Review: Like, Lust & Love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
***Received from Fated Desires Publishing for an honest review***(This is a short story/novella. This review is not based on story length but story content as length has very little to do with how much I enjoy a book.)Well, this certainly wasn’t what I was expecting, lol. Despite reading the blurb, this little story caught me by surprise with its characters and plot.I kept thinking, “Kyle and Olivia, sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G” before they even got together! The attraction they felt for one another just popped off the pages. And they way Ms. Harte introduced them to the reader? Um, wow!The move from acquaintances to lovers happened fast, a move that might not sit well with some readers. It didn’t for me to be honest. Despite the “ships passing in the night” feel of their relationship, I was disappointed that Kyle and Olivia took that huge a jump so quickly.Until that scene where they talked about themselves, a belated getting to know each other conversation that made accepting their relationship a little easier. Their talk gave me much needed insight into who they were.With their relationship going so well, I wondered when it would hit that roadblock. Ms. Harte didn’t disappoint there. The uncertainty, jealousy, and betrayal Kyle felt just radiated from my screen, and showed how badly his ex-girlfriend hurt him. Does it excuse the way he lashed out at Olivia? Hell no! But it does make his groveling that much sweeter to read about.This is a quick, delicious read about two people who know of each other but not about each other; who are deeply in lust with each other but not love, at first; whose hang ups seem too big to get over but really aren’t. For such a short story, you sure packed one hell of a wallop with it, Ms. Harte!(Reviewer’s Note: This book contains strong language, graphic sex, and anal sex. Please take this into consideration before purchasing this book.)