Two Quickies, Two Different Kinds of Spice
Cuddle up to a gargoyle or get railed in Wonderland? Your call.
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Reviews From This Past Week
Extra Virgin Gargoyle by Honey Phillips
Release Date: October 28, 2022
Content Notes
Virgin MMC
Librarian FMC
Nerd Couple
Tail Play
Knotting
Primal Play
Reclusive Billionaire
Small Town Romance
May no one doubt that Honey Phillips can give you sweet and naughty as she serves with Extra Virgin Gargoyle. With a dash of voyeurism, a hint of primal nature, and a banquet of small-town cuteness, this is an easy and light read.
Phillips got me with the nerd living in a hulk’s body. Muscles and brain? Yes, I will take a heaping helping of that, please. I also enjoyed the FMC’s personality makeup and motivations. She’s a pleasant personality with some stuff to work through that is just enough to be interesting but nothing we cannot settle in the span of a novella. I admit to having taken some story-crafting notes.
This all being said, I probably would have enjoyed some more dimension to some of the story. Was there more for us to know about Angie’s grandmother? Did she turn into one of the monsters? What exactly does Alastair’s company…do? I cannot really fault Phillips for any of this. I’ve got a list of “nice-to-haves” which don’t top this story from being an enjoyable quickie.
Hookah Smoking Caterpillar by Beatrix Hollow
Release Date: May 11, 2023
Content Notes
Humanoid Caterpillar
Humanoid Cheshire Cat
Why Choose?
Brothel Setting
Sexual Drug Use
Oviposition
Dub Con
Submissive Alice
Wonderland Adaptation
It is probably cliche to say but still…Beatrix Hollow will absolutely pull you into a trip to Wonderland with Hookah Smoking Caterpillar. This will be a feast of the senses for readers who get lost in their imaginations while reading. Hollow doesn’t show you around. She smokes the hashish into your nostrils and twirls you around the room until you are just as discombobulated as Alice.
I wouldn’t recommend this book as light reading. It is highly readable but demands your attention. Some books I can read with a show in the background. Not this one! The story is as demanding as Caterpillar. It is a jealous book. That is the only thing that keeps it a four-star for me. Even then, I feel the rating system is stupid for books like this. Consider this a fun one for you Wonderland freaks out there like me.
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