Author: Danica Boutté
Original Title: Miami Nice
Release Year: 2013
Literary Genre: Romance
Setting: U.S.A., contemporary
Series: 1° of The Liberated Wife series
Vote: 91/2/10
Il Profumo
delle Pergamene officially has “The liberated wife fever”.
I warmly
suggested Seatbacks and tray tables
to my dear friends, and this blog co-authors, so I could share my exasperating
wait for Miami nice release date (and
for the record they enjoyed the prequel as much as I did); about that, with a
bit of embarrassment, I must say that yesterday, convinced that it was the 1st
of August, with J.J.P. we were looking for Miami
nice on Amazon and when we realised that instead was the 31st of
July (congratulations! We lost one day…), besides the realisation of our
premature dotage, we also felt quite the distress thinking about another day
of delay; that’s just to let you know
where we are…
Ah, anyway it’s
too short…I’m suffering, like “nooo, it’s already finished :( ", how am I supposed to peacefully
wait to know what will happen to Taylor, Christopher and Jim (and I think I
could speak in J.J.P.’s name too)?!
(Before you
read this review, or to understand it better, maybe you should read Seatback and tray tables)
We were
waiting to know which would have been Taylor’s choice: follow the charming,
kind and sweet Christopher Reddick and so doing cheat on her husband Jim (and
pay him back with the same coin) or ignore the undeniable passion between her
and Mr Reddick and continue her life as always has been, in other words waiting
with heartache and apprehension the day his inveterate unfaithful husband will
cheat on her again, with her assent for an open marriage or not (an offer that
Jim had moved her before her departure for Miami).
Because of another blogger friend accidentally met in the airport, Taylor doesn’t have the chance to follow Christopher. However he doesn’t give up and after the business cards exchange, he makes every effort to see her again; the evening of the same day he has his occasion and goes to the same party in which she has been invited. Taylor, still angry with Jim, decides that she wants to be alone with Christopher but this time a different kind of inconvenience, much more tragic, separates them again. But don’t worry, they will see each other again and it will be once more Jim’s dishonourable behaviour to make her understand that there is far more better man waiting for her with open arms.
I already said it: now I HAVE TO KNOW what happens next!
I really
like Taylor, especially her strong faithful aspect, besides her husband doesn’t
deserve her dejection, she still thinks about her promises; because of that I
appreciate a lot and more her realisation when she decides that she wants to go
back to Christopher, hallelujah.
Well, of
course I love Christopher; perfection is less perfect then him and he
definitely is a realistic character; he is attentive and careful and he is
exactly what Taylor needs, a man who appreciates her, who understands her and
who doesn’t take her for granted.
Jim is a
villain, I’m really sorry about what happens to him, but it doesn’t excuse him. I'm sure he will understand his mistakes, or at least I hope so, maybe he
already did but this changes nothing and definitely doesn’t change the past…
I love this
short story! I appreciated the development and how the story is organised. It’s
a novella which satisfy the reader but you understand that the next one will
give you more, it catches your attention completely.
There is
only one sore point that J.J.P. pointed me out and in some aspects I agree with
her, sometimes the dialogues are confused, on my behalf I believe that one of
the Danica Boutté short stories’ forte is precisely the conspicuous number of
direct speeches, but on a couple of occasions I actually asked myself who was
speaking…no doubt this an easily solvable “problem” and we are talking about a
second (published) work so I believe is completely excusable.
Buona lettura!
M.E.G.
in collaboration with J.J.P.
The Liberated Wife series: 1. Seatbacks and tray tables
2. Miami nice
3. ...
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