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* "Hotsprings" by Delta (D&s romance) 10, 10, 10
* "Hotsprings" by Delta (delta*@bc.sympatico.ca). (1) Repost not by original author (2) For convenience an earlier copy by the author was linked to Delta's current e-mail address, which is: delta@nym.alias.net When Delta first started posting this story, I gave it a good review on the basis of the first two chapters and my previous experience with one of her stories. After I did that, I thought maybe I had made a mistake - not because of anything this author did but rather because I had gotten burned by a couple of other stories that started out good but faltered later. I thought maybe it would be better to avoid rating stories until they were finished. Toward the middle chapters of this story, I got even more worried; it was getting just plain silly with all these people wandering around the campsite wearing matching chokers. But in the end, my patience was rewarded. Everything fell into place. It really is a good story. The plot centers around the activities of the workers at a recreational campsite. Kat, the new business manager, is introduced as a beautiful but conniving dominatrix, who seems intent on building herself a sexual empire. Fred is introduced as a good, strong, patient man who doesn't want to play Kat's games. Big Jake is the free-spirited owner who loves his wife but also loves his freedom and lots of other women. He treats his wife, Jennie, and the other females pretty much like objects; but Jennie still loves him. And then there are about four other interesting characters. The author combines a lot of hot sex with an interesting plot (that I don't want to divulge) to make the story really interesting. (If it starts seeming silly, just repeat several times, "Celeste says this is interesting." It will become interesting again. As a matter of fact, if you're not intent on critiquing the story, you might not have this silliness reaction at all.) When I started reviewing a.s.s. stories, I didn't think I would like D&s (domination and submission) stories. I still don't have a driving urge to have my husband submit to torture whenever he disobeys me or fails to satisfy me sexually, but I have to admit that I enjoyed this story - especially the final two chapters, which are practically non-stop hot sex. Notice that I have labeled this story "D&s romance." Originally I thought the two concepts were incompatible; but I was wrong. At least in the world of fiction, they are sometimes compatible. Ratings for "Hotsprings" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |