Friday, November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021 - Staff Reviews


Colt
By Lori Foster
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Ebook Available from WV Reads!


3 Stars - A quick, enjoyable small town romance perfect for Foster fans and anyone looking to pass a little time. Colt and Charish were still pretty young to do all the looking back they did but they had a sweet stroll down memory lane to bring them back together. Some of the pickier romance readers will have complaints but not many.

I wasn't overly familiar with the series of short novels this family of Colt's inhabits. But I caught onto the family dynamics quickly enough. Colt's only in his mid-twenties but he's a good mix of old enough to know better but still too young to care. He's a got a good job, helps out his family, and when he sees Charish is back, he wastes no time showing her the responsible and caring man he's become. Charish has a big secret that's brought her back to town, which comes out soon enough. She's a nurse who has spent her time away caring for ill relatives and is ready to live life more for her. She could have used a bit more personality though, some quirks are usually appreciated in this author's heroines.

Now, one can't complain when reading a novella how fast these two fell back in love. Or they were always in love? I had a bit of trouble buying that part since they were apparently really busy over the six years apart but still found time to sleep with other people. I'm fine with characters having other relationships in between but these two didn't exactly seem "done" with their last flings or whatever the case was supposed to be. There's a huge awkward factor to overcome in the first few pages where Colt is running from Heidi's bed to hook back up with Charish. And other than a couple chats, everything is hunky-dory. That's cute. Other than the baggage they're both toting in that regard, which they don't seem to care about, conflict is pretty much where to live and where the pet dogs are most comfortable. This is an easy, lazy read for the end of a long day or week for romance fans who just want to escape the real world for an hour or two.

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