Adrianne Byrd

The premise of this book is exceptional with the key party. Pick a key and this is your hot sexy date for the night. The story goes off the rails a bit trying to capture that special moment between six characters pivoting from first-person narratives of Joel, Elijah, and Patrick.

The party in itself is a central character that wasn't fully developed and allowed to breathe.

The hesitancy of Birdie with the young man was rushed, not fully allowing the character to realize that one man's loss is another's playground.

Overall, a good read.… (mehr)

3.5 stars

Read this for 12 Tasks of the Festive Season:
Task the Fifth: The Kwanzaa:
- Read a book written by an African-American author or set in an African country.

I was impressed that all three felt like complete stories, not rushed, which is usually my biggest complaint about novella/short stories. The first story Holiday Heat had a very believable compatible couple, the second Candy Christmas was the most sexual with plenty of dirty little scenes, and the third Chocolate Truffles was my favorite with the build up of love with the balance of sexy times and relationship building being fantastic.
I rounded down because I didn't really get a holiday feel from the stories, they take place on or around the holiday season but it wasn't really focused on.… (mehr)