Review: Not a lesbian romance; nor is it lesbian, or a romance for that matter
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2013
No, of course not every story I read has to be romance or lesbian for that matter, but since this novella was discovered/recommended in the lesbian romance section, one could logically presume the synopsis is hinting at such. However, not only is this not romance, or steamy in any fashion, it is also never really deemed lesbian. The closest it comes to anything remotely lesbian-steamy is a few spanking scenes where the spankee eventually determines she might, faintly, enjoy it, but even that is never pointed in the direction of sexual enjoyment. The few innuendo laden comments are so far to the left of the meter (maybe I should say right) that even those could be looked at from a different perspective, as if two little old ladies were having a chat after Sunday church. I gave this the third star only because the writing was decent, no major typos or grammatical issues. Otherwise, I felt misled. Don't need the steamy scenes or the romance or even the lesbian theme, but when it's expected and not delivered it's like a case of false advertisement. The story isn't bad, but not what expected from its category & synopsis. If a little spanking is what gives you a zing then go for, but I'll repeat, there's not a lesbian/sexual vibe to it unless you strain yourself to see and feel it. The play on words with the title was creative, but the story just really didn't go anywhere. It's not that it's a bad story, I just saw little purpose in it and I hate being led in one direction only to be dumped off a cliff in another. I hardly ever take time to write a review unless it's a good one and I feel the need to coax as many people as possible to read and support it, but this one just bugged me. Other reviewers have enjoyed it so take this as one person's opinion.