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Party Favors
Imagine you've been invited to a formal dinner party filled with the city's most attractive and available women. Now imagine that you've accidentally come dressed as Batman. Do you leave the party? Do you ask the hostess for a change of clothes? Or are you brave enough to stick it out as a superhero?
Fortunately, every choice you make tonight leads to a different satisfying outcome. You might not always be on top, and you might have to let go of some inhibitions, but at this party, you're guaranteed to enjoy yourself. And with so many women and no shortage of sex toys, you might not ever want to leave.
It's time to choose your party favor. Who will you pick?
Genre: Romance, Erotica
Fortunately, every choice you make tonight leads to a different satisfying outcome. You might not always be on top, and you might have to let go of some inhibitions, but at this party, you're guaranteed to enjoy yourself. And with so many women and no shortage of sex toys, you might not ever want to leave.
It's time to choose your party favor. Who will you pick?
Genre: Romance, Erotica
248 pages, Paperback
First published February 16, 2017
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Jaime Clevenger
38 books340 followersJaime Clevenger lives with family in Colorado. Most days are spent working as a veterinarian. Writing is a side gig but also a true love. Hobbies include swimming, karate, dreaming about beach vacations, and convincing random strangers to share their life story. Bonus points are given if they include a good romance—whether or not there’s a happy ending.
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February 24, 2017
3 1/2 Stars. This is totally different than anything I have read in the erotic lesbian genre. Do you remember the "Choose Your Own Adventures" books you might have read as a kid? If so this is the same concept as that, except for grown-ups. This is not a book you read from front to back. You are the star of the book, and pending on choices you make, will affect the outcome of the story. Because there is always two choices, and choices branch off of those choices, you have the possible of many different stories. I kept re-reading this book until I had chose every possible choice. I lost track of how many stories you can get out of the book but I would guess between 10 and 20 erotic novellas. It really was such a clever choice for Clevenger to write an adult erotic book this way.
The story is about you, and you show up at a formal dress party, dressed as Batman. You thought it was a costume party. Your girlfriend and you are on a break, but you knew this party was important to her, so you went all out on your costume. The first choice you make is to stick it out at the party, or leave and probably have your girlfriend never forgive you. Pending which path you choose your adventure begins. And one warning, everywhere you go, everyone wants to sleep with you.
One thing about a book like this, it has great re-read value as there are many different stories you can get up to. Due to review purposes, I read ever possible choice, every way this book could unfold. I would not recommend doing that. I would read and enjoy one or two sexy stories, than come back another day, and go on another adventure. Doing all of them in a row, was too much of a good thing, and it got a little stale.
It was fun meeting many different women, and even having the choice to put on a suit vs a dress. I enjoyed having certain control of the story. The sex scenes are very steamy. I enjoyed all but one or two of them.
If you are looking for something totally different, and something steamy, give this book a try.
An ARC was given to me by Bella, for a honest review.
The story is about you, and you show up at a formal dress party, dressed as Batman. You thought it was a costume party. Your girlfriend and you are on a break, but you knew this party was important to her, so you went all out on your costume. The first choice you make is to stick it out at the party, or leave and probably have your girlfriend never forgive you. Pending which path you choose your adventure begins. And one warning, everywhere you go, everyone wants to sleep with you.
One thing about a book like this, it has great re-read value as there are many different stories you can get up to. Due to review purposes, I read ever possible choice, every way this book could unfold. I would not recommend doing that. I would read and enjoy one or two sexy stories, than come back another day, and go on another adventure. Doing all of them in a row, was too much of a good thing, and it got a little stale.
It was fun meeting many different women, and even having the choice to put on a suit vs a dress. I enjoyed having certain control of the story. The sex scenes are very steamy. I enjoyed all but one or two of them.
If you are looking for something totally different, and something steamy, give this book a try.
An ARC was given to me by Bella, for a honest review.
August 15, 2018
Really cool concept, so that gets major points. Unfortunately, I'm not a huge fan of inserting myself into stories, especially if the scenarios wouldn't suit me at all. I did a couple storylines, though. And, I was surprised by the scene. I applaud it for the sake of loving sexuality and as someone who doesn't read it often, but it's really not my personal taste. I squinted through it in fascination more than enjoyment, haha. To each their own!
January 21, 2025
This is the third time I've read this book, all reads this year. I don't know, there's just something about this book that pulls me back time after time. There are many paths that can be taken - but then this is a choose your own adventure - for adults! type book. But that wasn't what I was getting at, but the part where the individual paths make such satisfying reads on their own terms - as if, beginning, middle, end, I was reading one book . . . each time I open the book, and it's not the same book. Most of the beginnings/middles/ends make damn fine books, a few, surprisingly, make damn fine erotic romances, while another few make damn fine erotic flings (the nature of the story 'shows' that you won't actually end up with that specific individual . . . or you do, that's the pathways you chose).
Last month I read a path that I thought I'd already gone down, but everything seemed new - especially the sex scene, I'd remembered it as a tease, a tease that got interrupted. But it wasn't interrupted this time. Which is both confusing and vaguely alarming (in an 'am I losing my mind' kind of alarming). I had just followed the natural flow like I'd thought I had before, I hadn't taken any detours or moves that would have lead me to some other conclusion, but weirdly I found myself on a path that I had thought I'd traveled before but hadn't really. But that was last month. And last month's read would have made a damn fine standalone erotic short story. But we are talking about this month, well, I wasn't, but I should be.
It's not really a reread if you just go down one path (or is it), and yes I did go down more than one path last month and this month. But the path I went down this time, the memorable path at least, was one I do not believe I traveled down before. Which is odd since I thought I'd travelled down all paths the first time I read the book (is Amazon updating the book behind my back or am I, in fact, going insane?).
This specific path started off the same, as all paths in the book do. Since, all paths start with me in a batman costume (it is a choose your own path not a choose sally's path, so yes, me in a batman costume, not some random woman), at the entrance to a rich house waiting for my estranged girlfriend. And realizing, with horror, that while it is in fact a fancy dress party, fancy dress did not mean, as I apparently thought, a costume party. Or, in case others have the similar confusion - the party involved formal clothing, nice dresses, and tuxes; while I'm there in a rather expensive looking outfit . . . but it's still a Batman costume. That's how all the paths start. I'm caught in the costume, I talk with a few people, my estranged girlfriend turns up and . . . paths diverge here - do I brush off girlfriend and immediately leave, or try to explain to her why I'm there dressed as Batman (or, in other words, do I leave, or do I go into the party dressed as Batman).
Well, on this specific occasion I brushed off the estranged girlfriend in a kind of fit of embarrassment at being caught in a Batman costume, and fled. Stopped at a fast food place because my stomach's making noises (weirdly get only fries and a drink, eh, whatever). Then immediately head across the street to a sex toy shop. Still dressed as Batman. Because hey why not. No choices were allowed me, by the way, between leaving the party and arriving in the sex toy shop as Batman.
I'm not going to continue down this path of telling what happened to me, no I'll allow others to enjoy or not. One of the paths, this time, led me to diving into a rather riveting romance with someone I lusted for and perhaps loved for many years (but she's straight! - by the way, one of the benefits of a choose your own adventure for this specific story line is the part where I've read this type of story line many times - and most of the time it bloody annoys me, because I 'know' the two are the 'designated couple' and the 'I must not make a move' *three hundred pages go by while both pine for the other but don't say anything; suddenly, a look! a kiss! A . . . the words 'The End' NOOOO!!!); but here, in a choose your own adventure, there is not 'designated couple', I don't 'have to' end up (or get to or . . .). So it added an extra layer. An extra insight into the situation that oddly made it seem both more real and more realistic. Because in real life you can pin away for a friend, straight or otherwise, and never make a move; or make a move and have things turn awkward for a little while; or make a move and have everything blow up and now you have no friends because, oops, apparently all of your many friends were actually friends with that other person who is now grossed out (or other words similar) by you 'making a fool of yourself' - real life's a bitch not a romance novel). And most of the paths in this book don't find you with the love of your life ().
Early on in my romance reading days I'd read a book by Lynn Galli that involved a specific coupling. I mention this because I'm actually relatively new to romance book reading. So the fact that most of the book, in that specific instance, involved a woman dating another woman only to turn around and end up with a different one worked for me. I saw it through my mystery reading eyes - that first woman was a red herring! I mention all of this because romance books, no I mean capital R romance books, follow a pattern - two people circle each other, there's some conflict of some kind (most of the time internal (i.e., miscommunication); occasionally only external (mad man with gun chasing them)) and by the end the two will either be in HEA (happily ever after) land or HFN (happy for now). So a lot of the things that are done to create conflict, which in the past I could enjoy (or not) in non-romance books, bloody frustrate me and drive me up the wall in a romance book because I know the two are supposed to be together - it's the law . . . of romance writing. If I'd read that Galli book today I'd probably be quite harsh about it; at the time it was great, red herring and all (part of the harshness is the part where it was something like 90% of the book involved that other wrong woman, and not even 5% involved the 'correct' woman - the rest of the percentage involved basketball). But here? As in Party Favors, I have many books in one. The conflicts are there, but they don't bother me as much as normal, because there is in fact no 'designated couple' here. So a mistake here, there, a choice that drives that woman away, or pulls that one in - well, that's all part of the 'game', and not a frustrating side-trip of wasted time and wasted words/pages.
