When Dylan’s secret BDSM fetish becomes accidentally known to his boyfriend Mark, the two decide to mix up their usual tender love-making routine with some kinky stuff. As a part of a game, Mark transforms himself into a character Dylan never knew gentle and sweet Mark could embody. But Dylan was wrong. Or maybe there’s something he’s terribly missing. Based on an actual horror painting, this erotic short story brings inner demons to light and opens doors to places no one should ever enter.
I enjoyed this one - very short but concise, and Perie Wolford packs a lot into very few words. Nicely unpredictable and a clever ending. Richard L. Walton does a fine job with the narration.
the audiobook edition of Bad Boy: The Story of a Gay Demon was provided by the author for the purpose of my review
This review is based on the audiobook version of this short story (Narrator: Richard L. Walton).
This is a different type of story to the previous book in the series. Not only is there a different narrator but this is also a little darker in tone. The relationship between the two human lead characters is, as the story states, 'vanilla'. It is sweet and comfortable with lots of pleasant sex. Obviously, this suits some people but not others and certainly here it provides the tension within the story.
The characterization is good with clear personalities provided for each of the characters. The lead character is a person destined to fall from the path of a comfortable relationship to be tempted something a little riskier. The demon of the story provides the opportunity to fulfill his desires.
This is a morality tale of sorts, the demon is a figure of temptation and the outcome of the story offers perdition or redemption. It could be argued that bdsm is here presented as inherently demonic or evil, but I do not believe this to be the case; the sexual focus is only the differentiator, it is the choice to betray a loved one for hedonistic reasons that is seen as damnable.
The story is self-contained and the ending is interesting and not really predictable, which is a pleasant change.
The narrator has a very gravelly voice which is certainly appropriate for the demon's voice, although he does make effort to adapt this for different characters. The narration is clear and well paced and provides an enhancement to the story.
Very short tale. How a couple's fantasy can evolve into something else. Characters barely developed. Several typos that could use an observant editor. Story line not my kind of fiction.
As I am a gatherer of books, I collect books and ebooks from a variety of sources: Goodreads wins, Bookhub, BookFunnel, emails from authors and publishers, and others. I do lose track of their sources. But, as a reader, I feel I should give an honest, unencumbered review for all I read.
This is an erotic romance so if hard erotica isn’t your thing this may not be for you. The narration makes the story come to life. There is a cute storyline and a sweet romance involved so if you like Demons, a little violence, some BDSM and very Hot sex with a HEA this is for you.