Review by LeeleeByoma -- Lost and Love: Thailand (Book O...
Posted: 18 Jul 2019, 12:59
[Following is a volunteer review of "Lost and Love: Thailand (Book One of the Lost and Love Series)" by Stella Knights.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Lost and Love: Thailand opens with our protagonist, Savannah, on the phone with an irate client while thinking her thoughts and not paying attention to the client. Having worked a few years at the call centre of an insurance company handling claims over the phone, she finds the job monotonous and boring. Things have become mundane at the home front too with a husband who's always working and never helping with domestic chores. To further frustrate her, he doesn't pay attention to her needs in the bedroom department either. Savannah is dissatisfied with her life so she takes action by persuading her husband to vacation in beautiful Thailand. Savannah intends to bring the sparks back in their marriage during this vacation, and she steps away from her usual conservative nature by purchasing sexy lingerie. Unfortunately, her husband's idea of bringing back the sparks is something beyond just lingerie. Regardless, Savannah is determined to resuscitate the marriage. This book takes readers through Savannah's journey of reviving her marriage in exciting Thailand, and the consequences that follow.
This book contains several elements with which I could relate, and I feel certain that readers will too. For instance: what can you do to rekindle the dying flames in your relationship? How far from your convictions would you veer to please your partner? Stella Knights answers some of these questions in her book. If you have ever wondered what constitutes dirty talk in the bedroom, you will find a few suggestions in this book. I have never had the honour of reading erotica but I don't imagine that it would be more explicit than Lost and Love: Thailand.
I enjoyed the body-positive messages in the book along with the subtle encouragement for women to embrace their sexuality and stop living for society's approval. Along those lines, our protagonist had these thoughts: "…let me be the woman I actually have always been. A woman who enjoys sexual expression without fear. A woman I've squashed and kept hidden away to please the man I married and keep society's judgements far away." In my opinion, women need to hear more of such messages. As long as no laws are being broken, society needs to treat women better. My favourite element of the plot was Savannah's arc from a mundane existence to an exciting life which few people get to experience.
People have diverse fantasies, but if you have ever worried that the repercussions for fulfilling them could be dire, this book is all the discouragement you need. Thankfully, you get to observe this downward spiral in the lives of a fictional couple while Stella Knights brings them to life through many adventures in Thailand. Worthy of mention is the author's recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and things to do while visiting Thailand. I know it will bring me pleasure to visit some of those places someday.
The conclusion was rather sudden, and I felt unsatisfied with it. I can't explain this without giving the plot away, but I would have preferred if the author set up the destination of Savannah's next adventure before ending the story. Regardless, it was exciting to be drawn into the character's journey, and I will love to see where life takes her in the next book of this series. Sadly, I found a few typos in the book and they seemed like the errors one makes when the book is not professionally edited. That is why I rate Lost and Love: Thailand 3 out of 4 stars. Without those errors, this would have been an easy 4-star rating. Lovers of the romance genre will enjoy this book, but the author makes use of profanity and explicit sex scenes so I would not recommend it to readers below the legal adult age.
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Lost and Love: Thailand (Book One of the Lost and Love Series)
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3 out of 4 stars
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Lost and Love: Thailand opens with our protagonist, Savannah, on the phone with an irate client while thinking her thoughts and not paying attention to the client. Having worked a few years at the call centre of an insurance company handling claims over the phone, she finds the job monotonous and boring. Things have become mundane at the home front too with a husband who's always working and never helping with domestic chores. To further frustrate her, he doesn't pay attention to her needs in the bedroom department either. Savannah is dissatisfied with her life so she takes action by persuading her husband to vacation in beautiful Thailand. Savannah intends to bring the sparks back in their marriage during this vacation, and she steps away from her usual conservative nature by purchasing sexy lingerie. Unfortunately, her husband's idea of bringing back the sparks is something beyond just lingerie. Regardless, Savannah is determined to resuscitate the marriage. This book takes readers through Savannah's journey of reviving her marriage in exciting Thailand, and the consequences that follow.
This book contains several elements with which I could relate, and I feel certain that readers will too. For instance: what can you do to rekindle the dying flames in your relationship? How far from your convictions would you veer to please your partner? Stella Knights answers some of these questions in her book. If you have ever wondered what constitutes dirty talk in the bedroom, you will find a few suggestions in this book. I have never had the honour of reading erotica but I don't imagine that it would be more explicit than Lost and Love: Thailand.
I enjoyed the body-positive messages in the book along with the subtle encouragement for women to embrace their sexuality and stop living for society's approval. Along those lines, our protagonist had these thoughts: "…let me be the woman I actually have always been. A woman who enjoys sexual expression without fear. A woman I've squashed and kept hidden away to please the man I married and keep society's judgements far away." In my opinion, women need to hear more of such messages. As long as no laws are being broken, society needs to treat women better. My favourite element of the plot was Savannah's arc from a mundane existence to an exciting life which few people get to experience.
People have diverse fantasies, but if you have ever worried that the repercussions for fulfilling them could be dire, this book is all the discouragement you need. Thankfully, you get to observe this downward spiral in the lives of a fictional couple while Stella Knights brings them to life through many adventures in Thailand. Worthy of mention is the author's recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and things to do while visiting Thailand. I know it will bring me pleasure to visit some of those places someday.
The conclusion was rather sudden, and I felt unsatisfied with it. I can't explain this without giving the plot away, but I would have preferred if the author set up the destination of Savannah's next adventure before ending the story. Regardless, it was exciting to be drawn into the character's journey, and I will love to see where life takes her in the next book of this series. Sadly, I found a few typos in the book and they seemed like the errors one makes when the book is not professionally edited. That is why I rate Lost and Love: Thailand 3 out of 4 stars. Without those errors, this would have been an easy 4-star rating. Lovers of the romance genre will enjoy this book, but the author makes use of profanity and explicit sex scenes so I would not recommend it to readers below the legal adult age.
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Lost and Love: Thailand (Book One of the Lost and Love Series)
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes