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After making a terrible mistake that
causes a woman her life, Dr. Noble Cavanaugh is cursed. For
all but three days each year, he is a statue in the garden
of the mage Kyros, fully aware of life but unable to
experience it. He spends those three days with his lover,
Sayer, but this year a terrible secret may destroy what
little they still have together.
Flesh to Flesh is a difficult book to
evaluate. In the short prologue, Noble is a selfish, amoral
jerk who only cares about himself. Fortunately, his curse
seems to have changed him, although the story progresses too
quickly to show the transformation occurring. Sayer is the
kind of guy anyone would be lucky to have—faithful, loving,
and willing to sacrifice for love. Flesh to Flesh
is a highly emotional story. Noble and Sayer feel
everything from love, lust, and joy to deep sorrow, and it
was impossible for me not to feel the emotions right along
with them. The helplessness and frustration of the
situation they’re in are telegraphed very well, especially
after Sayer reveals his terrible news. Luckily for sappy,
crybaby types like myself, there is a happy ending to Noble
and Sayer’s tale. The ending was a bit of a deus ex machina
(in that it was very impractical), but after the dark
emotion of the rest of the story, I was inclined to let it
slide. Overall, Tawny Taylor penned an engaging beginning
to a new series, and I’m looking forward to reading the next
installment. |
