Rogue Review No. 427 - August 21, 1999

 

 

TITLE:

The Dating Game

AUTHOR:

Slowhand

LENGTH:

25,200 words

MAIN CHARACTER:

Male

COMBINATION(S):

Twosome (Female, Male)

ORIENTATION(S):

Heterosexual (Female, Male)

RELATIONSHIP(S):

Unmarried Couple
Older Male-Younger Female

KINK(S):

--

SETTING(S):

Home

GENRE(S):

--

CAUTION(S):

--

 

SUMMARY: David, 36, falls for Mary, 34 or so. Mary just wants to be friends. Skylar, Mary's 18-year-old daughter, doesn't want David around and takes an unusual approach to get rid of him.

COMMENTARY: This story is extremely arousing. The internal turmoil David experiences while trying to pick and choose between doing the right thing and satisfying his libido, certainly contributed to the level of arousal that I experienced.

One area in which the story comes up a bit short, is the resolution. It is not outside of the realm of possibilities that the story could end in the manner in which it does, but it seems more probable than it should end differently. At the very least the ending should have been drawn out a little more, in my opinion. It all just came to a close too quickly to satisfy me.

This story will probably appeal more to male readers than to female ones. It certainly reads more like a male fantasy than a female one. Having said that, I think that it is accurate to say that the author does a better than average job with both female characters.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.5 (out of 10)

  • Arousal: 5/5
  • Editing: 5/5
  • Plot and Characters: 4/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

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