Review: Campus Cravings Volume I & II: Higher
Learning MM Bundle by Cassandra Carr, KyAnn Waters, Mia Downing, Sara York
Story: 5 out of 5
Blurb:
Welcome to Cathia University, where school is in
session! Nine of today's hottest gay romance authors have crafted brand-new
interrelated novellas celebrating everything wonderful about college, including
sophisticated professors, sexy teaching assistants, ambitious grad students,
and spirited undergraduates, all looking for the same thing: an A+ in true
love.
Review:
How does the old saying go? There's a bad apple in
every bunch. That tends to hold true with anthologies, with each collection
containing at least one story that just doesn't measure up to the rest.
Fortunately, this bundle proved the adage wrong.
Some of these apples--like KyAnn Waters'
"Private Lessons"--were on the sweet side. This tale of young love
dealt heavily with coming out, as did the story following it. Both were
tightly-written and engaging, but made it seem like the choice of whether or
not to stay in the closet would be the anthology's overriding theme. "The
Eloquent Jock" by Cassandra Carr changed gears completely by throwing a
hot teacher into the mix and upping the spice of level of the sex scenes. From
there onward, the stories varied even more dramatically. "Switching
Leads" relied on a truly tear-jerking plot, while "Winning
Bracket" went for a party atmosphere. More importantly, all of the stories
delivered well-constructed characters and engaging plots, making it a must buy
for lovers of gay romance.
Lovers of BDSM, however, will find very little of
interest here. It simply isn't that sort of anthology. That doesn't mean it
isn't worth picking up!
Reviewed by Ethan X. Thomas
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