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Laid Bare: A collection of erotic lesbian stories by Jae, Astrid Ohletz

althea's review

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4.0

I really enjoyed this collection of sapphic erotic short stories and it was really great to get a taster of some well-loved sapphic authors' works that I haven't had the chance to read yet, but I will definitely be checking out after this! My favourite of the stories were Houseshare, Worth the Wait, and Erasing the Lines!

docsol22's review

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is a great collection of lesbian erotic short stories. Very well done. 

sbarrettt's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

thereadingpal's review against another edition

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3.0

(3.40/5)
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Di solito le raccolte di racconti non mi piacciono granché. Ce ne sono state poche, nelle mie letture, che mi sono piaciute davvero. Sembra sempre che i racconti siano sbilanciati: alcuni ottimi, altri che avresti preferito non leggere.
Nel caso di Laid Bare, si tratta di una buona raccolta. Ci sono stati dei bellissimi racconti, altri che mi hanno lasciato poco o nulla, e uno in particolare che non mi è piaciuto quasi per niente.
Ho dato un voto singolo ad ogni racconto, essendo essi scritti da autrici diverse:

Flashbang - Lee Winter 4/5
A Different View - Jess Lea 3/5
Executive Dining - A. L. Brooks 4.5/5
58 Seconds - Harper Bliss 3/5
Help Yourself - 3.5/5
Erasing the Lines - K.D. Williamson 2.5/5
Houseshare - A.L. Brooks 4.5/5
It's Getting Hot in Here - Alison Grey 3/5
Stress Management - 3/5
Something salty. Something sweet - Emma Weimann 3/5
Worth the wait - Jae 3.5/5

Le storie spaziano nelle varie aree del romanticismo e dell'eros, ogni racconto in modo diverso. Si passa da feste al sesso per telefono, da pasti afrodisiaci a poliamore, da desideri nascosti che diventano realtà a proposte di matrimonio.
Anche se molti dei racconti per non sono granché rispetto alla trama (come per esempio "Erasing the lines") o non sono il mio genere rispetto a una relazione ideale da parte mia, devo ammettere che tutti i racconti sono comunque ben scritti: su quello, Ylva Publishing non delude mai.
"Executive Dining" e "Houseshare" sono stati assolutamente i miei racconti preferiti nella raccolta, e sono stati scritti da un'autrice che non avevo mai letto, mentre le altre le conosco, bene o male, per i racconti pubblicati nella raccolta erotica "Don't be shy" o altri loro libri. Della Brooks ho adorato lo stile, e il modo in cui ha dato vita ai personaggi, che, di solito, mi sembrano sempre molto piatti nei racconti brevi.
Jae questa volta mi ha delusa un pochettino: e dire che ho adorato il suo ultimo libro! Un vero peccato, perché lei mi piace molto come scrittrice.
Nel complesso gli altri racconti hanno la stessa media, e ammetto che probabilmente non li rileggerei: non mi hanno lasciato nulla, da nessun punto di vista, anche se ben scritti. Certo, mi sono piaciuti, ma non abbastanza per ricordarmeli per filo e per segno: l'unico che mi ricordo molto bene è "Something salty. Something sweet", che si è concluso in modo molto romantico e carino.
In generale, nei racconti mi è piaciuta la costruzione delle relazioni tra le donne, e il mix etnico e d'età: è una raccolta a tutto tondo, coronata da bellissime immagine tra i racconti che mostrano donne molto diverse che fanno l'amore. Personalmente, quella è la cosa che mi è piaciuta di più! (Animo da artista, scusate...).
Nel complesso è una raccolta molto carina, ma mi aspettavo molto di più, soprattutto da alcune autrici come Jae e Jess Lea.
Per quanto riguarda la lingua, ovvimente il libro è in inglese. A me questa cosa non da problemi, ma credo che per leggerlo ci sia bisogno almeno di un B2, quindi non è adatto a chi non sa benissimo l'Inglese. Forse, come con altri loro volumi, lo tradurranno in Italiano...
Nel complesso, ve lo consiglio perché sono comunque dei bei racconti con cui passare il tempo e staccare un po' la testa dal mondo circostante.

patricia71's review against another edition

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4.0

Didn’t like all the stories, but I loved Jae’s Worth the wait(staring Jill and Crash from Just physical which is in my top 10 books). Something salty, something sweet by Emma Weimann made me search Goodreads if there was a full length story about Vera and Maddy. Loved them.
Erasing The lines by K.D. Williamson made me read Nora and Kelly’s story Blurred Lines.
It’s getting hot in here by Alison Grey made me put Linda and Christina’s story Hot Line on my to read book.

