Rogue Reviews Digest No. 57 - April 1, 2000

NOTICE: If you are easily offended, not of the required legal 
age, or material of an erotic nature is illegal where you are, 
then do not read what follows.

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Comments

  It has been about a month since the last issue of RRD. In 
  that time I have only written five reviews.  Will I ever 
  pick up the pace again? Maybe. For now this pace is where I 
  want to be.

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Reviews

  "Spring Break Arrangements" by Virago Blue
  "Dreams and Awakening" by Rino Rino
  "And Mother Made Three (Eventually)" by davidb234
  "The Ad" [Chapter 1] by Dino Dave
  "The Club: Sarah and Anne - Outside the Club" by Rino Rino

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Rogue Review No. 498 - March 17, 2000

TITLE: Spring Break Arrangements
AUTHOR: Virago Blue
LENGTH: 4,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Fellow Students
KINK(S): Exhibitionism
SETTING(S): Beach House
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: After getting kicked out of their hotel, Ronni and 
her friends are desperate.  Their desperation leads them to 
a beach house; a beach house where, of all people, Scott is 
staying with some of his friends.  I am speaking of course 
of the Scott whom Ronni has been known to secretly pine for, 
on occasion.

COMMENTARY: This story is not perfect, but I enjoyed it 
quite a bit.  The thing that impresses me the most is the 
author's ability to convey how her narrator/heroine is 
feeling without being too explicit.  She focuses on the 
sensations and doesn't try to rationalize or explain them.

There are other things that I like about this story, for 
instance, during the course of the story Ronni lets herself 
be used, both by her friend Tammy and by Scott.  What I like 
about these scenes is that while she is giving into the 
whims of others she still comes across as an individual who 
is both thrilled and scandalized by what she is putting up 
with.  This makes her more realistic, in my opinion; 
probably because she is experiencing conflicting emotions.

On the whole I like this story, but the ending leaves a 
little something to be desired.  It isn't the content that I 
have a problem with, but rather the execution.  It does not 
flow quite as smoothly as the first two-thirds of the story 
do; it seems a bit forced.  Still, it was not enough to 
diminish my enjoyment by any appreciable measure.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Spring Break Arrangements

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23202 [1/1]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=597750027&fmt=raw [1/1]

         Virago Blue's Home Page

         - http://members.aol.com/mdmvirago/ViragoBlue/Virago_Bluex.html

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Rogue Review No. 499 - March 19, 2000

TITLE: Dreams and Awakening
AUTHOR: Rino Rino
LENGTH: 9,900 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
                Twosome (2 Females)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
                Homosexual (Female)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Wife-Husband
                 Friends
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Despite being married, Christie finds herself 
attracted to her new neighbor and friend, Melissa.  As it 
turns out, the feeling is mutual.

COMMENTARY: This story sizzles, or at least it did for me. 
The author does a number of things that I believe contribute 
to making it well above average. In particular, the plotting 
and the pacing are very well handled. The story isn't rushed 
nor is it too drawn out. The author drops little hints of 
possibilities of things to come in such a manner that when I 
read it I found myself quite aroused. I like Christie and 
Melissa. Even though they are aroused by one another, they 
hold back on revealing their feelings for fear of what the 
other might think. The mounting tension between them is 
quite delicious.

If you don't care for stories of lesbian lust then you may 
want to skip this one, but otherwise I cannot find anything 
objectionable in this story.  I highly recommend giving it a 
try.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Dreams and Awakening

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23144 [1/4]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23145 [2/4]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23146 [3/4]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23147 [4/4]

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=596196219&fmt=raw [1/4]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=596196293&fmt=raw [2/4]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=596196300&fmt=raw [3/4]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=596213071&fmt=raw [4/4]

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Rogue Review No. 500 - March 22, 2000

TITLE: And Mother Made Three (Eventually)
AUTHOR: davidb234
LENGTH: 15,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Father-Daughter
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Jack is reunited with his nineteen-year-old 
daughter, Jenny, sixteen years after his divorce.

COMMENTARY: There isn't a whole lot more to the plot, 
otherwise the summary I wrote would have been longer. For 
the most part the story consists of Jack and Jenny becoming 
more and more comfortable with one another until eventually, 
well, I'm sure you can do the math.

