Review & Giveaway: No Story to Tell by KJ Steele

No Story to Tell

by K.J. Steele

Paperback, 388 pages

Published October 16th 2011 by Fiction Std

ISBN 1936558203

Have you ever wondered if you can be born into the wrong life?This is a question Victoria Lackey, a once promising dancer, tries hard not to ask herself as she wanders through her days, tending her secrets and burying her past.It is a question that begins to whisper to her after a chance meeting with Elliot, a sensual artist from the city, who recognizes the dancer’s spirit within her.A question that presses for an answer after softly seductive anonymous telephone calls encourage her forward into a life of her own.A question that demands an answer when the woman she is explodes inside the woman she has become.Buried dreams, anonymous telephone calls, and a heart full of secrets. NO STORY TO TELL is a story that demanded to be told.

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My Thoughts:

No Story to Tell is not my usual type of read but the premises of the story intrigued me from the blurb, and though it was not at all what I expected, it captivated me none the less.

The protagonist of the story, Victoria, was brought to life on the pages with KJ Steele’s fluid and descriptive story telling. This was not a light and happy tale though; Victoria’s life is full of tragic experiences, disappointment, betrayal and little happiness, making for a heart-breaking journey. If you want a book that will truly capture you heart and soul then No Story to Tell is for you but be warned, KJ Steele in no way promises a happily ever after for her characters. This gave the story a capacious breath of realism but also left me quite depressed despite the ray of hope it ended with. I wanted Victoria's tale to continue on just so I can see if anything good finally came her way and what her next chapter in life contained. It takes a truly gifted author to bring out these types of feelings in a reader and endear a character so much to them. And though I usually try to steer clear of not-so-happy reads because real life throws you enough curve balls and I don’t usually like to read about them as well, I’m glad I picked up this novel and did not miss this story that definitely needed to be told. Despite Victoria being a fictional character, I can’t help but wish all the best for her in life.

Rating: 4 Wine Glasses - A hard book to rate but it brought about so many different feelings it cannot be described as anything less than great.

Sexual Content: For adults. This is not a romance; there are three dark sexual encounters but they're glossed over and not detailed. One is only mentioned and is a rape, while another scene is an actual rape though it is not graphic.


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