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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my at Anna! By far the longest book I’ve read but I simply couldn’t put it down. Anna was a slave to Devin and Jack for years until the dreams of the blue eyed man showed. Later on she would meet Alex the man of her dreams. But would he be able to break the bond of Devin? This book was a roller coaster of emotions and trauma but it definitely is a happy ever after with the best revenge ever
I just finished all 5 books and I have lots of thoughts.
Firstly, the writing was really good and the story was enough to keep me engaged. However calling it erotic is a stretch, honestly, as most of the sex scenes were incredibly violent and disturbing.
I had a few critiques of the books I wanted to lay out:
1) The book was far too long. Sometimes it felt like the same scene was repeated over and over and didn’t advance the plot and I sometimes found myself skipping over these scenes. At times the author didn’t even care to go into what was happening and would skim over plot points herself.
2) The sex scenes. I understand that the book is supposed to be the darkest we’ve ever read or whatever, but the violence was literally gratuitous and depraved. It also involved underage individuals and there was an incest scene—which were disturbing to say the least. Especially since the incest scene occurs with a major character and her father and she never broaches it again?! Like what?!
I feel like the violence could have definitely been implied in some cases and we would have gotten the point. Some of this stuff was so sick that I don’t know how the author came up with it.
3) The FMC is the most abused person I’ve ever heard of, yet somehow she’s still a Mary Sue. I understand she’s supposed to be special and that’s why men are so in love with her (I don’t want to spoil too much), but even amongst the other special women of her kind she’s STILL not like the other girls and so much better than them. Every guy wants to be with her, yet she’s still sweet and innocent and humble and everyone loves her anyway.
4) The MMC is still a rapist and no one is going to talk about this? Not only does he rape the FMC but his family have sex slaves yet he’s still “one of the best people anyone has ever known.” I had trouble believing any of the “good men” were good knowing this.
It’s definitely a good story, but proceed with caution. I had nightmares at one point and questioned if it was good for my mental health to continue the story. I pushed through and I’m glad but I definitely question to author’s mental health.
Also if you’re pregnant you probably want to skip this one.
Firstly, the writing was really good and the story was enough to keep me engaged. However calling it erotic is a stretch, honestly, as most of the sex scenes were incredibly violent and disturbing.
I had a few critiques of the books I wanted to lay out:
1) The book was far too long. Sometimes it felt like the same scene was repeated over and over and didn’t advance the plot and I sometimes found myself skipping over these scenes. At times the author didn’t even care to go into what was happening and would skim over plot points herself.
2) The sex scenes. I understand that the book is supposed to be the darkest we’ve ever read or whatever, but the violence was literally gratuitous and depraved. It also involved underage individuals and there was an incest scene—which were disturbing to say the least. Especially since the incest scene occurs with a major character and her father and she never broaches it again?! Like what?!
I feel like the violence could have definitely been implied in some cases and we would have gotten the point. Some of this stuff was so sick that I don’t know how the author came up with it.
3) The FMC is the most abused person I’ve ever heard of, yet somehow she’s still a Mary Sue. I understand she’s supposed to be special and that’s why men are so in love with her (I don’t want to spoil too much), but even amongst the other special women of her kind she’s STILL not like the other girls and so much better than them. Every guy wants to be with her, yet she’s still sweet and innocent and humble and everyone loves her anyway.
4) The MMC is still a rapist and no one is going to talk about this? Not only does he rape the FMC but his family have sex slaves yet he’s still “one of the best people anyone has ever known.” I had trouble believing any of the “good men” were good knowing this.
It’s definitely a good story, but proceed with caution. I had nightmares at one point and questioned if it was good for my mental health to continue the story. I pushed through and I’m glad but I definitely question to author’s mental health.
Also if you’re pregnant you probably want to skip this one.
