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book_nerd_bri23's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Ugh this was rough. My overall ranking is solely based on my love and respect for Anne Rice as a writer. This series is written under the pen name A. N. Roquelaure for good reason. This particular book is the first in a trilogy; one that I will not be finishing. This was supposed to be the most erotic book ever written, but the pages were filled with rape and brutality. Unfortunately many of the depicted acts probably occur in modern day sex trafficking rings. Originally written in 1983, I can see that Rice was trying to be progressive and scandalous, writing of male on male and female on female sexual acts, but even with such an open mind in today’s generation, this book was vulgar and crude. Anyone familiar with HD Carlton? This book makes her stories seem like mere children’s fairy tales. It’s that disturbing. I feel dirty and disgusted, yet as I said before, I respect that she wrote it for anyone longing for BSMD. Rice has always pushed the limit to what is deemed socially acceptable, but this is a book that deserves to be banned.
nikki52010's review against another edition
DNF 70 pages in.
This book just is not for me.
jess324's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
zwinning's review against another edition
4.0
Not for the faint of heart, this book and it's series are fairly intense fantasy erotica. A good read, but if sexuality or bondage make you uncomfortable, steer clear of these.
xhayleyfoster's review against another edition
1.0
if i could give it less than a star i would … bizarre and disturbing, read it off a recommendation from a reading podcast
kimberlymichelle's review
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
This erotica is for those aroused by non consent, humiliation and degradation.
Not my thing.
I was curious where it was going so finished it.
Writing and narration was fine.
Not my thing.
I was curious where it was going so finished it.
Writing and narration was fine.
bert_inater's review against another edition
1.0
The 3 Sleeping Beauty books were terrible IMO. They were very difficult to read due to the graphic and sometimes a bit violent sexual descriptions.
unsinkablemollyo's review against another edition
2.0
Kind of a train wreck, but one I couldn’t put down.
middenprincess's review against another edition
3.0
grotesquely erotic. first half was actually kind of good if you are someone with cnc fantasies and the grimms fairytale itself was already quite dark. it just devolved towards the end and i got sick of the dialogue between the other prince and beauty, it got awfully repetitive. i think exploring the taboo in fiction is necessary but don’t read this if you aren’t a fan of the heavily fetishized dark themes