Title: Where's the heat?
Product review: SJ has been criticized for emphasizing creative (and some would say over-the-top) love scenes at the expense of romance. In this case, she seems to have veered too far in the other direction. Outlaw's characters are well-developed. The plot is convincing, fairly suspensful, and bolstered by excellent research- another of Johnson's trademarks. But, while the love scenes didn't lack for sweet, they certainly lacked spice. Also, the ending was unnervingly abrupt. After setting up a complex political intrigue full of legal traps, Johnson unravels it all in just a few pages. I'd love to see Johnson find a happy medium between this and some of her steamier, sexier work.
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