4:Play

4 Play by Jess C. Scott is a YA LGBTQ+ collection of erotica short stories. These entertaining stories are written pretty well and cover a wide range of situations and characters. There are stories written mainly as a series of blog posts, stories of lesbians and stories of young men exploring their sexuality until they realize they wanted each other all along. Heterosexual story lines appear also. A few of the stories venture into uncomfortable territory (for me, anyway), such as young children having sexual fantasies and masturbating or brother and sister incest.

All in all, the book is a good and entertaining read by a promising young author. (I believe she has now changed her pen name since 4 play which was written about 15 years show more ago).

This is the second in a YA series by the author. I received this (e-book) through the LibraryThing Member Giveaways program. show less

I enjoyed majority of this book.
Jess C Scott has skilfully captured the immature language of young people that are bored with life, open about their sexuality and their passion for dropping designer names into the conversation at any opportunity. Testament to Jess, I personally found the characters lack of maturity annoying at times, spoilt young people, trendy and full of their own importance.
We can blame our blood boiling on Jess C Scott’s creative writing.
To sum up the book in one swoop: Sexy, hot, explicit and an epic blog
1 Black Velvet
It appears to me that a girl doesn’t know she’s gay and hence is very confused.
She is bored with life and fantasizes a lot and blogs about it too.
If you enjoy reading blogs, then this story is show more interjected with electronic conversations that is LOL in places, but spoiled the flow for me.
2. Wicked Lovely
I liked the clear diary concept of switching between characters. Sibling love apparently gets confused and misplaced as both Julie and ED struggle with their emotions. A Little psychiatry may have helped the two unfortunate characters.
3. The Devilin Fey
I liked this one a lot.
The romance between demon and human excites problems for both. Fey finds her new gift gives her an advantage at times. The romantic compromise is one-sided and Lucius knows the outcome before Fey delves into the dark underworld. Devilishly delicious.
4. Tongue-Tied
A voyeuristic succubus with a duty to please the sexually unsatisfied women of the world. A female demon with jealousy and a fixation is dangerous, as you’ll find out in this great little story.
5. New Order
A pungent little tale of an unexpected meeting while attending an unwanted venue. If only Aunty Regina knew why her nephew disappeared for a time, returning with a smile.
6. Status: Married
Two young ladies relive and explore their school friendship, but does the husband agree? Does it all come to a satisfying conclusion? Mmm, nice.
7. Oral Fixation
I liked this funny little story of the young man that finds a replacement for his ex-girlfriend. His choice is clear, if you look hard enough, the solution will come to you.
8. The Gift
A rich and creamy story of a couple that bond and engage in a tie-me-down bedroom sport.
9. Appetisers
I’ll be honest and state that I skipped these poems. It is my problem, I’ve just never liked poems. Sorry. If the poems here are anything like the rest of this book, then I’m positive that others will enjoy.
10. 4: Play
Four young adults explore their feelings, sexuality and love for each other. They try to find out what makes each tick. What their secret desires are and bring it to the front. Jess C Scott shows that, what you write in blogs and show in your body language, can sometimes show your true self. show less

This is a fun collection of erotic stories. Jess C. Scott writes with great imagery, so you can easily visualize what's happening as you read. The short stories are a perfect little foreplay for a couple to read together or for a woman to read during some alone time.

First of all, I have to say that I really enjoyed this book.
4Play is a delightful group of stories written with a raw feel that is refreshing from other books.
My favorite stories were: The Devilin Fey, Wicked Lovely, and Oral Fixation.
The idea of the Incubus was thrilling to read, as I had already had a fixation with Succubi.
I also enjoyed that there was a Succubus story included.
All in all, this book was a fantastic read, incorporating IM's text messages, and normal everyday words, to make it fun and easy to read.

"4 Play" reads like a series of short sketches about the sexual adventures of Alyson. Fans of the erotica genre will enjoy this book, and it would make a fun and entertaining beach read. "4 Play" is written using some unconventional grammar, but this will probably not be a turnoff to modern readers.

This novel takes diverse situations, such as incestous feelings for a sibling and a one-night stand with somebody else's boyfriend, and explores the feelings of those relationships.

Characterization is really poor. In the first chapter of the book, I constantly hear how 'nice' and 'shy' Christian is but I actually never see it. And if he is so 'nice' and 'shy', then why is he cheating on his girlfriend? Also, while I realize that the author has made the fact that this is a contemporary novel, I do not think that a chat transcript in a novel is a very good stylistic choice. Very hesitant to recommend this book, but I realize this was not the kind of book I would actually buy.

This assortment of erotic stories was partially delicious. I give it three stars because of partial confusion during written instant messaging conversations, and at times too much detail and confusion. But it was still good, and very fun to read.