Honestly, I love the title of this book, and I had high expectations.  But, the title was misleading since the stories weren't really about love and profanity. The short stories tackled teenage life and growing up. I also thought I could relate to it, but I didn't. I don't know if it's just me or it's really not that relatable.

 Most of the stories were beautifully written, but it felt like there were many aspects lacking. It's as if those stories were made up and not based on real experiences. Also, I wished that the authors' bio were already included in the uncorrected copy, so I could understand the stories more. Lastly, I found the divisions of the book off. The stories were divided into four sections- "Love and Profanity", "Love and Physics", "Love and Madness" and "Love and Apologies" Although, I felt that only the first few stories correspond to its section.

This book could have been better if the editing was tight, and it chose the right stories in the book.
There was like one story that could be removed, and there were some that are just anti-climactic and pointless.

I gave this book 2 stars because I felt that it has potential, but because of the not-so-great stories and the placement of the stories that failed to excited the readers, the entire book seemed to fall flat

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Title: Lust

Author: Mike Wells

PDF: 67 pages

Rating: 2/5 stars

I'll start by stating the good points of this book. First, never once, while reading this book, did I get bored. I guess there's a reason why they call Mike Wells's books 'unputdownable'. Second, the grammar was good and the story was written in a way that wouldn't frustrate you. Next, this book actually makes me curious to know what happens next - it makes me want to read the sequel. Though I didn't really like this book, I'm probably gonna read the sequel because I'm the kind of person who doesn't like not knowing what happens in the end.

Now I'm gonna talk about what I didn't like in this book. First of all, the whole time I was reading this, I felt like the story was a car going 60 kph and I was walking, if that makes sense. The story just goes so fast that it left me confused more than just once. It felt more like a summary than an actual book. Second, Elaine Brogan, the main character, is definitely not the smartest individual. I mean she gets tricked by people left and right. She is supposed to be smart but comes off as a bit gullible to me. She makes decisions so fast that it leaves you thinking, 'what did I miss?'. Third, the start of the story confused me a little bit. I didn't know how the start related with the rest of the story aside from there being counterfeit money. Fourth, when the book says that Elaine's mother leaves her and her father because she was jealous of how the father paid so much attention to Elaine, I was like wtf because I can't even imagine that scenario, not even in the slightest. Lastly, I don't feel anything for any of the characters. I couldn't care less if they died. 

This book wasn't completely horrible. It had its good points and bad points but every book has that. Maybe I was already expecting myself not to like this book because it's something new; it's in a genre that I am not familiar with. I don't regret reading this though. It was a new experience for me and maybe I'll even read more secret agent novels in the future.