Location: Ireland
Member Since: Dec. 16, 2010
Vida Bailey
Books
This member has not published any books.Smashwords book reviews by Vida Bailey
- Reindeer In Training
on Dec. 29, 2010
Aw, this is such inventive, happy fun. It's a funny and kinky idea, I loved the start and it led on smartly form there - I think the relationship and the sex develop nicely from the promising starting point. The story has lots of great writing, detail, humour and is abundantly sex-positive. It's written with heart as well as action and won't disappoint. Ridiculously good value for your 99c.
- Beneath Sea and Sky: Erotic Stories of Fantasy
on Aug. 27, 2011
Oh, such a treat. I just read Shanna's recent ebook, soon to be on kindle too, the very beautiful and inspirational 'Beneath Sea and Sky'. Six tales of magic and longing that are the best thing I've read of hers yet. As always, her characters and language are heart stopping, heart in your mouth beating, painful and beautiful to read. Her ideas and settings are so sharp and clear, and as usual she doesn't stray from the difficult, the blood and gristle, she embraces it and makes it sing. The standouts for me are Heatsong, an evocative vampire story, Hands of Time, that speaks to me of breaking marriage so clearly I could weep, and the closing The Princess of Silk and Pain, a fairy tale rewrite that is a tour de force. Get it! It's a fantastically good collection. The only downside is how it leaves you wondering why you'd bother trying to write anything ever again after reading it...
- Smart Ass
on Oct. 06, 2011
I do love this series. This is another great little collection, full of filth and feeling. Actually, it's not even that filthy, but it's anal stories, so it's all good. Kristina Lloyd's is great, and feels very... authentic :) I like her characters and the language she uses in this story was a pretty, dreamy surprise. It's a bit of a love song to anal sex, really. Sophia Valenti's story was another convincing situation, of exploration and guidance, and it was touching, and its detail was lovely. I was surprised by Alison Tyler's story, something a little different - again, very character based with nice use of metaphor and a complex little web of different stories woven into one. Thomas Roche's and Sommer Marsden's stories fit in nicely too, it's a neat and pleasing collection of stories, highly recommended!