WITHIN: Graded primarily on heat and narrative
WITHOUT: Graded primarily on narrative
Possible spoilers below …
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Irene’s Imprecation (mc mf md in) (new) by Pan
–2.5/5 (not great, had some redeeming qualities)–
A little unusual, I thought, but written well enough. Nothing all that surprising here either. Just didn’t grab me in any serious way.
(ReReadability: low / follow: no)
Rumination (mc ff mf ma gr la sf) (new) by Charles Wallace
–3/5 (decent, not perfect)–
Perhaps I wasn’t pulled in as much as I hoped, but it was written just fine. It was probably the somewhat slower pacing via the longer than average chaps (read through chap 2). Maybe I’m a little distracted right now, too, for various reasons. Ultimately, not bad, but my jaw didn’t drop or anything. Worth a look to those less sleep deprived. 
(ReReadability: low / follow: no)
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Mind Control, Latowski Chastity Belt & Nanotechnology. (mc mm) (new) by Hunter c. Wolf and The Slaver
~~2/5 (so-so, maybe a good story to others but didn’t mesmerize me)~~
Well, someone has to review these MM stories sometimes, even though the heat is, well, live and let live … Though it goes beyond the rainbow, rather straight forward hypno story at the start. In this intro, the suspension of disbelief does strain a lot. While I can believe stage hypnotists doing sexual things with their subjects in more private setting, sexually hypnotizing the subjects on a university’s public stage seems incredibly unlikely. My university wasn’t particularly puritan. However, they hired hypnotists and mentalists for our entertainment, and I know they would not be asked to come back if they had people naked and making out on their stage … So, that set up makes this rather hard to follow, thanks to the unlikeliness of it. That’s not to mention how ridiculous and over the top this gets. Skip this if you’re looking for logic and a touch of realism, but give it a go if you’re looking for pure, unlikely nano-fantasy.
(ReReadability: Low / Follow: no)
The Realms of Mr. Potestas 