As indicated, I think, I did travel down more than one path on this read. The 'fell for friend' path is one I read first. But I also traveled several more - like the one where I somehow ended up back at my apartment and flirting with my next door neighbor (who is both bi and currently dating a man) - there's at least two paths that flow on from finding that neighbor there - I end up in some kind of 'situation' with the neighbor (with or without the man involved), or I blow her off and end up watching her screw her boyfriend (it's very easy to see across into their apartment). I mention this further reading for two reasons: not every path is actually fun; not every path leads to sex; not every path involves just two women (fuck I went beyond two reasons). And there were other paths I followed, which I only quickly mention - tack on to this paragraph - because one of them involved a different threesome - different couple, with me in the middle. And all three of us were women in that scenario.
Right, I don't think I actually wrote what I specifically was intending to write, but some part of it is there so . . . good and stuff.
Crap. I now remembered what it was I actually wanted to write. Okay, I'll very briefly tell the simplistic version:
This choose-your own adventure book contains, it seems, many quite satisfying 'books' in it, with great ideas. That's what all that beginning middle end was supposed to be about. That there are several satisfying books in Party Favors. And while I've read this book at least three times now, I've still never attempted to read anything else by this author. And they do have at least 8 or 9 other books out there for me to maybe try. But no, still I've failed to read anything else by them. Partly because every time I look at the other books, none scream at me 'read me now!' so I don't. Let's see, witches, barn . . . next . . . massive waves of flashbacks in this one, next . . . 'Waiting for Love Song' oddly looks like a book I've already read, but not under this name, next . . . 'Sweet, Sweet Wine' looks vaguely interesting but no digital version, next . . . 'All Bet's Off' looks quite crap no digital edition, next . . .
Rating: 6.0
December 8 2017
Last month I read a path that I thought I'd already gone down, but everything seemed new - especially the sex scene, I'd remembered it as a tease, a tease that got interrupted. But it wasn't interrupted this time. Which is both confusing and vaguely alarming (in an 'am I losing my mind' kind of alarming). I had just followed the natural flow like I'd thought I had before, I hadn't taken any detours or moves that would have lead me to some other conclusion, but weirdly I found myself on a path that I had thought I'd traveled before but hadn't really. But that was last month. And last month's read would have made a damn fine standalone erotic short story. But we are talking about this month, well, I wasn't, but I should be.
It's not really a reread if you just go down one path (or is it), and yes I did go down more than one path last month and this month. But the path I went down this time, the memorable path at least, was one I do not believe I traveled down before. Which is odd since I thought I'd travelled down all paths the first time I read the book (is Amazon updating the book behind my back or am I, in fact, going insane?).
This specific path started off the same, as all paths in the book do. Since, all paths start with me in a batman costume (it is a choose your own path not a choose sally's path, so yes, me in a batman costume, not some random woman), at the entrance to a rich house waiting for my estranged girlfriend. And realizing, with horror, that while it is in fact a fancy dress party, fancy dress did not mean, as I apparently thought, a costume party. Or, in case others have the similar confusion - the party involved formal clothing, nice dresses, and tuxes; while I'm there in a rather expensive looking outfit . . . but it's still a Batman costume. That's how all the paths start. I'm caught in the costume, I talk with a few people, my estranged girlfriend turns up and . . . paths diverge here - do I brush off girlfriend and immediately leave, or try to explain to her why I'm there dressed as Batman (or, in other words, do I leave, or do I go into the party dressed as Batman).
Well, on this specific occasion I brushed off the estranged girlfriend in a kind of fit of embarrassment at being caught in a Batman costume, and fled. Stopped at a fast food place because my stomach's making noises (weirdly get only fries and a drink, eh, whatever). Then immediately head across the street to a sex toy shop. Still dressed as Batman. Because hey why not. No choices were allowed me, by the way, between leaving the party and arriving in the sex toy shop as Batman.
I'm not going to continue down this path of telling what happened to me, no I'll allow others to enjoy or not. One of the paths, this time, led me to diving into a rather riveting romance with someone I lusted for and perhaps loved for many years (but she's straight! - by the way, one of the benefits of a choose your own adventure for this specific story line is the part where I've read this type of story line many times - and most of the time it bloody annoys me, because I 'know' the two are the 'designated couple' and the 'I must not make a move' *three hundred pages go by while both pine for the other but don't say anything; suddenly, a look! a kiss! A . . . the words 'The End' NOOOO!!!); but here, in a choose your own adventure, there is not 'designated couple', I don't 'have to' end up (or get to or . . .). So it added an extra layer. An extra insight into the situation that oddly made it seem both more real and more realistic. Because in real life you can pin away for a friend, straight or otherwise, and never make a move; or make a move and have things turn awkward for a little while; or make a move and have everything blow up and now you have no friends because, oops, apparently all of your many friends were actually friends with that other person who is now grossed out (or other words similar) by you 'making a fool of yourself' - real life's a bitch not a romance novel). And most of the paths in this book don't find you with the love of your life ().
