Shutter by Eli Chastain Review

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4 Smooches!

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Synopsis

I get paid to photograph intimate moments in other peoples’ lives—specifically one man. During the day, I watch while he’s working, and every night I watch him while he’s f***ing. It started as a job but quickly turned into an obsession.

His name is Nikolas Gallo.

I spent years in front of the camera before I escaped. Now I’m behind it and in control of what my shutter captures. The moment I viewed Niko in the lens of my camera I found the escape I’d been searching for. I finally felt connected – whole.

There are two types of celebrity photographers: those that wait for their victim to venture into public, always allowing some semblance of privacy. And then there are those that lurk in the shadows, steadily invading lives, hunting and searching for the most private shot, and that’s what I had become.

My name is Brook Beckham and I found my inner peeping Tom.

Review

Brook used to be in front of the camera but one day she knows she can no longer be the adored model anymore and walks away from that life forever. Instead she finds a new obsession, the hot and talented Niko, and becomes the one taking the pictures and she gets them anyway she can including climbing up a tree outside his house. One night she has to intervene and finally comes face to face with her obsession.
“My eyes move to his and they are the darkest eyes I’ve ever seen. Two perfectly round windows into all of his thoughts and secrets…and desires.”
This will be a short but sweet review for a short but sexy serial novella. I did really enjoy this story, it was very short but being aware of that before I went in it didn’t bother me and the author managed to create an enjoyable and quite captivating story within the short period of time.
“The tip of his tongue slowly circles my clit, drawing out the pleasure to an agonizing level, but the suffering is only a promise of the pleasure I know will follow.”
Brook has been stalking Niko from afar for a while but one night she has to intervene and meets him face to face. If I’m honest, I was waiting for this to happen for the story to really begin but I enjoyed the first part as we learn little bits about Brook and Niko. We also get introduced to Niko’s crazy ex, Suzy, and I love this dimension of the story because Suzy is going to cause so much drama!! Even more than she already has.
“I’m not sure I want to experience the real Niko at the risk of losing my imagined version of him.”
From the short start we get from this serial novella I do already like Niko and Brook as characters but I definitely need more to know if this will last. I’m desperate to know why Brook follows Niko like she does and I’m desperate to know why Niko has to be in control and why Brook spots sadness in his eyes. But from the little we know so far I can tell Niko is going  to be a sexy, domineering alpha male and Brook I think is going to be sweet, vulnerable but strong all at the same time.
“He wants to be in charge of every ounce of pleasure given, as well as received.”
The plot itself was interesting, we have sex (the dance floor scene was HOT HOT HOT!), possible romance and drama and suspense thanks to crazy Suzy and wondering whether Niko will discover Brook’s secret. The ending has made me eager to read the next instalment and see what the author has in-store for these two. So overall a very quick read but a very satisfying read as well.
Bethany

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