Title: "Orion's Way"
Author: DC Juris
Pages: 30
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Medium: Kindle
Acquisition:
Date Completed: January 3, 2012
Rating: *
The premise of "Orion's Way" is interesting: a vampire who has experienced sexual abuse works to reclaim his role in a BDSM "lair" to keep his partner. However, the story does not deliver, as it remains cryptic and vague. Even erotic short stories contain some development, and this story has none beyond the final sex scene.
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Title: [Saint's Curse]
Author: Lee Brazil
Pages: 60
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Medium: Kindle
Acquisition:
Date Completed: January 3, 2012
Rating: ***
"Saint's Curse" is a m/m paranormal romance that focuses on the all-important discovery of one's paranormal status by his partner. With more development than Juris's story, "Saint's Curse" is more narratively satisfying, although the "action" is superfluous to the plot (and sex) line. The self-loathing of the werewolf is a bit too gratuitous, and smacks of "closeting," which I'm sure is no coincidence. Overall, while not suiting my present purposes, the story delivers on its promise.
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