Caught in the Cogs: An Eclectic Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004TGTIKY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the midst of war, a beautiful young officer finds love aboard an airshipA woman steals away to fulfill her desire with a phantom loverA group of thieves seek out a town of women to satisfy their lustful urges, but these ladies have an agenda of their ownPLUS nine more short stories, angsty love poetry, and twenty-six relationship essays considering topics such as alternative lifestyles, deepening intimacy, opening communication, abusive relationships, and how to end a relationship with respect.Steampunk fairy tales, contemporary fiction, maddening horror stories, steamy erotic fantasies, and more
"Exactly as described" according to Bekah June. Unlike some reviewers, I actually read the descriptor for this book.I found it to be exactly everything as promised. A portrait into the authors world, her dark writing prowess and sultry peek at a more taboo way of life.Her insights are genuine and real. I enjoy the various works of this author and look forward to her future publications.. John Green, NCGBT said Caught Up In Itself. If you're expecting a straight steampunk/gaslamp anthology, you'll be disappointed. There's more here than that, but also a great deal less.Consisting largely of previously published material, the book starts out fine with some interesting steampunk shorts, then veers off course with in a few contemporary tales- like the one about a couple discussing their commitment to infidelity in a Starbucks or the one about a woman who knows her lover is even crazier than she is but is he really crazy enough to kill her. "No more than 10%" according to dlc. I couldn't make myself read past 10% and honestly, I usually give a book at least 25%, on my Kindle. This was listed under Steampunk, but as far as I can tell the only thing Steampunk was her vibrator that was called a Zeppelin. Beyond the typos, this was a failing gesture at soft porn. If I had to put this in a classification, I'd say tacky bodice ripper. I didn't find the characters engaging or interesting enough to compel me to read more than 10%. If this had been a paper book I would have saved future re