Review: Sweet, interesting, not necessarily for the romantic soul...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2013
*******I was gifted a copy in return for an honest review******Love Lust and Lipstick StainsI am an avid romance reader and reviewer, so I tend to know what to expect when picking up a book. This had been pitched to me as a clean, traditional love story - 'love' being the key word here. It is a love story, and a story of eternal love at that, but for me, it stretched the boundaries of what I'd normally enjoy as it's not really a romance. A romance being an exploration of two characters (or three...) and how they grow through their relationship, be it old or new. We actually learn very little about either character as the book actually spends more time with George and the reaper 'Bob'.That said, this is a well-written, well-crafted story of eternal love. The kind of normal, everyday love that manages to overcome the daily grind and lasts more than one lifetime. The end did make me cry.I would class this more as a fantasy story than a love story so readers of traditional romance may not get on with this one but if you like a short story with elements of fantasy and an ending that will bring a tear to your eye, then it's worth a read.