Rogue Reviews Digest No. 23 - November 11, 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

Note

Reviews

  No. 249 ["Orange County Babylon" (Part 6 of 8) by MichaelD38]
  No. 250 ["The Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl" by Ann Douglas]
  No. 251 ["Lucy Stays" by Miles Naismith]
  No. 252 ["Virgin Mary" by MichaelD38]
  No. 253 ["Teacher's Pet" by Sundance]
  No. 254 ["Illusion" by Miss Behavin']
  No. 255 ["Red Hot & Blue" by Adhara]
  No. 256 ["Burning the Church" by LeAnna]
  No. 257 ["Restless" by Lost Girl]


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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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Arousal Factor - This is a measurement of how arousing I found a 
story to be.

Story Factor - This is a measurement of how good I found a story to 
be, devoid of whether there is a lot of sex in it or not.  In 
determining the story factor I take into consideration the plot, the 
characters, and other more technical aspects, such as spelling and 
grammar.  

Possible values for Arousal and Story Factor are, in ascending order: 

   Low, Average, High, Ultra


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  NOTE

The only story in this issue of Rogue Reviews Digest that I have 
Arousal and Story Factors listed for is the last one, "Restless" by 
Lost Girl.  All future reviews will include Arousal and Story Factors.
 

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  REVIEWS


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Rogue Review No. 249 - November 2, 1998

Orange County Babylon (Part 6 of 8) by MichaelD38

M/F, F/F, Teen

Length: 8,400 words

Rating: -


  SUMMARY

Jack break up with Summer.  The football team wins the championship.


  COMMENTARY

Like the previous five parts, this part is well written.  Two things 
do occur to me.

One, there is a lot of football in this story.  I like football and 
can appreciate what is being described.  I can imagine that someone 
who does not care for football might skip over some of the lengthy 
descriptions of games.

Two, things have been going just a bit too sweetly, lately.  I am 
waiting for the ball to drop.  If it does not I will probably be some
what disappointed.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14970.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14972.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14971.txt [3/3]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=387427320&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=387427333&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=387427328&fmt=raw [3/3]


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Rogue Review No. 250 - November 3, 1998

The Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl by Ann Douglas

F/F

Length: 10,300 words

Rating: Good


  SUMMARY

Jacqueline and Joanne take their relationship to a new level, during 
a comic book convention.


  COMMENTARY

I thought this story was a superhero story; it is not.  The author 
does use a few names from the comic book industry.

One thing that bothers me about this story is that there is too much 
going on behind the scenes.  Jackie and Jo just sort of come 
together.  There is not much interaction between them, leading up to 
the point where the sex begins.  What interaction there is does not 
seem to point towards sexual tension or desire.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16134.txt [1/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16130.txt [2/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16136.txt [3/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16131.txt [4/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16132.txt [5/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16135.txt [6/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16133.txt [7/7]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398580146&fmt=raw [1/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398576670&fmt=raw [2/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398580151&fmt=raw [3/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398576672&fmt=raw [4/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398576675&fmt=raw [5/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398580148&fmt=raw [6/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398576678&fmt=raw [7/7]


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Rogue Review No. 251 - November 4, 1998

Lucy Stays by Miles Naismith

F/M/F

Length: 15,700 words

Rating: Outstanding


  SUMMARY

Lucy, a thirty-something homemaker, discovers her best friend, Anne, 
is having an affair.  


  COMMENTARY

This story sizzles.  There is sex throughout this story, but the 
focus is on how Lucy feels, not the sex.

The story is also filled with twists and turns.  Nothing is certain 
in Lucy's mind, and at the same time it seems everything is.  The 
author does a wonderful job of maintaining this contradiction.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16327.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=401158003&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 252 - November 5, 1998

Virgin Mary by MichaelD38

M/F

Length: 8,500 words

Rating: Good


  SUMMARY

Jim meets Mary in the islands.  At first he thinks she is a 
bartender, then he thinks she is a mermaid.


  COMMENTARY

I like the way this story was set up, but after reading it I feel 
like something was missing.

The title refers to a drink, not the mother of Jesus.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15601.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15602.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15603.txt [3/3]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=394675324&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=394675329&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=394675334&fmt=raw [3/3]


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Rogue Review No. 253 - November 8, 1998

Teacher's Pet by Sundance

M/F, Teen

Length: 37,500 words

Rating: Excellent


  SUMMARY

Jenna and Emily both develop crushes on Kent, their substitute math 
teacher.


  COMMENTARY

I really liked this story.  It has a plot.  It has well developed 
characters.

Jenna and Kent in the sack and Emily and Kent in the sack, are not 
the same thing.  Read the story and hopefully you will see what I 
mean.

Some readers might be turned off by the small amount of sex in the 
earlier stages of this story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16664.txt [1/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16660.txt [2/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16661.txt [3/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16663.txt [4/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16665.txt [5/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16662.txt [6/6]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424517&fmt=raw [1/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424479&fmt=raw [2/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424488&fmt=raw [3/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424507&fmt=raw [4/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424531&fmt=raw [5/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424494&fmt=raw [6/6]


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Rogue Review No. 254 - November 8, 1998

Illusion by Miss Behavin'

F/F

Length: 5,000 words

Rating: Excellent


  SUMMARY

Ben pays Morgan to seduce his wife.


  COMMENTARY

This story is hot.  There is some preamble before the sex, but not 
too much.  I found the sex itself to be very arousing.  There is a 
twist at the end.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16069.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=397751671&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 255 - November 9, 1998

Red Hot & Blue by Adhara

F/M

Length: 2,200 words

Rating: Good


  SUMMARY

Mira likes the blues.


  COMMENTARY

This is a story with a musical theme.  It is not about sex, but sex 
is what it ends with.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16667.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=402424573&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 256 - November 10, 1998

Burning the Church by LeAnna

F/M

Length: 3,600 words

Rating: Very Good


  SUMMARY

Lee encouters an old flame in church.


  COMMENTARY

This is a simple story.  If sex in church bothers you, then you might 
want to skip this one.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14021.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380898041&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 257 - November 11, 1998

Restless by Lost Girl

F-solo

Length: 2,200 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Low
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Restless, the narrator wrestles over what she truly wants.


  COMMENTARY

This is a very good story.  It is worth your time; read it.  On the 
other hand, if you are looking for stroke material you might want to 
look elsewhere.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16472.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=401133603&fmt=raw


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11/11/98

