Review: Not delicious enough for me to continue...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
Laura's Solo Honeymoon was just an okay read for me. It was fun and flirty, and definitely an escapism read. I liked the main characters Laura and Shawn, but I suspect I wouldn't like where things head in books #2 & #3, if I were to read them, which I think I'll pass with this one.To begin with, this is a cliff-hanging series novella, which I don't care for. I think the cost of each novella is too high for the SHORT underdeveloped novellas they are. I would MUCH prefer an author invest their time and mine in a fully developed plot line with strong, memorable characters in one book. And yes, that CAN be done with erotica.That said, the premise for this starter book in the series is cute with the ice cream shop and jilted bride. And...the sex on the beach scene was quite fun. I mean, who doesn't fantasize just a *smidge* about sex with a hot, sweet younger man in a risqué situation. Gulp.But that, for me, was the best sex scene and it kinda went down hill and fell flat from there, ending with a super rushed and awkward and disappointing good-bye when Laura has to leave her little honeymoon locale for real life. It was disappointing as a reader when you WANT to become emotionally invested, but you get so little back from the main characters. The ending, for me, was just awkward.So, for a free read, it was fun enough. But not well enough developed to "hook" me into reading novellas #2 & #3 in this series.*Note: when leaving this feedback, I see that Strong no longer offers "Laura's Solo Honeymoon" as a stand alone, but only as part of the boxed set for her Ice Cream Boys series. This feedback is really just for the first part of this "boxed set," as I didn't go on to read parts 2 & 3. I think Strong would do better to flush out an entire, cohesive novel than to continue to break them up into three novelettes that fall a little short as a whole. Yes, we like to get to the "good" scenes in erotica romance, but there HAS to be a solid story around the sexual scenes. Well, at least for me.