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In a world where people are sold as commodities and welfare comes at a price, Jodelle has been purchased by a low class brothel when she came of age. Now a fully trained serf, she spends her days tending to clients and male staff alike, her own desires of no importance. But today she is ordered to one of the inner, wealthy areas of the city, and her actions there will have important consequences not only for the brothel but for herself as well.
Dystopian-themed dark erotica short story.
Warning tags: rape, forced sex, age disparity, medical play, sadomasochism, institutional slavery/serfdom, prostitution
* Originally published in the anthology Like an Iron Fist: Dystopian Erotica. Re-edited and added upon with some minor changes, but is essentially the same narrative.
Dystopian-themed dark erotica short story.
Warning tags: rape, forced sex, age disparity, medical play, sadomasochism, institutional slavery/serfdom, prostitution
* Originally published in the anthology Like an Iron Fist: Dystopian Erotica. Re-edited and added upon with some minor changes, but is essentially the same narrative.
35 pages, ebook
First published January 11, 2011
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Steelwhisper
5 books443 followersMy stories are romantic, fantastic, futuristic, queer, weird, sadistic. Most will not only contain a sexual journey, and be a love story, but also have a solid secondary plot. Please note that I write LGB fiction and dark erotic fiction rather than mainstream romance. I don't do bittersweet endings, I like HFNs instead.
What to tell you about my person? I'm gender non-performing, green-eyed with dark hair, unmarried, bisexual and kinky in just about any direction you can imagine, and some you wouldn't even think of. I've been in the BDSM lifestyle since before I was officially old enough. I have more than a working expertise regarding whips and other percussion instruments and love to spend my time outdoors gardening or with my dogs.
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What to tell you about my person? I'm gender non-performing, green-eyed with dark hair, unmarried, bisexual and kinky in just about any direction you can imagine, and some you wouldn't even think of. I've been in the BDSM lifestyle since before I was officially old enough. I have more than a working expertise regarding whips and other percussion instruments and love to spend my time outdoors gardening or with my dogs.
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July 26, 2014
It's not so much a case of "I really like" this story, rather that I find it emotionally compelling. Steelwhisper's prose is compact and crisp, which makes the content all the more disturbing. And it is disturbing. Bleak and nauseating and perfectly plausible. It highlights the framing of humans as commodity. With a limited shelf life.
Not a pleasant story, but nevertheless a recommended one.
Full disclosure: Steel is a good GR friend, so it's hard to say "This didn't influence me in any way," because it probably does. But I try not to let it sway me :)
Not a pleasant story, but nevertheless a recommended one.
Full disclosure: Steel is a good GR friend, so it's hard to say "This didn't influence me in any way," because it probably does. But I try not to let it sway me :)
written-by-me
July 24, 2014Important: another version of this story was first published in the anthology Like an Iron Fist: Dystopian Erotica, and while it has been re-edited, had one page added and was brushed up and changed in place, it still is essentially the same narrative. Owners of the anthology please take note of this!
And as this is a neat place to write a bit about what engendered this idea of a dystopian future: a few years ago prostitution was completely legalised in three countries, namely New Zealand, The Netherlands and Germany. At the same time there was a push for a neo-liberal approach to welfare in many countries of the western world (including these).
I remember it making the headlines even in my daily broadsheet that in the Netherlands and in Germany it was suggested that social benefit claimants ought to be placed as sex workers. Other laws reinstated in again quite a few countries a need to repay benefits by children or grandchildren of the recipients.
To me there appears to be a beeline current neo-liberal societies are taking towards an end result as dystopian as the movie Soylent Green, exploiting the lives and bodies of the lower classes. Gated communities are also springing up everywhere, behind which the upper classes are already now hiding.
So here's what went into the dystopian world of "George".
And as this is a neat place to write a bit about what engendered this idea of a dystopian future: a few years ago prostitution was completely legalised in three countries, namely New Zealand, The Netherlands and Germany. At the same time there was a push for a neo-liberal approach to welfare in many countries of the western world (including these).
I remember it making the headlines even in my daily broadsheet that in the Netherlands and in Germany it was suggested that social benefit claimants ought to be placed as sex workers. Other laws reinstated in again quite a few countries a need to repay benefits by children or grandchildren of the recipients.
To me there appears to be a beeline current neo-liberal societies are taking towards an end result as dystopian as the movie Soylent Green, exploiting the lives and bodies of the lower classes. Gated communities are also springing up everywhere, behind which the upper classes are already now hiding.
