Holiday Spirits by C. R. Moss

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Title: Holiday Spirits
Author: C. R. Moss

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Publisher: eXtasy Books

Genre: Paranormal/Romance/Menage (M/M/F)

Length: 69 pgs.
Reviewed by: Keri Stratton Alley

RATINGS FOR:

Cover: 2

Presentation: 4

Editing: 3

Story: 2

Writing Ability: 4

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About The Book: At the start of the Las Vegas marathon Jenna bumps into a man from her past and embarks on a life changing journey by just the touch of his hand.  As recollections of a former life assail her, she makes a promise that Artim will be an early holiday gift to herself.

After ages of searching for the love he left one fateful day, Artim finally encounters her.  When he realizes Jenna not only remembers who he is and what she was to him, but also the heartache he caused her, he believes it would be for the best if he disappeared again.

Can Jenna keep Artim, her holiday spirit and the present she promised herself around long enough to enjoy?

The Review: This concept seemed fairly interesting: an immortal man searching for the reincarnated soul of his lost love. However, the execution of the story left me feeling unsatisfied.

This story read like a bad porn – just enough plot thrown in so they can use the “plot based” classification, but not enough plot to hide the gratuitous sex. Though well written, the sex seemed to distract from the plot rather than enhance the story. It was also sudden; rather than waiting until after their dates had gone to “pay off the bet” the two male characters immediately retire to a bedroom for sexual shenanigans – without inviting the women along. Methinks they doth protest too much about their distaste for the male-on-male action…

Jenna’s reactions to the supernatural situations seemed unrealistically blasé. The author gave no indication that she had ever been, in any way, inclined towards paganism, magick, or past life regressions. I would have expected someone thrown into such an extreme situation to have at least a moment of doubt, confusion, or anxiety about being crazy. Jenna had none; she simply continued blithely into stranger and stranger scenarios, including stepping far out of her sexual comfort zone.

Pagan Elements: The story is based on the concept of a woman’s past life directing her to a lost love from the past.

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