Trust in You
Thank you to two bloggers who posted reviews of my novel Mindgames recently.
Julia Firlotte wrote a very positive review on her blog, Where Romance Excites, here. Julia and I agreed to post honest reviews of each other's books. I'll be reviewing her book, Trust in You, shortly. (Spoiler: it's good.)
Holly at The Smut Report was less enamored of Mindgames, but I loved her review as well. The thing about writing a novel that features naked sex slaves (and torture sex, as Holly called it), is that you know that it's not going to be for everyone -- not even for everyone who likes smut.
If you've followed this blog then you know that I started writing Mindgames for a now-mostly-defunct BDSM story website, where it was wildly popular because the people who came to that website wanted to read exactly the kind of story I was writing. But when I published on Amazon I struggled a bit to find my audience, in part because I wasn't sure who to market to. People who love speculative fiction and dystopias? Romance readers? Eventually I realized that for those who want to read dark erotica, it's a bonus if it has a strong plot and characterization -- but people who love well-written novels don't necessarily want to read about characters getting whipped in the crotch.
Although my erotica was too dark for Holly's taste, I appreciate that she did not just dismiss Mindgames and looked at some of it's deeper themes. And I really appreciate that her review has let The Smut Report's readers know that if they like dark erotica, Mindgames is worth taking a look at.
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