Review: Quickie introduction to Victoria Dahl
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
This novella packed enough punch in character development and emotional conflict to be a full fledged novel. Eve is a thirty-six year old photographer who was unfortunate enough to fall in love with a married man--with a twist. Brian wanted to go back to his wife to make it work, leaving Eve feeling guilty and abandoned.Two years later, he's back on her doorstep with a clean bill of divorcement. The only problem? Eve has spent the last two years healing from her wound.This is an excellent setup. But unfortunately, for whatever reason, the author wanted to make this short. So mountains of emotional conflict are resolved under a quick one night stand and a conversation at her place of work.The sex scenes were hot and emotional, and I did totally get the layers of guilt, anxiety, regret, and jealousy that Eve experienced. However Brian did not strike me as being truly put into his place. Yes, at the end, he glimpsed some of the hurt he caused her, and yes, he did the right thing to try and reconcile with his wife, because adultery is always wrong. But... did he really have to talk to her about all the details? Even at the end, he seemed arrogant, like he knew she'd crumble and everything would be okay. Well, fine, it just felt like he got his cake and to eat it too. A tad more suffering for Brian would have made this story much better, and of course more roller coaster ride than the sure thing.