Review: Satisfying Short Stroy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*I found this a satisfying short story. The premise really appealed to me but I was worried it would turn into a BDSM-as-therapy book, which I am not a big fan of. Thankfully for me, I didn't feel like that happened here.It's been a year since Oliver's partner died and I felt like he was mostly ready to move on but not mentally willing to and he just needed a little push from 'Sir' to actually do so. I enjoyed reading about the unexpectedly growing intimacy between the two men. The BDSM elements are rather light and I found them quite sweet. Frequently I find that sex scenes bore me but that wasn't the case here. I thought there was a good balance between sex and other activities outside the bedroom to give the characters a foundation to build a future relationship on. I thought the ending was perfect for this length, although I would still love to read more about these characters. A short from the other point of view, perhaps?I honestly don't have anything bad to say about this short story. I enjoyed it, it just didn't blow me away the way it did other readers. I thought it was totally worth the time it took to read it and I will definitely be trying something else from this author in the future.Note: Amazon says this is about 100 pages, but on my Kindle it shows as about 700 locations. Based on other stories I've read recently, this is actually closer to 50 pages (Goodreads shows the ebook edition as 54 pages). This definitely read like a short story and not a novella to me.