Within a tiny space, the chaos of her early life and the darkness of her future are revealed. Juliette’s a smoking a joint, idly playing with herself as she waits for a suitable victim to flash. She may not have the depth of the very best, but her particular kind of Florida Noir has definite appeal. I’ll go back for more offerings from this writer. The pace was just right and I really wasn’t sure how the story would be resolved right up to the end. Also, I just enjoyed the atmosphere of the book and the brilliantly described setting. Maybe that’s a little harsh on Punch, but in truth he has very few redeeming features. I found myself rooting for Juliette and hoping she’d find a way out of her pact with the loser boyfriend. Think Bonny and Clyde and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and you’ll get the general picture. The story does contain some graphically described scenes, but there’s a good story here and the sex is just a small part of it. actually three, as Juliette points out early on. My early assumption was that ‘wild’ would translate into manic sex orgies and I’d be introduced to every variation of partnership available to beasts with two legs – well. Punch is writing a book and while he finishes it they're looking to see out twelve months - and then jointly commit suicide!

Juliette and her boyfriend Punch are planning on living wild on Key West, funded by an inheritance from her late father. There was something about my introduction to this writer’s world of sun, sea and (yes) quite a lot of sex that drew me back rather more quickly than I’d planned. Having enjoyed Iguana Love, I still rather surprised myself by immediately picking out another offering by the same author.

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