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richardwriteson's review
5.0
Something for everyone in this book. I love a good anthology and I loved the last one from this publisher as well.
petite_bumblebeebooks's review
4.0
Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Best Women's Erotica Vol. 7 edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
From hot security guard, to sex toys, to shifters, to male strippers that are certainly sexier than Magic Mikes' we are guaranteed to have our fill of steamy goodness with these tempting and provocative stories!
Here are just a few of the author's that feature in this book!
Adrianna Herrera, Erin McLellan, Lucy Eden, Angelina M. Lopez and many many more!
With 20 erotica short-stories all curated in this wonderful anthology everyone will find something intriguing! I really enjoyed this format, it made me discover author I wouldn't have picked up on my own and now are on my TBR!
Here are my favourite stories from this collection!
BITCH by @ingathewriter : a story of a married couple discovering a new kink and exploring their new fantasy together.
YOUR NAME ON MY LIPS by Joanna Shaw: The story of a woman ongoing major vocal cord surgery, and having her partner supporting and loving her through the changes.
PUZZLE by Gabrielle Johnson a story about two friends, discovering secrets and some fiery chemistry.
BEFORE AND AFTER by @kristinelynnauthor the story of a woman seducing her husband after recovering from cancer and wanting to bond with him again as husband and wife.
Surprisingly my favourites weren't from the authors I already knew but all new-to-me authors I'm looking forward to discovering.
Thank you so much to @bestwomenserotica and @rachelkramerbussel for gifting me a digital version of their anthology for me to review. As always all thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.
This one will release: December 21st, just in time for the hustle and bustle of the holidays, when you might need a little naughty pause to recharge.
From hot security guard, to sex toys, to shifters, to male strippers that are certainly sexier than Magic Mikes' we are guaranteed to have our fill of steamy goodness with these tempting and provocative stories!
Here are just a few of the author's that feature in this book!
Adrianna Herrera, Erin McLellan, Lucy Eden, Angelina M. Lopez and many many more!
With 20 erotica short-stories all curated in this wonderful anthology everyone will find something intriguing! I really enjoyed this format, it made me discover author I wouldn't have picked up on my own and now are on my TBR!
Here are my favourite stories from this collection!
BITCH by @ingathewriter : a story of a married couple discovering a new kink and exploring their new fantasy together.
YOUR NAME ON MY LIPS by Joanna Shaw: The story of a woman ongoing major vocal cord surgery, and having her partner supporting and loving her through the changes.
PUZZLE by Gabrielle Johnson a story about two friends, discovering secrets and some fiery chemistry.
BEFORE AND AFTER by @kristinelynnauthor the story of a woman seducing her husband after recovering from cancer and wanting to bond with him again as husband and wife.
Surprisingly my favourites weren't from the authors I already knew but all new-to-me authors I'm looking forward to discovering.
Thank you so much to @bestwomenserotica and @rachelkramerbussel for gifting me a digital version of their anthology for me to review. As always all thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.
This one will release: December 21st, just in time for the hustle and bustle of the holidays, when you might need a little naughty pause to recharge.
emmalita's review
4.0
You can trust that Rachel Kramer Bussel is going to put together a good anthology. Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 7 is thoughtful with a wide range of stories. I don’t expect to like every story in an anthology, and erotica is tougher because it taps into a place that can be rawly personal. When Kramer Bussel puts an anthology together, I know I will at least appreciate most of the stories.
My only complaint about the book is one I frequently have about e-arcs. The formatting was wonky (please, publishers, please make sure your e-arcs a formatted correctly). In this case, the text was broken up so that the whole book read as long form, modernist, deconstructed poetry. For example, from the introduction:
I am generally pretty good at ignoring odd formatting, but in this case it kept my brain engaged on an intellectual level that distracts from descending into the primal brain. So, initially I thought that I hadn’t enjoyed this collection as much as I did last year’s. But every time I went back to look at a story as I was drafting this review, I would remember that I really did like the stories quite a lot.
