Review: Sweet and Sexy novella
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2014
I gave Finding Autumn 3.5 Stars."This feels like so much more than just a kiss. It feels like a confession."Autumn Winters is a successful erotic romance writer but she only wishes she could be as confident and forward in the bedroom department as the characters she writes. After a chance meeting on the train with Hunter Grayson, Autumn realises there is no time like the present to unleash her alter ego. Autumn isn't brave enough to reveal her true identity to Hunter, who has quickly captured her mind and body but Autumn may be left shattered when she discovers some hidden truths about Hunter too.Hunter and Autumn intrigued me as characters, I liked the secrets they both had as they withheld the information to protect themselves (and let's face it they had only met for a mere matter of hours) and their hearts. I liked that the book had both Autumn and Hunter's point of view, this worked well as both characters had a story to tell.Hunter really was my favourite part of this book, he seemed like a genuinely sweet guy and his back story had me feeling protective of him, I felt his hurt and his guilt. I would have loved for this story to be full length so I could get to know him better and truly fall for him.I like Beth Michele's writing; this is the second book I have read by her. From the onset, I was shocked at how brazen both characters were, this is a different side to Beth's writing but I loved it. Hunter was a sexy, sexy man! I'm not going lie, the 'twinkle twinkle, little star' scene had me cringing, I'm not convinced that has a place in an adult contemporary novel but Hunter's dirty mouth made me quickly forget all about it! ;-)I liked the epilogue and the time frame in which Hunter and Autumn confessed their feelings, as my aversion to instalove usually spikes during novellas, but this was done in a very sweet and realistic way and had me ending the book on a happy note.I think there is a certain knack when writing a novella in order to make you feel satisfied when it's finished, I can only think of one or two I have read that ticked all the boxes. Even though Finding Autumn was a quick, fun and flirty read it did leave me wanting more and I felt the climax (pardon the pun) could have been more original and perhaps not resolved as easily? I think Hunter's brother and Autumn's bff will have a book in the works, it seems set up that way and I would love more from Hunter and Autumn too.If you are looking for a sweet, sexy read then look no further than Finding Autumn. ~Ava*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*