INKonsolable by Mara Malins

INKonsolable by Mara Malins
Publisher: Pen and Kink Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (108 pages)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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Blakey was feeling consumed with loneliness. With all the other members of his tattoo parlour family so blissfully happy in their respective relationships, his own lack of romantic happiness ached deep inside him. It had been five years since his wild, free, beloved wife had died, and Blakey still couldn’t see himself with any woman except her. Aisleyne had been a friend – and occasional fuck-buddy – for a very long time. With such a complicated history – and Elizabeth’s memory still fresh and clear in Blakey’s mind – can Aisleyne and Blakey find a way to be happy together?

I found this to be a really interesting read. In many respects Blakey isn’t at all interested in moving on from his deep-seated love of Elizabeth. While the woman in question has been dead for five years, Blakey is extremely closed-minded about even considering moving on from her. To some degree I can understand this – many people who have loved so deeply can’t fathom filling the void in their life with someone else. So while this situation is very realistic, it’s also completely different from most romance stories. For more than half the book, Blakey is adamantly against even considering becoming serious about another woman, refusing to let Elizabeth slip back into his past and out of his future.

Aisleyne was also a far more complicated character than I initially expected. When she opened up to Blakey about her past and some of the pain that resided there I was happily surprised and impressed that she wasn’t as simple as I’d originally expected. Aisleyne and Blakey’s “romance” was very non-traditional and different to the others I’ve read in this series. I actually enjoyed that this story was more about the emotional aspect of a relationship – of dealing with loss, guilt, betrayal. There were a bunch of complicated decisions where there’s no easy or correct answer, like how and when it’s time to move on, or how to let go of the grief of being left behind. So much of this story was driven by Blakey’s dealing with these issues there was very little kink or sex to it. While I understand some readers might feel this lack – personally I enjoyed the far richer, deeper complexities that were discussed and opened up.

I thought this was an intensely emotional, complicated story about two people trying to find their way together after both suffering deep grief and loss. While there are a bit of sexy shenanigans the emotional aspect of this story is very strong and readers looking for a mainly kinky, erotic read mightn’t find what they’re seeking here. But with a rich cast of characters and an author not afraid to tackle the harder elements of real life, I feel this story is well worth picking up.