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"Stolen Moments" by Watcher (love, betrayal, and revenge)
10, 10, 10
"Stolen Moments" by Watcher (llxzt@hotmail.com). This review is the personal opinion of Kim, who can be contacted at ghost@nym.alias.net. Well now, what we have here is a short story that happens to have some sex in it. As such, stroke fans should probably give it a miss. Those of you looking for some fine writing, and assured story telling would do a lot worse than take the time to read this one. It's a goody! A young male exec has to visit the palatial home of the company boss and her husband. Poor John has to sit and do some paper work while the beautiful, but enigmatic Barbara, da big boss, unknowingly teases him with glimpses of her in her skimpy bikini, as she swims in the pool outside. After getting her to sign some papers, so that he may return to the office, she unexpectedly asks him to oil her back. Having done so, he is politely dismissed. So begins John's bewilderment and search for the truth of just what is going on in the company and, more specifically, in the mind of his mysterious employer. If all that makes it sound like a cross between a soap and a detective novel, then I'm sorry, I don't mean it to. It's more a deep, and ultimately sad, exploration of love, betrayal, and attempted revenge. I suspect that even that description doesn't really do it justice. It's a hard story to pin down. All I can do is recommend you read it for yourself. I doubt you'll be disappointed. There were one or two momentary lapses in rhythm in some of the sentences, but nothing to really worry about, plus the dreaded wrong word for the bits round the nips Ratings for "Stolen Moments" Athena (technical quality): 10 (Yep!) Venus (plot & character): 10 (deep, and reassuringly meaningful) Kim (appeal to reviewer): 10 (Outstanding; but don't go expecting raging horniness) |