created. If Devi is insecure in her body and uncertain about relationships because of coming out of one in shit circumstances, let her be those things, craft the sex around that, beyond simply, 'can we have light off?' If you're going to overcome insecurities through sex you need to develop the insecurities. Then there were the twins. Neither felt sufficiently fleshed out. It was a weird situation and it never played that well.
Their reasons for attraction to Devi also felt very superficial - she's hot, yes, but that's not going to be credible to me as the basis for a lifetime together. Nor did I fully understand why she was suddenly in love with them. They're sexy twins into ménage, but, relationship material, love material? That's a leap and I wasn't convinced.
And what was left? Bumping bits.
July 14, 2010
I'm usually not a fan of threesomes (it felt so wrong writing that here!), they usually end up being over done or just start not making sense anymore. I was a little hesitant to read this one but after reading Veiled Desire and Veiled Seduction I decided to read more of Alisha Rai's writing and honestly, I'm glad I read this one!
Devi is a chef at her family's restaurant. She's a little insecure, inexperienced and she considers herself to be the least attractive one out of her and her two other sisters. Devi comes from a very strict, old fashioned and close family. So when her older sister sets her up with Jace, I don't think she had any idea what she set her baby sister up for!
I loved Devi! I loved that she was a chef, that her house was always nice and clean, how good of a person she was and how easy she hurt. I also loveloveloved Jace! I loved how sweet he was, his hope in forming a relationship with Devi and his loyalty to his brother. I wasn't a huge fan of Marcus, he was so damn stubborn through anything and everything! There were a few twists and turns in the story which had me gasping and re-reading the sentence just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Speaking of, I wasn't a fan of Devi's older sister either, I seriously wanted to reach through the Kindle and slap her silly!
Glutton For Pleasure was a quick and interesting read, definitely one of my favorites by Alisha Rai. Even though I don't enjoy reading about threesomes, this book (do you call ebooks books?) was a definite pleasure to read!
Devi is a chef at her family's restaurant. She's a little insecure, inexperienced and she considers herself to be the least attractive one out of her and her two other sisters. Devi comes from a very strict, old fashioned and close family. So when her older sister sets her up with Jace, I don't think she had any idea what she set her baby sister up for!
I loved Devi! I loved that she was a chef, that her house was always nice and clean, how good of a person she was and how easy she hurt. I also loveloveloved Jace! I loved how sweet he was, his hope in forming a relationship with Devi and his loyalty to his brother. I wasn't a huge fan of Marcus, he was so damn stubborn through anything and everything! There were a few twists and turns in the story which had me gasping and re-reading the sentence just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Speaking of, I wasn't a fan of Devi's older sister either, I seriously wanted to reach through the Kindle and slap her silly!
Glutton For Pleasure was a quick and interesting read, definitely one of my favorites by Alisha Rai. Even though I don't enjoy reading about threesomes, this book (do you call ebooks books?) was a definite pleasure to read!
November 4, 2011
Ah, to be cherished like this. Devi was one lucky girl to have caught the eye of not only Jace but his brother Marcus as well. And Jace sure does know how to treat a lady. Marcus has some rough edges, and I was so glad that Devi saw through the roughness and was able to break through his armor every once in a while. But how awful for Jace and Marcus to have experienced what they went through!! My heart broke for them when I learned what made them how they are. I knew something bad happened, but I didn't know it would go that direction. This was quite sexy, and it sort of started right off the bat. Good for Devi for jumping at the opportunity -- I'd have killed my sister, lol. I'm glad Jace sort of insisted on more than one night. I loved how he'd slip in extra words that just subtly changed what was agreed to. And I loved how they all stood up to her sisters. One thing that seemed sort of odd, like it could have been left out of the story, was Leena's relationship with Rahul. Unless maybe that'll be in a future book? And Rana seemed to need some help as well. I'd definitely read another one from this author, though.
February 7, 2017
This book is definitely an erotic book, and story line. The main characters are Devi who is the chief in her family’s restaurant. Then there are twin brothers and they are into sharing women. That is how the arrangement begins her thinking that she is going out on a date with one brother, and the other brother is introduced to her a little later that night. After the first night you think that it is a onetime deal until the brothers want to see her again. She thinks about it and decides to take it up a notch and say that they move in together. The story begins to take off from there as you begin to see the good and the bad from this decision. Not only for her, when her sisters find out, but also from the three of them. Especially one night when she was their date for a party but made it appear like she was only with one of the brothers. There were other moments as well. The author does not make this to be a sex only story, or that they are not having any problems. She actually is writing from Devi’s side and how she cannot chose between either one. A fascinating story. I got this book from netgalley. I gave it 4 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com
June 19, 2015
I had been through enough in my life, to know all white people don't like colored people. And every love story had to be easy.
But... this story had me thinking.
Do I like the story or not? Yes, and no.
NO: because, I'm frustrated with the fact that two Irish guys got it easy. There first date got accepted in first ten pages. And the girl went from sweet, nice to menage-sex crazy in a mere time of twelve hours.
Though, I had to admit, I liked the writing a lot.
The writing was exceptional. Not many write like I want them to write. But Alisha was a pure talent. Girl can spring words like no-one I know in these recent times.
Boy, do I want to read more? Yes.
Will I reread the story? Yes. ... Okay maybe not all of it. But somethings we super cute, and adorable to read.
All in all, I'll say, if you like mixing up a bit. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed, or stop reading until the end.
But... this story had me thinking.
Do I like the story or not? Yes, and no.
NO: because, I'm frustrated with the fact that two Irish guys got it easy. There first date got accepted in first ten pages. And the girl went from sweet, nice to menage-sex crazy in a mere time of twelve hours.
Though, I had to admit, I liked the writing a lot.
The writing was exceptional. Not many write like I want them to write. But Alisha was a pure talent. Girl can spring words like no-one I know in these recent times.
Boy, do I want to read more? Yes.
Will I reread the story? Yes. ... Okay maybe not all of it. But somethings we super cute, and adorable to read.
All in all, I'll say, if you like mixing up a bit. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed, or stop reading until the end.
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