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starrwad's review against another edition
5.0
This is a well-written, well-edited collection of erotic short stories.
Thanks to the authors, publisher, and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC.
Thanks to the authors, publisher, and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC.
vixdag's review against another edition
4.0
Reviewing any anthology is a tricky endeavor and reviewing an anthology of lesbian erotica is even trickier. An anthology cannot be all things to all people. What one person finds sexy or a turn-on might fall flat with someone else.
I enjoyed Escape to Pleasure. The overall quality of writing was fantastic. Each author brought a unique voice to the collection and there was only one story that I did not like. The two standouts for me were Jeannie Levig’s A Fantasy Getaway and Brit Ryder’s Mistakes Happen. These were the two stories that really felt like erotica to me. Sex and wanting and needing drove these stories and that’s what I look for in erotica.
As I said, the writing in this anthology is top notch. The reason I did not give this anthology five stars is because the collection felt more like erotic romance to me. There were even quite a few stories that felt like they could have been scenes (hot scenes) from a traditional lesfic romance novel. A little more heat and a little more kink would have given this an extra star.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I enjoyed Escape to Pleasure. The overall quality of writing was fantastic. Each author brought a unique voice to the collection and there was only one story that I did not like. The two standouts for me were Jeannie Levig’s A Fantasy Getaway and Brit Ryder’s Mistakes Happen. These were the two stories that really felt like erotica to me. Sex and wanting and needing drove these stories and that’s what I look for in erotica.
As I said, the writing in this anthology is top notch. The reason I did not give this anthology five stars is because the collection felt more like erotic romance to me. There were even quite a few stories that felt like they could have been scenes (hot scenes) from a traditional lesfic romance novel. A little more heat and a little more kink would have given this an extra star.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.
rogue_lurker's review against another edition
Not rating this one as there are great stories and not so great ones. If you're looking for some short and steamy reads - you'll likely find something to your taste in this book.
The nice thing about an anthology is you can pick it up and put it down when you have a bit of time and don't necessarily want to start a new book. Escape to Pleasure provides 18 erotica shorts from a number of the authors at Boldstrokes that you can meander through at your leisure. Although these are travel themed - I wouldn't necessarily recommend reading them at the beach.
Fans will likely start with *their* favourite authors offering, but then hopefully flip through and find discover (or re-discover) new authors. There's a wide variety of stories/styles so lots to choose from - vices for everyone!
As with any anthology, there are hits and there are misses ... but if you don't like one of the stories, just turn the page and you can try another.
For me, the strongest of the stories were from Jeannie Levig, Britt Ryder (omigod ... is that really Kris Bryant?!? Wow), Aurora Rey and I also liked the Ali Vali story for the quirky humour.
The nice thing about an anthology is you can pick it up and put it down when you have a bit of time and don't necessarily want to start a new book. Escape to Pleasure provides 18 erotica shorts from a number of the authors at Boldstrokes that you can meander through at your leisure. Although these are travel themed - I wouldn't necessarily recommend reading them at the beach.
Fans will likely start with *their* favourite authors offering, but then hopefully flip through and find discover (or re-discover) new authors. There's a wide variety of stories/styles so lots to choose from - vices for everyone!
As with any anthology, there are hits and there are misses ... but if you don't like one of the stories, just turn the page and you can try another.
For me, the strongest of the stories were from Jeannie Levig, Britt Ryder (omigod ... is that really Kris Bryant?!? Wow), Aurora Rey and I also liked the Ali Vali story for the quirky humour.
lezreviewbooks's review
4.0
This is a collection of 18 erotica short stories by different authors such as Aurora Rey, Sam Ledel, Jeannie Levig, Kris Bryant (writing as Brit Ryder), Jane Esther, among others. Edited by Sandy Lowe and Victoria Villasenor (also known by her pen name Brey Willows), the stories are compiled under the theme of erotic lesbian travel. They depict a wide range of travel situations, destinations and seasons along with different sexual scenes for almost every taste.
As it’s the norm in these types of collections, there are great stories and others not so good. My favourites were ‘Mistakes happen’ by Brit Ryder, ‘A fantasy getaway’ by Jeannie Levig and ‘The lay of the land’ by Raven Sky. For me, these stories were the ones that better captured the sensuality of traveling with the joys of lesbian sex.
