Frederick Germaine

Reviewed by: Indera
Book provided by: Publisher
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

Aaron Malone is a successful young man that has a beautiful wife, darling twin boys, and a nice home. He is dedicated to his family and his career. Sebastian is his best friend since college and now works with Aaron at the firm. Sebastian leads a different lifestyle as a permanent bachelor. His views on marriage and relationships differ and he seems to think that every married man cheats!

Aaron seems to have it all. He adores his wife Monica and has the perfect family. He works at a reputable firm alongside his best friend Sebastian. Life starts to look even better when he is selected to take lead on one of the most important projects in his career as a senior designer at the very reputable firm Donaldson and Bradshaw. The firm also hires the very sexy Tiffany Towns as consultant on this project. Aaron has no idea his life was going to be turned upside down and the catalyst would be ONE moment of indiscretion. He ends up having a one night stand with Tiffany.

I did enjoy most of the story. When I first picked up this book, I had a different expectation for the story line because the title was Eye Candy. Author Fredrick Germaine did attempt to put a new spin on the term ‘Eye Candy’. The story did keep my interest and so I did continue to read just so I can find out what was going to happen next. I found there was some level of suspense but I was able to figure out the villain pretty early in the story.

I found this book very hard to read because of the actual writing. There were too many typing, grammatical, and punctuation errors. Many of the thoughts were incomplete (fragments) and I found many sentences too wordy. I felt some the word usage seemed very awkward and strange. It seems this book was in need of an editor. Some of the examples are listed below.

“She briefly explained her educational credits such as her undergraduate degree in engineering from Georgia Tech and a master’s degree from Stanford propelled her consulting career.”

“Seasonings and spices makes food taste good but when you put love into the meal, like my wife did, it taste great.”

“I cannot even begin to phantom how you feel right now.”

“Although, you know I’m here for you if you ever need anything.”

There were many details in the book, many of which I did not feel it added to the story. He clearly gave details about the car he drove, about the name brands of the clothes and shoes his sons wore, and about the names of the streets and highways. I was looking for more detail regarding the characters and the relationships in the story. I like to be “involved” and connected with the characters in the book. There was not much character development throughout the story. I was left wanting to learn more about Aaron’s wife Monica and about the friendship/relationship with best friend Sebastian.

The story was told from the point of view of Aaron. I felt that some of the chapters/scenarios seemed awkward written in this view. Some of the book was written in present tense and in the same chapter or even paragraph there was some parts written in past tense. I also felt like it was more like a narrated story than a novel. I generally understand the story comes from the main character and if the viewpoint seems unclear the author generally specifies the viewpoint. The book would have read more like a novel and less like reading out out of a text book if it was written from other character viewpoints rather that just Aaron’s.

I am a sucker for a good romance and hot love scenes. I was expecting more romance in this book. The love scenes fell short. I found myself lost and confused in the choice of words and the phrases used to describe many of the intimate scenarios. I had to pause and re-read many sentences to understand what was meant. This took away from the love scenes. Here is one example “Now take a deep breath because I am going down on you like a parachute.” In this example I had to pause for a moment and try to understand what the author meant. In my head I cannot relate this intimate act with a parachute. There were many other examples but due to the graphic nature, I will not list them.

I did enjoy the interpretation of “Eye Candy” according to the Author Germaine. Eye candy generally refers to a person that is very easy in the eyes; someone that you cannot keep your eyes off of. In the book the “Eye Candy” had a little more depth that just ‘someone good to look at’. I did appreciate that twist! I also did read this book in one day because I wanted to know what would happen next and what was going to happen to the villain. There was some levels of suspense in this novel . One incident in the story had me in tears. I don’t want to list any spoilers but this is the type of connection I expect in a good novel. There were many hiccups for me in this novel but I did like the story.… (plus d'informations)

Hurt and Pain

Damien Hardy is one of the most popular guys in Crenshaw High. He excels in academics and sports. He also is easy on the eyes and has a beautiful cheerleader girlfriend. That is until one day he decides to surprise her, but it is Damien that is about to get the shock of his life. He soon finds that his girlfriend has committed the ultimate betrayal. Damien gets it in his head that no other woman will ever have his heart again.

Hurt and betrayed, Damien takes his best friend, Mookie, up on his offer to move to Atlanta. Damien soon puts into play Mookie's motto of having a starting lineup of five women on deck to go on rotation for whatever needs he needs fulfilled. Soon his love life seems to be going pretty good. Key word "seems." All the women that he sleeps with come with some sort of drama and this drama is about to throw his life into a tailspin.

Unfortunately, the synopsis of "Ladies Man" by Frederick Germaine tells most of the story. It is also a little conflicting since the synopsis says he has a "plethora" of women. Plethora means an overabundance of women, and I could literally count on my hand the number of women that graced the pages of this book. Aside from the grammatical and editing issues in the story, I would like to suggest that the author invest in a good developmental editor, because there are clearly gaps that need to be filled.

Reviewed by: Sophia… (plus d'informations)