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"Scandia: A Swedish Rhapsody" by Day Dreamer (sex at first sight) 10, 10, 10
http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=185581604


"Scandia: A Swedish Rhapsody" by Day Dreamer. Guest Review by Sandman
(sandman@bitsmart.com).

As I read the first part of the story where Neil meets the Swedish Onny
at a party I was already thinking, "This is probably a triple ten
story." The character descriptions were breathtaking in their detail,
and while the "love and my place or yours" at first sight forum moved
maybe a little to quickly for me, it wasn't that jarring. The enamored
couple ditch the party and head to Onny's apartment where they have some
of the most vividly described oral sex I've ever seen in an story on
these newsgroups.

It is probably one of the more novel premises of a story that after the
oral sex they share their stories (who they are, what they're looking
for) as they caress each other after the first moment of passion. In
some stories we learn about the characters before the sex happens, in
others we learn about the characters through the sex, in this one we
learn about the characters after the sex.

The story comprises a Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday
morning. It is almost 100K of pure, vividly described sex with two very
exciting, romantic, and obviously infatuated characters. I personally
was a bit disappointed at the ending, where we learn one more thing
about the characters. Other readers will probably be completely
intrigued by what I thought was a disturbing and unnecessary tangent.
That said, the ending did not disturb me enough to affect the overall
appeal.

"Scandia" is a BEAUTIFULLY written, tender, romantic, hot, erotic story,
and it definitely has my recommendation as an enjoyable read.

There is also an un-reviewed sequel posted at
http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=186915487

Ratings for "Scandia"
Athena (technical quality): 10 -- Perfect.
Venus (plot & character): 10 -- Sex at first sight. Hot & erotic.
Sandman (appeal to reviewer): 10 - Definitely a must-read.