Book Review-Eden Fantasys Style

The following review is for adults only. It is a book review for Eden Fantasys. Although it is written in a hopefully tasteful manner it is an adult product none the less. I was provided with the books by Eden Fantasies but was in no way compensated for this review.

I was approached by Eden Fantasys and asked if I wanted to do a review of one of their products. I agreed and checked out their website. It took me a week or so to decide what I wanted to review. They have every adult product you could possibly want. Clothes, toys, candles, creams, book and videos to name a few.

I finally decided to review a couple of books. Having read several reviews of Eden products I had not seen any book reviews. The choices were approved and promptly sent to me.

One of the books was The Mammoth Book of Erotica  "Newly revised and updated, this fantastic anthology of erotic short stories features some of the best piece of erotic fiction ever written with new pieces commissioned just for this edition."

This book was hard for me to get interested in. The stories were on the longer side and frankly didn't interest me. The stories were dry and frankly boring.

The stories averaged from 10-50 pages. Granted they aren't overly long but the print was small and for a quick fun read that made it more difficult.

A couple of the authors included in the book are Anne Rice and Clive Barker. Noted authors amongst other names I didn't recognize. That doesn't mean they are'nt well known, just not to me.  Perhaps the attempt to be literature was lost on me. I just wanted some quick titillating stories.

Some of the story titles include Two at Once by Robert Silverberg, Death by Seduction by Catherine Sellars, Beauty's Punishment by Anne Rice and The Age of Desire by Clive Baker.

 I do plan to give the book another chance. The holidays are over and the kids are back at school [not something I can sit and read in the family room] so perhaps I'll have more time.

The second book I chose was Oysters and Chocolate. "This is an elegant and sophisticated collection of short stories that whet the erotic appetite and leave the reader wanting more. The stories are the perfect length for reading to a lover before bedtime and each sizzles from the first sentence."

This book was much more to my liking. It too was short stories and you could read a story in a quick single session. The characters or plot could not be developed like a longer story or novel, but is that really the point?

Another bonus of this book was the stories were "coded" by genre. If there was a particular erotic topic  you liked you could skip around the book.  These topics included Vanilla-a classic, sweet, and romantically decadent dish, Dirty Martini-a distinctive, exciting cocktail with a naughty twist, [no kidding and I didn't know this when I chose it, honest],  Licorice Whips-a wild and strong-flavored course that spanks the tongue with heat and bite and Oysters-firm and sensual--with deep, round cups, sweet scents, and exclusively feminine flavors.

 I have jumped around the book and read some of each genre and found most of them interesting on some level. As most stories some are better than others. A plus in the second book, the font was bigger.

I found neither book distasteful, in my opinion the sex scenes were descriptive without being crass. The stories left a tingle and were fun to read, especially on a drab day. A little titillation is certainly a fun way to spend an afternoon or evening or morning or Saturday... I think you get my point.



Book covers and some descriptions courtesy of Eden Fantasys