"Roughed Up" is a collection of gay bdsm stories, most of which are written from a sub point of view. Most of it is of reasonably good quality, certainly better than most of the free stories one can find on the internet, making it at least worth spending money on. A few stories are actually original and use striking themes, such as the first, about taking revenge on a dom who stole someone's boyfriend, or a story where a crucifixion theme plays a major role.

Nevertheless the authors often can't choose very well between telling a story and making it erotic, so that some of the stories are rather unbalanced. Also, very little attention is paid to particular kinks or variation in the 'types' involved, making it rather vanilla within the context of bdsm fantasy. In a field allowing for so much creativity, the results are a little bland. ( )