Early on in my romance reading days I'd read a book by Lynn Galli that involved a specific coupling. I mention this because I'm actually relatively new to romance book reading. So the fact that most of the book, in that specific instance, involved a woman dating another woman only to turn around and end up with a different one worked for me. I saw it through my mystery reading eyes - that first woman was a red herring! I mention all of this because romance books, no I mean capital R romance books, follow a pattern - two people circle each other, there's some conflict of some kind (most of the time internal (i.e., miscommunication); occasionally only external (mad man with gun chasing them)) and by the end the two will either be in HEA (happily ever after) land or HFN (happy for now). So a lot of the things that are done to create conflict, which in the past I could enjoy (or not) in non-romance books, bloody frustrate me and drive me up the wall in a romance book because I know the two are supposed to be together - it's the law . . . of romance writing. If I'd read that Galli book today I'd probably be quite harsh about it; at the time it was great, red herring and all (part of the harshness is the part where it was something like 90% of the book involved that other wrong woman, and not even 5% involved the 'correct' woman - the rest of the percentage involved basketball). But here? As in Party Favors, I have many books in one. The conflicts are there, but they don't bother me as much as normal, because there is in fact no 'designated couple' here. So a mistake here, there, a choice that drives that woman away, or pulls that one in - well, that's all part of the 'game', and not a frustrating side-trip of wasted time and wasted words/pages.
As indicated, I think, I did travel down more than one path on this read. The 'fell for friend' path is one I read first. But I also traveled several more - like the one where I somehow ended up back at my apartment and flirting with my next door neighbor (who is both bi and currently dating a man) - there's at least two paths that flow on from finding that neighbor there - I end up in some kind of 'situation' with the neighbor (with or without the man involved), or I blow her off and end up watching her screw her boyfriend (it's very easy to see across into their apartment). I mention this further reading for two reasons: not every path is actually fun; not every path leads to sex; not every path involves just two women (fuck I went beyond two reasons). And there were other paths I followed, which I only quickly mention - tack on to this paragraph - because one of them involved a different threesome - different couple, with me in the middle. And all three of us were women in that scenario.
Right, I don't think I actually wrote what I specifically was intending to write, but some part of it is there so . . . good and stuff.
Crap. I now remembered what it was I actually wanted to write. Okay, I'll very briefly tell the simplistic version:
This choose-your own adventure book contains, it seems, many quite satisfying 'books' in it, with great ideas. That's what all that beginning middle end was supposed to be about. That there are several satisfying books in Party Favors. And while I've read this book at least three times now, I've still never attempted to read anything else by this author. And they do have at least 8 or 9 other books out there for me to maybe try. But no, still I've failed to read anything else by them. Partly because every time I look at the other books, none scream at me 'read me now!' so I don't. Let's see, witches, barn . . . next . . . massive waves of flashbacks in this one, next . . . 'Waiting for Love Song' oddly looks like a book I've already read, but not under this name, next . . . 'Sweet, Sweet Wine' looks vaguely interesting but no digital version, next . . . 'All Bet's Off' looks quite crap no digital edition, next . . .
Rating: 6.0
December 8 2017
April 10, 2017
This book is different. I'll get saying that out of the way first. I'll start off by mentioning that it's written in second person. Many people won't even know what that means, but I'm here to let you know. First person is when the narrator tells the story from an "I" perspective. I did this. I said that. Third person is when the narrator tells you about what he or she did. She kissed a girl. He sat down. Second person is when it's all about "you." The narrator is telling you that "you stood up." You left the room. You got in your car. Trippy, huh? And I'll admit that it was difficult to adjust to at first. I've barely gotten used to people saying "I" did stuff and now the narrator is telling me what I did while not being the narrator! But, there's a reason for this point of view. And that is the fact that this book is a throwback to those old choose-your-own-adventure books that were really popular way back when I was a kid. Only, not popular with me. See, I tried some of these books back in grade school, and I was sorely disappointed with the adventures that I chose. I either ended up lost, or falling off a cliff to my untimely death. And then when I tried to go back and choose a different path, I ended up lost, or eaten by lions. Yeah, not a good way to engender adventure. Luckily for me, this book didn't have any cliffs or lions in it. Instead, as I made my decisions, based on the whims of my mental state at the time, I found myself in erotic situation after erotic situation. The best part? Well, the best part other than the erotic situations? It was extremely easy for me to go back and make a different choice, ending up in a totally new, you guessed it, erotic situation. Actually, based on the choices I made in this book, I can confidently say that I am either a stud, or a player. Luckily for me, my wife understands that none of this could possibly ever happen to me in real life. But it was a lot of fun while it lasted! Yes, a fun little book with hot, sexy vignettes that definitely left me amused and satisfied. A clever and interesting read that everyone who likes erotica should take a look at.
