Reviewed by Dee
TITLE: Seasons of Love
AUTHOR: Ladylit Publishing
PUBLISHER: Harper Bliss
LENGTH: 270 pages
RELEASE DATE: 01/13/2016
BLURB:
Alice McAllister is a successful solicitor who likes a quiet, disciplined life… until her business partner Miranda forces her to take a vacation at her holiday home in Portugal, and the presence of Miranda’s daughter Joy turns Alice’s world up-side down.
Despite their age difference, Alice and Joy embark on a fiery holiday romance… until they have to return home to London.
Will Alice be able to forget about Joy and what she has awakened in her? And how can she face Joy’s mother without guilt after such a passionate summer fling?
REVIEW:
This story is told in first person present tense, something I’m not normally a fan of as few authors pull it off well, often slipping into past tense and back again. Thankfully this story didn’t fall into that trap, and I found myself loving the narration, like I was living everything in real time right along side Alice! And boy, what a journey she took me on.
I’ve said it before; Harper is my go to author for well written, spicy, lesbian romance. That said not every book has been a winner for me… but this one blew me out of the ballpark. Which has set the bar extremely high for what she writes next. Or for any other book I pick up in the genre come to think of it.
There’s a large age gap between our two ladies, which I thought I might find a little creepy as in mother/daughter getting intimate creepy, but not once did I get that vibe.
Joy’s a feisty character, very sure in her own skin, and at times came across as the more worldly one of the two, not surprising given the sheltered life Alice had lived, burying herself in work after her marriage failed.
At times Joy pushed Alice’s buttons, and drove her to drink. Speaking of such, both ladies had a healthy appetite for the bottle. Being a connoisseur of wine myself I had no issue with their drinking, although the early morning champagne Joy partook in gave me pause. Alice did a great job not admonishing her like a naughty girl, as I felt like doing so and I’m a decade younger than Alice.
Once the holiday was over and they had to return home, life was far from easy. I found myself musing many times, how I’d break it to a friend I’d hooked up with their child, and likewise how I’d feel if my best friend slept with my child, grown or not. And that is what made this story for me. It made me think, it made me feel, it made me laugh, it almost bought me to tears. To summarize, this story sucked me in from the beginning, chewed on every emotion, and then spat me out at the other end.
Honestly, I can’t say enough good things about this story and highly recommend it to lovers of the genre, and even those who don’t typically read lesbian romances.
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