Title: Let it Go
Series: N/A
Author: Sid Love
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (72 pages)
Publisher: Creative Minds (Jan 1 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: “Everyone tells me to stay away from him. But if only I knew how to resist him…”
Goa isn’t supposed to be on Damon O’Neil’s list of places to stay while working in India. It’s merely a substitute for his planned trip to visit his sister in Paris for Christmas and the New Year. His boss had other ideas. He’s sent Damon to carry out urgent upgrades to the company’s offshore units and Damon can’t say no.
When Damon encounters an extra-spicy curry, a handsome Indian guy named Virat comes to his rescue. Damon is instantly smitten with his looks, and especially with his cute smile. But Damon soon realizes he is very much out of his league when Virat introduces his new wife.
However, there might just be a chance Virat isn’t all he pretends to be …
ASIN: B00RNTCS92
Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/Let-Go-Sid-Love-ebook/dp/B00RNTCS92
Reviewer: Prime
Review: I think many of us will think of the song Let it Go from the movie Frozen and in a strange way, it all fits together. This is a fairly quick read and for the most part quite pleasing.
The setting is Goa, India. Damon is American but intended to visit his sister and nephew in Paris for Christmas. That was until his boss decided that he had to go to Goa for work, obviously. The other main character is Virat, he is the handsome and cute stranger that Damon bumps into and is immediately taken by the Indian man. The problem is that Virat is actually in Goa for his honeymoon.
Generally, I hate books, which prominently display cheating on partners by MCs. However, this is different and much more subtle. If anything this shows that this is a time of indecision and hopelessness for Virat and Damon just feels like a speck among the many people that surround him, none of them are his loved ones. In addition, the aspect of Virat being unfaithful actually highlights the stark differences between the cultures and acceptance of whether people are gay or straight. My only problem is that
I felt that Damon was often disregarding the local cultural beliefs, which of course were a major influence in Virat’s decisions. (Come on, seems selfish to gate crash a man’s honeymoon even if there is mutual sexual interest). But, I think this once again is a reflection of cultural differences.
I liked the epilogue. It wrapped up things quite nicely and was pretty damn cute!
On a side note, I was reading up on Sid Love and found it interesting when he talks about being LGBT in India.
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