Fire Up My Heart

An excellent near futuristic rendering of England, circa 2040. There’s gas shortages, robot service workers, and a hops plague that makes beer an adventure. Life hasn’t totally changed, there’s still public transportation, poverty and filthy bars.

The storyline moved quickly, but not so much that it felt rushed. While bot Jo-E falls quickly once his circuits reboot, it's clear strong affection on human Fane's part...believable without going overboard. Always excellent: insta-lust, but not love. Those things have to grow.

Strangely, I even liked the depiction of the evil nemeses, Professor Samuel and his henchman, Drewe. (Although having recently gorged on BBC's Sherlock, I couldn't help but picture Sherlock's brother grotesquely fat in the dream sequence. LOL.)

The few scenes of intimacy were well done and I loved the spark of orgasm. I enjoyed the ending as much as the whole story. Book also contained a small glossary of British terms used throughout the story, it was nice, but not needed, as the author did a wonderful job of making the “definition” fairly clear in her writing.