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rachaelreadsalot's review
3.0
Poorly copyedited to the point of distraction. I thought the storylines were hot, but the e book version really struggled with jumping around and often didn’t go to the right spot… I ended up reading all the different storylines more as short stories which worked for me! I think this writer has a lot of potential, this one just didn’t clinch the deal for me
kyoungeun's review against another edition
4.0
Lol it was actually quite good? The nonjudgemental and easy-going MC made the book really enjoyable -- I think her mindset about sex is really healthy and open-minded, and the tone works well with the mindset the genre should promote.
The writing was also another element of surprise; it started off rlly strong w unexpected humor, IMO much better than some of the romance I've read recently. Unfortunately the quality fell as the book progressed. For one thing, The author rlly wants you to know that she's a feminist "who has taken gender studies classes". In fact, she explicitly says it multiple times in the most random of situations to push away her guilt for enjoying supposedly anti-feminist things like men paying for the first date, depictions of cruel women, and men taking the sexual lead. This becomes more frequent towards the end and was mildly irksome. Also, the lvl of detail I appreciated in the beginning became progressively less apparent. Shame, but that's just about the only shame the book's associated with.
The writing was also another element of surprise; it started off rlly strong w unexpected humor, IMO much better than some of the romance I've read recently. Unfortunately the quality fell as the book progressed. For one thing, The author rlly wants you to know that she's a feminist "who has taken gender studies classes". In fact, she explicitly says it multiple times in the most random of situations to push away her guilt for enjoying supposedly anti-feminist things like men paying for the first date, depictions of cruel women, and men taking the sexual lead. This becomes more frequent towards the end and was mildly irksome. Also, the lvl of detail I appreciated in the beginning became progressively less apparent. Shame, but that's just about the only shame the book's associated with.
goodharted's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
itacuz's review against another edition
3.0
This book is porn in word form, so by reading my “book report” you are agreeing to be chill about that. I won’t pass judgement if it’s not for you, but that street goes two ways and if you can’t handle word porn, stop reading. I’m not kidding, stop and go read any number of other things I, or anyone else on this website has written. Hell, go read a different book! By continuing with judgement in your heart, know that you are breaking this contract I’m offering and that is its own violation of consent.
Hello active and potential perverts! This book is a blast for any dirty birds interested in decision based erotica, but let me get the less fun parts out of the way. Joanna Angel is a pornstar first and an author second. Technically her twitter says she’s a lemon thief first, but that’s like when artists on onlyfans say they’re getting into accounting. My point is that the writing’s not perfect. I read the kindle version and there were some issues with paragraph breaks; some sentences would be interrupted midway through as if the return key was hit by accident. That may have been a strictly e-reader problem, but you can’t blame different editions on the clunky sentences that sometimes plague this book. Her style grew on me as I read, and the sexier chapters flowed much smoother than Taryn’s internal monologues. The one unforgivable moment was a foursome where Angel confused the names of two characters as they grabbed sex toys. It only happened once, but I had to reread the two pages a couple times to really understand who was fucking who with what.
So this sex book written by an adult entertainer won’t be nominated for any major literary awards. You should read Night Shift if you’re interested that Joanna Angel wrote an erotic novel, or you want to bone your way through a choose-your-own-adventure story. Either way, it’s a wild ride of debauchery and experimentation as Taryn sees her life transformed by her part time job at Dreamz, an adult movie theatre where anything can happen. The first chapter is self contained, who receives a private room key determines which of two scenes you’ll read, both leading to the same conclusion. In the next chapter you choose between “the lumberjack” or Amir. I chose the lumberjack and went down a path similar to the first chapter, you had two date options and both led to the same ending. At first I thought Angel was using decision making as a gimmick based framing device for a book that would have been fine on it’s own, but then I went back and chose Amir. Taking the other path on my second run gave me a much more diverse journey filled with branching paths to bookmark and return to. I don’t have the patience to count the different endings because I’d have to tap through the entire kindle edition, but there’s gotta be at least ten. Some forks in the story converge back to the same ending, others lead somewhere you could only get to through one choice. It was just like I remembered from childhood.
You’ve been reading my review of literal porn for a while now and I’d say we’re pretty close so I’ll tell you: yes, I used this for some private me and I time. Joanna Angel is sexy and she knows what’s hot to read. Now I didn’t enjoy every sex scene. Some of them were very much not for me, but the quality of her descriptions made me appreciate what other readers might enjoy. Angel’s characters were almost as diverse as their bedroom activities, not amazing but pretty good for erotica set in Florida. There were no gay men getting down, but you’ve got a female narrator and I imagine fans of her previous work would be hesitant to purchase if they knew that was a possibility. One storyline featured a man exploring his gender/sexuality through crossdressing, though he specified not being gay while doing so. Of course there was a lot of lesbian and bisexual woman content, that’s always hyper-sexualized in sex work. Angel not only writes very real sex scenes, she teaches the reader lingo and things like what to expect if they find themselves at a swinger party. Taryn watches sex educator Nina Hartley’s videos and a bratty pornstar featuring at a strip club is none other than Joanna Angel herself. While it sometimes feels like a Dear Penthouse letter, I’ve met all these characters and found myself in plenty of the settings. Taryn is living a fantasy life, but she’s living it in the real world. Night Shift is a great starting place for anyone wanting to sexy up their library. Failing that, a gag gift for any occasion that would find you shopping at a store like Dreamz, it’s bound to elicit humor if not more… interesting emotions.
