Wicked Weekend - Gillian Archer

Pages: 107

Published: March 12th 2012 by Carina Press

Genre: Erotica/ Romance

Format: Ebook

Date Finished: 11^th March 2012

Acquired: Courtesy of Carina Press [ Net-Galley]

Synopsis:

Why did Lauren Vaughn introduce her sister to the man she herself was crazy about? Now Lauren is watching the happy couple at their combined bachelor/bachelorette party—while Lauren sits all alone at the bar. Until she spots a hot stranger with the telltale black handkerchief in his pocket: the signal for "seeks no-strings affair with sexy submissive." Lauren can't take her eyes off him. So when he comes over, she kicks her inner good girl to the curb and follows Jamie Forman to his room, where he makes her scream with pleasure all night long.

But Jamie is a complicated man. He can't handle how desperately he wants her in his bed—and his life. It's up to Lauren to teach him how to make all night last forever.

Review/ Thoughts:

What I would give to have so much fun in spite of my family’s drama’s. Then again wouldn’t we all like to fantasies’ about having our dream man in the most wicked ways, or rather him having us and all control? My hand is most definitely up and what a wicked weekend I had reading this delicious story.

Lauren is a relatable character who is forced to attend her sister’s bridal party and become the doormat for the night. That is until she takes the courage to walk away from her self-absorbed sister into the arms and control of Jaime- who at times had me a little worried. However this is not your conventional story and there are layers that build as these two realize how high the stakes can be when there are emotions involved.

One aspect I found fascinating is the concept of Happy ever after. I really like that in some parts of the story this is not apparent. I myself often wonder well is there a perfect somebody out there for all of us and does he exist, or are we like the animals we were created to be and we cannot control our needs even when constricted by marriage.

I would recommend Wicked Weekend to people who want to ease themselves into the genre or who already like to read BDSM with a little spice of romance. It is a nice, kinky read to kick start the weekend, but be warned it does get smoking hot and a cold shower may be very well be in order.

★★★.5

Sense and Sexuality – You Higashino

Pages: 168

Published: May 6th 2009 by Media Blasters

Genre: Yaio/ Sequential Art

Format: Manga/ Paperback Graphic Novel

Date Finished: 18^th February 2012

Synopsis:

Masatsugu Hanamura and Kuniomi Takakura are both Japanese nobility and heirs to two separate Marquis families. As childhood friends and rivals, they live hedonistic lifestyles. Their pastime is a friendly competition where they place bets to see who can win their target's affection first. Then one day, Kuniomi makes a passionate confession of love to Masatsugu and... ? What will become of their life altering bet between these two beautiful men... ? A Taisho era love story

Review:

I don’t know what it is but lately I have been in the mood for some same sex sexy times and what better way to fuel the desire then to crack open some Manga that has been sitting on my shelf waiting to be devoured for months. Let me start off with a warning, which would probably come as a no brainer to most people, but to me I thought it would be fine to read on the public bus on my journey home. Warning, do not read this in public if you are easily influenced by beautiful pictures and erotic plots- and ladies this one is a scorcher.

I really enjoyed the banter between the two main characters and the ongoing bet that they had between them. Granted that each conquest was different I did however feel that they started to mold into the same thing. But it added to that fantastic build up of friendship and lust that lingered until the confession is made and their lives change forever.

The artwork in black and white was beautiful, not my favorite but still fantastic and had this almost magical feel to it. It wasn’t to graphically details in the sexual department, but it wasn’t one of those stories that you have to conjure up your own images; it was enough to make me want to jump somebody and anxiously flip the pages.

I also love the time era of the novel, one my favorites being 1912, around the time of the Titanic and I believe that it ends of with them being on it which makes me love it even more. Sense and Sexuality is said to have a flair to Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility that I have not read, but the era that this story takes place in has me even more intrigued in reading the original classic and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I am slowly starting to get used to the terms used when it comes to era fiction and I would definitely recommend it to fans of Yaio and Historical influenced romance.

★★★★