Sarah Stein

Unleashed
Sweat-Dripping Tales
by Sarah Stein
178 pages
Currently on Kindle Unlimited in the US.
3/5 stars

Possible Genre / Tropes:
Short stories, erotica, sports, fiction, hired help, Dom/Sub, gym, high school sweethearts, happily ever after, happy for now

Possible Trigger/Content Warnings:
Choking, no condom sex, some what anonymous sex, bdsm, Dom/Sub, oral, anal, rope play, mild CBT (ropes), gym equipment as bdsm tools, flogging, praise, divorce of parents, ridding someones face, hair pulling, mention of death of a family member, gym rats, high school sweethearts, mention of a vehicle crash, funeral,

THIS IS A ARC REVIEW, and may have spoilers.

Each short story was nice, but sadly left me very wanting. And, no, not in the, I want to find out more, kind of way. Do not get me wrong, I love short stories, and I love erotica. I am a sadomasochist, switch so I am down for the BDSM that comes in here and there. I liked that consent was spoken about at times, even safe words came up.

At times though, there were parts that didn’t make sense, like maybe part of a sentence maybe missing, grammar issues. At other times, the words used didn’t always make sense, or things were not quite missing… But, like when describing a scene, things happened that were not spoke about, and other things that could easily go unnoticed were wrote about. There were times, that just made me feel like I was reading something on Tumblr, and not from an international bestselling author.

I REALLY wanted to love these short stories. Because, the meat of the stories were not bad. Most of them are common tropes, and ideas, and I like those. But, for the most part, I just couldn’t. I would not highly recommend this set of short stories, but if you are looking for something on KU to read between other books… This might not be a horrible one to flip through.

I will just have to try reading more of her content, and see if it is just this collection that just does not rub me the right way.

- Destynnee… (mais)

I picked this up when a good friend asked me to be a bridesmaid and I had absolutely no idea what to do! This little book was actually extremely helpful - it gives an overview of all the traditional duties a bridesmaid is expected to perform, as well as some anecdotes about wedding mishaps and advice on how to avoid them. The tone was light and very funny in places: throughout the book, being a bridesmaid is compared to being in the front lines of a battle. It was a fun read, and it also had legitimate information, so I'd recommend it to any girls in a similar position.… (mais)