This review originally appeared at BDSM Book Reviews.
“Warlock Masters” is a short anthology of just four stories, all by the same author. All but one of the tales is told in the first person by a warlock who recounts various sexual escapades. It is easy to see these almost as memories of various stages in the development of his powers. In the first three stories, the generally nameless narrator reveals himself to be a man who revels in a submissive role, although he can be quite aggressive in seeking out that role, and using his magical powers to ensnare men to dominate him. That said, it’s worth pointing out that magic and mysticism play a minor role in the stories, enough that it’s easy to forget that it’s the theme of the anthology.
In “Alias Love” the mature warlock beguiles a relatively innocent young couple at a sex party and draws the man into a sexual encounter in the bathroom.
“Big Puerto Rican Brazilian German Cock Summer” has the narrator playing the sex slave to a coven of warlocks.
“Beautiful Sadist” tells the disjointed account of our hero’s repeated pummeling by a sex-crazed married Italian stud.
“I’d Like Me Som’a That” seems to be about the initiation of a new submissive, although it’s the most incomplete-feeling of the stories.
The writing style of these tales could be described as a sort of raunchy stream of consciousness. In places, it reminded me of some of William S. Burroughs’ work, although these stories are generally a little more coherent than the often disjointed writing of books like “Naked Lunch”. While the narrator describes his sexual encounters in detail, and seems to enjoy painful penetration, aside from that there isn’t a lot of kink to the sex. The subtitle’s promise of “Erotic stories of dominance & submission” is over-selling it a bit. Yes, the theme is there, but it isn’t really developed.
Under-development would be the best way to sum up why I didn’t rate this book higher. Short stories are very difficult to get right. Most authors will tell you it’s the most difficult thing to write, and many of the stories in “Warlock Masters” read as unfinished bits of longer works. As erotica, they’ll certainly do the trick, but the plots and characters are interesting enough that you want more and feel a little cheated by what seems like premature endings.
“Warlock Masters” may be purchased from the publisher, Riverdale Ave Books, or from Amazon
