lkmreads's review
2.0
5 very nicely written erotic cyberpunk stories. 4 of them are MM, one is FF, I'm not much into FF so I skipped halfway through it, but if you like it, it seemed like a nice story too.
Be warned most the stories are pretty heavy on the cyberpunk lexicon. Personally I found it a bit TOO heavy for the length of the stories, since most cyberpunk books give you enough time to get you used to the often foreign words and environments and it was not the case here - plus it varied on what it was from story to story, so it wasn't even consistent to be able to adapt to it. As a results some stories were a little easier to read than others who went heavier on that.
I would have rated it higher, but although the stories were good, certain choices, mostly stylistic, made me not enjoy it as much (and this is purely a personal thing), namely:
2. All stories were in first person, which I personally don't like, particularly in erotica.
3. But more important than all the above: A couple of the stories featured the death of one of the characters in the given relationship. I don't care that it's cyberpunk, I don't like to have the death of a main character in my erotica/romance.
Be warned most the stories are pretty heavy on the cyberpunk lexicon. Personally I found it a bit TOO heavy for the length of the stories, since most cyberpunk books give you enough time to get you used to the often foreign words and environments and it was not the case here - plus it varied on what it was from story to story, so it wasn't even consistent to be able to adapt to it. As a results some stories were a little easier to read than others who went heavier on that.
I would have rated it higher, but although the stories were good, certain choices, mostly stylistic, made me not enjoy it as much (and this is purely a personal thing), namely:
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1. The lexicon issue named above. Went a bit too heavy for some, better for others. If they'd made it cohesive from one story to the next it might have worked better.2. All stories were in first person, which I personally don't like, particularly in erotica.
3. But more important than all the above: A couple of the stories featured the death of one of the characters in the given relationship. I don't care that it's cyberpunk, I don't like to have the death of a main character in my erotica/romance.
folieassdeux's review
2.0
Disappointed that 4 out of 5 stories were M/M.
1, 3, and 4 were good. 2 was terrible. 5 was...weird.
1, 3, and 4 were good. 2 was terrible. 5 was...weird.
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