So here's what went into the dystopian world of "George".
December 15, 2015
3.5
Disclaimer: the author is one of my GR friends but that has no bearing on my review or feelings about this book.
A well written short story but I would've like it more if there would have been more background information. What happened that hot water for orphanages was deemed needless luxury and more importantly how/when slavery was made acceptable?
While attitude to sex is complete opposite than in The Handmaid's Tale, Jodelle and Offred's worlds are eerie similar. And not only the bright red coveralls/red habit, in both books class society are so divided that they share only the planet and language. Offred said she's just a "two legged womb" and Jodelle's just an "alive sex doll".
The difference between Offred and Jodelle is that, Offred remembers different life and is ready to take a risk for chance for freedom. But Jodelle doesn't know another life. And her calm acceptance, fatalism reminded me of another dystopian book Never Let Me Go.
Disclaimer: the author is one of my GR friends but that has no bearing on my review or feelings about this book.
A well written short story but I would've like it more if there would have been more background information. What happened that hot water for orphanages was deemed needless luxury and more importantly how/when slavery was made acceptable?
While attitude to sex is complete opposite than in The Handmaid's Tale, Jodelle and Offred's worlds are eerie similar. And not only the bright red coveralls/red habit, in both books class society are so divided that they share only the planet and language. Offred said she's just a "two legged womb" and Jodelle's just an "alive sex doll".
The difference between Offred and Jodelle is that, Offred remembers different life and is ready to take a risk for chance for freedom. But Jodelle doesn't know another life. And her calm acceptance, fatalism reminded me of another dystopian book Never Let Me Go.
October 20, 2014
Steelwhisper plunges the reader straight into her dystopian world with the first couple of sentences. There’s no pussy-footing around with slow world-building – you get the whole world in a few terse sentences. And it works. (I hate info-dumps where the author seems to feel the necessity of telling the reader all the details of the world they have crafted. It’s boring and I often turn off at that point.)
Details such as the colour of uniforms, the power of the guilds, the lack of any personal freedom and the mention of the Wall all combine to show us Jodelle’s world. I was drawn in from the beginning. I love stories where the characters are believable, where they come to life in our minds. I need that ‘contact’ with a person in a book; I want to care about them and be there in the room with them. Jodelle is more than just words on a page here: I can see her, can hear her voice, see the way she walks. And I ached for her as well.
Some of the scenes in the story are brutal.
My first thought was 4.5 stars. I would have liked to see more of Jodelle’s day, but the writing is beautifully sparse and the final scene brought a lump to my throat, so it deserves 5.
(The incidental character of Hikaru is fabulous and I would love to see him in his own story.)
Details such as the colour of uniforms, the power of the guilds, the lack of any personal freedom and the mention of the Wall all combine to show us Jodelle’s world. I was drawn in from the beginning. I love stories where the characters are believable, where they come to life in our minds. I need that ‘contact’ with a person in a book; I want to care about them and be there in the room with them. Jodelle is more than just words on a page here: I can see her, can hear her voice, see the way she walks. And I ached for her as well.
Some of the scenes in the story are brutal.
My first thought was 4.5 stars. I would have liked to see more of Jodelle’s day, but the writing is beautifully sparse and the final scene brought a lump to my throat, so it deserves 5.
(The incidental character of Hikaru is fabulous and I would love to see him in his own story.)
September 9, 2014
To say I liked the story would be weird. I hated the world and most of the characters. I hated it as much as one could and should hate any such society in general.
I haven't read much of the dark erotica and I have to admit I am hardly a good judge of such stories. What I can say is that I loved the way it is written. You are introduced to Jodelle, a prostitute whose wardrobe marks her as one (they have to wear it) and through her memories and thoughts you get these snippets of this society.
While I was angered by certain things characters do and how they treat others (the doctor, the two nurses), I liked Jodelle. I cannot say anything about George because it would be spoiler, but his reaction to what Jodelle does is wonderfully bitter-sweet.
This being said, it would be interesting to read a series set in this horrible world. This is really a well written story.
I haven't read much of the dark erotica and I have to admit I am hardly a good judge of such stories. What I can say is that I loved the way it is written. You are introduced to Jodelle, a prostitute whose wardrobe marks her as one (they have to wear it) and through her memories and thoughts you get these snippets of this society.
