Review: Loe and Other Games
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2013
I got a copy in exchange for an honest review.This review consists of a short review of each short story and a summary at the end. This is the first contemporary short story anthology I read and I really enjoyed it.Trouble with Gold by Melinda DozierTrouble with Gold was a fun and enjoyable short story. A bit too short and a bit predictable, but lots of fun. Ty is a trouble maker and falls in love with Nadia, who is only there for work. It was nice to see how Nadia changes and finally had some fun, although the changes did happen a bit fast. The ending was nice, although I would've liked to know how the story continues and what happens next.Ice Gold by Kara Leigh MillerI really enjoyed this short story. I loved the writing style and wanted to keep reading. It is short, but sastisfying and has both love and lust. Ofcourse I think it was too short. I liked both characters and was amazed at how much we learned about them in such a short story. The focus was more on the characters than on the rest of the story. I also liked that this story takes place at the same time as the first story and the characters of the first short story are mentioned in this one. I hadn't expected that, looking forward to reading the other 2 stories and seeing how they connect to the rest.The Girl behind the Gold by Aria KaneI really enjoyed this short story and read it in one sitting. I really liked the romance and the passion between the main characters. And I liked seeing Lia develop and change. And her background story was great and sad. And the ending was so well done, really beautifull. I really felt like I got to know a whole lot about these two characters in such a short story and ofcourse thought it was too short, but most of it was nicely wrapped up by the ending.This is my favourite short story of these 4.Worth More Than Gold by Ana BlazeI enjoyed this story. I liked that Amy had a sister and I liked seeing their relationship develop a bit in this story. This story felt too short for any real development and while there was obviously passion between Amy and Erik, it just felt like there wasn't enough getting to know each other. Nevertheless an enjoyable story.To conclude: I really enjoyed these 4 short stories, they are a bit predictable and too short and due to the lenght there isn't much room for slowly developing a relationship. Nevertheless is Love and Other Games a very enjoyable collection of 4 short stories centered around the Olympic winter games, I did like this setting and how eahc short story made a mention about one or two of the other short stories, so it really felt like this all took place at the same time.  Definitely worth the read if you are looking for some short, hot romances set in a winter setting.