mairimav's review against another edition
4.0
A hauntingly beautiful and rare collection of stories that more than mere erotica is a study on the psychopathology of kink, answering in an uncensored and non judgemental way, all our questions regarding kinks
sakisreads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I really wanted to like this short story collection more than I did 🥲 Unfortunately I wasn’t gripped. However, I have highlighted the ones I did like below:
‘Oh, Youth’ got me in my feelings 🥺 I can imagine it’s hard to navigate a three person relationship, especially when with one of the members it’s meant to be strictly transactional…
‘Mirror, Mirror’ was quite fun. There was a lot of excitement from the get go, which I really got into ✨
‘The Voyeurs’ was probably my favourite. Although harrowing in some aspects, I felt real intimacy and love between Belèn and Omar ❤️ I wanted to give them both big hugs!
Spoiler
what with Mr. Harris being a transphobic prick 😫,2.5 out of 5 stars for me on this one ✨ Content warnings also posted below.
Thank you 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Blood
schmaego's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
anna_munroe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
scrow1022's review against another edition
3.0
Stories mostly about kink, not of kink, so not what I was expecting, and many I would not want to reread, although when I actually go through the story list (rather than just thinking about it) there are plenty I liked, mostly by authors I already admired. So something about the collection doesn't sit right with me and I haven't figured out why. Maybe because the overall tone seems grim? But will keep it for now, at least.
thomwallacern's review against another edition
3.0
A book titled "Kink" that isn't really *that* kinky. Is this irony? Most of the stories are just dry and dull. 3 stars because some of the stories were okay.
a_violentfemme's review against another edition
3.0
Like all short story collections some of these really captured me but I felt the order of some works could have been better arranged. My interest took a dip in the middle of the book and it took me a while to finish!
dutschka's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
punkgremlin's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0