Kris Starr
Autor von Dreams of the Oasis Volume 4 (Anthology 6-in-1)
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Before starting Lovely, I noticed that it had a rather low rating on GoodReads. As I was reading along, I couldn’t help wondering why, because it was a wonderful story that was on track to receive five stars from me. When I hit the epilogue, I finally figured it out, and I’m guessing it’s because the story doesn’t have an HEA ending for our protagonists. It has a happy ending of a sort—Angelique and Alexandre both find self-actualization—but this isn’t the sort of happy ending that most romance readers are looking for, which is why I dropped the star. It’s more what you might find in women’s fiction rather than romance, so it really shouldn’t be categorized as such (and as far as I can tell, it is). However, this is still an artfully written story that has a lyrical quality to it. It’s told from Angelique’s first-person POV, which immerses the reader in everything that she’s feeling. I loved both Angelique and Alexandre as characters. They’re both sweet, kind, perceptive people who see each other in a meaningful way that others don’t. Their emotional connection is undeniable, and it’s rare that an author’s writing style can make me feel so much, especially in such a short space as a novelette. They share a potent sensuality that eventually leads to a smokin’ hot love scene. These two just seemed tailor-made for one another, which is why my heart felt bruised at the end when I realized they weren’t going to share a future together. It seemed like it would have been such a simple thing for the author to write an HEA for them, although I recognize that it’s her creative prerogative not to. If she had, I would have happily given Lovely five stars, but as is, I felt like there was a missed opportunity to leave readers’ hearts soaring with an equally wonderful ending to this otherwise beautiful story.
Note: I’ve categorized this story as erotic fiction because it focuses on exploring the intersection between sexual desire and true intimacy. It also treats the heroine’s profession as a sex worker in a more sex positive way. However, there’s little of a truly kinky nature aside from a short scene involving a bit of spanking with one of her clients.… (mehr)