A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Chanda
Mechele Armstrong did a fantastic job of creating complex, emotional characters in Another Night Another Dream. My favorite was Cassie, a strong BBW heroine. While she showed signs of emotional trauma due to her size, she was resilient and had the backbone to be proud of herself and her body.
Aden and Leo came with their own emotional baggage, but as with Cassie, they are strong characters who pulled through and grew because of that strength and their newfound ménage relationship. I was impressed with these characters in the short time I got to learn about them.
The sexual tension and build-up in this book was high, but I did feel that the actual love scenes, after all that tension, were a bit of a let-down. I would imagine that there should have been a much more passionate and detailed scene. I was also a little sorry that I didn’t get to see what went on in the few weeks between the “truth or dare” night and the night Cassie shows up at Leo’s door.
I still very much enjoyed this book because of the excellent characters and their personal growth and revelations. I also learned that this is the first book in a series. I look forward to reading more about Cassie and her men.
Feb 15, 2010 | 978-1-59632-990-4
5 = Rare - Top Pick | 4.5 = I Loved It - Top Pick | 4 = Good Solid Read
3.5 = Enjoyable | 3 Stars = OK - Needs a few changes | 2 Stars = It just didn't click / DNF
Book Blurb for Another Night, Another Dream
Genre: Full-figured Heroine/Multiculture Contemporary Ménage
Length: Novella
Cassie thought she'd convinced her friends not to throw her some lame birthday party, but when her 25th rolls around, boy was she wrong. Not only is there a birthday party, but there's a stripper, and a bitchy little tramp who insults Cassie's plus-sized curves at her own party. Pissed off beyond belief, Cassie storms out, only to get trapped in a stairwell.
The stripper, Aden, and the bodyguard, Leo, follow her out to check on her, but just their luck, they get trapped in with her. Aden can't believe his luck at being stuck with the gorgeous birthday girl and the Hotty McHotass he's been looking at all night. Hotty McHotass takes the whole thing pretty stoically, just like he does everything else—but you can't judge a book by its cover.
To distract Cassie from a claustrophic panic attack, the boys start up a game of Truth or Dare. Cassie reveals her secret fantasy to have a threesome, and one by one, hearts, souls, and bodies are laid bare. It's a fantasy come true, and so much more, but when the game's over, will it turn out to be just another night, another dream?
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, male/male sexual practices, ménage (m/m/f).
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