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"Something Borrowed" by S. Leigh Farmer (TG mistaken identity)
10, 10, 10
"Something Borrowed" by S. Leigh Farmer (alias@pseudo.nym.org). Guest review by Robert (Citizen@GalaxyCorp.com). Lisa is in town to help her best friend, Denise, celebrate her impending wedding to Matt. Unfortunately, due to a case of mistaken identity and a couple of magic amulets, Lisa and Matt wind up in each other's body on the day of the wedding. This causes no small amount of confusion as they try to: 1) figure out how they got swapped, 2) figure out how to get unswapped, 3) prepare for the wedding later that evening, and 4) keep Denise (and everyone else) from finding out what's happened. The story closely follows how each of them attempts to act as a member of the opposite sex. It is very much unlike your typical TG story, which seems to be mostly women forcing men into dresses and making them like it. This is an exceedingly well-written story that is long on characterization, plot, and emotional development. The sex is very well described and quite arousing, but it is by no means the whole tale. The story is also quite long (over 300K). This is a great story to spend several evenings reading. Or, if you prefer, devote a few hours on the weekend. It's worth it. Ratings for "Something Borrowed": Athena (technical quality): 10 (Farmer displays a wonderful command of the language) Venus (plot & character): 10 (very engaging on both points) Citizen (appeal to reviewer): 10 (one of my favorites) |