Okay so this book, The Life of Anna, is about Anna (obviously the main character). She is introduced to us at 16 years old and I mean right from the beginning of the first chapter I read I was like wtf are they doing to this poor girl. I won’t spoil anything but essentially, Anna’s parents were killed in a car accident when she was 11 years old. She then goes to live with a man she calls “Uncle Jack” (although there is no family relation and I do not believe he was a close friend of her parents so idk how that happened) anyway she is living with Jack and sometimes his best friend would come over and she called him “Uncle Devin”. Now this is a dark dark romance so I will let you infer from that what you will. She does not remain…innocent.
Anna becomes a slave to this upper-echelon society for the powerful leaders and such of the world. It is literally a world-wide society with members everywhere. However, Anna is special because she is half-immortal (I’m talking like guardian angel Gabriel immortal) that’s not who her father was but that’s the only guardian angel I could think of off the top of my head. So she has special powers of persuasion.. if she was left on her own and could grow into her own person she would be very powerful and well desired. However, if she were to be corrupted from a young age…someone could take that power for themselves…if you see where I’m going with this.
Anyway, Anna suffers and when I say suffer I mean most of the time when I was reading I wanted to cover my eyes like you would in a horror movie but I couldn’t (because obviously it is a book). I settled for reading from my peripheral vision so I could gain some distance because its brutal. I’m not gonna lie. Its harsh. Like worse than Haunting/Hunting Adeline.
But it is so good too. The author writes Anna so well…to where you actually feel a connection to her. I was moved by her many times to tears and that like NEVER happens for me in these books. However in this book, I love the relationship between Anna and several of her…”friends?” Idk what to call them. The book goes through 10 years of her life; starting when she’s 16 and ending when she’s 26.
I’m a stickler for my endings. I hate when they drag on and are just fluff because everything got resolved 3 chapters before the end of the book. This book, however, had me on the edge of my seat. The pages were dwindling, I was 98% through and still didn’t know how it was going to end. Amazing. I loved it.
Anna becomes a slave to this upper-echelon society for the powerful leaders and such of the world. It is literally a world-wide society with members everywhere. However, Anna is special because she is half-immortal (I’m talking like guardian angel Gabriel immortal) that’s not who her father was but that’s the only guardian angel I could think of off the top of my head. So she has special powers of persuasion.. if she was left on her own and could grow into her own person she would be very powerful and well desired. However, if she were to be corrupted from a young age…someone could take that power for themselves…if you see where I’m going with this.
Anyway, Anna suffers and when I say suffer I mean most of the time when I was reading I wanted to cover my eyes like you would in a horror movie but I couldn’t (because obviously it is a book). I settled for reading from my peripheral vision so I could gain some distance because its brutal. I’m not gonna lie. Its harsh. Like worse than Haunting/Hunting Adeline.
But it is so good too. The author writes Anna so well…to where you actually feel a connection to her. I was moved by her many times to tears and that like NEVER happens for me in these books. However in this book, I love the relationship between Anna and several of her…”friends?” Idk what to call them. The book goes through 10 years of her life; starting when she’s 16 and ending when she’s 26.
I’m a stickler for my endings. I hate when they drag on and are just fluff because everything got resolved 3 chapters before the end of the book. This book, however, had me on the edge of my seat. The pages were dwindling, I was 98% through and still didn’t know how it was going to end. Amazing. I loved it.
4.5 Life of Anna intertwines multiple genres: dark romance, supernatural, elements of horror, suspense-thriller. For sure, this book won’t be for everyone due to the graphic content (sex, assault, rape, ritualistic torture, torture-horror).
The book intertwines three story elements: 1) a secret and ancient society known as the Brotherhood with wealth and positions of power 2) Supernatural beings called Immortals and half-Immortals and… 3) Sex.
I thought this was very good and well written. The story itself is definitely unique! Despite combining multiple books into one long book - I never got bored or lost sight of the story. This is a real achievement for such a long read and I like the fact that it touches multiple-genres and is not overtly this or that.
I also read her Finding Sabrina series and think that Honeycutt is a very creative writer. There are many difficult scenes involving rape and torture and she doesn’t hold back with soft word choices nor does she shy away from exploring the emotional despair and vulnerability left behind. She takes her time. How does someone who has spent years in sexual servitude and violence overcome their fears and feelings of shame and unworthiness to recognize love and trust it? This book definitely gets heavy at times. I felt the hopelessness.