October 9, 2017
As a child of the 80’s and a voracious reader, I spent a lot of time with my favourite series like The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High. Every so often I’d take a break from them to pick up a Choose Your Own Adventure book, intrigued by the idea that there were so many possibilities all in one binding. You can imagine my surprise and delight to find a lesbian erotic CYOA-style book and, even better, that I enjoyed the hell out of it.
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November 23, 2017
This is a unique book, and Jaime Clevenger really makes it work -- and for that I 'm giving it 5-stars. While I have marked it 'finished', I am definitely going to read it again to see what I've missed.
August 26, 2017
Great concept - you can go back to the book more than once, and choose to follow a different path every time. I think there are at least a dozen possible outcomes, so I will be picking up this book again once I have forgotten a little bit of the main story. Well written, I really enjoyed reading it. A very bold choice to write in second person, but it worked really well here.
November 12, 2018
Jaime Clevenger has written a Lesbian Adventure novel like no other! This book is written in the second person, present tense so in essence it is your journey and as you read you’ll make the important decisions as the reader.
It all begins when you arrive at a party with all of the city’s most eligible bachelorettes, the invitation reads ‘fancy dress’ and you come as batman. But, what the invitation REALLY means is that you dress in formal attire. From that moment your first decision becomes do you leave or do you stay? As you move through the evening you are given choices as to what your next move could be and depending on your choice you may end up with different women or in a different set of circumstances. You make your own rules and every destination that comes is seriously sexy.
There are many different characters and the author gives you a character break down at the start so you can keep track of who’s who. I’ve read this book a few times and each time changed my decisions to find new and inviting destinations each time. This is a book you can read time and time again with a different journey.
There is something I think all readers should be aware of… this is an erotic novel and doesn’t have much romance! There is a little but this is not a warm and fuzzy. Believe me when I say that this is not a negative because this book doesn’t have any.
If you’re looking for a fun Saturday night read that’s sexy and hot as hell then this book is 100% for you! Go buy it now. 5 Stars.
It all begins when you arrive at a party with all of the city’s most eligible bachelorettes, the invitation reads ‘fancy dress’ and you come as batman. But, what the invitation REALLY means is that you dress in formal attire. From that moment your first decision becomes do you leave or do you stay? As you move through the evening you are given choices as to what your next move could be and depending on your choice you may end up with different women or in a different set of circumstances. You make your own rules and every destination that comes is seriously sexy.
There are many different characters and the author gives you a character break down at the start so you can keep track of who’s who. I’ve read this book a few times and each time changed my decisions to find new and inviting destinations each time. This is a book you can read time and time again with a different journey.
There is something I think all readers should be aware of… this is an erotic novel and doesn’t have much romance! There is a little but this is not a warm and fuzzy. Believe me when I say that this is not a negative because this book doesn’t have any.
If you’re looking for a fun Saturday night read that’s sexy and hot as hell then this book is 100% for you! Go buy it now. 5 Stars.
July 1, 2021
3.5 ★
February 18, 2017
Detailed score: 4.5 but deserves the round up
Choose Your Own Adventure books were some of my absolute favourite as a child
And it turns out they're still my favourites as an adult - particularly when combined with sexy time adventures
This book is fun, sexy and yet so cleverly done. Back stories about the motivations about all the main people you ... encounter... are cleverly woven through each strand of the story. Even though it's just a glimpse, some of the secondary characters in this book are more developed than in many of the lesroms I've read.
My only minor gripe - and I'm going to be a bit cryptic here to avoid spoilers because I don't want to hide this behind a spoiler tag - is that many of the story strands end in a certain outcome, which I did t fully want it buy into, and only one of them ended in one that I did (and which directly contradicted the common ending). As I say, only a very minor gripe.
As for 'don't read this if' warnings: there are actually very few given this is a book so firmly set it the erotica genre. No dodgy consent issues, and any (potential) infidelity concerns are talked about by the characters before anything happens (and to give context -- infidelity stuff is usually a big UGH no for me).
Overall, this book is $10 well spent and it is a crime that it doesn't have more reviews. Those that follow my reviews will know that my 5 star reviews are pretty few and far between - so stop reading and get buying people!!
