If you're looking for a quick read, a palate cleanser between books, then this is your book! There's not a lot of depth or character development but there is lots of spice!! I would love to have a full story to get to know these 3 better, but I also enjoyed it for what it was!

Take Two: : A Contemporary New Adult Sexy Short Story
Ava Colt

This is an adult erotic novel. This book isn’t for everyone, but no book is. This is not a full-length novel. The main character in this tale is female, she is quiet, keeps to herself, she is an introvert. She is best friends with two males. She has known them since college.
Anne, Nathaniel and Theo are best friends that go to school together. Both Nathaniel and Theo are attracted to Anne; they fantasize about her. They travel around Europe together having hot steamy sexy along the way.
The plot of this book is rather weak however the steamy parts are well worth reading. The story is told in third person. The author uses time shift frequently which causes some confusion. There were a few places where the scenes needed more detail. The spice in this book is interesting but was repetitive, the same thing over and over. At times Anne felt innocent but at other times she felt experienced.
This tale has great potential and with a bit of tweaking here and there it can be a great read.
Thank you NetGalley for the review copy of Take Two. My reviews are my personal opinions.

Take Two by Ava Colt is a super fast read about 3 college friends Anne, Theo, andNathaniel decide to take their friendship to the next level. Anne has always wanted to try something like this but has never found the right person. Theo and Nathaniel had been wanting to approach Anne about the idea but they were aftraid that it would end their friendship. Now with all three of them on the same page they move into uncharted territory. This is a very steamy book that won't leave you disappointed at all.

Take Two A Contemporary New Adult Sexy Short Story is about a mfm college student friends to lovers. Finding their way to settle into their kind of erotic relationship on their terms.

Will watch out for more from this author.

An easy to read, addictive, short and steamy story. A gorgeous MFM love story with a really sweet ending. I really enjoyed it!

Short and steamy quick read. Three friends who finished college and decide to take a trip round Europe, can they still be friends and lovers?

⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

This was hot. It was spicy. There was multiple players in this game. Just some of my favourite things.

If you are purely here to read about men sticking their D’s in her V then you have come (😉) to the right place.

It was such a good in between read for me. I frothed it in a day and the storyline between these three was really sweet.

You’ve got MFM, there is no sword crossing in this. She doesn’t believe that these 2 men want her when actually they’d like nothing more than to paint her in walls white (my favourite way of describing finishing inside a women so far, chefs kiss)

If your looking to just decompress and not have to use any brain cells to comprehend to understand a book, this one is for you. Great if you have come off the back of something really heavy or long or complicated

Thank you Netgalley for an arc of this book.
Where do I even begin... this book follows three friends who sleep together constantly. That's it. That's the story. Unfortunately I didn't feel this book was necessary and the characters had no personality. Sadly this book was not for me.

Honestly, Take Two was a disappointment. The writing felt like something straight out of Wattpad, lacking depth and sophistication. The plot seemed forced, with little character development or meaningful conflict. The dialogue was cringy at best, and at times, it felt like the author was trying way too hard to sound dramatic.

The worst part for me, though, was the sex scenes. They were poorly written—awkward, uncomfortable, and just… cringy. It seemed like they were included for shock value, but they ended up being completely off-putting. It’s as if the author didn’t have a clear understanding of chemistry or intimacy, which made the scenes feel more awkward than steamy.

Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book. It tries to be steamy and emotional, but it falls flat in every aspect. If you're looking for something well-written and engaging, this is not it.

A quick Sexy MFM menage about three long term friends who act on their attraction and engage in a summer of fun.

This was nice and quick and very succinct. It didn't weigh down on a ton of backstory but you know what brought these three together and what has been building for quite some time.

It was a perfect story to read before bed!

Take two follows Anne and her friends Theo and Nathaniel as their friendship turns into more after a series of threesomes.

I read a lot of erotica and spicy romances but this novella was just not for me. It is built up like Anne is into some really kinky things and then proceeds to deliver some of the most vanilla spice I have ever read. In the words of the author "you need to commit". Unfortunately neither the characters and hence the author did not. The MMCs try to act dominant but it just comes across very cringey and some of the lines made me physically recoil. Not something I personally would class as 'sexy'.

Furthermore there are some glaring grammatical issues and story issues that should have been picked up in editing. The flashbacks to past conversations felt very disjointed and random. It was never very clear when they were back in the present Vs us reading conversations from the past. Scenes would also just abruptly end without much conclusion. Some word choices were also pretty strange such as using 'restricted' instead of 'resisted' in regards to Anne wanting to suck her stomach in due to insecurities.

Unfortunately not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for providing a copy for review. All opinions are my own

This seemed to start right in the middle of a scene. I know this was a quick novella, but a little more time setting the scene wouldn't help. I also had no foundation for the throuple. It was ok.

With this book being a short story, I felt like it could have been a little bit longer with some background information and maybe even some sort of plot put into it. There was also several typos which I easily see. The sexy scenes were sexy but it was also lacking in any kind of depth.

Short, quick and sexy novella with no plot. Hearing that there was MFM i was so excited to read this. However, there were plenty of times i cringed at the sexual talk and just some of the things that was said made me laugh like were the men trying to be Doms?? I was a bit confused who was chatting with the grammatical and the spelling errors but what is with "You're a sweet fick, yeah?" or "You were made for us to fuck, yeah. You're ours"

short and spicy. part 1 was a bit confusing to read in 3rd person as it had flashbacks where it was hard to tell when it was going back to present- breaks in the page or italicizing would have been great. woman focused, got to the point with having a minor plot to keep it going. Also, in the beginning it talks about her taking off her overly expensive boots, but then a few pages later she is getting ready to go out in her converse... not sure if I read it wrong or if it was an inconstancy.

Take Two explores a threesome relationship between a female and two male friends. The concept in itself seems like it could have promise. The synopsis states that this has no “full length plot” and, unfortunately, the writing reflects that.
In part one, we discover that one of the friends has invited the others to have a threesome. However, the use of flashbacks is not clearly defined.
It took a while to Threesome and, when it finally happened, it was quite plain and boring. The synopsis stated that it was Hot and Steamy. But it was Bland and Repetitive. The sex was the same. It was just a change of scenery.
In terms of editing, there were several grammatical and spelling errors. It became confusing at points as to who was talking, or who they were looking at, especially toward the end.
I did get a few chuckles because of how immature and ‘college grad’ the writing was. For those that are new to the MFM format, or reading erotica in general, I would recommend this as a starting point.
Favorite line - “We want to date you… Like, for reals”
2 stars.

Take Two by Ava Colt follows three college students who take the leap from friends to lovers, but can they remain friends once they make that leap?

While plot depth isn’t always essential, the book’s execution is often muddled, making it hard to stay invested in the story, which is a shame as it has the potential to be a compelling exploration of friendship and romance, it’s just unfortunate that the execution falls short.

The handling of time shifts, especially in Part One, was confusing as there are moments that jump to different points in time without clear transitions back to the present. This lack of clarity disrupts the flow and makes the story hard to follow. Additionally, some scenes felt incomplete or lacking in detail. To borrow from the author’s own words, "you gotta make sure you commit," and unfortunately, it sometimes felt like this commitment was missing.

There were also several questionable word choices, which took me out of the story as I tried to decipher the intended meaning. Phrases like "She restricted the urge to suck in her stomach" instead of "resisted" should have been easily caught with more thorough editing. These errors created an unnecessary distraction, interrupting the immersion that good writing aims to provide.

The spice also didn’t quite deliver, feeling repetitive and lacking variety and intensity. Moreover, the characterisation of the main female character is inconsistent; she’s portrayed as both innocent and inexperienced in threesomes then suddenly aware of "the rules," making it hard to connect with her journey. However, as the story progresses, the writing does improve in consistency and clarity.

Take Two had potential, and in parts did make me chuckle but the editing oversights, lack of narrative cohesion, and mediocre spice kept it from fully delivering on its promise of a HEA.

Note: This ARC was provided for free by NetGalley, but all opinions are my own.
1.5 ⭐ rounded up.

Buddy read this online with few friends as part of Newgalley November and I think its safe to say that the reason it gets 2 stars is due to the laughs I got from reading it with friends.

The male leads in the story read like the dark romance guys before they were sexy... or young guys in their 20 trying to sound sexy on tinder.

There were multiple times were I felt almost confused as how we ended up where we were. We went from talking about crying to his dick entering her wet pussy....

Thank you Netgalley for my advanced Reader copy.

Anne and her best friends, Theo and Nathaniel, find themselves in a hot, steamy New Adult standalone MFM story with an HEA. The tension grows as they cannot deny the sexual tension, and the story is perfect for fans of erotic MFM romance with new adult characters.

The first thing I noticed was that there are a few grammatical and punctuation errors. Next, this story felt very “vanilla,” and had lots of talk about doing things and less actually doing the things. Honestly, this wasn’t super spicy, but had a little bit of steam. The conversations felt like Tinder conversations between people in their early 20s, which I guess is the age range of these characters, so it’s fitting. Like, the MMCs were trying to be dominant daddies, but it just sounded cringey. It also felt like the author was trying to give some plot at times for a full-length novel, but scenes would end rather abruptly (like the first part).

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest opinion.

Take Two delivers a perfectly spicy, quick read with all the heat promised by its synopsis and just enough plot to keep things moving. The scenes are well-crafted, and the descriptions are both vivid and imaginative—a fun escape when you're looking for something steamy and straightforward.