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Pyewacket, Pyewacket
"Pyewacket, Pyewacket" is a gay erotic, paranormal thriller about nineteen-year-old Grant Webb, who must leave his remote fishing town in northeastern Canada to search for his grandmother reported missing in Vallejo, California. On his first night in town, Grant questions his grip on reality, as he has an otherworldly encounter. When he inadvertently casts a spell to locate his grandmother, he realizes he's a fledgling warlock. To save his grandmother, he joins other warlocks and witches in an epic battle against an ancient evil, that, at long last, has within its reach its most coveted prize, Grant himself. (While this is gay erotica, please note there is off-page straight sexual situations and off-page violence.) Approximately, 80,250 words.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 11, 2016
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J. Phillip Elwes
6 books6 followersI have been a writer and a voracious reader for a very long time.
Under different names, I've written nonfiction for LGBT newspapers and websites, as well as for a fashion website and a celebrity magazine.
I live in California, love to travel and am passionate about flowers, film, photography and people.
Under different names, I've written nonfiction for LGBT newspapers and websites, as well as for a fashion website and a celebrity magazine.
I live in California, love to travel and am passionate about flowers, film, photography and people.
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May 18, 2017
The other reviews of this book have added, rather apologetically, that it contains a lot of sex. In fact, its erotic and its paranormal content are thoroughly interwoven, with the one heightening the other. In the magical world that Elwes has created, love is the primary driving force, and it's through the sexual energy that is part of love that great deeds are accomplished. Significantly, the villains in the story are driven only by lustful passion, unconnected to love; their inability to love the people they desire is both their flaw and the seed of their downfall.
Grant, the main character, is rather Harry-Potter-like in his advance from nebbishy outsider (He's a Newfoundlander transported to Napa Valley, so he even talks funny.) to powerful savior of the magical world. At the same time he learns to understand both love and sex. Consistent with the book's intertwining of the two, he falls in love with a young man near the start of the book and remains faithful (in his fashion) in the face of both diabolical and more positive temptations. The central chapter of the book is a tour-de-force in which Grant comes to know the names and romantic histories of the other members of his coven. He bonds empathetically with each of the men, experiencing their emotions and their physical reactions. But because the other warlocks are good, he recognizes their sexual experiences as expressions of their love for their partners. And the fact that they share their experiences with him (virtually and virtuously) draws him into their loving circle.
It's a very hot scene.
The virtual sex is a clever plot device. Besides allowing descriptions of multiple couplings, it's also the way that the warlocks (and witches too, who play a somewhat secondary role--it is, after all, a gay novel) accomplish their magic. When one of the other warlocks is wounded, Grant and the coven leader lie on either side of him and bind together their thoughts and feelings. Not only do they heal his wounds, the three also have a spontaneous orgasm (or three--it's not always clear [intentionally, I think] whether all the participants achieve both a mental and a physical release).
A few of the reviews have complained about the sex scenes being repetitive. To my mind, they're not. Most of the sex scenes are described by Grant, but engaged in by other characters. The (experientially) innocent Grant recognizes the way in which each pair's love making differs from that of the others, and thus he emphasizes different aspects of each person and each act. It's really an ingenious way to exponentially increase the erotic potential. There's even a sweet scene, when Grant and his boyfriend Stu finally consummate their relationship, when Grant asks Stu if he minds letting the others feel what they're experiencing. Chaste exhibitionism? Adulterous faithfulness? And, unlike some erotic writing, where it's not immediately clear who is putting what into whom, the mechanics here are all quite clear.
Elwes does occasionally repeat descriptions or scenes. I'm sure that the repetitions are intended and are meant as mystical invocations, but they don't always work. He could also have used a copy editor at some points, though the book is on the whole extremely well written.
Grant, the main character, is rather Harry-Potter-like in his advance from nebbishy outsider (He's a Newfoundlander transported to Napa Valley, so he even talks funny.) to powerful savior of the magical world. At the same time he learns to understand both love and sex. Consistent with the book's intertwining of the two, he falls in love with a young man near the start of the book and remains faithful (in his fashion) in the face of both diabolical and more positive temptations. The central chapter of the book is a tour-de-force in which Grant comes to know the names and romantic histories of the other members of his coven. He bonds empathetically with each of the men, experiencing their emotions and their physical reactions. But because the other warlocks are good, he recognizes their sexual experiences as expressions of their love for their partners. And the fact that they share their experiences with him (virtually and virtuously) draws him into their loving circle.