Choose Your Own Adventure books were some of my absolute favourite as a child
And it turns out they're still my favourites as an adult - particularly when combined with sexy time adventures
This book is fun, sexy and yet so cleverly done. Back stories about the motivations about all the main people you ... encounter... are cleverly woven through each strand of the story. Even though it's just a glimpse, some of the secondary characters in this book are more developed than in many of the lesroms I've read.
My only minor gripe - and I'm going to be a bit cryptic here to avoid spoilers because I don't want to hide this behind a spoiler tag - is that many of the story strands end in a certain outcome, which I did t fully want it buy into, and only one of them ended in one that I did (and which directly contradicted the common ending). As I say, only a very minor gripe.
As for 'don't read this if' warnings: there are actually very few given this is a book so firmly set it the erotica genre. No dodgy consent issues, and any (potential) infidelity concerns are talked about by the characters before anything happens (and to give context -- infidelity stuff is usually a big UGH no for me).
Overall, this book is $10 well spent and it is a crime that it doesn't have more reviews. Those that follow my reviews will know that my 5 star reviews are pretty few and far between - so stop reading and get buying people!!
March 1, 2017
There are many story paths that can be followed down in this adult lesbian fiction choose your own adventure book. As of this point in time, I’ve completed 4 paths, and aborted on a fifth. As I put when I initially put a comment in this box – completing one story path way seemed to equal 11% of the book.
I initially had a rather significant problem with this book. A problem I probably would not have had if this had been a ‘normal’ book and not a ‘you’ book. That and I didn’t have enough information to be ‘you’ when I started – I knew that I had been split from my ‘girlfriend’ for a week and that I’d be seeing her at a fancy dress party (which I somehow worked out in my mind to mean a ‘come dressed as batman’ type of party, which was wrong (not that type of party)), and that I had thought that things had been going ‘too fast’. But I needed more information to be able to be ‘you’. How long have I been dating this woman? Two weeks? One week on, one week separated? Broke up because ‘too fast’, so it can’t be more than a couple of weeks, right? That was the second problem - the not enough information to be ‘you’. The first problem was how it was a ‘you’ book but ‘you’ kept doing things – thinking things and doing things that are counter to my nature. This, again, is ‘okay’ if this was a normal book, but harder to take when I’m supposed to be ‘you’.
What I had put in the box initially after 1 and a half paths followed:
So – the long and short of it is that there are several story lines, several ‘pivot points’ that have stories that branch off of them, and my problem was twofold when I started the book – the you wasn’t acting like me and the path I chose didn’t give me an out. Jeannie, my ‘girlfriend’, tells me that we will attend this party (while we are standing at the entrance of said party, me dressed as batman while everyone else is dressed in fancy clothing), and ‘we’ will attempt to make each other jealous by openly flirting and potentially sleeping with other women. She then enters the party. My choices are now: a) go inside dressed like batman; b) try to find the party host and beg for a change of clothing. I chose a choice not given – c) leave. As in, I backed up to the previous pivot choice point (the only previous point – hence my impression that a huge amount of the book was now going to be closed to me) and choose to leave the party earlier – before Jeannie’s asinine suggestions.
Ran directly into someone from work and now I, the reader, am beginning to worry that none of these paths will work for me. But no, that was a nice path. Quite fun. The choices I made, the path I followed, was good enough, albeit short. So I initially gave the book a rating of 3.9 (okay, no I didn’t, I gave that one story path that rating – hence (apparently I’m using that word now a lot) my not actually rating the book when I initially put in my ‘words’ 2 or 3 days ago.
Two days after I completed my first successful path (and one aborted attempt); I dove back into the book. I shrugged and dove down the path I assumed would be closed to me, the ‘let’s make each other jealous’ path. And I completed three storylines down that direction – though I only went down the ‘beg for a change of clothing’ pivot point – and didn’t complete all the paths down that direction, and didn’t try any down the ‘enter the party dressed as batman’.
So I’ve ‘been with’ . . . potentially spoiler-y so
Funny thing about GoodReads. After the first go through I’d have rated this book 3.9. After 5 go throughs I’d rate this book 4.5. An increase of 0.6 stars. Yet GoodReads still records that the same. As 4 stars. Because of their adamant refusal to have half stars. *shrugs* So . . . yet another 4 star book, eh? And fuck if it’s sitting on the same shelf as a book I rated 3.75 through 4.74 because obviously a book rated 3.75 stars is exactly the same level as a book rated 4.74 stars.
