/lit/ - Literature

Title: Ancient Ruins
Author: Benjamin Medrano
Rating: 4/10

[Fun Fact: At the end of the book, the author admits he has Asperger syndrome and the focus of his sperg interest is...Elves and Succubi, also lesbian relationships. This is objectively hilarious, and explains what he has multiple fantasy lesbian erotica books despite being a man. Bless this sperg's soul.]

My first Lesbian Harem story, and I must say I'm not particularly impressed. On one hand, the writing is decent and the idea for characters and their relationships fits the genre and makes for a great foundation for this kind of fantasy book. On the other, the entire book is a mess. Convoluted beyond reason, plotlines that are barely connected to the main events go for a time, end and then aren't mentioned at all. It's as if the author wanted to waste my time on inane shit, which could be interesting on its own if executed correctly. Alas, as it you should just skip some fragments if they aren't concerning the main plot.

So, how is it as a Coom Book? Ehh. I mentioned in my last review that an Erotica Book should have erotic elements in all of its parts, constantly enticing and arousing the reader, either by event, characterization or wording. Anya Merchant is decent at that. Surprisingly, this author of this book does relatively well despite being a man, but frustratingly falls short at writing actual sex scenes. To be exact: there are none actual sex scenes. There are some scenes that could pass as them if you stretch the meaning, but in practice there aren't any. Which makes me annoyed. When I read Coom Books, I expect sex scenes. That's a must. Or at least the amount of erotica and mastery of words that provides arousal equivalent to them.
Unfortunately, the book didn't deliver on that part. I am going to skim the second book to see if it gets better, but my hopes are low.
Thus my Rating:
4/10


PS: Delving into Goodreads has yielded me some interesting lesbian erotica titles. Like a lesbian fantasy romance between a bratty Princess and a prideful Dragon. This better be good, because it already looks like something that can hit juuuuust the spot.