While I was angered by certain things characters do and how they treat others (the doctor, the two nurses), I liked Jodelle. I cannot say anything about George because it would be spoiler, but his reaction to what Jodelle does is wonderfully bitter-sweet.
This being said, it would be interesting to read a series set in this horrible world. This is really a well written story.
September 13, 2014
I really liked this short story. The setting was great and it was well written and edited.
My only complaint is I would have liked to have known more about Jodelle, however I realise character backgrounds tend to be sparse in short stories.
I did enjoy the glimpse I was given into her life and smiled at the outcome. That said this is not a light and fluffy story.
contains non/dub-con, medical play, body modification, etc
My only complaint is I would have liked to have known more about Jodelle, however I realise character backgrounds tend to be sparse in short stories.
I did enjoy the glimpse I was given into her life and smiled at the outcome. That said this is not a light and fluffy story.
contains non/dub-con, medical play, body modification, etc
May 27, 2016
All the stars your heart and body can handle
Dystopian worlds don't need to be regressively chaotic and always on the brink of war, presenting societies both futuristic and retro, equally progressive and decayed. No need for big displays of open violence, central oppression, militaristic presence or, on the other side of the spectrum, isolated living in a seriously depleted and hostile natural environment.
Sometimes you're taken by the hand and gently walked to a neat, unassuming, slightly warped version of a reality you know intimately well. It feels comfortable but slightly eerie, a cold, thin feeling of dread puncturing your guts and slowly, so very slowly, tightening and coiling inside you. That's all it takes, really, a reasurring touch. This world is all about consumption, services, privileges, classism. People are reduced to what they do. Not so different, not so different at all. It's a quiet, istitutionalized sickness that's going to start crawling all over your skin once you're already in. This world is full of abuse and servitude and you should hate it with every fiber of your body. I could not, I did not.
Steelwhisper's prose is so serene, elegant and matter of fact, economic and, ultimately, cruel, soft and ensnaring at the same time. The voice she gave painslave Jodelle is one of clarity and resignation and you won't be able to forget her easily. As tamed and pain-used as she is, as dignified in her trusting the only path set for her, as surprising her lack of bitterness is, she should want more, hope for somethig different. And as a reader, I couldn't offer her anything better either, just my understanding, my angst and my lust.
So many of my personal kinks were met here it felt like I was just another customer adding to the characters misery, ready to use them, another voyeur. Maybe I was. Maybe it was even the author's intention, I don't know. I was there with Hikaru and Sian, in a scene almost lyrical in its stark, intense sensuality while it was rape. I was there and I stopped cringing, stopped breathing and like he asked, I simply surrendered. Suddenly, I was three people, every little detail light and heavy and condemning. You'll be there too, heart burning, guts churning, for a scene that simply can't be stripped of its beauty, no matter what.
George stretches calmy but swiftly, alternating heartless and vicious actions by entitled heartless beings with little acts of care and friendship, which offer a little respite before the next disillusionment, the next hard lesson comes. Nobody is safe, not the poor orphans like Jodelle and Sian, and not the rich and pampered retired citizens like George. At least in this they are all equal: the state will make it possible and regulated, sanitary and acceptable, but pain and humiliation won't spare anyone, not even old, defenceless people. Sickening, infuriating.
In the most unlikely of situations, doing her job and trying to comply with her owner's demands, Jodelle will have her unexpected moment of bliss and personal freedom. I can't find any other way to describe her encounter with George than romantic. Viscerally romantic. My definition of it at least. Two victims timidly sharing unbearable, almost terrifying tenderness. There's nothing more hurtful than something warm, pure and freely given when all one knows is duty and being forced. For once you know the difference, that there is also pleasure and true sharing, how can you go back, how can you settle back to solitude and being used? Jodelle and George are both trapped by their bodies and status, yet for that moment, that hour together, they are truly wanted, accepted, respected. Intimacy was all she ever needed, longed for, they found it together at last. The ending suggests she will meet him again and that the change he started in her is rooted, like a lifeline while she carries on with her life and its regular grit. Again, no rescue, no salvation, but a little shrine. At least I want to hold on to this hope.