Rating: (3.9 + 4.6 + 4.6 + 4.4 = 17.5/4) = 4.375
March 1 2017
I initially had a rather significant problem with this book. A problem I probably would not have had if this had been a ‘normal’ book and not a ‘you’ book. That and I didn’t have enough information to be ‘you’ when I started – I knew that I had been split from my ‘girlfriend’ for a week and that I’d be seeing her at a fancy dress party (which I somehow worked out in my mind to mean a ‘come dressed as batman’ type of party, which was wrong (not that type of party)), and that I had thought that things had been going ‘too fast’. But I needed more information to be able to be ‘you’. How long have I been dating this woman? Two weeks? One week on, one week separated? Broke up because ‘too fast’, so it can’t be more than a couple of weeks, right? That was the second problem - the not enough information to be ‘you’. The first problem was how it was a ‘you’ book but ‘you’ kept doing things – thinking things and doing things that are counter to my nature. This, again, is ‘okay’ if this was a normal book, but harder to take when I’m supposed to be ‘you’.
What I had put in the box initially after 1 and a half paths followed:
So – the long and short of it is that there are several story lines, several ‘pivot points’ that have stories that branch off of them, and my problem was twofold when I started the book – the you wasn’t acting like me and the path I chose didn’t give me an out. Jeannie, my ‘girlfriend’, tells me that we will attend this party (while we are standing at the entrance of said party, me dressed as batman while everyone else is dressed in fancy clothing), and ‘we’ will attempt to make each other jealous by openly flirting and potentially sleeping with other women. She then enters the party. My choices are now: a) go inside dressed like batman; b) try to find the party host and beg for a change of clothing. I chose a choice not given – c) leave. As in, I backed up to the previous pivot choice point (the only previous point – hence my impression that a huge amount of the book was now going to be closed to me) and choose to leave the party earlier – before Jeannie’s asinine suggestions.
Ran directly into someone from work and now I, the reader, am beginning to worry that none of these paths will work for me. But no, that was a nice path. Quite fun. The choices I made, the path I followed, was good enough, albeit short. So I initially gave the book a rating of 3.9 (okay, no I didn’t, I gave that one story path that rating – hence (apparently I’m using that word now a lot) my not actually rating the book when I initially put in my ‘words’ 2 or 3 days ago.
Two days after I completed my first successful path (and one aborted attempt); I dove back into the book. I shrugged and dove down the path I assumed would be closed to me, the ‘let’s make each other jealous’ path. And I completed three storylines down that direction – though I only went down the ‘beg for a change of clothing’ pivot point – and didn’t complete all the paths down that direction, and didn’t try any down the ‘enter the party dressed as batman’.
So I’ve ‘been with’ . . . potentially spoiler-y so
Funny thing about GoodReads. After the first go through I’d have rated this book 3.9. After 5 go throughs I’d rate this book 4.5. An increase of 0.6 stars. Yet GoodReads still records that the same. As 4 stars. Because of their adamant refusal to have half stars. *shrugs* So . . . yet another 4 star book, eh? And fuck if it’s sitting on the same shelf as a book I rated 3.75 through 4.74 because obviously a book rated 3.75 stars is exactly the same level as a book rated 4.74 stars.
Rating: (3.9 + 4.6 + 4.6 + 4.4 = 17.5/4) = 4.375
March 1 2017
September 27, 2018
I was not interested in the story, but some sex scenes were good.
December 26, 2022
Remember those "Choose Your Own Adventures" books when you were a kid? I loved them, I believe I still have my copy of Alice's Wonderland Adventures somewhere around here. Anyway, Party Favors is like that, just the adult version.
As usual with "Choose Your Own Adventures" you are the main character and you get to choose how you progress.
The main story ...
Your girlfriend was invited to a fancy dress party and you are her plus one. Even though you are on a bit of a break with her you decide to show up anyway as Batman. Turns out the party was formal attire, not costume like you mistook.
And here is where you get your first choice.
You can leave the party and possibly lose the girlfriend or stay and see what the night offers.
If you choose to stay, there are a plethora of women who all want a slice of Batman. You are single for the night (or longer), and so is your girlfriend, tomorrow you will decide if you make the break permanent or move forward with the relationship. Or you can leave and possibly find someone else on your way home.
It is hard to tell you much about this story because it will change with every choice you make. I think you need to go in blind with this one to get the most out of every possible outcome.
Stay as Batman or ask Katherine (I wonder if this is the same woman from another of Jaime's books, A Weekend in Aspen?) for a change of clothes?
Leather harness or something formal?
Play the piano or go to the garden?
I have taken a few paths and thought I was finished. But I saw someone's review about this one "packing a punch" 😂 I guess I am going to have to go back and try again to find what I have missed.
Either way, there are many choices and many women.
If you aren't happy with your choice, you can always go back and choose differently.
No matter what you choose though, know you are in for a wild ride.
As usual with "Choose Your Own Adventures" you are the main character and you get to choose how you progress.
The main story ...
Your girlfriend was invited to a fancy dress party and you are her plus one. Even though you are on a bit of a break with her you decide to show up anyway as Batman. Turns out the party was formal attire, not costume like you mistook.
