Review: Pretty good PNR :)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
3.5-4 starsThis was a pretty good story. I liked both Joe and Kristen and enjoyed their story.Kristen is a BBW woman and and a doctor. She likes kids but can't have any so she became a pediatrician. Unfortunately, due to her studies and then work, Kristen hasn't had much of a chance to date and has trouble finding men that appreciate her curves anyways. She has an old Audi that she loves (a gift from her father) and she puts more money than it's worth in to fixing it. Fortunately she found a good mechanic to work on it.Joe is a 180 yr old vamp. He likes working with his hands so he became a mechanic but he reads a lot and is very smart. Joe is a good guy but tends to keep to himself. Joe has been interested in Kristen since she started bringing her car to him to be worked on but he's never asked her out because of what he is.In this world, vampires inject their victims with a venom that addicts them. For willing donors that have a regular vamp this isn't a bad thing but Kristen was attacked by a strange vamp that didn't kill her but did leave her alone afterwards. The addiction to the venom sent her in to withdraws and to the hospital where someone in the know told Kristen what was happening to her and how to get what she needs to survive. Kristen was given a card for a service that matches up vampires in need of blood with donors. Kristen tries to use it as little as possible because doing it feels shameful even though she's never had sex with one of the feeding vamps (because whether she likes it or not, the venom ensures she has pleasure at the feeding). At the beginning of the story, Kristen is in need of a bite and has left it too long and can't put it off any longer. She gets sent to an address and realizes it's the address of the Joe, her mechanic. Kristen has been attracted to Joe in the past but was admittedly a bit condescending, not thinking of anything serious with him because of their different jobs and also not thinking that Joe was very smart since he primarily communicated with her through grunts. When Joe sees Kristen on his doorstep he's not thrilled to see her because he tends to keep his donors anonymous but both of them are too far in to their need and they have an explosive sexual encounter (in addition to the biting or course). They start to talk and Kristen finds out that Joe's very well read and is a lot smarter than she gave him credit for. When Kristen tells Joe about how she became addicted, Joe (feeling her being bitten was his fault) decides to help her find the rogue that bit her and try to get the cure. He also agrees to bite her for her venom addiction whenever she needs it. Time passes and they come together a few more times as Joe finds the Rogue that bit Kristen. They actually have a connection between them but neither thinks that the other is interested in something long-term. Joe believes that Kristen would do anything to get rid of her addiction and it's true to a point but Kristen started dis-liking her addiction a lot less once she had Joe as her vamp. Kristen thinks that Joe is just helping her out of a mis-placed sense of obligation and doesn't think he would want something more serious with her so her only hope is to get cured. Even though they both have feelings for each other, their mis-understandings do cause some drama that almost splits them up completely. Yet I can understand why it was needed because once they get back together there are no doubts about why they're together. The story ends with Joe and Kristen getting their HEA together.This was a pretty enjoyable story. I liked Kristen and Joe and liked their story. I think my main complaint was that most of the encounters between Kristen and Joe were around some sort of plot point or have some deeper reason behind it so I wouldn't have minded seeing them with a few encounters that were more for just them being together. Still, it's wasn't a big issue and overall I still enjoyed the story. I'd recommend this story. :)