I loved this story. From the safety of Jodelle's red overall to the sanctioned sadism of the medical staff I can't help wanting to come back and experience it all again. I wish there was more and not because there's anything lacking in the story. I want to know more of the city. I want to know who these people where before being reduced to just what they do and how they're used. I just miss the characters, Hikaru's skin, George's eyes. I miss its soft sounds of rustling silk or restraints being fastened, its hypnotizing sense of silence. I even miss the shame and guilt, the weight on my chest. I can't shrink away from this world, there seem to be no place for love in it but it has mine. I want to be comforted, I want to be comforting.
I received a free copy of this story from the author in exchange for...nothing. I wanted to read it and she facilitated it. She even said she wouldn't mind if I didn't like it. This is my honest, personal review.
Dystopian worlds don't need to be regressively chaotic and always on the brink of war, presenting societies both futuristic and retro, equally progressive and decayed. No need for big displays of open violence, central oppression, militaristic presence or, on the other side of the spectrum, isolated living in a seriously depleted and hostile natural environment.
Sometimes you're taken by the hand and gently walked to a neat, unassuming, slightly warped version of a reality you know intimately well. It feels comfortable but slightly eerie, a cold, thin feeling of dread puncturing your guts and slowly, so very slowly, tightening and coiling inside you. That's all it takes, really, a reasurring touch. This world is all about consumption, services, privileges, classism. People are reduced to what they do. Not so different, not so different at all. It's a quiet, istitutionalized sickness that's going to start crawling all over your skin once you're already in. This world is full of abuse and servitude and you should hate it with every fiber of your body. I could not, I did not.
Steelwhisper's prose is so serene, elegant and matter of fact, economic and, ultimately, cruel, soft and ensnaring at the same time. The voice she gave painslave Jodelle is one of clarity and resignation and you won't be able to forget her easily. As tamed and pain-used as she is, as dignified in her trusting the only path set for her, as surprising her lack of bitterness is, she should want more, hope for somethig different. And as a reader, I couldn't offer her anything better either, just my understanding, my angst and my lust.
So many of my personal kinks were met here it felt like I was just another customer adding to the characters misery, ready to use them, another voyeur. Maybe I was. Maybe it was even the author's intention, I don't know. I was there with Hikaru and Sian, in a scene almost lyrical in its stark, intense sensuality while it was rape. I was there and I stopped cringing, stopped breathing and like he asked, I simply surrendered. Suddenly, I was three people, every little detail light and heavy and condemning. You'll be there too, heart burning, guts churning, for a scene that simply can't be stripped of its beauty, no matter what.
George stretches calmy but swiftly, alternating heartless and vicious actions by entitled heartless beings with little acts of care and friendship, which offer a little respite before the next disillusionment, the next hard lesson comes. Nobody is safe, not the poor orphans like Jodelle and Sian, and not the rich and pampered retired citizens like George. At least in this they are all equal: the state will make it possible and regulated, sanitary and acceptable, but pain and humiliation won't spare anyone, not even old, defenceless people. Sickening, infuriating.
In the most unlikely of situations, doing her job and trying to comply with her owner's demands, Jodelle will have her unexpected moment of bliss and personal freedom. I can't find any other way to describe her encounter with George than romantic. Viscerally romantic. My definition of it at least. Two victims timidly sharing unbearable, almost terrifying tenderness. There's nothing more hurtful than something warm, pure and freely given when all one knows is duty and being forced. For once you know the difference, that there is also pleasure and true sharing, how can you go back, how can you settle back to solitude and being used? Jodelle and George are both trapped by their bodies and status, yet for that moment, that hour together, they are truly wanted, accepted, respected. Intimacy was all she ever needed, longed for, they found it together at last. The ending suggests she will meet him again and that the change he started in her is rooted, like a lifeline while she carries on with her life and its regular grit. Again, no rescue, no salvation, but a little shrine. At least I want to hold on to this hope.
I loved this story. From the safety of Jodelle's red overall to the sanctioned sadism of the medical staff I can't help wanting to come back and experience it all again. I wish there was more and not because there's anything lacking in the story. I want to know more of the city. I want to know who these people where before being reduced to just what they do and how they're used. I just miss the characters, Hikaru's skin, George's eyes. I miss its soft sounds of rustling silk or restraints being fastened, its hypnotizing sense of silence. I even miss the shame and guilt, the weight on my chest. I can't shrink away from this world, there seem to be no place for love in it but it has mine. I want to be comforted, I want to be comforting.