It's a very hot scene.
The virtual sex is a clever plot device. Besides allowing descriptions of multiple couplings, it's also the way that the warlocks (and witches too, who play a somewhat secondary role--it is, after all, a gay novel) accomplish their magic. When one of the other warlocks is wounded, Grant and the coven leader lie on either side of him and bind together their thoughts and feelings. Not only do they heal his wounds, the three also have a spontaneous orgasm (or three--it's not always clear [intentionally, I think] whether all the participants achieve both a mental and a physical release).
A few of the reviews have complained about the sex scenes being repetitive. To my mind, they're not. Most of the sex scenes are described by Grant, but engaged in by other characters. The (experientially) innocent Grant recognizes the way in which each pair's love making differs from that of the others, and thus he emphasizes different aspects of each person and each act. It's really an ingenious way to exponentially increase the erotic potential. There's even a sweet scene, when Grant and his boyfriend Stu finally consummate their relationship, when Grant asks Stu if he minds letting the others feel what they're experiencing. Chaste exhibitionism? Adulterous faithfulness? And, unlike some erotic writing, where it's not immediately clear who is putting what into whom, the mechanics here are all quite clear.
Elwes does occasionally repeat descriptions or scenes. I'm sure that the repetitions are intended and are meant as mystical invocations, but they don't always work. He could also have used a copy editor at some points, though the book is on the whole extremely well written.
October 4, 2016
3.5 of 5 stars – Hot, Sexy Gay Adventure, Magic and Love.
[Thanks to the author and Reading Alley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review]
I love various gay genres, including romance, paranormal and erotica; and Phillip Elwes made this an entertaining and sexy mix.
Elwes has an easy-to-read, descriptive style, offering a story that was not character-driven as much as it was action-, magic- and sex-driven. It was told from the first-person POV of Grant (a 19 yo Canadian), who traveled to Vallejo, CA (near San Francisco and Napa Valley) to find his missing grandmother. In so doing, it was rather like falling through the looking glass, where he entered a paranormal world of warlocks, sorcery and magic. The world building was pretty creative and understandable, but there were a few times when the story got a little convoluted and I got lost on what was happening and why. Grant also traveled back in time to 1859, but if you like historicals as I do, this wasn't as much about getting a feel of the times as much as serving the story line.
As said within the story, the book was "for that person who's done their version of calling out to Pyewacket but hasn't yet realized their adventure is waiting." So it had its philosophical moments of musings and lessons about life, searching for one's meaning and place in the world (especially when it came together near the last). There were also symbolisms scattered throughout, like the meaning of the swarm of orange butterflies, and the significance of Pyewacket, who turns out to be a black panther that appears as a paranormal presence protective of Grant like a loyal dog.
From the start, I liked and rooted for the MC, who was fairly well developed. I felt like Grant was the everyman who I could identify with and see myself in his place, with all this stuff happening to me (maybe in my fantasies). But others were not as well developed, perhaps because there were so many, that there wasn't time to focus more on just a few. That goes for the antagonists as well, which led to their being sort of stereotypical supernatural bad guys. But the cast was diverse to satisfy all tastes.
Mostly, though, the story moved along via a lot of sex, which actually worked nicely in that it wasn't just porn for the sake of porn, and wasn't as an aside or break in the action, but quite the opposite. The sex was part of the overall storyline, interwoven into the action to advance the plot and build tension, both sexual and storyline. And with a nice twist, most of it was via mind melding, which was sort of like having sex virtually with others through their thoughts, and (again as part of furthering the story) was part of creating magical power, done with other warlocks and witches. The only downside is that, because it was almost nonstop, it just got to be a bit too much and repetitive, with a lot of different players, to the point of being ho-hum and not special, making me want to just skip over parts of it because I'd seen it many times before. Fortunately, the sexual scenes were mostly described well - hot and sexy and very male, capturing what a guy likes - what he thinks, feels, and senses.
Bottomline, for what it was, this was a good erotic story for anyone up "for the [gay] adventure, … the magic, and the love."
[Thanks to the author and Reading Alley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review]
I love various gay genres, including romance, paranormal and erotica; and Phillip Elwes made this an entertaining and sexy mix.
