Priceless

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PRICELESS' is a full length, erotic romance novel by 'New to me Author' Miranda Silver. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.' I’m a bit more critical with books nowadays even when I don’t exactly know how to put my thoughts in words but often times I try to be the most honest possible regarding my rating and I don’t want to give stars just to give them. She is offended, felt degraded at first but she is also thrilled and aroused by the idea also. And I wanted her to feel this way?… Cause I felt the same...? Okayyyy.

This book was really sexy. The chemistry between the characters was off the charts. BUT I wish the hero has shown more vulnerability around the heroine. The heroine was constantly in distress or in a weaker position financially and emotionally, so having the hero be there for her at the end would have tied up the romance better. Since this book had to do the classic "Im breaking up with you because I dont deserve you" as the climax, their HEA felt rushed and unfinished. Plus giving us how awesome and perfect the heroine actually was (in the eyes of the others), not even realising her own worth, in form of resentful comments from other characters, was a weak way of turning the narrative. Like look, everybody actually adored her, really!! And the ones who didn't, were just jealous of her perfection!! Yeah, okay. Ah, furthermore, I did like when he would call the girl "adorable" or "cute" randomly during sex. Just know my legs were swinging and my cheeks were red. Although—because I can’t leave anything alone—I do feel the need to point out that there are occasionally sections like this: when christina tried to dirty talk i had to skim it tho cause i was cringing so hard gjdkkgkg kinda wished that she took the opportunity to take charge better but ig she didnt sighOM drama - the h has recently broken up with a long-term boyfriend. He’s still around. - she also dances with OM at a party to make the H jealous I wanted to give this book a 4 stars but in truth the middle/ending just sour the entire book in my eyes, so let’s say 3.5 stars!

Bottom Line? I REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I was totally expecting to hate it. I would love to read more from this author. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How did the book make you feel?: I really enjoyed this book. There was good chemistry and it realistically portrayed college students, imo. Another rec from r/romancebooks with the promise of “the hottest dirty talk you’ll ever hear”. Well, I can safely say, this was okay. For a start, whatever snarky bullshit I have to say about the sex scenes, the fact remains that Christina—despite some initial reservations around the sex-for-money angle—is explicitly and enthusiastically into what is happening, both in and out of the bedroom. Out of the bedroom she likes having the money and the convenience of regular sex on a pre-arranged schedule (I mean, maybe it’s my cusp-of-Virgo speaking but who wouldn’t, I love me some hard logistics). In the bedroom she’s essentially getting to live out all her fantasies with a man who proves himself trustworthy and is, incidentally, extraordinarily hot. Plus, it’s very clear that this isn’t one of those situations where the hero has to essentially deliver the heroine’s sexuality to her. He helps her express her submissive/masochistic desires, yes, and gives her opportunity to explore them but it’s pretty clear they’ve always been part of her. It’s actually kind of … um … heartwarming? Have I lost my mind? to see Christina grow in sexual confidence over the course of the book, to the point she’s comfortable enough to express her need for hurt and humiliation very openly and without shame. Or rather, with shame. But with the kind of eroticised she she actively wants.College is a fun experience, its you, your laptop and your 64 oz bottle of water against the world. Running from the pro lifers, the people who are always petitioning for something (good things but still a girl is already 30 minutes late to class leave her alone), detoxing from all the 1-phenylpropan-2-amine you took while promising you're never touching that again and lets not forget encountering the frat guy who is now in your physics class after telling him at the party you're going to the bathroom and ditching him. Awkward? Couldn't relate. How do you feel about how the story was told?: The plot didn’t drag and there was wild chemistry between the MC’s. I enjoyed the secondary characters too. She was vulnerable, yes, sassy with the hero and funny sometimes - yet also insecure to no end, as much an overachiever and a peoplepleaser as she was a crybaby, and that got old at some point.

The H is calm cool and collected. His mystery is helped along by the way the author limited his POV. I loved it. We only hear from him when she has some pertinent information to drop. (Exactly how I like it 🤷🏼‍♀️) He’s so dominant and mean, reveling in mean dirty smexx … but he has a sweet side too, and was just as good at praise. 😍😍 Personal taste in sex scenes aside—and I’m aware I’m basically doing the erotic romance equivalent of claiming you read Playboy for the articles—there was still enough going in Priceless to keep me interested and invested. Some of it was pure “what is going on with character [x], what happened in Italy” type curiosity, but the more I read, the more book dismantled my assumptions and expectations, and the more interesting a process that became. Ultimately, there’s something … sweetly equitable about their dynamic, despite the fact they’re playing with power exchange. I think because they’re college students there’s, honestly, an odd sort of innocence to it, almost? Is innocence the right word? Obviously it’s hot and dirty to them, but there’s also an air of mutual play and discovery that gives their bedroom antics a welcome lightness. And it was nice—refreshing—to see them engaging in the sort of kink that is, in fact, accessible to people on a budget. Which is to say, they have a bed and, at one point, some rope but mostly they just have each other’s bodies. I know the billionaire dom(me) complete with sex dungeon is a fantasy/trope for a reason (and one I have myself written) but—in life and art—the ever more intimate relationship between capitalism and BDSM bugs the shit out of me.There are certain things I’m looking for, and certain things I’m not.” His voice was matter-of-fact. “I don’t want a girlfriend. I don’t want one-night stands. I want sex on a regular basis, with one woman, the way I like it.” This book was extremely hot! As in red hot! This book is extremely entertaining and I can't wait to see what else this author comes up with!