What I like about this story is the patience that the author 
shows. He does not have his characters leap into bed with 
one another at the first opportunity. Instead he draws out 
the sexual tension between them.

On the down side, I did find the story to be a bit lacking. 
For starters, the title is somewhat misleading. Maybe the 
author came up with the title first and then tried writing 
the story. Suffice it to say that mother doesn't appear in 
too many scenes in this story. Another thing that bothered 
me about the story is an episode that occurs towards the 
end of part one. It seemed very disconnected from the rest 
of the story. It was relatively short and did not disturb 
the flow of the plot too much, but it certainly came out 
of nowhere.

Finally, I would prefer to have see a little more focus on 
character development and a little less focus on the action.  
[Please note that "I" is the operative word in that last 
sentence.  I just stated my opinion, I did not reveal some 
hidden truth about this story.  We now return you to our 
regularly scheduled review, already in progress.] In 
particular Jenny seemed underdeveloped to me. The fact that 
Jack narrates the story might be partly to blame.

In the end, I found this to be a fun read, but can accept 
that some of you might not, due to the subject matter.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): And Mother Made Three (Eventually)

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=599056808&fmt=raw [1/2]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=599056832&fmt=raw [2/2]

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Rogue Review No. 501 - March 31, 2000

TITLE: The Ad [Chapter 1]
AUTHOR: Dino Dave
LENGTH: 18,900 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Unmarried Couple
KINK(S): Bondage and Discipline
SETTING(S): Club
            Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Jim replies to a classified ad placed by Samantha, 
who is looking for a "firm but gentle male to dominate" her.

COMMENTARY: This story builds up quite nicely. I like both 
the characters they seem realistic enough. I enjoyed the sex 
play. The characters came across as active participants in 
the action and not just actors playing their respective 
parts. 

On the down side it is worth noting that this is a *long* 
first chapter.  The author probably should have broken it 
down into three or four shorter chapters.

One last thing, I have to admit that while I enjoyed this 
story I may be a biased towards it.  I say this primarily 
because I tend to enjoy tales of bondage and discipline that 
have a romantic twist to them. This story certainly falls 
into that category.

I will probably be reading and reviewing chapter two at some 
time in the near future.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Ad [Chapter 1]

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/22964 [1/2]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/22965 [2/2]

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Rogue Review No. 502 - April 1, 2000

TITLE: The Club: Sarah and Anne - Outside the Club
AUTHOR: Rino Rino
LENGTH: 8,800 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
                Twosome (2 Females)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
                Homosexual (Female)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Married Couples
                 Friends
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
            Restaurant
            Spa
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Sarah's husband and Anne's husband are friends.  On 
the one hand, the ladies don't share that same sort 
affection for one another.  On the other hand, Sarah and 
Anne do find themselves passionately aroused by each other's 
presence.  Notwithstanding this fact, they also enjoy 
fighting each other when ever they can get a private moment 
together.

COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story quite a bit.  The author 
does a very nice job with the pacing.  He does not rush the 
story, but at the same time he drops plenty of hints as to 
where the story is going.  I wasn't as impressed with the 
characters, see the next paragraph for more details.  The 
story is very well edited.

I do have one complaint.  I had a hard time differentiating 
between Sarah and Anne.  Their only distinguishing 
characteristics are superficial ones, i.e., hair color, 
breast size, etc. Adding to the problem, in my opinion, the 
author chose to switch the point of view back and forth 
between Sarah and Anne without always beginning a new 
paragraph. In retrospect, I believe that I might not have 
gotten as confused as I did, if either (a) the story had 
been told exclusively from one point of view, or (b) the 
author had given each of the women distinct personalities.

One other thing to note, towards the end the story does seem 
to get a bit silly. I loved the -- er -- weapons that the 
main characters/combatants use in the final scene. At the 
same time, I think that this story will probably appeal more 
to those who like stories of this genre, whatever that might 
be. It would not surprise me to learn that it would appeal 
more to men than women, but I could be wrong.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Club: Sarah and Anne - Outside the Club

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23375 [1/6]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23376 [2/6]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23377 [3/6]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23379 [4/6]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23380 [5/6]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23381 [6/6]

