{"id":2728,"date":"2016-03-09T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:52:39","slug":"all-you-can-eat-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/all-you-can-eat-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Can Eat: Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"All-You-Can-Eat-Lesbian-Erotica-Buffet\"<\/a>All You Can Eat: A Buffet of Lesbian Romance and Erotica, edited by R.G. Emanuelle and Andi Marquette<\/strong>, is an outstanding collection of stories that revolve around food. With the entries ranging from sweetly tame to ghost chili hot (see what I did there?), there\u2019s something for everyone here.<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Because these are all short stories, there isn\u2019t a chance to get to know any of them particularly well. That said, the characters are drawn well enough to make you want to read each story all the way to the end. There are first meetings, women who are newly dating, friends who become lovers, and established relationships.<\/p>\n

At least a couple of the stories feature characters that make appearances elsewhere. Notably, Jove Belle\u2019s Kelly and Elana from Cake appear in the story \u201cVanilla Extract.\u201d If you\u2019ve read our review<\/strong><\/a>, you know how much I love those characters.<\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is one of the few short story collections where I can say that the writing is consistently great across the board. Usually I\u2019ll pick one up and have a couple of stories I love, a couple I hate, and then a range in between. Not the case here, where the range is between stories I like and stories I love.<\/p>\n

The stories are collected by heat level: tamer stories are in the Appetizers section, moderately hot stories in the Entrees, and holy hot damn stories are in the Dessert section (um, Yvonne Heidt, wow\u2014just, wow). I\u2019m not going to bother naming favourites, because it would basically be most of the book.<\/p>\n

The Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Collecting the stories by heat level is genius, because it allows people to read only what\u2019s likely to work for them. They\u2019re also ordered well so that there\u2019s a good flow from one story to the next. Special shoutout to R.G. Emanuelle for perfectly working the word \u201cumami\u201d into a sex scene.<\/p>\n

Also, what a list of authors! All You Can Eat has stories by Ashley Bartlett, Historia, Jae, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Cheyenne Blue, Karis Walsh, Victoria Oldham, Cheri Crystal, Andi Marquette, Jove Belle, R.G. Emanuelle, Sacchi Green, and Yvonne Heidt.<\/p>\n

The Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Okay, this might just be me, but I don\u2019t like reading about food being involved in sex, especially sugary food (I always imagine a trip to the doctor later). Thankfully it wasn\u2019t in most of the stories, but there were two and both times I was cringing for those women.<\/p>\n

The Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a consistently fantastic short story anthology, look no further. All You Can Eat is the perfect book to savour.<\/p>\n

Excerpt from All You Can Eat edited by RG Emanuelle and Andi Marquette<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cYou can do macaroni and cheese, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course.\u201d On a good day, at least.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood. Then we\u2019ll do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh, I don\u2019t think that will impress Alexandra.\u201d<\/p>\n

Remy patted my hand. \u201cDon\u2019t worry. My version will. We\u2019re making zucchini pasta alla panna.\u201d Familiar with where I kept things in my kitchen, she opened one of the cupboards and took out my kiss-the-cook apron. When she turned toward the counter and tied the apron strings around her waist, I couldn\u2019t help noticing what a fine behind she had.<\/p>\n

Overweight, my ass. Or rather, her ass. I tore my gaze away. Christ, what was wrong with me? I hadn\u2019t ogled her ass\u2014or any other of her body parts\u2014for a long time. When I first met her, I\u2019d felt an instant spark of attraction, but we\u2019d both been in relationships back then, and as time went by, I\u2019d learned to see her as Remy, the most loyal friend in the world, not a potential flavor of the month, as Remy called my usually short-lived relationships.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t want to ruin the best friendship I\u2019d ever had, so I had to remind myself that Remy wasn\u2019t on the menu today. Or on any other day, for that matter.<\/p>\n

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