I received a free copy of this story from the author in exchange for...nothing. I wanted to read it and she facilitated it. She even said she wouldn't mind if I didn't like it. This is my honest, personal review.
January 1, 2015
★★★★☆
This was an uncomfortable read and the author packed a lot in 35 pages. Excellent world-building. Writing was very tight and you understand Jodelle's mindset of acceptance of her circumstances and the horror of while still having compassion to try and integrate Sian to her new life.
I can't say that I enjoyed it but I give kudos to the author for engaging me enough to not only read George, but also the excerpt that was included that ended right when it got really interesting!
This was an uncomfortable read and the author packed a lot in 35 pages. Excellent world-building. Writing was very tight and you understand Jodelle's mindset of acceptance of her circumstances and the horror of while still having compassion to try and integrate Sian to her new life.
I can't say that I enjoyed it but I give kudos to the author for engaging me enough to not only read George, but also the excerpt that was included that ended right when it got really interesting!
August 5, 2014
Very high level of discomfort here, thank you muchly. I will be cancelling Dr appointments for the foreseeable future...
I love the narration(love/hate). This no-nonsense style has me completely invested. I used the term "jacked in" because, yes, feeling like this is happening to me, this is my life and I've accepted it.
*nonononono* LoL!
Super short, but I will be carrying Jodelle with me for a long time. I'm in love with George.
I love the narration(love/hate). This no-nonsense style has me completely invested. I used the term "jacked in" because, yes, feeling like this is happening to me, this is my life and I've accepted it.
*nonononono* LoL!
Super short, but I will be carrying Jodelle with me for a long time. I'm in love with George.
August 19, 2014
"We may be human, but we're still animals." Steve Vai – For the Love of God
Edited: 8/19/2014
Someone in one of the groups I am in on here posted about this book/short story, telling it was free on smashwords (July 24) and anyone interested in „dark SS“ to go grab a copy.
And obviously, that's what I did.
I freely admit that up to that day I was in the dark about what „dark SS“ meant, but now I think I have an idea... ;)
Anyway, I thought that even if this would have been totally out of my comfort zone, with just 35 pages a potential suffering would have been terminable.
What I did not expect was that I was completely drawn in to this succinct writing style after just a couple of sentences.
If you now expect a rehashing of the plot including some spoilers here in my review space, then you will be disappointed. There is just one single information that I am willing to share: It's that about George!
No matter in what kind of heartless and exploitative society we find ourselves in: that of today, which we can mask and call it dystopian fiction for our own well-being, or that of a possible future, bleak and totalitarian as described here. It's the human touch regardless of the physical appearance of its provider that will help us live under the most unbearable situations. A tender touch alone has all this encouraging power, it gives us strength and confidence.
And now I will try to explain why I chose the above quote:
There are situations depicted in this read which I think only a few of us would want to find themselves in, but
like Pavlov’s dog I found myself reacting to them.
I was appalled and fascinated at the same time. Disgusted and aroused...a case for a psychiatrist, perhaps!
November 14, 2014
I don’t typically read this type of book but Steelwhisper intrigues me so I added it when I saw it was by her. I think this was a great, short introduction to her writing. To begin with I’ll say I found the ending quite beautiful. I actually liked it quite a bit, which is strange because I don’t enjoy non-consent. The thing is in this world there apparently is a class system & the thing I have learned about people where class systems still exists is that when you know this is a possibility for your life you typically aren’t as outraged as others who have options. While the world appears harsh there is a lot of compassion that is shown throughout the book. With the introduction of Sian you see that the people involved in this world care for each other, communicate & offer comfort and understanding. Changes apparently have been made to try and ease the process.
Jodelle’s compassion with George was heartbreaking. I do wish I had more understanding about how the two came to be in the situation they were in. I couldn’t tell if George was a willing participant or not. I think that added to the story though.
I felt things I didn’t expect to feel…not an ounce of disgust…sadness but not who I expected to feel it for either.
Jodelle’s compassion with George was heartbreaking. I do wish I had more understanding about how the two came to be in the situation they were in. I couldn’t tell if George was a willing participant or not. I think that added to the story though.
I felt things I didn’t expect to feel…not an ounce of disgust…sadness but not who I expected to feel it for either.
July 30, 2015
This is disturbing and dark but also utterly gripping. It is tightly written, packs a real punch in few, well chosen words, and lingers long after you have read it.
