{"id":4951,"date":"2017-03-24T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2023-06-13T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T16:19:11","slug":"death-cocktail-straw-vaun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/death-cocktail-straw-vaun\/","title":{"rendered":"Death By Cocktail Straw by Missouri Vaun: Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Death<\/a>Death By Cocktail Straw by Missouri Vaun<\/b> is the first novella in a four part series.<\/p>\n

Nash Wiley is a happy-go-lucky woman with a job she enjoys, a great car and a fun night planned with her friend Web. The day is looking up when she gets her morning coffee and the barista flirts with her.<\/p>\n

As with all fun stories, life happens, and she finds herself in a bad situation. Enter a pretty nurse who helps her. Later she is at a bar when Web has an unfortunate run-in with a cocktail straw and needs to be taken to the emergency room.<\/p>\n

There Nash runs into the same pretty nurse. Is this perhaps a sign?<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/b><\/h3>\n

I love Vaun\u2019s characters, they are great fun. Nash is a goofy, wonderful character to follow around because life seems to happen to her in the most amusing ways.<\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/b><\/h3>\n

This is a highly entertaining short story. I would recommend it for those afternoons when you want something fun and a little quirky.<\/p>\n

The Pros<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is the perfect length for a light afternoon read.<\/p>\n

Vaun does the quirky character oh so well and I can\u2019t help but enjoy the ridiculousness that is Nash\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

The Cons<\/b><\/h3>\n

Not really a con, but it is very short. I think it would have worked better to compile all four books into one. But this is more an observation than anything else.<\/p>\n

A con, more for the sale of the book than anything, is that because it is so short you don\u2019t actually get a sample with the preview on kindle. But never fear – Super Sheena is here and I have included an excerpt to give you an idea of the writing style.<\/p>\n

The Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n

You should get this short story, especially if you enjoyed Jane\u2019s World by Paige Braddock (who is actually Missouri Vaun\u2026or maybe Missouri Vaun is really Paige Braddock? Who can tell?). This has that same quirk. As a fan of the Jane\u2019s World novel, I really enjoyed this little read. It was tons of fun.<\/p>\n

Excerpt from <\/b>Death By Cocktail Straw by Missouri Vaun<\/b><\/h2>\n

The caf\u00e9 wasn\u2019t too busy. Nash might actually arrive for work on time.<\/p>\n

There were a couple of hipster wannabes ahead of her obsessively checking their phones. Nash watched the line, hoping her turn in the queue would be awarded to the cute barista rather than the bearded dude who looked as if he\u2019d gotten lost on his way to Portland. The tone of the whole day could be thrown off by a bad barista encounter on the way to work.<\/p>\n

Lucky for Nash, bearded dude got stuck answering a million questions about the caf\u00e9\u2019s roasting procedures for their fair trade coffee beans from hipster number two. She smiled at the cute, willowy barista with the dainty nose ring and an intricate henna tattoo on her left hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, I haven\u2019t seen you this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s been a crazy week.\u201d Nash had overslept the last three days and as punishment had been relegated to drinking coffee at the office. She didn\u2019t even have to be logged in until ten, but as far as she internal clock was concerned that might as well have been dawn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I get you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Americano with room, Thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll get that right up for you. It\u2019s Nash right?\u201d She held a Sharpie to the side of the paper cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, Nash.\u201d Such a small thing, but she always got the warm fuzzies when cute baristas remembered her name.<\/p>\n

Nash moves to the side of the front counter. She leaned against the wall and checked her phone while she waited for her coffee. There was a text from her pal Jan Webber.<\/p>\n

Are we going out tonight?<\/i> texted Web.<\/p>\n

Sure<\/i>, replied Nash.<\/p>\n

Time?<\/i><\/p>\n

Late. <\/i>Timing was everything in Nash\u2019s opinion. You didn\u2019t want to arrive early and look too eager, too single, or too desperate. The trip threat.<\/p>\n

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