Smut by the Sea, Vol #3
Edited by Victoria Blisse and Lucy Felthouse
There’s a song that goes, “Oh I do like to be beside the
seaside, Oh I do like to be beside the sea…” It’s a tune I’m familiar with
because I live in Blackpool and the song is practically the town’s anthem.
I mention this because, in Smut by the Sea, Volume #3, Victoria Blisse and Lucy Felthouse have
managed to gather a collection of stories that combine the saucy fun of being
by the seaside with the powerful impact of well-written erotic fiction.
With contributions from established and celebrated writers
such as Tilly Hunter, Zak Jane Keir and Primula Bond, as well as the editors
and too many other contributors to name individually, the content varies from
the serious to the frivolous: never losing focus on the importance of the
smutty content.
One of the first stories I read here was ‘Artistic License’ from
Jillian Boyd. I’m not familiar with Jillian Boyd’s work so it was a true
pleasure discovering her fun approach to storytelling as she relates the tale
of Leah, alone on holiday following a break up.
Boyd’s writing is accessible and fluid in the way she
relates a story. Her characters are credible and the erotic content is powerful
and vivid.
The same can be said for all the fiction in this collection.
It’s a book that is entertaining from beginning to end and delivers exactly
what it promises in the title. If you do like to be beside the seaside, you’ll
love reading Smut by the Sea, Vol #3.
5/5 STARS
Review by Ashley Lister