The theme this year is Surprise. Everyone understood the assignment.
Angelina M. Lopez’s “Hot Pockets” was one of the standouts. A married couple has to work to find pockets of time for passion. A number of the stories involve established couples doing something that alters their dynamic, whether that’s finding a new way to meet needs, adding a third, or reigniting passion after a long illness. In Corrina Lawson’s “Wicked Ride” a couple with psychic abilities experiments with using their mental powers to explore sex joyfully and safely.
In some stories relationships take a surprising turn, in others, there is no expectation of a relationship. I particularly enjoyed “Gravity” by Gwendolyn J. Bean, where the surprise is the world itself. I really appreciated the range of women who explored their sexual desires and were the objects of desire.
Reading anything that stretches the boundaries of polite cis het sex feels like a political act. Culturally, we seem to taking a turn back towards the puritanical. I am not in favor. I am feeling more comfortable in my relationship with erotica now that I better understand my relationship to attraction and desire (I identify as aro-ace). Though it might seem counter intuitive, reading the way a lot of different kinds of people imagine romantic and sexual relationships has allowed me to know myself.
I can’t guarantee that you will like all or any of the stories in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 7, but I can guarantee they were chosen thoughtfully.
I received this as an advance reader copy from NetGalley and Cleis Press. My opinions are my own.
My only complaint about the book is one I frequently have about e-arcs. The formatting was wonky (please, publishers, please make sure your e-arcs a formatted correctly). In this case, the text was broken up so that the whole book read as long form, modernist, deconstructed poetry. For example, from the introduction:
surprises, birthday parties where a roomful of guests shout the
fateful word at a startled celebrant would leap to mind. I wanted to offer readers different types of surprises. Inside this book
you’ll find a woman who sees color because she has synesthesia
I am generally pretty good at ignoring odd formatting, but in this case it kept my brain engaged on an intellectual level that distracts from descending into the primal brain. So, initially I thought that I hadn’t enjoyed this collection as much as I did last year’s. But every time I went back to look at a story as I was drafting this review, I would remember that I really did like the stories quite a lot.
The theme this year is Surprise. Everyone understood the assignment.
Angelina M. Lopez’s “Hot Pockets” was one of the standouts. A married couple has to work to find pockets of time for passion. A number of the stories involve established couples doing something that alters their dynamic, whether that’s finding a new way to meet needs, adding a third, or reigniting passion after a long illness. In Corrina Lawson’s “Wicked Ride” a couple with psychic abilities experiments with using their mental powers to explore sex joyfully and safely.
In some stories relationships take a surprising turn, in others, there is no expectation of a relationship. I particularly enjoyed “Gravity” by Gwendolyn J. Bean, where the surprise is the world itself. I really appreciated the range of women who explored their sexual desires and were the objects of desire.
Reading anything that stretches the boundaries of polite cis het sex feels like a political act. Culturally, we seem to taking a turn back towards the puritanical. I am not in favor. I am feeling more comfortable in my relationship with erotica now that I better understand my relationship to attraction and desire (I identify as aro-ace). Though it might seem counter intuitive, reading the way a lot of different kinds of people imagine romantic and sexual relationships has allowed me to know myself.
I can’t guarantee that you will like all or any of the stories in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 7, but I can guarantee they were chosen thoughtfully.
I received this as an advance reader copy from NetGalley and Cleis Press. My opinions are my own.
grlmoon78's review
3.0
Interesting variety of stories I liked most of them, However the book format was wonky so it was hard to keep up with when read.
justavoraciousreader's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
teesbookjourney's review
4.0
As a regular erotica reader, I liked this collection of stories is perfect. The variety of the stories allows for everyone to find a least one story that matches their needs. Of course, I didn't love all the stories but the beauty is that there were more than enough stories that I found more I enjoyed than didn't like
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