Review: Humorous and Sensual Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2013
Eat, Play, Lust takes place in Bend, Oregon.  Paul Hammond is a gourmet chef that is new to the area.  Cami Pressman is a local resident and yoga resident.Paul is a regular in Cami's Thursday yoga class.  After two months of the yoga classes, Paul signs up for a private paddleboard yoga class with Cami.  Their day in the lake is a first for many things.  The well placed verbiage that Cami uses while instructing Paul about using the paddleboard is fantastically paired with Paul's innter monologue.  It makes for great unintentional innuendo.Cami isn't just any fitness instructor; she's a fitness instructor that, even though she is epitome of healthy living, harbors a deep, dark secret.  This secret is so deep and dark, that she's ashamed of it and hides it until Paul catches her.  My view of tater tots will never be the same.  Tater tots are Cami's guilty pleasure, one that Paul encourages and, amazingly, he turns them into a sexual turn on.  Cami's character is quite enjoyable to read about.  She's not perfect and has self image issues brought about by an overzealous mother.  Able to overcome most of her weight issues, Cami still has an all-to-real weakness concerning unhealthy snacks and instead of being ridiculed about it, Paul embraces it.Paul is an amazing lead male in this novella.  In order to get to know Cami a little more he takes a paddleboard yoga class - something he's never done before - the things men will do when interested in someone :)  When he falls in the drink and comes back to the yoga studio to change clothes he discovers that Cami has an obsession that she hides well.  And he takes advantage of it - not in a predatory way but in an extremely erotic way that exudes sensitivity and acceptance.Eat, Play, Lust is a very short novella but is developed well.  We only receive the information necessary to the plot - nothing more and nothing less.  I enjoyed it and I'm certain my blog followers will too!Please Note:  This novella contains adult scenes.Review Copy Courtesy Of:  The publisher, Entangled: Flirt. via NetGalley, at no cost in exchange for an honest review.