Swing Set

Steve and Shelly are bored with their sex life after 4 years of marriage and agree to spice things up by some sexual exploration. As they explore this world they learn more about themselves as well as each other. This book takes you on an emotional sexy ride as they try to find themselves and find what they want out of marriage. I liked this book a lot and was able to connect with the emotions that Shelly was feeling.

Swing Set takes the reader on a journey into the world of swinging (the art of swapping partners for sexual acts), you are taken back stage into sex clubs, privy to internet searches looking for other swinging couples to match with and have some "fun" with potentially.

It's erotic, sexual and explicit in places, so not for everybody But it's not erotica, it very much tackles how this type of lifestyle impacts on a marriage, how it changes people, what is acceptable and what is not. It's quite thought-provoking.

Shelly and her husband Steve dabble in internet pornography and sex clubs. Their enjoyment reaches heights they never could have imagined, and yet they keep pushing the boundaries. Soon they're involved in partner swapping and triads. This journey of self-discovery takes them to some unexpected places, and they learn surprising new things about each other.

Shelly and Steve push on into the world of swinging, for them they have a set of rules that cannot be broken when participating, both partners need to be attracted to the opposite sex in the other couple otherwise sex does not go ahead. This is just where one of their many clashes begins, as lust for strangers takes hold.

It's a very readable book, it's written purely from Shelly's perspective, she grows sexually as a woman and in confidence too. Steve treats her terribly at times, putting her down in front of other people, teasing her and commenting on things that hurt her feelings. I wanted to give him a huge slap and tell her to ditch him and find someone better. He was an awful character.

At times I had to remind myself this was fiction, as it can read almost let a memoir, as Shelly tells their story. The try new things and reach heights of sexual pleasure they have never known before. The multiple female orgasm becomes a regular thing for Shelly. She's not complaining at the gorgeous men that come her way. As for Steve? He is all eyes for any busy blonde with a flirtatious wink.

Sometimes the matching of partners does not "click" and everything is put on stop. It's not just about lust, it's about finding others whom they can connect with. But what it is doing to their relationship over the course of the book is quite interesting. Something like this could really make or break a couple. Where will they end up?

3.5 stars for this one, easy to read, if not a tad repetitive in parts, it got me thinking, it opened my mind a bit and overall I enjoyed going on this journey with Shelly and Steve.