And here is where you get your first choice.
You can leave the party and possibly lose the girlfriend or stay and see what the night offers.
If you choose to stay, there are a plethora of women who all want a slice of Batman. You are single for the night (or longer), and so is your girlfriend, tomorrow you will decide if you make the break permanent or move forward with the relationship. Or you can leave and possibly find someone else on your way home.
It is hard to tell you much about this story because it will change with every choice you make. I think you need to go in blind with this one to get the most out of every possible outcome.
Stay as Batman or ask Katherine (I wonder if this is the same woman from another of Jaime's books, A Weekend in Aspen?) for a change of clothes?
Leather harness or something formal?
Play the piano or go to the garden?
I have taken a few paths and thought I was finished. But I saw someone's review about this one "packing a punch" 😂 I guess I am going to have to go back and try again to find what I have missed.
Either way, there are many choices and many women.
If you aren't happy with your choice, you can always go back and choose differently.
No matter what you choose though, know you are in for a wild ride.
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September 24, 2020
I now understand why at the beginning of this book, the author asks for an open mind. This was so much beyond what I ever expected.
First, the alternative choices and the different outcomes. This was a first for me except in the Avengers Saga. Every possible choice leads to sex, and what sex it is! (definitely uped the room temperature a few times)
Also how everyone was connected. It just seemed everyone was dating everyone, or at least having sex with them, which left little to no room for jealousy. So it was funny when one character got jealous over their lover for that while they themselves were doing just that.
The ultimate end is what I was most anxious about. After everything, were they going to make it through? Obviously they were. But how will they move past this night? Will love be enough and see them through? (Here's to hoping) because sometimes, just sometimes, we get more than we bargained for.
Will recommend.
First, the alternative choices and the different outcomes. This was a first for me except in the Avengers Saga. Every possible choice leads to sex, and what sex it is! (definitely uped the room temperature a few times)
Also how everyone was connected. It just seemed everyone was dating everyone, or at least having sex with them, which left little to no room for jealousy. So it was funny when one character got jealous over their lover for that while they themselves were doing just that.
The ultimate end is what I was most anxious about. After everything, were they going to make it through? Obviously they were. But how will they move past this night? Will love be enough and see them through? (Here's to hoping) because sometimes, just sometimes, we get more than we bargained for.
Will recommend.
October 3, 2017
Not bad, but often seemed to be quite masculine for a f/f/f/f/f book. By that I mean the wording used, the cadence, etc.
Parts were very funny, and other parts seemed inconsistent. But it is not really that serious of a book, and the idea of a choose your own path romance was pretty interesting.
Also, I read the kindle version, and it was surprisingly easy to navigate.
Overall, fun and novel.
Parts were very funny, and other parts seemed inconsistent. But it is not really that serious of a book, and the idea of a choose your own path romance was pretty interesting.
Also, I read the kindle version, and it was surprisingly easy to navigate.
Overall, fun and novel.
May 10, 2023
This is not the choose your own adventure books from your youth. This is an adult sexy time choose your own adventure and I am here for it. You accidentally show up to a black tie event dressed as Batman after a misunderstanding. You make choices and move through the story meeting up with sexy ladies. You can read and reread this book for hours. It was a good way to spend the day for sure.
June 3, 2025
I'm glad I didn't miss this book!!! Jaime Clevenger's two books were not rated highly, One Weekend in Aspen and this one. But I really liked it and it suits my taste very well!!
Every time I finish a chapter, the author will ask me if I want to go to the last chapter, and I always say no! It's so wonderful!!!
Every time I finish a chapter, the author will ask me if I want to go to the last chapter, and I always say no! It's so wonderful!!!
March 2, 2017
This book was so fun to read and very different from usual romances. I really enjoyed it, and of course, had to went through all the choices one after another.
July 27, 2018
Love a good Choose Your Own Adventure book, and it was wonderful going back and reading all the different scenes (yes, as a switch, they all had a delightful effect on me). BUT, it would have been nice for there to be some sense of the real dating world for adults today, as in - maybe just a question in maybe one adventure hinting around a semblance of concern for safe sex. I really am not a prude!
April 3, 2022
Wow, this was really good! I’ve never read a book in this type of format and I loved it! Very sexy, very fun read.
November 23, 2023
2.5 stars (it was ok - liked it)
It was ok, not really my type of fiction but it was very steamy.
It was ok, not really my type of fiction but it was very steamy.
June 2, 2024
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July 17, 2025
A cool idea and very spicy writing. Each story is really short.
June 13, 2017
Incredible
This really was like those build your own adventure books I read as a kid, only so very much better with adult content!
This really was like those build your own adventure books I read as a kid, only so very much better with adult content!
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