Review: A Must Read!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2013
Normally, I avoid erotica. I've tried a few times to read some, but mostly it just ended with me recoiling and wanting to use something drastic to get some of the images out of my head -like bleach. It's not that I don't like sex-scenes in a book, far from it, but I don't need it to be vulgar, crude or down-right porn.So when Rosalind emailed me to request a review of her erotic short story, The Submission of Giuliana, I hesitated. But at the same time, I was curious. So I investigated (a.k.a. I checked out her websites, her books, reviews ect) and was surprised by what I found. I emailed her back and we got to talk about her books and why the erotic twist. Rosalind explained and pointed out the exact same things I don't like with erotica. Rosalind wanted me to try (even though I normally stay clear), and wanted to know what I thought when done.I circled around the book for some time, having some other things to be done with first, but then one afternoon sat down and started to read. And kept reading. Without noticing, I finished it in under an hour, looked up and thought; why did it end?Yes, it is erotica, yes there is sex involved in the story (duh), but that's not all there is to it. The characters are well written, their story touching and you're rooting for them to find each other, for there to be a happy ending. When closing the book, I found my mind wandering to Giuliana and Vencinzo, wondering what happened after the book ended. Hoping we would see them again.Rosalind took my opinion and turned it around. I was pleasantly surprised by her story and it was just the right kind of toe-curling for me.  ;-)Where does this leave erotica for me? Well, I can tell you, The Submission of Giuliana is not the last book by Rosalind I'm going to read - erotica or not. Will I read other erotica too? Maybe. I will definitely keep my eyes and mind more open towards this genre, that's for sure.So thank you Rosalind. Thank you for the chance to read your book and to see that there can be good erotica out there. <3