Reviewed by Dee
TITLE: Release the Stars
AUTHOR: Ladylit Publishing
PUBLISHER: Harper Bliss
LENGTH: 240 pages
BLURB:
After her girlfriend leaves her for a man, broken-hearted novelist Charlie Cross moves from New York to Los Angeles to work on a TV show based on her books. Charlie vows to never date any woman who isn’t a hundred percent certain of being a lesbian. But when she is seduced by gorgeous bisexual cooking show host Ava Castaneda, whom she’s had a celebrity crush on for ages, Charlie is forced to review her belief in percentages because true love could very well be on the line.
REVIEW:
There’s no denying Harper has the gift of the gab when penning lesbian erotica. I have read and enjoyed many of her short stories. When seeking out well written lesbian erotica Harper is my go to author, and the scenes in this story did not disappoint! Early on I thought she was going to venture into something I’m not a fan of in ‘short’ FF stories. However, by the end of the story I was going – do it, do it, do it. And when they did, wow holy shit cakes. Thank goodness I have a kindle, as it was one handed reading!
Moving on to the plot, because yes behind the steam there was a well thought out story. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered such a self-deprecating character as Charlie. My heart went out to her, to a point. I get self-doubt, I know what it is like to have your heart trampled on and wonder if you deserve love, or even want to put your heart on the line again. A huge amount of page time is given to those very issues, for me it got a little old towards the end.
Charlie has some wonderful friends. They were supportive while not pandering to her insecurities, in fact she was told more than once to get over herself. I loved Liz! Everyone needs a friend like her! Her gay friend Nik was forthcoming but often came across as a bit of a jerk to me. Even though his heart was in the right place.
And of course we have the lovely Ava! I fell in love with her character and found myself hoping she had the patience to deal with Charlies emotional needs. The events that unfolded after the auction hurtled the story towards a wonderful conclusion.
I hovered between four and five hearts for my rating. If I was to rate it on the delivery alone it’d get five hearts, hands down. But I also rate on my reading enjoyment, and due to the fact that Charlie grated on my nerves, I’d only rate it four hearts. So I settled in the middle.
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