Publisher: Torquere
Press
Date
published: 10/31/12
ISBN: NA
MM,
Paranormal
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
publisher
Greg’s
restaurant is all set for a huge Halloween night, with a very
Halloween-appropriate menu and the staff in costume. Unfortunately Greg’s
boyfriend, Lane, is out with two of their friends and Greg’s worried he won’t
get his own happy Halloween after all. Greg’s a chef, Lane’s a demon hunter,
and the friends are witches. It’s Halloween. How could everything not work out
perfectly?
This is the
sequel to “A Watched Demon Always Boils” and I enjoyed revisiting these
characters. Greg is such a mixture of uncertainty and imagination, and Lane
delights in teasing him, as do their friends.
This is a
very short story indeed, less than five thousand words, with just a smidgeon of
plot but the characters are well described, the sex is hot, erotic and
romantic, as well as surprising, and the outcome is excellent.
The use of
Lane’s job as a cause for stress is well done, and the detailed description of
the menu gives us a great insight into Greg’s personality. There’s a great
sense of tension and urgency in language and descriptions, which Ms. Halle does
so well.
There were a
couple of clumsy constructions that should have been fixed, but overall a great
little vignette into Greg and Lane’s life and well worth the read. I’m enjoying
Ms. Halle’s stories.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
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