Review: Stuffed by K. Sterling
Stuffed
by K. Sterling
If you don’t want the magic of Christmas forever sullied by images of a horny Santa Claus who brings tidings of joy and three-ways, stop right here.
This was utterly bonkers, but brilliant. I was NOT expecting what this turned out to be. I went from What the hell am I reading, to OMG THAT IS SO SWEET IM GONNA DIE.
This is in turns ridiculous (in the best way), sexy (read: absolutely filthy), and incredibly sweet and heartfelt. The tone is largely tongue-in-cheek and chock full of corn and cheese - until it gets seriously (and rather unexpectedly) sincere. I don’t know how Sterling pulled this off but it WORKS. It uses every porny cliché out there but doesn’t take itself seriously, which I think is precisely why it works.
A hilarious prologue sets the stage for a series of vignettes in which Santa grants people’s Christmas wishes. There are sexy shenanigans in them all but each of the stories has a very sweet, heartfelt happy ending. (Also? Santa is not here for any miscommunication bullshit.)
And what’s more is that all of the stories were queer or had a queer element. The first two stories were m/m relationships (not including Santa), the third was about a bi woman, the next was a m/f married couple (who I’m guessing are the characters on the cover) and the husband was bi, and the last was about a queer man.
These shorts remind me of an old (1985-87) TV show called Amazing Stories.* Each episode was some absolutely batshit crazy story, often involving fantasy or magic but always set in the real world, and they always had a happy, if sentimental, ending. And that’s exactly what this is.
So if you’re up for some sexy holiday shenanigans wrapped in a lot of heart, I highly recommend this one. It’ll leave you with feelings of hope and horniness.
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