Induction (Serving Veronica, #2) Review

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Cross Post Review: Chantie's Goodreads Review

Type: Series

Smut Rating: 🌶/5

Starred Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Induction (Serving Veronica, #2) Review 

This story made me want to have my own harem. If not, then a house like Veronica’s where everyone could be free to be who they wanted without judgment. Like I would freaking love to clean the house naked. Thank you, Jens/Jen for being so awesome with your gender fluidness. There! I said it. Chandra Storm was a genius to develop such a warm environment that even I couldn’t help but adore. 

Okay, back to the review. Right. A full rundown of the story. Induction, book two of the Serving Veronica series, held in a Reverse Harem setting with BDSM was about two of Veronica’s submissives slash employees. Greg---awesome Grey---was the personal trainer while Mario was the chef. Everyone in this house had a role to play. It wasn’t all about sex, but people went through real struggle in their lives and dealing with past traumas. It didn’t seem fictional. Chandra made it seem as if someone was showing me their real-life story. Grey who had past trauma with being hospitalized freaked when Veronica tried a new kink on him. Distraught that every one of the other guys in the house was able to do it but him pushed him to ask Mario, his protector and friend, to help him overcome his fear. Once they started, one accident after the other happened. They were like kids and Veronica was the adult. It was kind of funny. In a weird way. 

Mario was adorable. I wished I had seen him get over his fear as Grey and Rachael had. The book was about him and Grey. I wanted to see some sort of development when it came to him. I felt like if he did, I would have loved the story. But sad to say, it wasn’t there. Hopefully, it will be in book three. I have read MM romance mangas with switched positions like this one but never in an actual book. Noticing it here with Mario was amazing. Guy could be anything he wanted. Seme or uke. Hats off to him. 

Anyway, despite the strong themes, the book wasn’t hard to digest. I thought Chandra used the measurement of point five in line spacing, so reading it was smooth. I didn’t have to strain to see or comprehend what I was reading. I didn’t read book one and going through this one was a breeze. I wasn’t confused at any given time. This is great for people like me who sometimes never read series in order. The only hiccup I had---it wasn’t a big deal---was not knowing where Sarah fit into the picture. Otherwise, the story was a blast. 

It was one of those stories that was such a comfortable read that it would make you want to curl up on your sofa with a hot cup of chocolate. I cannot gush anymore about this story. Go ahead, grab a copy and get reading. Does this book have smut? Yes. There was BDSM there as well. Was there romance? I could tell Mario and Grey actually had feelings for each other without them having to say it. Believe me, it was refreshing from all the fake-romance books out there. Yes, this was a fabulous arc read---meaning I got a free copy of this book. And yeah, this is my honest review, just in case you were wondering. Because why would I waste my time writing an essay of a review that is dishonest? Ha! I wouldn’t.