Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice, A.N. Roquelaure

62 reviews

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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kpetranek's review against another edition

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I picked this up at HPB on a whim, expecting a taboo erotic retelling of a popular romance fantasy. Big mistake! If I’d done 2 seconds of research I’d have known its dark erotic content is almost entirely sadistic, and would not have picked it up. I was desperately hoping for the book to ease the burden with some levity or tenderness, but no. Just relentless sexual violence and I had to quit. Feels gross. Hard pass for me, dawg.
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erstreetman's review against another edition

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  • Loveable characters? No

1.0

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cheskams's review against another edition

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1.0

I picked this up solely because of the raging low reviews and claims there was spanking almost every page. They weren’t kidding. Read this if you want to want to see the word “buttocks” more times than you ever have in your life. 

I didn’t find any of the characters compelling and was just waiting to reach the end. 
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tlpaladijczuk's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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pyrettablaze23's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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fairylass's review against another edition

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Firstly, the writing style of this is very dated. That I could probably get past if it wasn’t for the flagrant r*pe that happens just a few pages into the book. Listen, I’m a dark romance enjoyer and love dub/non-con. However this was just straight up assault. DNF! 
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sydneyjayne's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
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rikkesreadingnook's review against another edition

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dark informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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goldensisyphus's review against another edition

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This book is not about consensual nonconsent, it is not sexy. It is literally about rape and brainwashing, and everyone -literally everyone - fails the female main character. It is the epitome of what is wrong with everything everywhere, and is exhausting and depressing as all f*** to read. It did nothing but disgust and anger me.
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