Review: Overall Rating: 4.5 stars- Kept telling myself “just one more chapter.”
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
When I saw Victoria Dahl’s name pop up on NetGalley as an available ARC, I clicked it immediately. I friggin’ love her writing. I even read her historical romance and I really don’t read much of that at all. But if Victoria Dahl wrote a manual for my stove, I’d read it, so hell yeah, I’ll check out the Fanning the Flames novella. I wasn’t disappointed.Truly, the only thing keeping this from being a 5 star was that it’s a novella and not a novel. It’s only around 60 pages. I read it during lunch at work one day. That shortness doesn’t make the book feel rushed, it just doesn’t let me really develop strong feelings for the characters. I liked them. But I didn’t have time to fall in love.I actually appreciated that Lauren isn’t a 20 year old virgin who is hot for a not-22 year old. These are actual grown-ups. And Lauren knows what she wants. I totally dug it.The sex is hot. The characters are likeable. I laughed out loud enough that someone walking past me while I was reading asked what was so funny. (And I blushed because it was not something I wanted to explain!) I really enjoyed the story.I recommend this for a quick read when you’re looking for something to make you smile and heat you up. Victoria Dahl does it again.Smut Factor: 5 stars- Had to wake my husband at 2am to quench my “need.”Character likability: 4 stars- I wish we were friends.Storytelling: 4 stars- Totally bought it.Writing and editing quality: 5 stars- Excellent!