Elwes has an easy-to-read, descriptive style, offering a story that was not character-driven as much as it was action-, magic- and sex-driven. It was told from the first-person POV of Grant (a 19 yo Canadian), who traveled to Vallejo, CA (near San Francisco and Napa Valley) to find his missing grandmother. In so doing, it was rather like falling through the looking glass, where he entered a paranormal world of warlocks, sorcery and magic. The world building was pretty creative and understandable, but there were a few times when the story got a little convoluted and I got lost on what was happening and why. Grant also traveled back in time to 1859, but if you like historicals as I do, this wasn't as much about getting a feel of the times as much as serving the story line.
As said within the story, the book was "for that person who's done their version of calling out to Pyewacket but hasn't yet realized their adventure is waiting." So it had its philosophical moments of musings and lessons about life, searching for one's meaning and place in the world (especially when it came together near the last). There were also symbolisms scattered throughout, like the meaning of the swarm of orange butterflies, and the significance of Pyewacket, who turns out to be a black panther that appears as a paranormal presence protective of Grant like a loyal dog.
From the start, I liked and rooted for the MC, who was fairly well developed. I felt like Grant was the everyman who I could identify with and see myself in his place, with all this stuff happening to me (maybe in my fantasies). But others were not as well developed, perhaps because there were so many, that there wasn't time to focus more on just a few. That goes for the antagonists as well, which led to their being sort of stereotypical supernatural bad guys. But the cast was diverse to satisfy all tastes.
Mostly, though, the story moved along via a lot of sex, which actually worked nicely in that it wasn't just porn for the sake of porn, and wasn't as an aside or break in the action, but quite the opposite. The sex was part of the overall storyline, interwoven into the action to advance the plot and build tension, both sexual and storyline. And with a nice twist, most of it was via mind melding, which was sort of like having sex virtually with others through their thoughts, and (again as part of furthering the story) was part of creating magical power, done with other warlocks and witches. The only downside is that, because it was almost nonstop, it just got to be a bit too much and repetitive, with a lot of different players, to the point of being ho-hum and not special, making me want to just skip over parts of it because I'd seen it many times before. Fortunately, the sexual scenes were mostly described well - hot and sexy and very male, capturing what a guy likes - what he thinks, feels, and senses.
Bottomline, for what it was, this was a good erotic story for anyone up "for the [gay] adventure, … the magic, and the love."
August 6, 2016
This story is told with a rather rambling first person narration that appealed to me instantly. Grant is a nineteen year old, gay nerd, who excels in speaking in metrical verse, has an imaginary pet/friend named Pyewacket and whose only sexual experience has been via internet porn. How could I not love that character instantly? He lives with his mother on a remote Canadian island, but is drawn to California to find his Grandmother when he discovers she is missing.
I had a really hard time keeping up with what was happening in this story. One paragraph ran into another without any indication that we’d had a change of day, location or situation. But, and I stress that but – I received this review copy as a PDF and converted the file to mobi. So it’s entirely possible that this was a formatting error of my own making. I’m assuming that should you purchase a copy, this won’t be an issue.
I really enjoyed the idea behind this plot. The author obviously has a vivid imagination and somehow introduced a huge cast of characters without confusing the storyline. The magical elements, the time travel, and especially Pyewacket himself were, I think, very well written and I couldn’t get enough of reading those parts of the story.
But for me, the downfall, the huge downfall, of this book was the amount of sex, which completely took over the story. I’m going to give a rough estimate that at least half of this book is made up of sex scenes. And I will say, kudos to the author, because he can write some crazy hot sex, but I think the sheer number of pages dedicated to sex overwhelmed the fantastic plot. Which, I realize, other readers may see as a bonus rather than something to complain about. Perhaps I simply wasn’t the best audience for this story. I can think of more than one reader friend who would happily devour a book of sex with a decent storyline thrown in. I should probably also mention the fact that these warlocks generate magic by having sex with each other. There are multiple scenes of group sex between the men in this story, although most of it is “mind sex” rather than something that is physically happening. There is some discussion of whether or not this is cheating, but honestly, I’m usually one of the first to scream cheater, and this story wasn’t a problem for me.
If magic is your thing, and books with a lot of sex work for you then you might think this tale was written just for your enjoyment. I can certainly appreciate the story behind the sex, but as that was the focus of many of the scenes, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I might have.
Reviewed for Love Bytes Reviews
http://lovebytesreviews.com/2016/08/0...
I had a really hard time keeping up with what was happening in this story. One paragraph ran into another without any indication that we’d had a change of day, location or situation. But, and I stress that but – I received this review copy as a PDF and converted the file to mobi. So it’s entirely possible that this was a formatting error of my own making. I’m assuming that should you purchase a copy, this won’t be an issue.
