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Gold Standard by Kyell Gold

teresab78's review

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4.0

So... I was pleasantly surprised at my liking for furry m/m stories. I kind of pictured Zootopia to keep the characters in mind. The stories ranged from sweet to intense, coming of age to fantasy and sci-fi. I will definitely check out the longer novels that these stories come from or reference - especially Volle.

shazov's review

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I am leaving this book unrated. Not because it doesn't deserve a rating, but because I if I mark it honestly I would have to rate it low and that isn't fair to the author.

This book was well written and the stories within the anthology are good. It is just that the concept, the idea of 'furries' just really rubs me the wrong way! It is not a book that I would have chosen to read for myself, it was recommended to me in a challenge. So I apologise to Kyell Gold. I think you are a good author, just really not in my style.

serena_dawn's review

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4.0

This is not Disney's Robin Hood (although there are a lot of foxes in it).



If you do not know what "furry porn" is, or think it's all about pictures, these nine short stories are a pretty basic introduction and some of them are smutty, while others are sweet. They range between sports (swimming, football), historical, fairy tale (tail?), and superhero.

"Aquifers" While swimming otter Kory meets a fox, Samaki, between friendship, family, and church they have to decide what they are going to be together, friends - or more?

"In Between" After football, with his buddies at Fang, a bar, Dev, a tiger, thinks he spots a vixen, who he walks home and finds all isn't as it appears to be - not the fox, not even himself.

"Secrets" Dev and Lee have their secrets, but hiding their relationship or the way Lee wears dresses isn't something they seem ready to tell the whole truth about.

"Don't Blink" Maria's training to help Jake, a coyote superhero who can teleport in the blink of an eye and member of the League of Crimefighting Canids, known as "Blink Coyote" perhaps shouldn't have included a certain possum (Charles or Doctor Defiance) playing his nemesis...

"Jacks to Open" Sean, a red wolf, can see the signs of the cards, but he didn't perhaps see what the silver fox Jack would become to him.

"Race to the Moon" a fairy tale, when a black coyote named Noc challenges the raven girl Omber - to the moon, and back - it's a race that they both win in the end.

"Drifting" The strained relationship between Tobias, a lemur and Dylan a black panther might end with or without Tobias's interest in the fox trainer at his gym, Marty.

"How to Get Through the Day" Fin has a list to follow but between his dates with Amir and Hayward he might not need it so much as a crutch anymore to be happy.

"The Prisoner's Release" Volle, a fox, is a prisoner but with help from 'Streak' a wolf he might find release, love and freedom.

rissa53's review

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4.0

That was very interesting! I had never read furry fiction before so that was very cool. I like the different stories and the author was right, it definitely showcased his work. It was a little bit of everything! I enjoyed reading it! :)

karend's review

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3.0

I don't know if I knew this was furry fiction when I got it. I must have, since there's a fox on the cover, but I was still confused for quite far into this. How animal were these anthropomorphic creatures? Why don't I know more about the mechanics of canine sexual relations? Is there such a thing as homosexual canine sex among real animals? It's good to be exposed to new things, though I'm not sure these particular things are for me.
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