Review: Tales of Fire--title says it all
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
What makes this book stand out from the other ones of its genre is the way author Pandora Bleue (wow, what a name) mixes personal stories from her own diary and her observances of experiences that happened to other people.  In this way, it possesses a wide range in various topics and discussions of sex, love, romance, passion, etc. Had it been solely her diary and personal encounters, the book would not have reached the same depth and three-dimensionality.Each chapter is a different story, making it easy to read in pieces.  I wouldn’t call it a book that you can’t put down, but it is an entertaining piece of writing that focuses on woman’s memoir and her perspective of sex and romance. While most of the stories take place in parts of California, the rest of the stories venture off into different parts of the world, beginning with a steamy story in France, then heading to the likes of London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Cabo.Bleue has a terrific skill of giving complete details of a scene, an important aspect of this genre.  From descriptions of a woman’s dress to the figure of a man, she uses a combination of senses and metaphors to vividly express emotion within her words.  Not timid in the slightest, she lets the reader see and feel exactly what she experiences, which is one of the main draws to this book.  Often times this genre can begin to get repetitive and corny, but each story is so different and revolves around unique characters that the short stories stand independently from one another and make it a great book for those in the market for a solid read.