About the sex…
There’s a lot of sex in this book. I mean a lot. And different types of it (romantic sex, violent rape, couples, gay/straight, threesomes, orgies, etc). Sex is the underlying theme that really ties the key story elements together so it’s heavily written on the pages. And despite the review warnings and having read a lot of dark erotica-romance - I was still taken aback and surprised by how much sex there was and how graphic many the scenes were. The rape and torture also become increasingly brutal and dark as the book progresses. Combined with the supernatural- sex is used for literal power exchanges, for bonding (i.e, slave to Master), it’s used for pleasure, rites of passage, for punishment and cruelty, domination and mind control. There are sex slaves born, bred, and trained for generations.
So.. lots of sex and sex-related stuff. You’ve been warned.
If you’re triggered by this type of content -definitely skip it. If you’re still intrigued - give it a read.
The book intertwines three story elements: 1) a secret and ancient society known as the Brotherhood with wealth and positions of power 2) Supernatural beings called Immortals and half-Immortals and… 3) Sex.
I thought this was very good and well written. The story itself is definitely unique! Despite combining multiple books into one long book - I never got bored or lost sight of the story. This is a real achievement for such a long read and I like the fact that it touches multiple-genres and is not overtly this or that.
I also read her Finding Sabrina series and think that Honeycutt is a very creative writer. There are many difficult scenes involving rape and torture and she doesn’t hold back with soft word choices nor does she shy away from exploring the emotional despair and vulnerability left behind. She takes her time. How does someone who has spent years in sexual servitude and violence overcome their fears and feelings of shame and unworthiness to recognize love and trust it? This book definitely gets heavy at times. I felt the hopelessness.
About the sex…
There’s a lot of sex in this book. I mean a lot. And different types of it (romantic sex, violent rape, couples, gay/straight, threesomes, orgies, etc). Sex is the underlying theme that really ties the key story elements together so it’s heavily written on the pages. And despite the review warnings and having read a lot of dark erotica-romance - I was still taken aback and surprised by how much sex there was and how graphic many the scenes were. The rape and torture also become increasingly brutal and dark as the book progresses. Combined with the supernatural- sex is used for literal power exchanges, for bonding (i.e, slave to Master), it’s used for pleasure, rites of passage, for punishment and cruelty, domination and mind control. There are sex slaves born, bred, and trained for generations.
So.. lots of sex and sex-related stuff. You’ve been warned.
If you’re triggered by this type of content -definitely skip it. If you’re still intrigued - give it a read.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
I’ve been trying to think about how to review this book for days and I’m still not sure. For those who said they’ve read this book in 1 day, you’re a psycho. This book is so beyond f*cked up, I’m not really sure how I finished it. I know I needed to know what happened at the end. Some in this book is repetitive and could have been cut out. It’s amazing to me how someone can even think of the things that happened to even write. Let alone any research the author may have done. This book is not for the faith of heart.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe I’m just desensitized, but I didn’t find this book to be the darkest thing I’d ever read; I have fan fictions that definitely went darker. I enjoyed the pace and the unique world that was created in this work, although I believe it would have benefited from some editing for conciseness. Definitely a unique read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Minor: Suicide attempt
Holy rusted buckets batman!! I didn't know what to expect of this book when I first downloaded it. The disclaimer at the beginning needs to be heeded. So many triggers. Some parts were too much to get through, but my mama didn't raise no quiter. I'm not one to not finish a book, I had to finish it.
::Spoiler::
I'm so glad I finished it, and was able to see the happy ending at the end. Read it because it's an emotion Rollercoaster, and a surprising love story. BUT remember this is a dark story. People got their panties a twist over Den of Vipers. That was a cake walk compared to this tale.
::Spoiler::
I'm so glad I finished it, and was able to see the happy ending at the end. Read it because it's an emotion Rollercoaster, and a surprising love story. BUT remember this is a dark story. People got their panties a twist over Den of Vipers. That was a cake walk compared to this tale.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Heartbreaking
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, Sexual harassment