I really enjoyed the idea behind this plot. The author obviously has a vivid imagination and somehow introduced a huge cast of characters without confusing the storyline. The magical elements, the time travel, and especially Pyewacket himself were, I think, very well written and I couldn’t get enough of reading those parts of the story.
But for me, the downfall, the huge downfall, of this book was the amount of sex, which completely took over the story. I’m going to give a rough estimate that at least half of this book is made up of sex scenes. And I will say, kudos to the author, because he can write some crazy hot sex, but I think the sheer number of pages dedicated to sex overwhelmed the fantastic plot. Which, I realize, other readers may see as a bonus rather than something to complain about. Perhaps I simply wasn’t the best audience for this story. I can think of more than one reader friend who would happily devour a book of sex with a decent storyline thrown in. I should probably also mention the fact that these warlocks generate magic by having sex with each other. There are multiple scenes of group sex between the men in this story, although most of it is “mind sex” rather than something that is physically happening. There is some discussion of whether or not this is cheating, but honestly, I’m usually one of the first to scream cheater, and this story wasn’t a problem for me.
If magic is your thing, and books with a lot of sex work for you then you might think this tale was written just for your enjoyment. I can certainly appreciate the story behind the sex, but as that was the focus of many of the scenes, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I might have.
Reviewed for Love Bytes Reviews
http://lovebytesreviews.com/2016/08/0...
August 25, 2016
Review copy provided via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
3.75 rounded up. Yes editing/proofreading counts!
Nineteen year-old Grant lives with his mother in Cow Head, Newfoundland, helping her run her gift shop. His only friend is an imaginary Siamese cat, Pyewacket, named after the cat in the Kim Novak film, Bell, Book, and Candle, he seems to have no other goal but finding a boyfriend. A little tough when he is a loner and hasn't come out to anyone but his mom. When a mail truck hits his mom and breaks both her legs, she tells Grant to go to Vallejo, California, because his grandmother has been missing for a month.
Mind you, Grant has no relationship with the woman, he met her once when his grandfather died ten years before. But off he goes across the continent. I've been to Vallejo, it's home to my favorite Six Flags park, Discovery Kingdom. Everyone else goes on the rides, I watch tigers swim. Grant rides his grandmother's bicycle to a ball field and meets a legendary pitcher (the baseball kind) and has his first sexual experience with another man. Grant refuses the pitcher's demand for intercourse and wakes up naked on top of the mound the next morning. Stu, a college student helping out at the field rescues him, gives him his second experience and Grant decides he's found the boyfriend, next is find grandma.
Oh and lots of metaphysical things like clouds of orange butterflies happen. Grant meets the local warlock coven made up of gay bikers because Grant is unknowingly a warlock. So of course there must be lots of sex magic. Lots of it. So many things are repeated that I wondered if that was meant as a lyrical device or homage to other paranormal authors who spend paragraphs over the appearance of paramours. So the repetitiousness was a drag, the typos (though plumping for plumbing was pretty funny) were very annoying. Kudos for the forcible inclusion of California history.
3.75 rounded up. Yes editing/proofreading counts!
Nineteen year-old Grant lives with his mother in Cow Head, Newfoundland, helping her run her gift shop. His only friend is an imaginary Siamese cat, Pyewacket, named after the cat in the Kim Novak film, Bell, Book, and Candle, he seems to have no other goal but finding a boyfriend. A little tough when he is a loner and hasn't come out to anyone but his mom. When a mail truck hits his mom and breaks both her legs, she tells Grant to go to Vallejo, California, because his grandmother has been missing for a month.
Mind you, Grant has no relationship with the woman, he met her once when his grandfather died ten years before. But off he goes across the continent. I've been to Vallejo, it's home to my favorite Six Flags park, Discovery Kingdom. Everyone else goes on the rides, I watch tigers swim. Grant rides his grandmother's bicycle to a ball field and meets a legendary pitcher (the baseball kind) and has his first sexual experience with another man. Grant refuses the pitcher's demand for intercourse and wakes up naked on top of the mound the next morning. Stu, a college student helping out at the field rescues him, gives him his second experience and Grant decides he's found the boyfriend, next is find grandma.
