Laura’s Review of Dark Notes by Pam Godwin

Synopsis

They call me a slut. Maybe I am.
Sometimes I do things I despise.
Sometimes men take without asking.

But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan.
With one obstacle.

Emeric Marceaux doesn’t just take.
He seizes my will power and bangs it like a dark note.
When he commands me to play, I want to give him everything.
I kneel for his punishments, tremble for his touch, and risk it all for our stolen moments.

He’s my obsession, my master, my music.
And my teacher.

What I Loved

          There was so much I loved about this book I really don’t know where to begin.  From the very start Ivory’s circumstances gripped my heart and sucked me in emotionally to the plot.  To experience her hardship from the very first page made me a huge Ivory Westbrook fan and drew me into this book instantly. Also, I don’t know think I ever expected to feel so seduced and intoxicated the minute Emeric and Ivory first see each other.  You can almost hear the chemistry between crackle in the air it’s so thick and apparent the instant these two are in each other’s orbit.   The attraction was there from the beginning and although the trust might’ve taken a little while to build the connection these two had was unmistakable.  I really cherished their connection the most I think because it was so integral to both Ivory and Emeric’s lives and showed how strong their relationship had become.

          Pam Godwin wrote this story in such a beautiful way that the air around these two became so intoxicating I couldn’t put this book down.  Everything became a seduction while reading, the music they played the piano they played on, everything was part of the seduction and it added to overall experience.  

Also I loved Emeric because he exuded this masculine dominance that poured off the pages whenever he even thought about Ivory let alone when he was around her.  I loved the he absolutely owned her and made no apologies for it as well.  In society we may not see someone who plays the piano as being tough and masculine but Emeric was a force to be reckon with and he more than proved that over and over again.

Not So Much

          I really have no huge complaints about this story. There was a lot of foreshadowing obviously because this a story about a student and a teacher in love so when that all came to a head I felt like it was a little anticlimactic.  Not that something HUGE doesn’t happen but maybe because it wasn’t what I was expecting that I was left a tad disappointed with all the buildup.  But that’s just me, and I still absolutely love Emeric and Ivory.  Also of course the sex scenes were nothing less than amazing and there was a ton of foreplay, but I did get a little tired of the teasing after a while.  I do wish that maybe the sex did happen a little earlier on between them and less teasing, but I do understand why things happened the way they did and the purpose of it all. 

To Sum It All Up!

      This was such an amazing experience reading this book.  I absolutely fell head over heels in love with Emeric and Ivory and their undeniable love for one another.  The sex scenes were definitely detailed and involved a lot of BDSM and a piano, which definitely made things interesting!  I really enjoyed watching their relationship grow and to see Ivory finally have someone in her life to depend on and trust.  She had no one for such a long time and it was wonderful to see Emeric be this hero in her life.

As a reader it’s not always easy to became emotionally involved in a character you can’t relate to but that was not the case for me when it came to Ivory at all.  It was hard to relate to Ivory’s circumstances but it was easy to love her.  Pam Godwin wrote her in such a beautiful way that you immediately are gripped by this girl and you can’t put this book down because of her.  Then this intoxicating man comes onto the scene and then he becomes her knight in shining armor and as the reader you fall in love with him as well and it makes the story even better!  I absolutely LOVED this book, from beginning to end.  I want more Emeric and more Ivory every single day!

The foundation of the plot was laid out really well, the pace of the story was right on point as well as all the details.  I could clearly picture Emeric’s house as well as Ivory’s house.  Pam Godwin created such a wonderful environment that sucked me from the very beginning.  Emeric and Ivory’s connection was unmistakable from the start and shined through till the very end! 

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