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Eyes of an Innocent par Valentina Heart

Nice idea, but even though the setting is in the future, the book isn't very futuristic and has a minimal amount of science fiction.

One of the main characters, Reji is a 20-something year old Innocent and wants to become an Adult asap, mostly I figured because of his abusive girlfriend who didn't miss a chance to subtly point out that being innocent is somehow wrong. But his problem is that he can't have sex with her because every time they start something he, if I may put it that way, loses his enthusiasm. So he figures maybe he's gay, and goes to a gay bar where he almost gets raped and then saved by a Teacher (Shen) with whom he falls in love with soon after. But no matter how ready he was to loose his innocence, he wasn't ready to be labeled as 'gay'. And that's the main issue of the book - he must come to terms with his sexuality and stop being bothered with everyone knowing he has sex with guys.
Now, the book begins with a story of how humans have 'evolved' and I got the impression from the prologue it was the kind of evolving that everyone (normal) wishes for - humans have seen the pointlessness of wars, and turned to love that is accepted in every way, shape or form. Nobody in Reji's surroundings has an issue with gays, or at least it was not pointed out in the book. So why does Reji has an issue with it? The better part of the book is about the conflict between his heart and his brain. It's almost like he's a time-traveler from our time who came to this new, evolved Earth.
And that's the thing that bothered me the most.

My advice is that you don't read about this world as futuristic but as an alternative universe. That way most things make sense and you can really enjoy it.… (plus d'informations)

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NannyOgg13 | Jun 5, 2021 |

Sebastian's wolves par Valentina Heart

*3.5 stars*

This was not exactly what I expected, but it was a good read non the less. One of the things I truly like in this book was the simple fact that the shifters actually had a true wolf "feel". They felt "normal" and human, but at times you could feel or hear the wolf coming though as well.

There was one thing I struggled with though. And no it's not the insta-love, as I don't mind that in a shifter story. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't like the fact that after telling Sebastian that he was raped, and basically been told to "be the bitch" and to "take it bitch" Eshan would use those near exact words to Sebastian… (plus d'informations)

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ShazOV | 2 autres critiques | Apr 11, 2021 |

Plug and Engage par Valentina Heart

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this story. I am not typically a huge fan of books/stories with a heavy BDSM theme so when I needed one for a challenge, I wanted to find a short, free one. Well, to my delight, I was disappointed this was so short! The prompt for the story was well met by the author and I loved seeing the nonchalance, experimentation, willingness, fear, and eventual realization of the connection between the MC's. Great story.

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ktomp17 | Mar 21, 2021 |

Looking for Adventure

This was a great story about "what if". If you only had a little bit of time left, how would you spend it? I thought it was great watching the relationship between Jonathan and Nino grow. The only thing that bothered me is that I wish there was just a little more to the story, like an epilogue or something. Although I wonder how realistic the ending is, I was grateful to have a HEA. But, Jonathan made all of these arrangements for the "what if" and then didn't need them. What happened then? Did he just up and quit his job forever or did he go back to work? Despite wanting more of an ending, I really enjoyed the book and the writer's style. Would definitely read more from this author.… (plus d'informations)

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ktomp17 | 1 autre critique | Mar 21, 2021 |

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