《Erotic Book Club (E.B.C) 2019》All Fun and Games (Feedback)
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This author really knows how to make readers like me begging for more. It pulled me in when I first read it. But the part that I love the most is the student-teacher one. My heart has stopped whenever I read it. Even though it's a one-shot anthology book. This author is really good at writing erotic stories combining the paranormal genre. I hope she writes more soon. I can't wait.
Since this is a bit of a different book in the sense that it's a short story, I'll review each story as a standalone.
1- Yes Sir
Like many of the comments already left, I'd love more background on the characters. The scene itself is fairly well written and I understand it's a one-shot but I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief to get into it as I found it hard for someone to submit so thoroughly to someone else they just met. As much as it may be a cop-out, I'd almost be more into it if this was more of a dream or fantasy.
2 - Lesson 1 Master
This one was intriguing to me because I was curious about how the role reversal of a dominant being tied up could change the dynamic. I think you did a good job of maintaining his dominance despite being user his pet control although there were times he felt a little submissive. For me, however, this story had more technical issues where sometimes the subject of the sentence didn't match the action or the breaks in dialogue was not consistent with actions. A few times I had to reread to be able to follow the action. Watch out for those.
3 - Bio
I found this story to be probably one of the most well-written ones of the ones I read from the book. I don't have a lot of experience with Bxb so the only suggestion I can point out is the italics in some of the speeches. Usually, italics are used to indicate mind speech or something that is not common so I was distracted in trying to figure out the significance of the italics in speech and how it differs from the other speech.
4 - Spirits
Yay! More representation! I'm really happy to see the spectrum explored in these stories. Again, the italics threw me off. There were some technical issues in this one that I'm sure a sweep of edits would fix. Another small technical thing: I noticed a lot of "said" or "asked" etc. Those don't necessarily need to be there unless you are trying to describe the way the words were said as we already know the character spoke or asked a question. Also small little point - it's spelled Feng Shui and the art is a lot less about how much a place looks and a lot more to do with arranging a home to promote harmony and good fortune. It would be best to not drop a cultural concept like that casually without giving it more context and appropriate use. However, of all the stories, I think I love the build-up of this one the most, making the connection between Chris and Alice, thus the sex a lot more believable and sexy.
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5 - Zombie 1
The world-building in this story, with as few words as it is, is absolutely wonderful and a pleasure to read. The premise is creative as it is beautiful and I would love to see this as a full-blown novel. Some of the things I pointed out in the previous story applies here but overall, this one is an absolute favourite.
Overall, I love the diversity of stories in this book and the creativity that goes with it. I think there are some technical issues but those can be easily fixed with a round or two of edits. Keep exploring those different topics and gender and sexual pairings!
These are all interesting one-shots with interesting plot twists.
It's a bit confusing when she doesn't stick to the norm, for example, vampires feeding off other vampires. But it allows her work to stand out.
I also like that she writes about different things; the paranormal, the teacher-student dynamic, LGBTQ.
My one suggestion would be for more story development.
Example the vampire story: she calls him Master but she dominates in the storyline. Is this a role reversal thing or the norm?
With the teacher, student, mate story. There's nothing to suggest the young man is paranormal.
The book was a series of one-shot Erotic encounters. I felt that the characters in the 4th chapter were the most relatable out of all the stories that I read. I loved the rich descriptions of the settings. The sex scenes were done well, very hot and raunchy and full of rich visuals which captivated my attention and kept me reading. I loved that the sex made up a majority of each story. The pacing was quite rushed, which could be because it was a one-shot I'm not entirely. The stories flowed well at the beginning but felt rushed as I got 1/3 of the way through each story. It was almost as though there was a time limit on the writing of each story.
The other issue that I had was I found myself lost and confused at points. I was reading but it took a few paragraphs to figure out what was happening. For example, in chapter 3 The character is in the classroom when he starts to get hot and heavy with his teacher. There is no mention of the students leaving the class or the class is over. They go from working on a lab to full sex without much in between. If an audience is part of the allure then wouldn't there be reactions from the other students? In chapter 4 Alice goes from being completely broken and drunk to having sex in the shower.
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Just something to look at later. I think that there are some great ideas and the stories would greatly improve at a smoother pace. The grammar was pretty good. I liked the writer's style, it was different from other stories that I read so far and was consistent throughout each story. I felt that the werewolf story had a lot going on and would be better suited for a short story or novel rather than a one-shot. Overall I enjoyed it.
These short encounters were short and nice. The author captured the encounters with a refreshing spin of different tropes. Each story was unique in their own way. Honestly, I'm not sure what to say about them as each of the three I read held their own differences. The writing was ok. There's room for improvement. The writing style was an easy read and the flow was good. I enjoyed the werewolf story the most as it was different than what I've come across. I would read more from this author, but nothing short as I became attached to the stories and wanted more than what I got so I'll be willing to read the full story of the author instead of these short encounters.
Some positives about the writing are the author has a reasonably good flow throughout the one-shots. I did not find any comma misplacements. You have good description details during sex. If you do have any concerns about punctuation, Grammarly is fantastic if you have not already discovered it. I was able to get the free premium using a college email address. Otherwise, I always follow the rules, if you pause while reading adds a comma. Commas after using transitions such as although, afterward, next, suddenly. If you make a list, commas until you reach and.
Tenses, the only area I saw with tenses is the use of passive tenses. Its when you use the word was, were and had before a verb. The way to fix it is removing was, were and had, then adding an ED or S depending if you are writing in the present or past tense. I saw it all in the past tense.
Areas I feel that should use some work is sensory details. The author can describe the sex scenes very well, and they are detailed and explicit. I can almost imagine the characters in their dirty actions, although I am unable to picture much of what is around them. They can be simple and subtle descriptions added, papers falling off the office desk, a different array of science projects in the classroom, rows of desks, books, spilling wine glasses at the restaurant, or empty cocktail glasses at the hightop counter at the bar. Simple descriptions I feel will brighten up the scene more.
As for dialogue during sex, this can be hard. You can add dialogue if they are switching positions, "Scoot closer to the edge of the bed." "I want you to hold your hands above your head." " I'm going to tie you up now." Otherwise, I think internal dialogue can be more powerful when it comes to writing sex scenes. Sensations and feelings towards their partner, the feeling of their hair, or their velvety skin brushing across there's. Their heart-pounding, feeling hot and sweaty. The euphoria of an orgasm.
Otherwise, I enjoyed your one-shots. The characters are all different. The males are dominant, which I love about them, and the females are entirely submissive and strong-hearted. They are all comfortable with their sexuality, which I enjoyed. You have a lot of talent through your writing. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to reading more :)
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