Overall, a very good collection under the theme of erotic lesbian travel. 4 stars.
ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
See all my reviews at www.lezreviewbooks.com
As it’s the norm in these types of collections, there are great stories and others not so good. My favourites were ‘Mistakes happen’ by Brit Ryder, ‘A fantasy getaway’ by Jeannie Levig and ‘The lay of the land’ by Raven Sky. For me, these stories were the ones that better captured the sensuality of traveling with the joys of lesbian sex.
Overall, a very good collection under the theme of erotic lesbian travel. 4 stars.
ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
See all my reviews at www.lezreviewbooks.com
corrie's review
4.0
Escape to Pleasure: Lesbian Travel Erotica, edited by Sandy Lowe and Victoria Villasenor was an enjoyable collection of erotic short stories in exotic locations. As usual when you have a mixed group of authors, some you will like more than others.
My absolute favorite was Mistakes Happen by Brit Ryder (Kris Bryant). She writes the hottest strap-on scenes in lesfic land. If you haven’t read Shameless (her other steaming hot short story featuring the same character Emery Pearson) you should do now.
Other stories that worked for me were The Lodge by Aurora Rey (a sexy top in a ski resort), Remain Overnight by Kara A. McCleod (2 secret service agents in a hotel room), XO, Beatrix by Jane C. Esther (sex on a house boat), Galapagos Dreams by N. R. Dunham (sex with the nanny) and A Fantasy Getaway by Jeannie Levig (role-play in a hotel).
Green Gables and Golden Opportunities by Allison Wonderland was a bit of an odd duck. It was funny but a lot of the puns (and there were too many) went over my head because of my sketchy Anne of Green Gables knowledge. And the joined Elvis/Prince gang-bang in Battle of the Bands over Desperation Pie by Ina Brix made me feel a bit uncomfortable. In the hiking story Like a Flash Flood by T.C. Mill I did not care much for the sex scene (outdoors in the sand… yuck) but I thought the nature descriptions were vivid and really beautiful.
I think it’s a nice diverse anthology to have on your night stand.
f/f
Themes: indoors and outdoors sex, sex abroad, sex in exotic locations, sex with strangers, sex with your partner, role-play, strap-on, a bit of light topping, gang-bang with Elvis impersonators, sex after having being shot (yeah, that was a bit of a stretch).
4 stars
* A free copy was provided by Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books Inc. for an honest review.
My absolute favorite was Mistakes Happen by Brit Ryder (Kris Bryant). She writes the hottest strap-on scenes in lesfic land. If you haven’t read Shameless (her other steaming hot short story featuring the same character Emery Pearson) you should do now.
Other stories that worked for me were The Lodge by Aurora Rey (a sexy top in a ski resort), Remain Overnight by Kara A. McCleod (2 secret service agents in a hotel room), XO, Beatrix by Jane C. Esther (sex on a house boat), Galapagos Dreams by N. R. Dunham (sex with the nanny) and A Fantasy Getaway by Jeannie Levig (role-play in a hotel).
Green Gables and Golden Opportunities by Allison Wonderland was a bit of an odd duck. It was funny but a lot of the puns (and there were too many) went over my head because of my sketchy Anne of Green Gables knowledge. And the joined Elvis/Prince gang-bang in Battle of the Bands over Desperation Pie by Ina Brix made me feel a bit uncomfortable. In the hiking story Like a Flash Flood by T.C. Mill I did not care much for the sex scene (outdoors in the sand… yuck) but I thought the nature descriptions were vivid and really beautiful.
I think it’s a nice diverse anthology to have on your night stand.
f/f
Themes: indoors and outdoors sex, sex abroad, sex in exotic locations, sex with strangers, sex with your partner, role-play, strap-on, a bit of light topping, gang-bang with Elvis impersonators, sex after having being shot (yeah, that was a bit of a stretch).
4 stars
* A free copy was provided by Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books Inc. for an honest review.
rainbowsandsunshinebookblog's review
4.0
This is a great anthology!!There were some really great ones and a few misses! It was a good collection of stories that you can pick up and read whenever you want to. There were a lot of new authors to me and I'm looking forward to reading other books by a few of them. Overall a really food read.
*Provided by Bold Strokes Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
*Provided by Bold Strokes Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
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