REVIEWED BY CINDY
TITLE: Touch Starved
AUTHOR: Samantha Lau
PUBLISHER: Self-Pub
LENGTH: 44 Pages (PDF)
Blurb:
Recently removed from the life he knew, from his family, and from the land that saw his birth, Rajnish Nayar finds himself lonely. On this new country, on his birthday, what could have been a fatal accident helps him rediscover himself, and perhaps, find a second chance at love.
Erotica writer Stephen Kouris has trouble keeping friends. He has even more troubles keeping lovers, even though all he wants is someone to be by his side always. When he meets exotic Rajnish Nayar, his interest is immediately piqued. Could this shy man be the one? And could he get him to admit his feelings, despite the cultural differences?
Review:
I’m trying to think how to start this review. I picked up this book, intrigued by the aspect of a man in the middle of his life going from an arranged marriage to freedom and discovery.
Raj is a man thrust into a new world with the breakdown of his marriage and a move to a totally new world. He’s left shaken and a little lost and he has no idea what to think when he meets Stephen.
Stephen is a writer who’s immediately smitten with Raj and ends up pursuing a friendship with him. All Stephen wants it so be with someone who doesn’t see him as clingy or demanding.
It’s a great premise, but this story falls a little short. It’s okay, tells a nice tale, but nice is all it is. There’s nothing there that really caught my attention or helped me connect with the characters.
The biggest complaint I have is the constant switching of points of view. There’s nothing that frustrates me more as it makes it difficult to keep track of whose mind we are in. The author changed POV’s every couple of paragraphs and I found it annoying after a while.
That being said, the writing is technically good and the editing is as well. There were a couple of mistakes but nothing that really slowed down the story or is very distracting. To be honest, most people won’t notice them, I’m just kind of overly observant.
It was nice to see characters who take their time and get to know each other before jumping into bed and I liked that Raj seemed to quite easily accept who he was without over-emoting a ton of angst.
This is a short novella so I really can’t say much more without giving everything away, but if you’re looking for something short, without too much angst, this is a nice little read although not something I’ll be re-reading any time soon.
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