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barbrokatrin's review against another edition
3.0
Would have loved a slower build up, and getting more depth to the characters and to their relationship. Felt like there were some loose threads. Otherwise a quick and easy read (2 1/2 hours). A couple if steamy sex scenes too
But like someone else said, the book blurb and the actual book feels like two different things. Things weren’t dealt with and the whole straight (innocent) girl meets older experienced lesbian woman is a bit overused and cliche.
Also, the word “moist” should never ever be used when referring to a women’s lady bits! Talk about turn off
But like someone else said, the book blurb and the actual book feels like two different things. Things weren’t dealt with and the whole straight (innocent) girl meets older experienced lesbian woman is a bit overused and cliche.
Also, the word “moist” should never ever be used when referring to a women’s lady bits! Talk about turn off
judeinthestars's review against another edition
4.0
Georgette Kaplan has her own universe and it’s kinda freaky and exciting. You never know where she’s taking you, you just have to trust her. Just like Sarah has to trust Nina. Leave all expectations behind. Things are probably not going to happen the way you think they are.
The Woman at the Edge of Town begins like something out of The Addams Family then unexpectedly (well, not quite, as I’d read other reviews before reading this novel) veers into a very steamy sex scene. Add a touch of BDSM and it becomes a completely different book.
I’m going to digress a little here. I don’t read a lot of erotica but I enjoy it once in a while. Same with BDSM. The first book I read that touched on the subject was Kate Allen’s [b:Tell Me What You Like: An Alison Kaine Mystery|534889|Tell Me What You Like An Alison Kaine Mystery|Kate Allen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1175612087l/534889._SY75_.jpg|522381]. I was pretty new to lesfic at the time, and read mostly mysteries. I’m sure it would feel dated to someone reading it in 2019 but to me, in the mid-nineties, Tell Me What You Like was some sort of revelation. What I remember best about it is something Stacy (a murder suspect and a dominatrix) tells Alison (her love interest and the police officer investigating the murders): the best thing about being kinky is that you can still be vanilla whenever you feel like it. That’s one of the things I liked in The Woman at the Edge of Town. I’m not sure whether it was planned or part of the book’s identity crisis but I appreciated the back and forth in the relationship, how Sarah and Nina enjoy the domination / submission thing but are also very romantic. There’s this one scene where Nina is sad and Sarah reminds her of how love is the foundation of the relationship and the sex is a bonus. I love the way Kaplan wrote it and I don’t want to spoil so I’m paraphrasing but not doing a really good job. Go read it instead.
I liked how the lust between the characters was built up, the waiting and all that, and it worked perfectly. The love part was too rushed for me, I wasn’t totally convinced. Also, the ending was a bit abrupt and I still have so many questions, I’m left with so many untied loose ends… Yet despite its faults, I really enjoyed this book, even if it frustrated me quite a bit. I love Kaplan’s style, some of the sentences she writes are some of the best I’ve read and I wish I could remember them all.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
The Woman at the Edge of Town begins like something out of The Addams Family then unexpectedly (well, not quite, as I’d read other reviews before reading this novel) veers into a very steamy sex scene. Add a touch of BDSM and it becomes a completely different book.
I’m going to digress a little here. I don’t read a lot of erotica but I enjoy it once in a while. Same with BDSM. The first book I read that touched on the subject was Kate Allen’s [b:Tell Me What You Like: An Alison Kaine Mystery|534889|Tell Me What You Like An Alison Kaine Mystery|Kate Allen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1175612087l/534889._SY75_.jpg|522381]. I was pretty new to lesfic at the time, and read mostly mysteries. I’m sure it would feel dated to someone reading it in 2019 but to me, in the mid-nineties, Tell Me What You Like was some sort of revelation. What I remember best about it is something Stacy (a murder suspect and a dominatrix) tells Alison (her love interest and the police officer investigating the murders): the best thing about being kinky is that you can still be vanilla whenever you feel like it. That’s one of the things I liked in The Woman at the Edge of Town. I’m not sure whether it was planned or part of the book’s identity crisis but I appreciated the back and forth in the relationship, how Sarah and Nina enjoy the domination / submission thing but are also very romantic. There’s this one scene where Nina is sad and Sarah reminds her of how love is the foundation of the relationship and the sex is a bonus. I love the way Kaplan wrote it and I don’t want to spoil so I’m paraphrasing but not doing a really good job. Go read it instead.
