Tied Score (Slices of Pi, #2)
Elia Winters
Geeky meets kinky in this second too-hot-to-handle novel in the Slices of Pi series by RITA-nominated author Elia Winters, which follows the erotic adventures of the employees at PI Games, a gaming company based out of sultry Florida.Iris Parker never planned on ending up in HR because, let’s face it: HR isn’t the most glamorous position in the world. She took a comfortable job and always planned on leaving when something better came along, but before she knows it, she’s thirty and the HR director for PI Games. Even though she likes her coworkers, there’s no excitement in the job for her, and Iris is worried that she’ll lose her spark. Luckily, Iris’s romantic life provides some thrills—living the confirmed bachelor life, when she wants her bed warm, she can find company, and in her sights at the moment is the cute pastry chef at her favorite bakery. Owen Hobbs has noticed the gorgeous businesswoman making eyes at him when she comes in for coffee and sweets, but he’s not the type of guy who dates much anymore. Unfortunately for him, it didn’t take long in his sporadic dating history to learn that most women aren’t interested in taking charge in bed, which is what he really craves. Working early mornings at the bakery keeps him from the nightlife where he might meet someone who can fulfill his needs, so he’s resigned himself to fantasies and pretty much given up on the dating scene altogether. But when Iris’s advances become too much to resist, Owen finds himself revealing his desire to be sexually dominated...the only question is, is she the right woman for the job?
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0OVERALL: 3.5 stars. A steamy, sexy book with a bit of a rushed ending; decent nerdy bits, and I want to read more in this series.
I got this book recommendation off a youtube video about pegging, so I sort of knew what I was getting into with this. Despite it being a second in a series, I didn't read the first one beforehand.
I also still don't really get the Dom/Sub dynamic. Just isn't something I care about or really understand.
There is a lot of sex in this book--it's not erotica, it's still a romance, but there was more sex than I'd predicted at the start. Because at first that's all these characters agree to: it's just going to be a fling, then it's just going to be casual, then it's just friends with benefits, then they finally agree to try to date.
The sexy times are quite steamy and fun to read, plus there was a nice... enthusiasm that was clear by both parties--the characters were caring of each other's needs and were having a good time, so that was great to read.
I didn't exactly mind the amount of sex, but I did want a little more development of feelings time? I think that the time spent after the sex scenes, when they were comforting and taking care of each other, was really nice. But Iris was so skittish about catching feelings or being in a relationship that she was quick to cut their bonding times down. So I felt like the ending was a bit too rushed, with them both declaring they officially have feelings and want to be a couple.
All it took was Owen realizing "oh, your parents had a crummy marriage and so you're afraid the same will happen?"
Iris: "Yup. It'd be easier if I didn't try, I'm sure I'll mess up."
Owen: "Nah, we aren't your parents, we'll be okay. Let's date."
Iris: "Oh, alright. <3"
.....???
I liked Iris and I liked Owen. I think we did get to know them a bit, about her art and gaming interests and we got to see Owen's investment in the bakery and him being a bit of a stickler/tough boss at work. I wanted a little more of their personalities on the page, because a fair bit of this book was them slipping into personas that they were using during sex.
(Also, what was the point of the best friend? She was... a foil? Showing that if Iris gained a husband her life would change and become more boring?? This felt like a failed plotline that was dropped but not adequately edited out of the story.)
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