Review by cowgirlbebop33 -- Curve Couture by H M Irwing

[cowgirlbebop33]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Curve Couture" by H M Irwing.]

---

1 out of 4 stars

---

Share This Review

---

Curve Couture by I.M. Irwing is the story of Claire Williams. She is a model agent to only one client, her sister Janice Williams. Claire is ready to venture outside of being an agent, get from under her sister’s thumb, and pursue something she can love and excel in. Throughout this story she gets to live her fantasy of being and falling in love with her childhood celebrity crush, Erin Robertson. I am giving this book 1 out of 4 stars. The reason for the rating, not even a 2 star, is due to the fact that the book really did not have direction. Also, the story was missing a true connection between the reader and the characters. There was no practical connection or romantic connection between Claire and Erin.

There was zero character development. I cannot even say they were one dimensional characters. The reader does not learn much of the characters through major actions they took, major decisions they made, or even through dialogue. The reader basically has to search for something to build these characters on. Through deep, deep searching I found that Claire is easily manipulated. She does what everyone tells her to do. She had low self-esteem. She started to “embrace some part of herself and gain confidence” (sarcasm in quotations) only after being degraded, fat shamed, being put in uncomfortable positions, and people changing her into the image they wanted her to be. Claire also has no follow through with her decisions. Her backbone is non-existent. At the end of the book I was wondering what it was about this woman that made men want her. She was hit on by Colin (her sister’s fiancé), Erin, and Erin’s younger brother.

I had to venture deeper to sense who Erin Robertson was. I only found that the author made him a character with no substance. Erin was a former model turned model agent. He is attractive to all the women that laid eyes on him. He had an unhealthy tendency to take care of his family, which were a bunch of grown people who seem like they did not want to work. Did I mention he was sexy?

With hardly any character development, I did not believe Claire and Erin’s romance and their story. The reader gets a shaky introduction to Erin and his attraction to her. He comes onto the scene immediately offering to have sex with her and willing to supply all of her sexual needs. That scenario happened within the first 5 pages of the book. I saw why she was attracted to him…hello???!!! Former model. But what made him have a desire for her? The reader did not get that explanation. It would have been better to hear his thoughts. The author would have presented the reader with a legitimate reason for Erin’s attraction to Claire.

The reader, in my opinion, did not get a proper back story on the characters. They did not get to know each other, unless being around each other for a brief second at a fashion event constitutes developing a relationship. Throughout the story, the author did not mature the characters. They were flat liners. They did not cultivate the relationship to get to know anything significant to unite them.

“’Do you know when you first felt it? Erin asked abruptly; then, not waiting for my answer, he
prodded on, ‘I can’t even recall that exact moment. I think it must have been forever. It has to
be. I have loved you always. My whole life. Before we even met…’”

I did not believe that passage for a second. Even after having sex, I believed they were more of friends with benefits. It was just pure lust between them. I might be old-fashioned, but it would have been better to build up to the romance. There was no connection between them other than sex. It seemed like their answer to every situation they had was sex. They barely had a conservation, except to say how they wanted each other sexually. No deep conversing.

The author could have done better with character consistency. Claire was portrayed as this sweet, timid, spineless character that did not like to hurt anyone’s feelings. She was the opposite of her sister. However, after she started to model she got this attitude of entitlement. She got an inflated ego. She was talking down to people and made it seem she was doing everyone a favor by modeling for someone and being in her presence was a privilege. She seemed she was competing with Janice rather than trying to make a name for herself in something she does well. I would have thought Claire would had wanted to get away from the modeling world altogether. Also, the first impression of Janice was like she this carefree person who did not care if her older sister slept with her fiancé because she was trying to get rid of him. But Janice was always with Colin as though they were still together. And it seemed she was vindictive over the fact Claire slept with him. Inconsistencies like that made me think the author did not fully develop her characters before putting them on paper.

I can go into saying that parts of the book did not make sense and added nothing to the story and that there were some grammatical errors but I will not waste the time. I can truly say that this was not the book for me. There was nothing to pull me into caring about any of the characters. If you like insta-love between characters that really have no connection followed by a happily ever after. Then this is the story for you!!!

******
Curve Couture
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon

Like cowgirlbebop33's review? Post a comment saying so!

[Manang Muyang]

Hi, Cowgirlbebop33! It seems Erin and Claire didn't tickle your fancy.

The author has many books on this site and some have rated much better. Maybe you can try the others. Happy hunting for the right one.