I enjoyed it even more on second reading, after reading Steelwhisper's explanation of the background to the story. As someone living in a country where the most vicious, neo-liberal government is rolling back the post-war settlement, and leaving the out of work and sick extrememly vulnerable - this book was an even more chilling read.
Even more so when jobcenters in Britain were caught telling girls to go for jobs as escorts and lapdancers!
A brilliant, dystopian read.
I enjoyed it even more on second reading, after reading Steelwhisper's explanation of the background to the story. As someone living in a country where the most vicious, neo-liberal government is rolling back the post-war settlement, and leaving the out of work and sick extrememly vulnerable - this book was an even more chilling read.
Even more so when jobcenters in Britain were caught telling girls to go for jobs as escorts and lapdancers!
A brilliant, dystopian read.
September 4, 2014
Wow just wow!!! Amazing !!!! Loved it so much (it even awoke parts under the belt, and that rarely happens to me) the prose is beautiful almost poetic and the story is dark but so gentle and full of emotions ( which you usually don't find in dark books ) it was actually two stories, george story was my favorite :)) the only downside is that the story was too short, the world that was created is so captivating that i just wanted to get deeper into it but it gave me only a brief visit . For sure i will read the rest of steelwhisper books .
March 17, 2015
First of all, I appreciate the information the author gave us pertaining to the legalization of prostitution in three countries. I also appreciate the fact that Steelwhisper makes it her business to know and enlighten us as to how close the world could be, or is to a reality such as this. We all know that once the government legalize or allow a situation to take place, they will soon govern and force their dictates.
Anyway, I was not uncomfortable at all reading this book. The story was well written and got straight to business- point blank. No fluff or pussy-footing around.
I had no clue that the book was written as a dystopia; however I didn’t need to know because as I read it, I felt like I was thrown into a Post-Apocalypse world. With all the standard testing, birth-control, and forced prostitution, I knew exactly what world it was.
Although this was a short read, I felt like I got a good glimpse into Jodelle’s life and her reason to exist. I understood her acceptance of a situation she had no power to change.
At the first, I felt sorry for Sian Rose. Under the circumstances, Sian was in the best care possible. Without giving anything away, Jodelle, Sian, and Hikaru messed with me emotionally, in a good way. The deflowering was the best part to me, because I’m a freak. I loved how poetically it was done. I could almost hear the orchestra playing, and getting louder until it reached the climax. I love deflowering’s!!!
The second book was RAW, EMOTIONAL, and BRUTAL! So many times we talk about this happening to one gender- I have never read a story where it caused me to ponder how much agony and suffering it would be to the other gender! More light should be shed on this in reality.
Anyway, I was not uncomfortable at all reading this book. The story was well written and got straight to business- point blank. No fluff or pussy-footing around.
I had no clue that the book was written as a dystopia; however I didn’t need to know because as I read it, I felt like I was thrown into a Post-Apocalypse world. With all the standard testing, birth-control, and forced prostitution, I knew exactly what world it was.
Although this was a short read, I felt like I got a good glimpse into Jodelle’s life and her reason to exist. I understood her acceptance of a situation she had no power to change.
At the first, I felt sorry for Sian Rose. Under the circumstances, Sian was in the best care possible. Without giving anything away, Jodelle, Sian, and Hikaru messed with me emotionally, in a good way. The deflowering was the best part to me, because I’m a freak. I loved how poetically it was done. I could almost hear the orchestra playing, and getting louder until it reached the climax. I love deflowering’s!!!
The second book was RAW, EMOTIONAL, and BRUTAL! So many times we talk about this happening to one gender- I have never read a story where it caused me to ponder how much agony and suffering it would be to the other gender! More light should be shed on this in reality.
October 13, 2014
I received a review copy from the author, but my comments are given in all honesty.
I speak from the heart when I say that this is a hauntingly beautiful tale.
Steelwhisper has a rare gift; I wish dearly that there were more such writing talents in the genre of erotica, inspiring an intellectual response as well as visceral.
Utterly compelling; I felt bereft on reaching the final lines. The close of the story is filled with such tenderness and intimacy, providing the perfect foil to the brutality and anonymity of the sex-slavery-system so vividly portrayed.
The author shows great accomplishment in conjuring so much with so few words. Her concise tone is perfect for this bleak dystopian world, where those who suffer do so with fatalistic acceptance.
The most gripping erotic short story I have had the pleasure to read. I cannot recommend highly enough.
I speak from the heart when I say that this is a hauntingly beautiful tale.
Steelwhisper has a rare gift; I wish dearly that there were more such writing talents in the genre of erotica, inspiring an intellectual response as well as visceral.
Utterly compelling; I felt bereft on reaching the final lines. The close of the story is filled with such tenderness and intimacy, providing the perfect foil to the brutality and anonymity of the sex-slavery-system so vividly portrayed.
The author shows great accomplishment in conjuring so much with so few words. Her concise tone is perfect for this bleak dystopian world, where those who suffer do so with fatalistic acceptance.
The most gripping erotic short story I have had the pleasure to read. I cannot recommend highly enough.
October 21, 2015
I wasn't keen on this starting out. Not just because of the subject matter, but because the writing seemed cold, stripped bare, almost clinical.
Until I realized just a little more than half-way in (page 11!!) that the style totally fit this sexual dystopia. And then I was hit by the melancholy... with a glimmer of light at the very end.
Very compact, but with some intriguing, hinted at layers. Just a taste, though, really.
August 5, 2014
Disclaimer: I read both versions of this story and assisted with formatting for publication.
This isn't the sort of story I usually read, and it had me squirming pretty much from the off. Disturbing, haunting, melancholy, yet equally profound and ultimately moving, this well-written tale lingers and resonates long after reading, which is what all good dystopian fiction is supposed to do.
This isn't the sort of story I usually read, and it had me squirming pretty much from the off. Disturbing, haunting, melancholy, yet equally profound and ultimately moving, this well-written tale lingers and resonates long after reading, which is what all good dystopian fiction is supposed to do.
March 3, 2017
I was left wanting more...a lot more! There were plenty of stories that could have been told here, we're introduced to quite a cast of characters in such a short time, and I did want to read more about them. I really enjoyed this dark bit of erotica. It was just too damn short :-)
December 3, 2015
Contrary to popular votes this book is depressing and horrible. It did not read realistically. It was too short and nothing shy of rubbish. I feel Ive wasted my money.
October 11, 2014
This is elegance, as somebody who specialises in similar quite niche erotica it makes me horribly jealous. Steelwhisper hasn't just created an absorbing and ultimately arousing piece of fiction, this is the creation of a world that feels very real and plausible. It captures the imagination to a point that you can't help but want to indulge more, you find yourself wanting more information, more detail. Not because anything is missing from the fabric of the story but because it's like travelling through a new city on a train. You see what's unfolding before you but you want to see what's beyond the walls, the streets and lives hinted at but just out of sight. A book to come back to, Loved it x
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December 24, 2016All well written. The beginning was outside my comfort zone and, given the rest of the story, felt unnecessary. There wasn't enough world to give it context and a place. But I would have liked for them to be. I'd have happily read it. The last part was really lovely and I would have very much enjoyed knowing the rest of their story.
June 15, 2016
This wasn't nearly as dark as I expected. I actually didn't find it dark at all. Is that weird? Despite the fact that a future in which orphans/wards of the state are sold off into prostitution to settle their debt is of course horrific. Jodelle was so calm about her lot in life. There were interspersed scenes to make sure we knew this was no walk in the park, the asshole doctor for example. But even the young virgin orphan was treated so kindly in a shitty situation, I dunno, like I said, it didn't' disturb me as maybe it should have (or was supposed to?)
I thought the world building and set-up was great, and did a wonderful job of immersing us in this world without an info-dump. And I thought the set-up length was appropriate, but wish George's part was equal in length. It was so perfect and surprisingly sweet, that I wanted just a little bit more. This also had the unhappy accident of an excerpt from another book at the end (which is not bad in and of itself), so I thought there were 8 more pages coming when it ended.
Would definitely love a part 2!
I thought the world building and set-up was great, and did a wonderful job of immersing us in this world without an info-dump. And I thought the set-up length was appropriate, but wish George's part was equal in length. It was so perfect and surprisingly sweet, that I wanted just a little bit more. This also had the unhappy accident of an excerpt from another book at the end (which is not bad in and of itself), so I thought there were 8 more pages coming when it ended.
Would definitely love a part 2!
April 4, 2016
Beautifully written, beautifully told. I usually have a hard time with short stories, but this one seriously packs a punch. It was dark and haunting, but also compassionate and moving. I rarely dip into this genre, but I am very glad I did with George. Highly recommended.
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