Seeing Lagos

by Alessandra Ebulu

A burnout has Solá Michael taking some time off and returning to Lagos for an extended holiday with his sister. An almost robbery and a gorgeous rescuer have him seeing the true state of Lagos: the chameleon that never sits still and never sleeps. 

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary, Romance, LGBT

ebook

First published September 6, 2013

About the author

For as long as she can remember, Alessandra Ebulu has always had her nose buried in a book. The characters appeal to her, and it is not uncommon to find her talking to the various characters in her head—, both the ones she has read about and the ones she has created. When not reading or writing, Alessandra can be found watching movies, sitting in front of her laptop (watching animes, reading mangas, or surfing the Internet), or listening to all the genres of music that make her life complete.

Reviews

[Mandy*reads obsessively*]

This very vividly told tale is a great and unique addition to the LHNB picture prompt event.
I have never been to Lagos, but the way the author brought the city, the culture and the people to the page left me feeling as if I was right there with them.
The romance isn't really the focal point, and there really isn't any, it's more about two men meeting.
One is showing the other the other his world, opening his eyes to different things. It ends on a HFN and I'd love to see more of them..in Lagos or GB. :)

[Isabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced, we are thrown in a new country, a new city, a setting totally unfamiliar to us. I enjoyed it even though I found it to go to fast, as if there was too much things to pack in not enough words.

But it's a nice short-story, willing us to know more, to see more and explore with the two main characters.

It's a nice palate cleanser in between other reads.

I would have loved a pronunciation guide somewhere.

3.5 stars

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm really sad that this is so bad. This could have been so much better. A gay short story situated in Lagos sounded great to me, but I was really disappointed. First, you get all thrown in the Story without an Explanation or anything. Then, the pacing of the story was really odd and felt really rushed and clumpsy. Thirdly, there was no chemistry between the characters, I didn't like them at all and I could not understand the reasons for their actions. All in all, "Seeing Lagos" felt more like a PR text to promote a Holiday in Lagos, than a romantic short story. Bonus Point for trying, however.

[Regencyfan93 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't have much impression of the relationship. I did get the impression of Lagos as a vibrant city.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story. Nice interpretation of the photo and the story letter. Thank you Alessandra Ebulu for donating your story, your time and your talent.

[Katy Beth Mckee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written narrative that I think did a good job of answering the prompt.

[Lila Hunter · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. It felt more like a tale than a short story.

[Melanie~~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

[NOTE: I rate most writing event stories (free reads) 4 or 5 stars because of my appreciation of the author's participation.]