I liked how the lust between the characters was built up, the waiting and all that, and it worked perfectly. The love part was too rushed for me, I wasn’t totally convinced. Also, the ending was a bit abrupt and I still have so many questions, I’m left with so many untied loose ends… Yet despite its faults, I really enjoyed this book, even if it frustrated me quite a bit. I love Kaplan’s style, some of the sentences she writes are some of the best I’ve read and I wish I could remember them all.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
wickedregal's review against another edition
2.0
**An ARC provided by YLVA-publishing for an honest review**
Well I am going to be quite honest here. I didn't finish the book. I truly couldn't. As with others I too read the synopsis and thought ooh this sounds fun. Yeah, no. I feel reading half the book was more than enough chance to give this one. I found all of it awkward, from the dialogue to the way too fast "relationship" if one could even call this such. Sarah's dialogue always seemed awkward and out of the blue. I'm all for awkward moments, because if done correctly they can be funny or adorable, but this kind of awkward was just that. Awkward to the point of cringe. Also the "straight" angle with Sarah? Hard to pull off when her thoughts are completely polar opposite of that and no warring internally before hand then all of a sudden. "I'm straight." And then let me go right back to oogling and speaking of wet dreams about this woman. Really? I can't I'm sorry. I had assumed she was just bi until the "straight" angle came in for god knows why.
Really I'm just going to continue with dialogue issues. Here is this supposedly gorgeous hermit like millionaire, Nina, and we get the other character, Sarah, blurting out things such as "You must spend a lot of time on the can." Cringe to the extreme. Beyond awkward and just ugh I can't. There are so many examples I can continue with but I won't or I will end up writing a novel myself over this subject alone.
Half way through the book there had yet to be any back story to make me even truly care about either one of these individuals. I had absolutely no connection to them reading this and found myself just going through the motions of reading without emotional attachment and that bothered me. I am an emotional reader. As an empath I thrive on delving into books that capture me and make me feel and understand characters. This left me completely hollow.
I feel bad as I don't like leaving bad reviews but I sit here trying to think what I could even say that I liked about this book. I guess the only thing I could say is I enjoyed the concept of Nina. I wish the story would have been more indepth with character and backstory. Maybe it was in the second half of the book but if so, that kind of thing needs to be present toward the beginning (or at least a good taste of it) to make the reader care about the individual.
To each their own in their desired reads... this one is just not one of mine.
Well I am going to be quite honest here. I didn't finish the book. I truly couldn't. As with others I too read the synopsis and thought ooh this sounds fun. Yeah, no. I feel reading half the book was more than enough chance to give this one. I found all of it awkward, from the dialogue to the way too fast "relationship" if one could even call this such. Sarah's dialogue always seemed awkward and out of the blue. I'm all for awkward moments, because if done correctly they can be funny or adorable, but this kind of awkward was just that. Awkward to the point of cringe. Also the "straight" angle with Sarah? Hard to pull off when her thoughts are completely polar opposite of that and no warring internally before hand then all of a sudden. "I'm straight." And then let me go right back to oogling and speaking of wet dreams about this woman. Really? I can't I'm sorry. I had assumed she was just bi until the "straight" angle came in for god knows why.
Really I'm just going to continue with dialogue issues. Here is this supposedly gorgeous hermit like millionaire, Nina, and we get the other character, Sarah, blurting out things such as "You must spend a lot of time on the can." Cringe to the extreme. Beyond awkward and just ugh I can't. There are so many examples I can continue with but I won't or I will end up writing a novel myself over this subject alone.
