Alex J. Alex Reviews

Added January 3, 2004

Little Janet's Bad Day

Tarot: Five of Pentacles

Author: Alex J. Alex
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Available At: www.extasybooks.com
Publishing Date: September 2004
Genre: Fiction: Erotic/Suspense
Format: Ebook download in PDF/HTML/LIT
Price: $1.59
Reviewer: Cyndi Witkus
Rating: 7 Gargoyles

The five of Pentacles is a tough card. It indicates hard times, suffering and ill health, and rejection. For Janet, it means it's the start of a bad time, one that with her insecurity can magnify in proportion.

Janet saw a Gypsy, whose reading confirmed that things were going to get worse, as if they weren't bad already. Upset, she goes to her favourite place to eat and gets a sumptuous dessert while reading one of her favourite romance novels. She often wished for a man to sweep her off her feet and have wild sex with her. But that would never happen. Not with the way men and women seemed to avoid her.

While there, the old, hairy, sweaty Mr. Lazarus, the office manager from where she worked, spotted her. Drinks and food lead to him taking her to his hotel room. Giving into the desperation of the moment, Janet allows him to kiss and touch her. After another glass of liquor, things go farther. For Janet, as long as she doesn't see or smell Mr. Lazarus, she can imagine him being Lars, the guy from the book she's reading. Being a virgin, she's never experienced the things he's doing to her. In the end, the experience is miserable and she is taken home. The next day things aren't much better. In fact, she loses her job and gets carjacked.

What happens to Janet's bad day? Does she ever step up or does she allow things to take her over, thus continuing to be a doormat?

This was an intriguing and slightly disturbing story. Disturbing because I can see this happening for many people who are on the edge or have fallen into the pits of despair. It's a reminder that bad things happen, sometimes all at once and it's how we react to it that determines how we survive. Though not a romance, this story does touch deeply onto the meaning of the Tarot and its effects upon us all. Alex J. Alex has given us much to consider when we're on our last nerve and bad things pile up higher and higher. The question remains: how will you react when you reach your breaking point?

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