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A review by rjordan19
Tryst: A Steamy 'First Time' Victorian Short Story by Alivia Fleur
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 (It’s a short story, so hard to establish good feels)
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥(It’s like one long scene but I separated for details)
Humor: A touch
Perspective: Third person I think from just the heroine’s POV
More character focused or plot focused? Character
How did the speed of the story feel? Fast without feeling rushed (Keep in mind it’s a short story)
When mains are first on page together: 14%
Cliffhanger: No this ends with an implied happily ever after
Epilogue: No
Format: bought e-book
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone short novel.
Basic plot:
Lillian will do her duty to her family and marry, but she’s not happy about it. When she gets the opportunity to have a tryst before her marriage, she takes it.
Give this a try if you want:
- Victorian
- tryst at the ball
- bit of mistaken identity
- instalust
- medium to high steam – basically over half the book is steam focused (with 1 long scene)
Ages:
- Lillien is 19, did see hero mentioned but would guess mid 20s
First line:
Lillian Archer looked down at the perfectly manicured fingers and supple palm extended before her.
My thoughts:
I really loved this short story! It was fun, steamy, and had a twist at the end I really enjoyed. Loved both characters and the steam was perfection. Perfect for breaking up longer reads.
Quotes/spoiler-y thoughts: Any mistakes/typos are my own
“What you need, my dear,” Dudley whispered low in her ear, “is a tryst.”
“A what?”
“A tryst. A liaison. A rendezvous.”
Lillian shook her head. He rolled his eyes.
“My dear, you need a good fuck.”
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- mention of parental death
- possible light feelings of infidelity – both of them talk of being promised to another and decide to be intimate
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex: Hero pulls out
Hows the consent? Heavily implied to explicit. They mention wanting a tryst and then follow through. Sex acts are talked about before doing.
35% - in a hedged in garden far from the house – kisses, fingering/oral for her followed by a blow job for him
He removed his coat and bunched it into a rough ball before dropping it on the ground between them. With a small pressure on her shoulder, he pushed until she knelt before him. He looked down, that same craving in his eyes. His face was half in shadow as he pulled at the buttons on his trousers...
67% - kisses
He propped himself on one elbow and watched her with a sly smile.
“Please,” she breathed as she raised her pelvis closer to where his hand hovered. “Please.”
Readability: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 (It’s a short story, so hard to establish good feels)
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥(It’s like one long scene but I separated for details)
Humor: A touch
Perspective: Third person I think from just the heroine’s POV
More character focused or plot focused? Character
How did the speed of the story feel? Fast without feeling rushed (Keep in mind it’s a short story)
When mains are first on page together: 14%
Cliffhanger: No this ends with an implied happily ever after
Epilogue: No
Format: bought e-book
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone short novel.
Basic plot:
Lillian will do her duty to her family and marry, but she’s not happy about it. When she gets the opportunity to have a tryst before her marriage, she takes it.
Give this a try if you want:
- Victorian
- tryst at the ball
- bit of mistaken identity
- instalust
- medium to high steam – basically over half the book is steam focused (with 1 long scene)
Ages:
- Lillien is 19, did see hero mentioned but would guess mid 20s
First line:
Lillian Archer looked down at the perfectly manicured fingers and supple palm extended before her.
My thoughts:
I really loved this short story! It was fun, steamy, and had a twist at the end I really enjoyed. Loved both characters and the steam was perfection. Perfect for breaking up longer reads.
Quotes/spoiler-y thoughts: Any mistakes/typos are my own
“What you need, my dear,” Dudley whispered low in her ear, “is a tryst.”
“A what?”
“A tryst. A liaison. A rendezvous.”
Lillian shook her head. He rolled his eyes.
“My dear, you need a good fuck.”
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- mention of parental death
- possible light feelings of infidelity – both of them talk of being promised to another and decide to be intimate
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:
Hows the consent?
35% - in a hedged in garden far from the house – kisses, fingering/oral for her followed by a blow job for him
He removed his coat and bunched it into a rough ball before dropping it on the ground between them. With a small pressure on her shoulder, he pushed until she knelt before him. He looked down, that same craving in his eyes. His face was half in shadow as he pulled at the buttons on his trousers...
67% - kisses
He propped himself on one elbow and watched her with a sly smile.
“Please,” she breathed as she raised her pelvis closer to where his hand hovered. “Please.”