Review: Electric Blue by Winkle101

Electric Blue by Winkle 101

Winkle 101's amazing story "Electric Blue" is named appropriately after the strip club where Edward and Bella first meet. The story is set in modern day Chicago where Bella earns a living as a pole dancer and Edward works as an up-and-coming sports writer. Both Bella and Edward have troubled pasts, but it's Bella who is still actively battling with the demons of her sad and traumatic childhood. As their paths intertwine the story gets ever more intriguing and angsty and we soon find out they share common acquaintances outside the world of the strip club scene.

The story contains graphic descriptions of the comings and goings in a strip club and deals with issues of neglect and substance abuse. The author brings her characters dealing with those heavy issues alive with carefully detailed descriptions evoking vivid images of Bella's life in the strip club and her very different life outside of it, which allow the reader to connect and emphasize with the protagonists of this all human fanfiction story.

Winkle 101 describes the pitfalls and daily routines of Bella's profession with accuracy and without sugar coating them. As a reader, you don't walk away feeling like something horrible is happening to Bella and only Edward can save her; instead the author takes a more realistic approach to the subject matter of her story. We know that Bella's path to a new life may be more complicated and troublesome than just finding the right guy who makes everything better. In fact, while Edward initially appears to be squeaky clean and nice, the observant reader will discover little hints here and there that point to a rather unsavory past.

How Winkle 101 will continue to spin the story remains to be seen, but so far she is taking her readers on one fascinating angsty ride!

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