🌙 Book Review: In the Dark: Lesbian Ménage First Time Short by Julia Young (Kindle Edition, Lesbian Love Short Stories)
A playful, high-heat erotic short that turns a power outage into a charged game of truth or dare—Julia Young delivers a quick, fantasy-focused read for fans of first-time lesbian ménage scenarios.
🧠 Overview
Published on September 7, 2024, In the Dark is a 38-page erotic short co-credited to Julia Young and Selena Hart. It follows Chelsea, who outwardly identifies as straight, sharing a house with two female roommates: Delilah, a beautiful bisexual woman, and Rory, Delilah’s alluring brunette girlfriend.
When a sudden power outage leaves the three in the dark, Rory suggests a game of truth or dare to pass the time. As the dares escalate, Chelsea finds it harder to maintain her “straight” image—especially when both women’s attention turns toward her.
💘 Key Tropes & Highlights
- 🌑 Forced proximity: A blackout sets the stage for intimacy
- 👩❤️👩❤️👩 FF/F ménage: Established couple invites a third into their dynamic
- 🔥 First-time experience: Chelsea’s first sexual encounter with women
- 🎯 Direct-to-action pacing: Minimal setup before the erotic core of the story unfolds
- 🤫 Voyeuristic and participatory tension: The dares blur boundaries quickly
“During a steamy game of truth or dare… things escalate quicker than Chelsea expected”
💬 Reader Reception
- ⭐ Goodreads rating: 3.50/5 from a small pool of early ratings
- 📖 Readers describe it as fun, fast, and fantasy-driven, with one noting it’s “nothing amazing” but still an enjoyable time for what it is
- 🧾 As with most erotic shorts, the focus is on the encounter itself rather than deep character development or plot
⚠️ Considerations
- 📄 Short format: At under 40 pages, it’s a single-scene fantasy vignette
- 🔞 Explicit content: Contains graphic sexual acts between women; intended for adult readers only
- 📚 Standalone: Works independently, though thematically aligned with other Lesbian Love Short Stories titles
🏁 Final Verdict
In the Dark is a quick, steamy, and straightforward erotic short that delivers exactly what its title and blurb promise: a first-time FF/F ménage fantasy set against the intimacy of a blackout. Best suited for readers seeking a no-filler, high-heat scene with playful setup and immediate payoff.
