Review for Michael M. Jones
Wed ,16/06/2010I just reviewed Michael’s short story ‘Doppelganger’ over on Goodreads. Check it out:
Like Butterflies in Iron: Erotic Tales of Urban Fairies by Frances Selkirk
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Doppelganger, by Michael M. JonesIn: Like Butterflies in IronCirclet Press, 2010
The premise of this story is interesting; exploring the dark side of fairies and what happens when a granted wish doesn’t turn out the way one might hope.Holly lives a disconnected life, cut off from personal attachment, and quite happy as her role of observer until someone shows up in her apartment. Someone she never thought to see again.
Herself.
Michael’s use of slightly distanced first person works phenomenally well for Holly’s view-point and head space, and he draws us in and out of close point of view seamlessly. It was a thoroughly enjoyable story. Except for one thing. His use of ‘hard language’ during the sex scenes. Michael certainly understands the rhythm and flow of a woman’s desire, however, I found some of the language distracting. Maybe I just don’t like the word pussy, but the one use of ‘netherlips’ made me laugh out loud… which was unfortunate. It was sort of like an ‘f-bomb’ being dropped at a garden party. All in all, it was a good scene, though, and added to the emotional content of the story.
I will be recommending this to my friends who like erotic stories.
(warning: contains graphic lesbian sex which might get you going : )