Oh and lots of metaphysical things like clouds of orange butterflies happen. Grant meets the local warlock coven made up of gay bikers because Grant is unknowingly a warlock. So of course there must be lots of sex magic. Lots of it. So many things are repeated that I wondered if that was meant as a lyrical device or homage to other paranormal authors who spend paragraphs over the appearance of paramours. So the repetitiousness was a drag, the typos (though plumping for plumbing was pretty funny) were very annoying. Kudos for the forcible inclusion of California history.
September 2, 2016
A Very ADULT Harry Potter
Aug 25, 2016
I'd never read a book on magick, however I do consider myself a devotee of most things erotica. (Especially MM.) I was not disappointed, specifically with the mind-melding capabilities these warlocks and elementals have with each other.
This story begins in Cow's Head Newfoundland where Grant and his mother are located. It quickly goes to the smallish town of Vallejo in California, in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, just south of the Napa Valley (yes I grew up there) where Grant's grandmother lives but hasn't been heard from for a month. The story centers on a few places (Wilson Lake Dalwigk Park, the old State House and the Historic Homes District) though we are treated to a trip throughout Vallejo, both present-day and in 1859. The significance becomes apparent from the characterization in the story.
Grant encounters a beast right off the bat but doesn't know it. As he meets more citizens, he finds that they like him are warlocks and they begin teaching him things he either didn't know about or plain 'ol ignored! Like his 'imaginary siamese cat', Pyewacket, who in actual fact is a black mountain lion named Midnight, an elemental ("force of nature"). Grant, the other warlock's and witches unite to bring back his grandmother, THEN banish the 'bad' warlock for good.
In between endless rounds of sex. It seems the men get aroused when ever they are around their preferred gender as do the witches. All but one warlock is gay so get ready for some sexiness!
Review copy provided via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
August 6, 2016
Exciting, sexy supernatural story of a young man who finds himself & much, much more...
Grant is nineteen year old normal geeky guy who lives on a Canadian island, has an imaginary friend who is a cat (Pyewacket) and likes to speak in metrical verse. What's not to love about a main character like that?
Grant makes the trip to California when his grandmother is reported missing and he becomes in immersed in a magical and strange world of warlocks and mind sex. There is a love interest in the way of Stu, who Grant meets when he wakes naked and alone on a baseball diamond after a vivid and sexy encounter with a famous baseball player! Stu saves Grant's blushes right away, and becomes his side-kick on a magical mystery adventure that is full of exciting and sexy encounters.
I adored Grant from the outset, and the rolling narration is so comfortable that I was drawn in from the first page. The story is convoluted but easy to follow and has a wide range of supporting characters that are engaging. There is enough going on in this story for it to be quite confusing, but it isn't. The writing style is steady, easy to enjoy and be a part of.
There is a lot of sexy times in this book, I would estimate around half of it, and that isn't for everyone. On the other hand, much of the sex is "mind sex' and it is well written.
On the whole I enjoyed the book very much, JP's writing style is engaging and comforting and I look forward with anticipation to the next book by this author.
I received a complimentary copy via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
Grant is nineteen year old normal geeky guy who lives on a Canadian island, has an imaginary friend who is a cat (Pyewacket) and likes to speak in metrical verse. What's not to love about a main character like that?
Grant makes the trip to California when his grandmother is reported missing and he becomes in immersed in a magical and strange world of warlocks and mind sex. There is a love interest in the way of Stu, who Grant meets when he wakes naked and alone on a baseball diamond after a vivid and sexy encounter with a famous baseball player! Stu saves Grant's blushes right away, and becomes his side-kick on a magical mystery adventure that is full of exciting and sexy encounters.
I adored Grant from the outset, and the rolling narration is so comfortable that I was drawn in from the first page. The story is convoluted but easy to follow and has a wide range of supporting characters that are engaging. There is enough going on in this story for it to be quite confusing, but it isn't. The writing style is steady, easy to enjoy and be a part of.
There is a lot of sexy times in this book, I would estimate around half of it, and that isn't for everyone. On the other hand, much of the sex is "mind sex' and it is well written.
On the whole I enjoyed the book very much, JP's writing style is engaging and comforting and I look forward with anticipation to the next book by this author.
I received a complimentary copy via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
September 13, 2016
Honestly, I probably would have abandoned this one, but it ticked off many shelves I was missing for the annual challenge. Almost entirely sex- so many hand jobs! All repeated almost word for word...as are the descriptions of the characters and creatures.
April 21, 2017
Loved it!
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