One hell of a ride
So I first read The Deal when it was just a short story in a collection but already, there was so much element in there that I knew could be expanded into a much larger, much grander plot. The short story in itself was great, as I praised so in the comments, still I couldnât help but prod the author to consider make it into a book (though I wouldnât much less call my aggressive, âThis should be a novel!â a simple prodding *laughs*), and boy, it was so worth it. Seeing the character develop deeper into the story and knowing their history and origins made so much sense, a better look at them from the short story they came from. The settings were described well, especially hell. The readers could truly visualize the environment which helps a lot in imagining the story. The pacing was good and the plot was fully realized from beginning to end that one wouldnât have thought of the novel coming from a short story. The descriptive sex scenes are hot, one is as spicy and exciting as the one before it and the characters really did connect with each other emotionally and not just having sex for the sake of having a sex scene since this novel is an erotic one. There is purpose to each sex scene that they donât feel boring like in other novels which only seem to contain nothing but superficial sex scenes in every chapter with no actual emotion nor plot. Missing plots, I could forgive but the loss of connection between the characters just donât do it for me. All in all, I really enjoyed this novel, having had the opportunity to watch it come to life from being a short story to actually becoming a solid book, and Iâm thankful for the author for creating such a wonderful story for us readers taking upon consideration, like I said, our request. I hope the authorâs novels would be published as books because even as drafts, perhaps being unedited even, the novels donât need that much work, to be honest. The plots are solid, characters fully developed, and the three parts from beginning to climax to conclusion are all strewn together perfectly. This author deserves more for these original works and Iâm expecting a lot more amazing projects coming up this year. Happy New Year to the author and to everyone else! (Reviewed: January 2, 2021 by Mary Alice Ăclair)
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