This book is part of the "BM8 erotic book spiral".
This is a very english story - quite a fantasy, or maybe several "happenings" put together in one.

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I hope you do not have such neighbourgs in the Swiss Alsp!

Arrived safely, will probably be read and sent on from Mallorca. Thanks so much for sending!

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This is travelling to Greece from Mallorca, along with Juliet Rising, as part of the spiral. Thanks so much for making it available.

This is one of the *many* spiral books that arrived in Athens while I was away on vacation. I will try to read them all as time permits.

Link to the spiral's journal.

Once in a while when reading a book a specific phrase or metaphor jumps out in its perfection.
It happened with Neighborhood Watch --> "Max landed a second slice with the crop. Again it whistled. For a second time the rusty razor of agony scored her buttocks." ~ p.137
Maybe I've already become jaded by the books read so far in the spiral. This metaphor brought the tension back to life again.

Lisette Ashton's book reads like a parody of Desperate Housewives (especially w/ the introduction and epilogue), or any other TV soap opera. There are numerous direct references to the genre, in case you didn't get it the first time.
It's evenly written; the episodic structure of the book keeps the reader's interest to the end. Several confrontations could have done with more climactic resolutions, eg. Tanya doesn't earn a sexual reward for all her good-neighborly efforts, and Joanne deserves to get more than just a verbal reprimand from Ted & Phil.
Overall well-paced and well-written, with few if any excesses. I absolutely enjoyed the gimp's sappy romantic fantasies when he falls in love with his domineering Goddess! A nice touch by the author, to add this mocking tone to the hot scenes.

More of Ashton's humour.

Received today!

Just couldn't get into this one. Sending to molekilby on Monday.