Review: Lingus by Mariana Zapata

Lingus is a slow burn, friends-to-lovers romance with a unique--and incredibly interesting--premise. When Kat Berger is dragged to a porn convention (essentially the American version of Sexpo) the last thing she expects is to become besties with a porn star. But that is exactly what happens when Tristian, the polite, funny guy she meets there, turns out to have a double life as Robby Lingus, a porn star. Tristian, it seems is living a double life, working as a trainee lawyer during the week and doing FIFO porn work in LA on selected weekends. Fortunately, Kat is a pretty open minded girl and she finds Tristan's work interesting, rather than off-putting. But what happens when Kat finds herself becoming increasingly attracted to Tristan and the feeling seems to be mutual?

This started out with such an interesting premise. I found the early chapters to be quite interesting, and filled with spicy humour as were all of the characters. Unfortunately, the novel starts to deteriorate at the halfway mark, with various plots and situations that are not fully formed. It is also misses a certain level of potential--I felt that it would have been quite interesting for the author to explore what a relationship would have been like for Kat, knowing that her partner works in the porn industry. Or how the pair would have coped, knowing that they couldn't be together because of Tristan's job. Instead, the author takes the easy way out with a few convenient and relatively minor plot twists. 

The one starts strong and goes out with a whimper, which is the opposite of what I want from a spicy book.

Not recommended.

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