Rogue Review No. 498 - March 17, 2000

NOTICE: If you are easily offended, not of the 
required legal age, or material of an erotic nature 
is illegal where you are, then do not read what 
follows.

TITLE: Spring Break Arrangements
AUTHOR: Virago Blue
LENGTH: 4,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Fellow Students
KINK(S): Exhibitionism
SETTING(S): Beach House
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: After getting kicked out of their hotel, Ronni and 
her friends are desperate.  Their desperation leads them to 
a beach house; a beach house where, of all people, Scott is 
staying with some of his friends.  I am speaking of course 
of the Scott whom Ronni has been known to secretly pine for, 
on occasion.

COMMENTARY: This story is not perfect, but I enjoyed it 
quite a bit.  The thing that impresses me the most is the 
author's ability to convey how her narrator/heroine is 
feeling without being too explicit.  She focuses on the 
sensations and doesn't try to rationalize or explain them.

There are other things that I like about this story, for 
instance, during the course of the story Ronni lets herself 
be used, both by her friend Tammy and by Scott.  What I like 
about these scenes is that while she is giving into the 
whims of others she still comes across as an individual who 
is both thrilled and scandalized by what she is putting up 
with.  This makes her more realistic, in my opinion; 
probably because she is experiencing conflicting emotions.

On the whole I like this story, but the ending leaves a 
little something to be desired.  It isn't the content that I 
have a problem with, but rather the execution.  It does not 
flow quite as smoothly as the first two-thirds of the story 
do; it seems a bit forced.  Still, it was not enough to 
diminish my enjoyment by any appreciable measure.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Spring Break Arrangements

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23202 [1/1]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=597750027&fmt=raw [1/1]

         Virago Blue's Home Page

         - http://members.aol.com/mdmvirago/ViragoBlue/Virago_Bluex.html