Half way through the book there had yet to be any back story to make me even truly care about either one of these individuals. I had absolutely no connection to them reading this and found myself just going through the motions of reading without emotional attachment and that bothered me. I am an emotional reader. As an empath I thrive on delving into books that capture me and make me feel and understand characters. This left me completely hollow.
I feel bad as I don't like leaving bad reviews but I sit here trying to think what I could even say that I liked about this book. I guess the only thing I could say is I enjoyed the concept of Nina. I wish the story would have been more indepth with character and backstory. Maybe it was in the second half of the book but if so, that kind of thing needs to be present toward the beginning (or at least a good taste of it) to make the reader care about the individual.
To each their own in their desired reads... this one is just not one of mine.
yulniverse's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 for me.
Im surprised by how much I enjoyed the humor here. Few authors really get to my funny bone and Kaplan did effortlessly. But I dont think I'd re-read this. I liked Sarah and Nina together. They had quite the chemistry and I liked their interactions but their attraction felt too instantaneous for me. Or maybe I just like my slow burn angsty romance too much?
I was also pretty disappointed with the treatment of the other characters. I thought there would be more to them(even that basement!). The first 1/3(?) of the book spent some time on Sarah's friends and then they were dropped about halfway through. The bf thing was dealt with too conveniently(but I dont really care about him so...).
Overall, it was easy to read and turn off my brain to. But there were times when I was expecting more from the story or a particular revelation and it just fell flat. I would find something intriguing but then I'd end up going "Eh, thats it?" The emotional peaks of the story didnt quite do it for me because I wasnt too invested in any of the characters.
Im surprised by how much I enjoyed the humor here. Few authors really get to my funny bone and Kaplan did effortlessly. But I dont think I'd re-read this. I liked Sarah and Nina together. They had quite the chemistry and I liked their interactions but their attraction felt too instantaneous for me. Or maybe I just like my slow burn angsty romance too much?
I was also pretty disappointed with the treatment of the other characters. I thought there would be more to them(even that basement!). The first 1/3(?) of the book spent some time on Sarah's friends and then they were dropped about halfway through. The bf thing was dealt with too conveniently(but I dont really care about him so...).
Overall, it was easy to read and turn off my brain to. But there were times when I was expecting more from the story or a particular revelation and it just fell flat. I would find something intriguing but then I'd end up going "Eh, thats it?" The emotional peaks of the story didnt quite do it for me because I wasnt too invested in any of the characters.
jediroot's review against another edition
3.0
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Georgette Kaplan is one of those authors where she could write great novel then follow up with not so great one. Don't get me wrong, her writing and humor are great. I am a big fan of her style and usually at least enjoy reading her novels.
However, this one is one of the least enjoyable novels by Georgette. The biggest problem I have with this story is the "insta-love" between the two characters that are not exactly believable for me. I like the character development behind the main character, Sarah, but I can't really relate to her falling in love with Nina.
Also, I really wish Georgette would explore more into Nina's past and how it impacts her as I feel it was little superficial and we only find out the truth way later in the novel. Then it was wrapped up at the end and it almost feel like it was trivial when it shouldn't be.
The humor and the side characters are great in this novel and that is one of Georgette's biggest strength as a writer.
Overall, I would say keep your expectations low and just enjoy the erotica parts and the humor.
Georgette Kaplan is one of those authors where she could write great novel then follow up with not so great one. Don't get me wrong, her writing and humor are great. I am a big fan of her style and usually at least enjoy reading her novels.
However, this one is one of the least enjoyable novels by Georgette. The biggest problem I have with this story is the "insta-love" between the two characters that are not exactly believable for me. I like the character development behind the main character, Sarah, but I can't really relate to her falling in love with Nina.
Also, I really wish Georgette would explore more into Nina's past and how it impacts her as I feel it was little superficial and we only find out the truth way later in the novel. Then it was wrapped up at the end and it almost feel like it was trivial when it shouldn't be.
