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4.0
Obsession is a theme that easily falls into stale retellings of women obsessing over sexy men to dominate them. While this anthology doesn't avoid this hazard, it has plenty of other stories that transcend into new territories of what it means to be obsessed.
Before you pick this up, you need to know the first several stories are the weakest and then it gets much, much better. There is a heavy reliance on "Perfect Man, Perfect Sex" (PMPS) and the sheer perfectness will make your eyes glaze over. PMPS can be described as a man who is everything the woman could ever want out of a partner, both physically and emotionally. That can be extra tiresome when you're talking about her obsessing over him. However, some authors can take PMPS and make them bearable as long as the woman doesn't dissolve into a puddle. That was achieved by "Here In Between" by Kristina Wright and "Raven's Flight" by Andrea Dale, both tales very sweet and mysterious at the same time.
Fortunately, not every story has PMPS waiting to give their women ultimate pleasure. Some of the more creative narrations are where the man is either submissive or not the center of the obsession. In the case of the former, you have "It's Gotta Be Fate" by Jennifer Peters and "Secret Places" by Adele Haze. For the latter, there's "Hooked" by Ariel Graham and "Topiary" by K.D. Grace. And, of course, a combination piece in "Undercover Kink" by Louisa Harte. These have a level of intrigue that goes beyond great sex with a great guy.
There are, of course, lots of other stories in this anthology to recommend, that's how much I like it. I'm not obsessed, I promise. Okay, maybe a little bit. It's a great balance of romance and sex without being too cheesy or contrived (except this one story I won't dwell on), and I enjoyed it a lot. Maybe you will too.
Before you pick this up, you need to know the first several stories are the weakest and then it gets much, much better. There is a heavy reliance on "Perfect Man, Perfect Sex" (PMPS) and the sheer perfectness will make your eyes glaze over. PMPS can be described as a man who is everything the woman could ever want out of a partner, both physically and emotionally. That can be extra tiresome when you're talking about her obsessing over him. However, some authors can take PMPS and make them bearable as long as the woman doesn't dissolve into a puddle. That was achieved by "Here In Between" by Kristina Wright and "Raven's Flight" by Andrea Dale, both tales very sweet and mysterious at the same time.
Fortunately, not every story has PMPS waiting to give their women ultimate pleasure. Some of the more creative narrations are where the man is either submissive or not the center of the obsession. In the case of the former, you have "It's Gotta Be Fate" by Jennifer Peters and "Secret Places" by Adele Haze. For the latter, there's "Hooked" by Ariel Graham and "Topiary" by K.D. Grace. And, of course, a combination piece in "Undercover Kink" by Louisa Harte. These have a level of intrigue that goes beyond great sex with a great guy.
There are, of course, lots of other stories in this anthology to recommend, that's how much I like it. I'm not obsessed, I promise. Okay, maybe a little bit. It's a great balance of romance and sex without being too cheesy or contrived (except this one story I won't dwell on), and I enjoyed it a lot. Maybe you will too.
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