Dirty, Happy Book Reviews: The Delicious Torment

It’s no secret that I’m a huge Alison Tyler fan. Her style of writing never fails to get me where it counts. (That’d be my brain, but I’ll forgive those who didn’t think of that as the organ of choice.)

I already wrote about Dark Secret Love but haven’t yet discussed The Delicious Torment.

This book is the sequel to Dark Secret Love, picking up where the previous novel ended, delving deeper into the relationship between Sam and Jack. The prose snaps, sharp and vivid. Tyler has a way of drawing the reader into her narrator’s head, so the reader feels what she feels, holds their breath, waits for the smack of the paddle right along with her. And Los Angeles is always right there in the background, curling through the story, watching, waiting.

Needless to say, I love these books, The Delicious Torment and Dark Secret Love. Was super excited to hear the third in the series has a cover. Yey! 

These are books that should definitely make anyone’s erotica canon, as they transcend the realm of romantic fuck stories and offer some true literary quality to the genre. As well as offer guidelines for how some relationships don’t need to be typical, so long as partners are getting their needs fulfilled, whatever those needs are.

Review - Dark Secret Love by Alison Tyler

In my opinion, this book simply can't get enough rave reviews. It was hands down my favorite literary erotic novel of the year. (I also read Fifty Shades this year, but luckily I don't grade on a curve.)

Actually, the best review for this came from a friend of mine, who I loaned Dark Secret Love to. The following is paraphrased but it captures most of her sentiments.

It just brought out this part of me I didn't know I had. Like I don't want to kiss the end of anyone's cane or anything or get tied up, but some of the things the character was thinking and what she said, I've always struggled with how to say things and she helped me get it out. Like I communicate better with my boyfriend now than I've ever talked to anybody, because of reading this book.

She and I have been friends for almost three years and this was by far the most positive I'd seen her about men and love in general. Not sure there's a more positive endorsement for this work than that. :)