Book Review: Best Bondage Erotica 2012
Sexpert Rachel Kramer Bussell was kind enough to send me a copy of her latest collection, Best Bondage Erotica 2012, for review! (Quite nice of her to sign it personally as well!)
I’m a fan in general of projects associated with her name, so in an attempt to be as unbiased as possible, as I sat down to read this one, I tried to keep in mind the reasons readers might choose the genre… What are their expectations and how well does the work meet them?
Erotic fiction tends to get shafted [pun intended?] when it comes to accolades in the literary world. However, I can’t sing the praises of those that wind up on Rachel Kramer Bussell’s radar enough! Typically overused porn vocabulary is kept to a minimum; this titillating collection is more than just a bunch of dirty stories – some fact, some fiction. There’s quite a bit beautiful prose herein. Standouts like Craig J. Sorensen’s “Worth Redemption,” Elizabeth Coldwell’s “A Night At The Opera” and Teresa Noelle Roberts’ “Suffer For Me” have an almost poetic flow, without sacrificing an ounce of horniness. Pieces like “Trophy Boyfriend” from Lucy Felthouse, “As Long As You Don’t Wake Me” by Neil Gavriel and “Knot Alone” by Kathleen Tudor have a real conversational and conspiratorial tone that draws you in.
While tastes vary, there’s enough variety to interest the merely curious, the novice and the initiated kinkster. Straight, gay, bisexual, voyeurism, exhibitionism, the physical aspect, the psychological aspect, couples, strangers and even the taboo topic of self bondage – Best Bondage Erotica 2012 delivers it all, complete with a foreward from rope bondage guru Midori.
I was particularly pleased to see both male and female writers represented. Also, as a nice change from the oft penned age play and cross dressing themes, quite a bit of Femme Domme tales featured, yet each still manages to incorporate some other kinky elements as well, thereby keeping it intriguing to those who aren’t necessarily into that particular scene. You’ll likely find yourself speculating about how the characters got onto this path, what they will do next and what happens to them after their tales have been told. That kind of connection, folks, is one of the hallmarks of a good book!
Whether you’re looking for masturbation material, some ideas to spice up your sex life or simply enjoy reading erotic fiction, Best Bondage Erotica 2012 meets expectations and then some!
