An absolutely fabulous read!

Blue by Lise Gold

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Where do I start?

Perhaps it is best to start at the beginning. I knew even after only very few pages, that I was going to love this book. The more I read, the more I loved it, even though there was a short moment, when I asked myself, if there was going to be enough plot, as the sizzeling hot passion between the two ladies was almost overwhelming and I am not a real fan of romances, that really are nothing but erotica (not to say porn in really bad cases).

So far I have only read one author, Lise Gold, who can really pull it of and put in as many intimate scenes, as you find here, and still keep them becoming more and more love making than just passionate sex, while ramping up your interest in the plot at the same time. I have certainly gained a new favourite Author. Her writing is more than just entertaining, it simply is inspiring!

Even though I bought “The Scent of Rome” and “Living”, that I read on Kindle unlimited, as paperbacks for re-reads in future, I hesitated to buy “Blue” outright as a book from the start, and I now regret that decision. I really should have read it nicely wrapped up in my robe on the sofa rather than on the laptop screen with Kindle Cloud Reader. So I’ll order it tomorrow for a second reading. Thank you, Lise Gold, for another wonderful experience. I’ll not make that same mistake again with your next book.

The read is as close to a spiritual experience, as doing what the main characters did in the story, as their experiences come very vividly to life. This really is romance at its best. I love the way travelling experiences about finding different cultures are thrown into the mix, as well as the very life like descriptions of the scenes and feelings of sailing along a coastline or across the sea, when no land is in sight any more. I grew up with boats and the North Sea, even violent Storms and winds that are strong enough to blow you off your feet. I can so understand the crew of the Barracuda and, naturally, Erin. Also, it was lovely to read, how Celia slowly found her sailor’s feet.

So, yes, this book spoke to me on so many levels, a lesbian romance, non sexual love between friends and a family of chosen people, rather than those you were saddled with through birth, all of that made it an absolutely fabulous read.



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