I read a guest post by Colette Gale a while back. I think it was at under the Covers. It had an excerpt from this book and it talked about her “seduced” classics. I thought they sounded like fun so I decided to get this one and try it out. While it was entertaining, there were some downsides for me.

I think the best thing for me is that I’ve never read this story. I know the gist, but I don’t have any preconceived ideas about it so I could just take it the way Gale presented it. Though there’s not a lot of depth, I liked Jane. The loss of her fiancé makes her easy to sympathize with. The wild man in the forest who watches her is more difficult to get. So far, he’s just all about protection, curiosity, and sexual drive. I suppose that works for a short, erotic story. I obviously found them both interesting enough to read the whole thing in a couple of hours during my downtime at work.

What I didn’t like were some of the terms Gale used. I’ve never been partial to “quim,” but referring to a clitoris at a “little pea” is just a little too much for me. It makes the whole thing seem a little funny rather than sexy. It was also weird that she used these dainty little words to describe all the lady parts, but men had cocks. I feel like you should pick one. Either you’re going to use graphic words or you’re going to use cute little euphemisms.

She did a good job making want to read more though. With an ending like that, how can I not pick up part two? All in all, a decent short that kept me interested. ( )