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corrie's review
4.0
I bought House of Erotica Quickies - Absolute Lesbian Sex because of a short story of Vanessa de Sade that I just had to read :-)
The anthology counts 6 stories and they are all very varied:
1) Beach Photographer by Vanessa de Sade - Set in a British seaside resort in the 1960s, Cindy walks the promenade each day in her Snappy Snaps blazer and creased white flannels, her trusty Rolleiflex camera slung around her neck. But behind the sunny facade there lurks a darker side to her nature, and Cindy desperately seeks her muse and wrestles with her own sexuality, both conundrums being resolved when she meets a voluptuous Venus at the far end of the beach...
I love Vanessa de Sade's stories. (someone called it Erotic literature and I think that is a very apt discription ofher work). Just for this story alone it is worth buying the book! 5 *****
2) Lustful Intervention by Nicole Gestalt - On a warm summer holiday Kat finds herself intervening in a situation that everyone else seems to be trying to avoid. After the intervention things become more heated and leaves Kat’s heart racing and very happy that she intervened in the first place.
This was the weakest story of the lot and I didn't care for it. 2 **
3) Something in Common by Lucy Felthouse - Nerd and amateur photographer Justine is partaking of one of her favourite pastimes—visiting a historical site—when she bumps into Amber. It turns out they’re both equally enthusiastic about exploring stately homes, abbeys, stone circles and the like—and their surprise at meeting someone with similar interests leads them on another adventure together, which doesn’t end at the site.
It was ok but very middle of the road. 3 ***
4) Honeymoon Island by Leigh Clark - This bittersweet story of island love reveals the steamy underside of female passion and just what it takes to satisfy the appetite of a fully aroused lover.
Well written, exotic setting, poignant, almost reads like a fairytale. 4 ****
5) Bottle It by Ian Kidd - Nikki Williamson is an ordinary young woman who works for an extraordinary company - Erect Matters, a scientific research firm dedicated to erotic studies. Nikki has a problem with her love life - namely that she doesn’t have one and that she seems more suited to alienating men than attracting them. However, the beautiful scientist Dr. Fae Dubois, believes she has the answer; a new potion which will make her irresistible to those she desires the most.
I did not like the main character Nikki but the story was entertaining. 3 ***
6) The Orchard by Vina Green - A young woman learns to unlock her own pleasure and fulfil the desires of another when she enjoys her first lesbian encounter - with her employer. Their forbidden romance reaches an unexpected climax in this short coming of age story set within the sweet confines of an apple orchard.
I really loved this one! A very well written story that stayed with me. I wonder if this author has published anything else because I wouldn't mind reading more of her hand. That is the fun of reading anthologies, you always discover new talented writers. Together with Vanessa de Sade's story I would say these two are the best of this collection. 5 *****
The anthology counts 6 stories and they are all very varied:
1) Beach Photographer by Vanessa de Sade - Set in a British seaside resort in the 1960s, Cindy walks the promenade each day in her Snappy Snaps blazer and creased white flannels, her trusty Rolleiflex camera slung around her neck. But behind the sunny facade there lurks a darker side to her nature, and Cindy desperately seeks her muse and wrestles with her own sexuality, both conundrums being resolved when she meets a voluptuous Venus at the far end of the beach...
I love Vanessa de Sade's stories. (someone called it Erotic literature and I think that is a very apt discription ofher work). Just for this story alone it is worth buying the book! 5 *****
2) Lustful Intervention by Nicole Gestalt - On a warm summer holiday Kat finds herself intervening in a situation that everyone else seems to be trying to avoid. After the intervention things become more heated and leaves Kat’s heart racing and very happy that she intervened in the first place.
This was the weakest story of the lot and I didn't care for it. 2 **
3) Something in Common by Lucy Felthouse - Nerd and amateur photographer Justine is partaking of one of her favourite pastimes—visiting a historical site—when she bumps into Amber. It turns out they’re both equally enthusiastic about exploring stately homes, abbeys, stone circles and the like—and their surprise at meeting someone with similar interests leads them on another adventure together, which doesn’t end at the site.
It was ok but very middle of the road. 3 ***
4) Honeymoon Island by Leigh Clark - This bittersweet story of island love reveals the steamy underside of female passion and just what it takes to satisfy the appetite of a fully aroused lover.
Well written, exotic setting, poignant, almost reads like a fairytale. 4 ****
5) Bottle It by Ian Kidd - Nikki Williamson is an ordinary young woman who works for an extraordinary company - Erect Matters, a scientific research firm dedicated to erotic studies. Nikki has a problem with her love life - namely that she doesn’t have one and that she seems more suited to alienating men than attracting them. However, the beautiful scientist Dr. Fae Dubois, believes she has the answer; a new potion which will make her irresistible to those she desires the most.
I did not like the main character Nikki but the story was entertaining. 3 ***
6) The Orchard by Vina Green - A young woman learns to unlock her own pleasure and fulfil the desires of another when she enjoys her first lesbian encounter - with her employer. Their forbidden romance reaches an unexpected climax in this short coming of age story set within the sweet confines of an apple orchard.
I really loved this one! A very well written story that stayed with me. I wonder if this author has published anything else because I wouldn't mind reading more of her hand. That is the fun of reading anthologies, you always discover new talented writers. Together with Vanessa de Sade's story I would say these two are the best of this collection. 5 *****
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