The humor and the side characters are great in this novel and that is one of Georgette's biggest strength as a writer.
Overall, I would say keep your expectations low and just enjoy the erotica parts and the humor.
barbrokatrin's review against another edition
3.0
Would have loved a slower build up, and getting more depth to the characters and to their relationship. Felt like there were some loose threads. Otherwise a quick and easy read (2 1/2 hours). A couple if steamy sex scenes too
But like someone else said, the book blurb and the actual book feels like two different things. Things weren’t dealt with and the whole straight (innocent) girl meets older experienced lesbian woman is a bit overused and cliche.
Also, the word “moist” should never ever be used when referring to a women’s lady bits! Talk about turn off
But like someone else said, the book blurb and the actual book feels like two different things. Things weren’t dealt with and the whole straight (innocent) girl meets older experienced lesbian woman is a bit overused and cliche.
Also, the word “moist” should never ever be used when referring to a women’s lady bits! Talk about turn off
corrie's review
4.0
Georgette Kaplan is an acquired taste, you either want to build a shrine in her honor or run for the hills. I think she is a lesfic goddess. I already loved her when she was a fanfic goddess. Hardly had I seen someone write so prolific, so diverse and so utterly brilliant. Don’t bother looking for it because most of it is gone now.
The Woman at the Edge of Town is sexier than what I’ve seen in her published work so far and maybe a bit less of the pop culture nuggets (one of Kaplan’s trademarks). It’s basically drama free (some boyfriend/best friend and mommy troubles aside).
I loved the characters. Sarah is cute and Nina is sophisticated and quite mysterious with the most unusual job I’ve come across in lesfic for a long while. They make a hot couple.
I’m not going to rehash the plot (you can read the blurb for that).
This is pure Georgette Kaplan, btw:
She could see the other car’s taillights, their glow rising like smoke to the branches of the slanted tree above, which had shifted aside for the darkly wheezing car bundled up against its trunk. From here, it didn’t even look like a wreck, but rather some kind of bizarre taxidermy. A jackalope or something.
Sarah tried to follow her, talk her out of it, but Eileen gave her a loaded finger point and generally insinuated that the Warsaw Pact would be kaput if she didn’t stay right where she was.
Keep writing, goddess. I adore your quirkiness!
f/f explicit with a healthy dose of kinky goodness
Themes: BDSM, cheating boyfriend, mysterious recluse on an island, gardening, Kaplan can really write erotica (some of her early work could not be read without wearing some fire retardant panties!), a dead father, a lonely mother, the scene is the movie theater was very naughty.
4.3 Stars
The Woman at the Edge of Town is sexier than what I’ve seen in her published work so far and maybe a bit less of the pop culture nuggets (one of Kaplan’s trademarks). It’s basically drama free (some boyfriend/best friend and mommy troubles aside).
I loved the characters. Sarah is cute and Nina is sophisticated and quite mysterious with the most unusual job I’ve come across in lesfic for a long while. They make a hot couple.
I’m not going to rehash the plot (you can read the blurb for that).
This is pure Georgette Kaplan, btw:
She could see the other car’s taillights, their glow rising like smoke to the branches of the slanted tree above, which had shifted aside for the darkly wheezing car bundled up against its trunk. From here, it didn’t even look like a wreck, but rather some kind of bizarre taxidermy. A jackalope or something.
Sarah tried to follow her, talk her out of it, but Eileen gave her a loaded finger point and generally insinuated that the Warsaw Pact would be kaput if she didn’t stay right where she was.
Keep writing, goddess. I adore your quirkiness!
f/f explicit with a healthy dose of kinky goodness
Themes: BDSM, cheating boyfriend, mysterious recluse on an island, gardening, Kaplan can really write erotica (some of her early work could not be read without wearing some fire retardant panties!), a dead father, a lonely mother, the scene is the movie theater was very naughty.
4.3 Stars
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