Rogue Reviews Digest No. 13 - August 24, 1998


  NOTICE

If you are easily offended or under the age of eighteen then please 
do not read what follows.


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Reviews

  No. 151 ["Sunset on Roses" by MichaelD]
  No. 152 ["Vicarious" by Anne Arbor]
  No. 153 ["Bulls" by Lord Malinov]
  No. 154 ["Terri's Dilemma" by Observer]
  No. 155 ["A Most Unusual Afternoon" by Crimson Dragon]
  No. 156 ["The Beginning of a Life" by LeAnna]
  No. 157 ["Lauren's Mom" by The Sender]
  No. 158 ["Rachel's Curse" (Chapters 1-5) by Phillip Stevens]
  No. 159 ["Coming In My Heart" by Irish Lass]
  No. 160 ["Waiting" by Marc D.]


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  RATINGS

In order from best to worst I rate stories as follows:

Outstanding
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Grudgingly Good
Not Good

The "Outstanding", "Excellent", "Very Good", and "Good" ratings 
indicate, to varying degrees, that I like the story.

The "Grudgingly Good" rating indicates that I think the story is 
well written, but that I find some of the elements in the story 
so disturbing that if I were to review the story based solely on 
my personal tastes I would give it a "Not Good" rating.

The "Not Good" rating indicates that I do not like the story.


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  REVIEWS


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No. 151 - August 17, 1998

Sunset on Roses by MichaelD

M/F, Teen

Length: 19,900 words


  SUMMARY

Michael and Tracey, ages 32 and 17 respectively, meet and fall in
love during the summer before Tracey's senior year of high school.


  COMMENTARY

This a nice, romantic story that happens to have some sex in it.

I like both of the characters.  They seem real and they are given
real problems to deal with in this story.

The plot is well constructed.  It moves along at a nice pace.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13748.txt [1/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13749.txt [2/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13750.txt [3/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13752.txt [4/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13753.txt [5/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13751.txt [6/6]


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No. 152 - August 18, 1998

Vicarious by Anne Arbor

F/M

Length: 1,700 words


  SUMMARY

Anne and David make love in their bedroom, while Fred and Amy do the 
same in the guest bedroom.


  COMMENTARY

This is a well written, arousing, sex story.  What more could I ask 
for?

The plot is well paced.  The sex does not dominate the story.  I like
the characters.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13449.txt


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No. 153 - August 18, 1998

Bulls by Lord Malinov

M/F

Length: 1,600 words


  SUMMARY

Rick tells Mark about what he did last night.


  COMMENTARY

This story is well written and arousing, but at the same time it is 
a bit confusing.

The majority of the story is dialogue.  There are places where the 
conversation switches from one topic to the other, without any 
clear delineations.  I find this distracting, at least in this case.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13619.txt


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No. 154 - August 19, 1998

Terri's Dilemma by Observer

M/F

Length: 11,500 words


  SUMMARY

Terri finds a surrogate for her boyfriend, who is in the army.


  COMMENTARY

This is an arousing story.  This is a well written story.  It is 
broken into three parts.  I like the first part best.  It has the 
best balance between sex, on the one hand, and plot and character 
development, on the other.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13689.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13690.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13691.txt [3/3]


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No. 155 - August 20, 1998

A Most Unusual Afternoon by Crimson Dragon

F-solo, Bond

Length: 8,800 words


  SUMMARY

Darlene prepares a surprise for Bradley, her lover, only to find out 
that he has fallen for someone else.


  COMMENTARY

This story is a bit too mysterious for my tastes.  The author builds 
up to a scene which ends up being somewhat anti-climactic.  This is 
not a happy story.  I was a bit aroused, at first, but did not find 
this story, on the whole, arousing.  It is well written and well 
edited.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but I feel that the author could have been a 
little more generous when it comes to filling in the details.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13099.txt


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No. 156 - August 21, 1998

The Beginning of a Life by LeAnna

No Sex

Length: 1,100 words


  SUMMARY

Rachelle talks to Dr. Jaquays, her therapist, about her dilemma.


  COMMENTARY

This is a well written piece.  I can sense the turmoil that Rachelle 
experiences in this story.  I like this story, but it is a bit short.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story, but I wish there was more to it.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13397.txt


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No. 157 - August 21, 1998

Lauren's Mom by The Sender

M/F

Length: 3,000 words


  SUMMARY

Boy and girl are set to go out on a date.  Girl cancels, but suggests
that boy take her mother instead.


  COMMENTARY

The author puts some effort into setting the scene.

This is a well written stroke story.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story, but it is a stroke story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13561.txt


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No. 158 - August 22, 1998

Rachel's Curse by Phillip Stevens

M/F, F/M, TG, Transform

Length: 19,800 words


  SUMMARY

Paul is dating Rachel.  What Paul does not know is that because of a 
curse, Rachel exchanges bodies with whomever she has sexual contact 
with.



  COMMENTARY

The writing is a bit stilted and terse, but I like the pacing and the
plot.  I also like the subject matter.  The author deals with the 
issue of sexual attraction after a sex-change, in a semi-serious sort
of way.  There is more to this story than just sex.

Even though these are only the first five chapters of a longer work, 
there is a certain amount of closure within them.  I look forward to 
reading the rest of the story.

There are a number of missing words and grammatical errors in these 
five chapters.  Hopefully the author will re-edit these chapters and 
repost them when he releases the final chapters.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story, but it needs to be re-edited.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13657.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13660.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13594.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13659.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13595.txt [5/5]


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No. 159 - August 23, 1998

Coming In My Heart by Irish Lass

F/M

Length: 2,300 words


  SUMMARY

Cat meets Brian at the beach.  They have fun that afternoon, with 
their clothes on.  Cat contacts Brian a few days later.  A couple 
days after that they go out on a date.


  COMMENTARY

This is a nice, light, romantic story.  I like the characters and I 
think the author did a good job with the plot.

I would have liked the story better if not for the need for editing.
There were many places where words were missing, or left 
uncapitalized.

This story is rough around the edges but, putting aside the rough 
edges, I like it a lot.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story, and it would be an excellent one if not 
for the fact that it needs to be edited.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13868.txt


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No. 160 - August 23, 1998

Waiting by Marc D.

F-solo

Length: 5,000 words


  SUMMARY

Jake bets Lisa that she cannot go for a week without pleasuring 
herself.  Lisa does her utmost to prove him wrong.


  COMMENTARY

This is an arousing story.  I like both the idea behind it and the 
execution.  I like the way the author shows us how Lisa deals with 
her "ordeal".

Considering the length of the story, it would have been nice if there
was more to it than just the bet.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story, but there is not much to it, other than 
the bet between Lisa and Jake.

  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14437.txt


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8/24/98