Review: Mixed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
I bought this collection on the recommendation of a friend and found myself to have mixed feelings about it. This three star rating does not represent a tepid reaction. First, I had to take one star for editing alone. It was, as others have mentioned, quite rough. I don't think a work being erotica excludes it also from having good conventions. But apart from that, the writing itself was up and down. In places, the author seems to understand how to grip the reader and drag them right into the center of the action. In others, it was diffused, telling about the story where telling the story would have been more effective. The most visceral tale was also the least enjoyable. I believe others have commented on it as well. Where the hero crosses the line from consensual BDSM to assault and manipulation. Further comment will lead to spoilers so I will just say I found the ending of that one improbable.Each story had something to recommend it and something to detract from it, but overall if you like hot erotica with a BDSM twist,  this is a good value for the price. A little work by the author on polishing could transform these tales into something amazing.