Review: Fun, Quick, and Hot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
What could be better than a Cosmo Red Hot Reads and Tiffany Reisz coming together? I've been a fan of Tiffany's books and novellas for quite some time so when I saw that she was writing one of the next installments of the fun and sexy Cosmo Red Hot Reads novellas I could not have been more excited. Seriously, perfect combination.And did this novella live up to expectations? Yep. Absolutely. 100%. It was fun, quick, and hot; which is everything I want from a book like this. As much as I love Tiffany's Original Sinners books they're a little out there (for most people, if that's your thing rock on) and I loved having the chance to see Tiffany capture more ordinary characters. Beatriz is a sex blogger (seriously, why did I pick book blogging?) and right as she's leaving for her sister's wedding she gets a call from her editor asking her to do a last minute book review. The problem? The book is a sex manual, meaning she needs a partner. Enter Ben (I didn't love that they were named Bea and Ben because in my reading sometimes the names blended together and I got momentarily confused), the guy she had a crush on in college, but who refused to sleep with her. Luckily for everyone involved Ben takes Bea up on her offer and helps her review the sex book.Besides the steamy, fun, creative scenes, of which there were many, this book also featured really great characters. Characterization is the thing I worry about the most when I read a novella; in 100ish pages it's often hard to build well rounded characters, but luckily Tiffany did a great job. Not only did I feel like I really knew Bea and Ben (Bea probably more than Ben) in that moment, I also knew their histories (together and separate). Plus, I got to know Bea's sister, Claudia, and her fiance, Henry, too. I didn't love the two parts told from Claudia and Henry's perspectives, but it was a nice way to get to know them and get more background on the characters. Also, there was just the right amount of depth which gave Bea and Ben's relationship more meaning without bringing the fun story down.In the end I loved pretty much everything about this one and I highly recommend it. Go read it!I received an electronic review copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley (thank you!). All opinions are my own.