lsnack's review against another edition

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5.0

These are some super hot and beautifully written stories. They had me melting on the inside. Great collection of authors. I couldn’t pick a favorite but I will definitely be listening to this audiobook again.

lezreviewbooks's review

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5.0

This is a collection of eleven short erotic lesbian stories edited by Astrid Ohletz & Jae for Ylva Publishing. Some of these works have been published previously as stand-alone. Normally the quality of the stories in these compilations is mixed but I'm happy to say that in this case all of them are really good.

'Flashbang' is a short sequel of Lee Winter's excellent book 'The red files' and it explores reporters Lauren and Catherine's new relationship. Steamy and well-written. 5 stars.

'A different view' by Jess Lea is a long-ish, interracial, age-gap story between a sportswoman and a photographer involving self-gratification. 3.5 stars.

'Executive dining' by A.L. Brooks is an office erotic story between a butch and a top femme. Great at turning the tables (pun intended). 4 stars.

'58 Seconds' by Harper Bliss is an encounter between two commuters in the London underground with a twist at the end. Sizzling hot as it's the norm with Ms. Bliss's erotica. 5 stars.

'Help yourself' by Emma Weimann is a story of self-gratification as a way of reducing work stress. 4.5 stars.

'Erasing the lines' by KD Williamson is a short erotic sequel of'Blurred lines' from the author's Cops and Docs series. How can a newly established couple put up with geographical distance? Maybe phone sex is the answer. 4.5 stars.

'Houseshare' by A.L. Brooks is a polyamorous erotica story of a woman searching for a new home in which she finds more than a room with a couple of landladies. 5 stars.

'It's getting hot in here' by Alison Grey is a sequel to the author's novella 'Hot line' that involves hot phone sex. 4.5 stars.

'Stress management' by Lola Keeley is a tale of light submission and self-gratification while the main character learns to let go of her stress. 4.5 stars.

'Something salty, something sweet' by Emma Weimann is a story about the sensuality of both food and sex. 4.5 stars.

'Worth the wait' is a sequel to Jae's 'Just physical' featuring a lead character who suffers multiple sclerosis. Original and hot. 5 stars.

Overall, a very good collection of lesbian erotica stories, not to be missed if you enjoy the genre. 4.5 stars.

ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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corrie's review

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4.0

Laid Bare: A Collection of lesbian Erotic Stories is a bit on the thin side for an anthology but as promotional freebies go, I’m not going to complain.

Like the nature of anthologies, some stories you will like more than others. There is a bit for everyone, some role-play, some phone sex, some strap-on action etc. If it makes you curious to the author’s back catalog, this anthology has done it’s job.

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Themes: erotic shorts to promote some of the Ylva authors.

3.7 Stars

hsinjulit's review

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4.0

This anthology covers a fairly wide range of erotica, including very light BDSM, throuple, masturbation, phone sex, public sex, and more. I really like how we get drastically different stories in one book.

The eleven shorts by nine authors are listed here.
"Flashbang" by Lee Winters is a public sex scene featuring Lauren and Catherine from The Red Files.
"A Different View" by Jess Lea is a short of Steph masturbating to photos of herself.
"Executive Dining" by A.L. Brooks is an office sex story with the usually dominant butch Jamie as Emily's sub.
"58 Seconds" by Harper Bliss has Janet live out her core fantasy with Sharon.
"Help Yourself" by Emma Weimann is a story where Hannah joins Emily in the latter's sex fantasy in the middle of the night.
"Erasing the Lines" by KD Williamson is a phone sex short featuring Kelli and Nora from Blurred Lines.
"Houseshare" by A.L. Brooks is about Kat's apartment hunt turning into a throuple relationship with her crush Claire and Claire's partner Ronnie.
"It's getting hot in here" by Alison Grey is a short with Linda and Christina from Hot Line playing the roles of phone sex operators.
"Stress Management" by Lola Keeley is a story of Asha watching and commanding Regan masturbate.
"Something Salty, Something Sweet" by Emma Weimann is an age-gap erotica of Vera and Maddy with yummy dishes.
"Worth the Wait" by Jae features Jill and Crash from Just Physical with strap-on sex.
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