Take Two: A Contemporary New Adult Sexy Short Story by Ava Colt is a short erotic romance about a throuple of college friends. It's female centered with about 3 chili peppers of spice. It is worth the read for sure.

2.5 ⭐

This was a super short novella that follows three college friends and how they developed their relationship. I feel that the story needed to be a longer novella or a full-length novel. The length of the story doesn’t allow you time to get to know the characters. I felt that the pacing was a little off. At times, it was very descriptive, and other times it was just pure spice (which I personally don't mind, when done correctly). I feel that it has the making of a good story but needs to be developed more.

Honestly, I loved the idea of this, I like to live vicariously through fictional characters, and when I saw the synopsis for this, it had my attention straight away.

While this is quite steamy, and I enjoyed some of the dirty talk, this just didn't quite hit the mark.

I knew this was a novella so I wasn't expecting in depth back stories for the characters, but they just felt flat, the author went into more detail with the most random things and they didn't add to the story at all.

Also, with the name of this novella, I was expecting Anne to actually take the two of them together, not one after the other (but that might just be an unpopular opinion).

I think that this has the potential to be a good one-handed read, but it's missing the spark.

This book is exactly what the description says, a short spicy story of a three-some couple. There is not a lot of "fluff" or story line. I knew this going in but still thought it was a little choppy and didn't flow well for me.

Very quick read, relatively high spice, not super believable. If you just want a quick bit of spice, this one's perfect. If you need a story/backstory definitely pass. I'd be interested to know how this one is marketed/priced because it took less than 30 minutes to read. I think it definitely would have been worth building it out to a true short story.

DNF’d at 74%. I love a good smutty novella, but the dialogue just didn’t do it for me and I lost my interest quickly. I feel like the characters needed more personality? I also think it could have benefited from a good proofread, there were quite a few mistakes.

Thank you @NetGalley, Ava Colt, and BooksGoSocial Publishers for the ARC.

This book was a short erotic novella which doesn't look like it was proofread before it was published back in October. I just read it today, December 10th, and the mistakes were plenty. Good story, but I had to give it 3 stars based on the lack of editing.

Anne, Nathaniel, and Theo are all doing a year abroad in Amsterdam from different University's and come from different backgrounds. Theo is from a rich family in New York, he doesn't get along with. Anne is from Ohio, on a scholarship, she works two jobs to pay for what she needs. Nathaniel is from a school in the Pacific Northwest and is graduating early. The three of them met at the start of the year and became best friends.

When Anne broke up with her last boyfriend, the three of them got drunk and she confessed to the guys her sexual needs. What she didn't know was that both guys has had a crush on her since the beginning of the year. When Nathaniel and Theo finally get the courage to act on it before the year is up, Anne couldn't be happier. But what happens when the school year is over and they all go back to their own schools?

*I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I just could not get into the book at first. It was an okay story line. The spice was good. I just could not stay interested in the story. I wish I knew why I was not entertained with the book it had everything I normally like in books. And it was slow to the spicy parts. It was good just not for me I guess.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

A short erotic novel based on the journey taken by three college friends into something more - a throuple of sorts. Told from the female characters POV, the reader follows along as she comes out of her shell and explores her wants, needs and desires with two men.

An enjoyable quick read.

First of all, how fun that it starts off in the country I live in!
Second, this was such fun short story. It was filled with lots and lots of spice, so if you like that this could be a book to try.

I just personally wish there would be either less plot or a little bit more. There was too much to ignore it, but too less of it to leave me without questions about their lives and all that was going on around the sexy time. Besides that, it was fun. I liked it! Had a good time reading it!

Contents:
Anne thinks her best friends Theo and Nathaniel are super hot. A threesome, the best solution? And maybe love for three will arise.


My opinion:
Take Two by Ava Colt is my first novel by the author.
I have to say I was a little disappointed and had higher expectations for the book.
I liked the cover.
However, the writing style took some getting used to. In my opinion, all the scenes were mixed up and I couldn't quite keep up. I could never tell which view it was and the scenes were very mixed up, which annoyed me.
Unfortunately, the characters had very little personality. I didn't really get to know them and didn't feel any connection between the characters. She just had no depth or personality, which I found very disappointing.

Overall it's not a good book and I won't recommend it either. However, if you expand on the book and write an all-round story, the book could be really good. I would give the book 1.5 stars.

I'm sorry if there are any spelling errors in my review. It's my first review in English and English is not my native language.


Thank you to Ava Colt and BooksGoSocial Publishers for providing this review copy via NetGalley. The opinions expressed are my own.

2.5 ⭐

This didn't get to me, sorry.
It is a really, REALLY, brief novella and in its briefness it totally delivers in terms of steam but it felt too rushed.

There was no introduction to the characters or their previous friendship or anything at all. We were hopping onto the treesome right away, page 1 and it got me off the mood to be honest.
I'm by no means judgy because I read a lot of questionable erotica as a guilty pleasure/ stress relief but I do need backstory and/or feelings to balance the steam in order to actually enjoy it.

The story in itself has potential but it lacks in delivery.

Thank you to the author and Netgalley for allowing me to read this arc. All opinions are/will be my own.

A cute erotic short story - it establishes sexual tension quickly between the three characters which sets up for the sex scenes. These are very steamy and explore some other kinks as well as the obvious multiple partners one. Obviously there is not much plot due to it being a short story and focused on the sex, but I did find the ending pretty cute.

A quick read, but enjoyable. Definitely has the potential for becoming a full novel with more depth into each of the characters if the author would ever choose to go that route.

3.5 Stars
Although the plot is secondary to the intense scenes that begin on the first page, the author demonstrates potential in their depiction of polyamorous relationships.

The characters' chemistry is palpable, yet at times the dialogue seems forced. The book excels in its bold portrayal of sexuality, but some readers may desire more depth in character development and plot intricacy.

Recommended for readers who:

* Seek a romance novel with intense passion from the start

* Value narratives centered on female perspectives

* Are curious about polyamorous relationships

* Prefer steamy scenes over complex plots

This initial novella shows promise and could evolve into a more captivating read with some refinement.

Anne, Theo & Nathaniel

A short but spicy trio. Going in it seemed like there was no way this could be sustainable but they defy the odds and make the choice to take a chance together. A good quick read, a little plot and a lot of sizzle.

I received a free copy of this book from Ava Colt and am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions are my own.

For a short story this had such a detailed plot and a decent amount of spice. I loved the characters and how they all came together to make their relationship work.

Introverted Anne can’t make the first move. Theo is too intimidating with his blond hair and his bespoke leather shoes, and Nathaniel is too broad with his messy man bun and his frayed T-shirts. What happens when they can no longer deny the sexual tension?

It didn’t do it for me. The characters were wooden and there was no background to them. I know nothing about any of their lives. Sorry but it was a quick but not especially good read.

This was super short steamy novella. I enjoyed reading this and was happy I could read it in one sitting. This isn’t my usual genre but I do like it once in a while. This isn’t my one if the better erotica books I have read.

Story had potential. Writing was ok but I felt like I was missing something. Wasn’t a fan of the time jumps in a short story