Game

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Game," an erotic novel featuring some pretty outlandish but none too dirty sex scenes. The premise is simple: an affable man named Lloyd sets his girlfriend, a commitment phobic called Sophie, a number of challenges. If she fails three of the challenges, she has to move in with him. Since Lloyd and Sophie are kinky as hell, the challenges are pretty kinky as well. I won't spoil them for you here; the less you know about them, the better. Suffice it to say that the sex is hot and frequent and often titillating.What I really liked about "Game" is the chemistry between Sophie and Lloyd. They're a great couple who are obviously infatuated with one another. In a way, this undermines the story, as you don't really understand why Sophie needs the challenges to agree to move in with Lloyd; he's so perfect for her that it seems self-evident that she should move in with him. It also takes away some of the drama, because when a couple is so obviously perfect for each other, you just know they're going to end up together. This being the case, the ending isn't really surprising, although there IS a surprising bit of drama just before the ending. The predictability of the story doesn't matter, though; this couple is so good together that you WANT to see things work out for them, and are eager to find out how the inevitable happy ending will come about.The highlights of the book, I think, are the character of Lloyd, who is a fantastic dom, and the role-playing scenes, which are both hot and funny (the kingdom of "Petite Mort" had me grinning). I'd like to read more Justine Elyot role-playing stories -- they're great!What didn't work so well for me was the final chapter, which felt a little tacked-on. To me, the story reached its natural conclusion when Sophie accepted Lloyd; the two sex scenes which followed struck me as gratuitous. I can see why they were added (to balance out the opening chapter and give the reader a Happily Ever After in Our Own Strange Way), but I think I would have preferred the book without them. Chapter 11 was a great climax; Chapter 12 kind of ruined it for me.Also, while it didn't bother me in the slightest, I think I should point out for the benefit of future readers that Sophie, the heroine, is an unabashed slut. Unlike many submissive heroines, who are affectionately called sluts without actually being all that sluttish (just, you know, very eager), Sophie is most definitely a slut. She's the most promiscuous non-prostitute character I've ever come across in fiction, by some considerable margin. So, word to the wise -- if you don't like slutty heroines, this book is not for you.(Note: This book is a sequel to "On Demand," which I haven't read but will read now that I've read this. It works very well as a stand-alone story, but should be even better for people who've read "On Demand.")

Has a good love story to it. I really like most of Justine Elyot books. Has a nice way of telling a good love story mixed with some BDSM. Would reccommend this book highly for learners.