Hello active and potential perverts! This book is a blast for any dirty birds interested in decision based erotica, but let me get the less fun parts out of the way. Joanna Angel is a pornstar first and an author second. Technically her twitter says she’s a lemon thief first, but that’s like when artists on onlyfans say they’re getting into accounting. My point is that the writing’s not perfect. I read the kindle version and there were some issues with paragraph breaks; some sentences would be interrupted midway through as if the return key was hit by accident. That may have been a strictly e-reader problem, but you can’t blame different editions on the clunky sentences that sometimes plague this book. Her style grew on me as I read, and the sexier chapters flowed much smoother than Taryn’s internal monologues. The one unforgivable moment was a foursome where Angel confused the names of two characters as they grabbed sex toys. It only happened once, but I had to reread the two pages a couple times to really understand who was fucking who with what.
So this sex book written by an adult entertainer won’t be nominated for any major literary awards. You should read Night Shift if you’re interested that Joanna Angel wrote an erotic novel, or you want to bone your way through a choose-your-own-adventure story. Either way, it’s a wild ride of debauchery and experimentation as Taryn sees her life transformed by her part time job at Dreamz, an adult movie theatre where anything can happen. The first chapter is self contained, who receives a private room key determines which of two scenes you’ll read, both leading to the same conclusion. In the next chapter you choose between “the lumberjack” or Amir. I chose the lumberjack and went down a path similar to the first chapter, you had two date options and both led to the same ending. At first I thought Angel was using decision making as a gimmick based framing device for a book that would have been fine on it’s own, but then I went back and chose Amir. Taking the other path on my second run gave me a much more diverse journey filled with branching paths to bookmark and return to. I don’t have the patience to count the different endings because I’d have to tap through the entire kindle edition, but there’s gotta be at least ten. Some forks in the story converge back to the same ending, others lead somewhere you could only get to through one choice. It was just like I remembered from childhood.
You’ve been reading my review of literal porn for a while now and I’d say we’re pretty close so I’ll tell you: yes, I used this for some private me and I time. Joanna Angel is sexy and she knows what’s hot to read. Now I didn’t enjoy every sex scene. Some of them were very much not for me, but the quality of her descriptions made me appreciate what other readers might enjoy. Angel’s characters were almost as diverse as their bedroom activities, not amazing but pretty good for erotica set in Florida. There were no gay men getting down, but you’ve got a female narrator and I imagine fans of her previous work would be hesitant to purchase if they knew that was a possibility. One storyline featured a man exploring his gender/sexuality through crossdressing, though he specified not being gay while doing so. Of course there was a lot of lesbian and bisexual woman content, that’s always hyper-sexualized in sex work. Angel not only writes very real sex scenes, she teaches the reader lingo and things like what to expect if they find themselves at a swinger party. Taryn watches sex educator Nina Hartley’s videos and a bratty pornstar featuring at a strip club is none other than Joanna Angel herself. While it sometimes feels like a Dear Penthouse letter, I’ve met all these characters and found myself in plenty of the settings. Taryn is living a fantasy life, but she’s living it in the real world. Night Shift is a great starting place for anyone wanting to sexy up their library. Failing that, a gag gift for any occasion that would find you shopping at a store like Dreamz, it’s bound to elicit humor if not more… interesting emotions.
kyoungeun's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Lol it was actually quite good? The nonjudgemental and easy-going MC made the book really enjoyable -- I think her mindset about sex is really healthy and open-minded, and the tone works well with the mindset the genre should promote.
The writing was also another element of surprise; it started off rlly strong w unexpected humor, IMO much better than some of the romance I've read recently. Unfortunately the quality fell as the book progressed. For one thing, The author rlly wants you to know that she's a feminist "who has taken gender studies classes". In fact, she explicitly says it multiple times in the most random of situations to push away her guilt for enjoying supposedly anti-feminist things like men paying for the first date, depictions of cruel women, and men taking the sexual lead. This becomes more frequent towards the end and was mildly irksome. Also, the lvl of detail I appreciated in the beginning became progressively less apparent. Shame, but that's just about the only shame the book's associated with.
The writing was also another element of surprise; it started off rlly strong w unexpected humor, IMO much better than some of the romance I've read recently. Unfortunately the quality fell as the book progressed. For one thing, The author rlly wants you to know that she's a feminist "who has taken gender studies classes". In fact, she explicitly says it multiple times in the most random of situations to push away her guilt for enjoying supposedly anti-feminist things like men paying for the first date, depictions of cruel women, and men taking the sexual lead. This becomes more frequent towards the end and was mildly irksome. Also, the lvl of detail I appreciated in the beginning became progressively less apparent. Shame, but that's just about the only shame the book's associated with.
lesley's review
2.0
Silly silly silly. This is definitely raunchy and not at all sexy ( ha) but it's inclusive as hell (every kind of kink with every kind of person doing it) and even features an interesting cameo from the author herself. It's not very well written and it lacks good pacing and a lot of what is described seems anatomically impossible but who am I to say.
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