Review: Beautiful Ending
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
Exposure is the end of the Curio series, and we are back in Didier's head. His agoraphobia is not fully behind him, may never be, but he is no longer living half a life. This story is the beginning of Didier and Caroly's new life, in a way. He's no longer being paid for his body, he is traveling for the first time in many years.Exposure is a beautiful ending to such a fascinating series. I've tried to explain this series, and how it makes me feel, but can honestly not do it justice. Once again, I can only praise Cara McKenna for the brilliant author she is, and leave it at that.But Caroly and Didier will never leave me.Favorite Quote:The monogamy I never thought I valued has grown magnetically attractive and changed my priorities. As much as I've cherished the years I spent with those women, their company enabled me. It fed my bank account but also my crippling anxiety, and a time has come when I finally prefer to feel frightened and alive rather than safe and numb.And what I want matters, I remind myself. With this woman, my desires count.For years I've molded them to complement my clients' needs, or cast them aside entirely. I've stifled them for the sake of longevity, warped them to cater to borrowed appetites. It's a hard habit to break, setting aside my old roles. They became my identity, in time. I was a chameleon, adapting to the wants of whoever came to my bed. A mirror revealing their deepest, darkest needs. But Caroly's told me she doesn't want that--not every night, at least. She wants to be with me, not merely a reflection of her own preferences. A true lover, not merely a performer.