Guest Review: Bedtime Stories by Jean Johnson

Judith‘s review of Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Erotic Fairy Tales by Jean Johnson.

Once upon a time it was hotter than you ever remembered.

Beauty and the Beast . . .

Puss-in-Boots . . .

The Frog Prince . . .

Sleeping Beauty . . .

The titles sound familiar, don’t they? But the sensational Jean Johnson, a tantalizing talent who writes with “a passion that literally burns” has something entirely different in mind. What she sneaks between the covers are ribald, deliciously wicked, and unabashedly erotic retellings of your favorite fairy tales

With clever gender twists, hot fetishistic turns, otherworldly desires, and explorations into forbidden territories where no one has ever dared to go before, Bedtime Stories reveals a veritable garden of sensual delights. So let Jean Johnson tuck you in with an anthology of scandalous imagination that gives new meaning to the words “happy ending.”

Jean Johnson is certainly a writer of note and has given readers multiple examples of her vivid imagination, her other-worldly visions of reality, and her erotic encounters no matter in which world her characters exist. She is most recently known for her Sons of Destiny series about 8 brothers who were powerful mages. I enjoyed those books, found them creative and imaginative as she constructed a world that was rooted in fantasy and filled to overflowing with erotic romance.

Now she has delivered again, as she has taken the treasured and well-loved tales we all know and heard time and time again, and she has retold them with new settings and in new other-worldly places, all with erotic encounters and very sexy characters. As an anthology it will certainly have a story or two to please just about any reader. Some are extensions of her Sons of Destiny contexts, but don’t for a minute think that these re-told fairy tales are in any way a part of the original series. Those 8 stories have been told and concluded. However, those who have read that series will recognize some of the locations and settings. Other stories have been retold with a sci-fi bent that is sure to please lovers of that literary genre. Familiar aspects of these fairy tales have been changed and throughout all of them there is that wonderful sizzle and heat that Johnson is so good at interjecting into her writing.

These stories are not for bedtime reading to the kids. Keep the originals for them. But for adults who love erotic romance, these fairy tales will bring a smile as the reader recognizes how different they are from those stories we learned in our childhood. The are bawdy and fun, and will be a grand entertainment as well as a massage for the libido. What’s not to like?

So hang on, folks, things are heating up in the world of fairy tales. You don’t want to miss this book. I give this anthology a rating of 4.75 our of 5.

This book is available from Berkley Trade. You can buy it here or here in e-format.

You can read more from Judith at Dr. J’s Book Place.

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