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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
Some books are written in black and white. The Mistress is Amazing Technicolor.
Peoples, you can't start here. Oh, no. You need to go all the way back to the Siren and read the Original Sinners books in order. Part of the genius of The Mistress is how well Reisz ties up loose ends and expounds upon all of the themes of the first three in the series. In fact, I'm struggling right now to find the words to tell you all of the things I love about this book without spoiling anything. I had to stop divulging quotes, too, because, again, I didn't want to ruin anything. I will say that I have to give this book the Award for the best use of the expression "Bitch, please!"
I've said in the past, specifically about The Siren, that Reisz's works are literature masquerading as erotica. Now, I mean that in the absolute best of ways, not the I-want-to-strangle-myself-because-I'm-stuck-reading-Heart-of-Darkness-for-the-fifth-time sort of way. By literature, I mean the Original Sinners books, particularly The Mistress, are not throwaways. I can't wait to re-read this book and delve even deeper into the themes and the symbolism.
I'm almost excited enough to write a paper on it. Almost.
That's my highest praise. I read it straight through, gobbled it up as a reader. Then I had to put it up to think about it. Now, I'm itching to read it again as a writer. And, as a general rule, I don't re-read; there are simply too many books in the TBR pile.
So, The Mistress is erotic. There's going to be sexytimes, and some readers will find those sexytimes to be disturbing. That said, nothing in these books has ever been gratuitous. With Nora, Soren, Kinsley, Wes, Grace, Laila--and all the others--you will find characters who are well drawn and eminently empathetic. If you're like me and haven't particularly liked some of the characters, you might surprise yourself by the end of the book, too. Fabulous plot, engaging characters, pitch perfect resolution. I say Bravo!
P.S. That second to the last scene between Nora and Soren--you'll know it when you get there--I'd been waiting the whole series for that. And I hadn't even known it.
Peoples, you can't start here. Oh, no. You need to go all the way back to the Siren and read the Original Sinners books in order. Part of the genius of The Mistress is how well Reisz ties up loose ends and expounds upon all of the themes of the first three in the series. In fact, I'm struggling right now to find the words to tell you all of the things I love about this book without spoiling anything. I had to stop divulging quotes, too, because, again, I didn't want to ruin anything. I will say that I have to give this book the Award for the best use of the expression "Bitch, please!"
I've said in the past, specifically about The Siren, that Reisz's works are literature masquerading as erotica. Now, I mean that in the absolute best of ways, not the I-want-to-strangle-myself-because-I'm-stuck-reading-Heart-of-Darkness-for-the-fifth-time sort of way. By literature, I mean the Original Sinners books, particularly The Mistress, are not throwaways. I can't wait to re-read this book and delve even deeper into the themes and the symbolism.
I'm almost excited enough to write a paper on it. Almost.
That's my highest praise. I read it straight through, gobbled it up as a reader. Then I had to put it up to think about it. Now, I'm itching to read it again as a writer. And, as a general rule, I don't re-read; there are simply too many books in the TBR pile.
So, The Mistress is erotic. There's going to be sexytimes, and some readers will find those sexytimes to be disturbing. That said, nothing in these books has ever been gratuitous. With Nora, Soren, Kinsley, Wes, Grace, Laila--and all the others--you will find characters who are well drawn and eminently empathetic. If you're like me and haven't particularly liked some of the characters, you might surprise yourself by the end of the book, too. Fabulous plot, engaging characters, pitch perfect resolution. I say Bravo!
P.S. That second to the last scene between Nora and Soren--you'll know it when you get there--I'd been waiting the whole series for that. And I hadn't even known it.
That book was an insane roller coaster of emotions.
We start the book off with Nora kidnapped, and everyone is in panic over where she could be. The who is already been figured out, and it's fucked up. I can't believe that woman was still alive. It was absolutely insane.
Wes redeemed himself for me in this story and I do like the way Laila worked into the story for him. He at least came to an understanding that while Nora's desires aren't his, he's not so judgmental about them and stopped seeing Søren and Kingsley as the bad guys.
Søren broke my heart especially in the end when he he nurtured Nora and gave her a bath and thought she splashed him in the face but it only turns out that he's crying because he has his love back. I BROKE THEN AND THERE. They are perfect in their own fucked up kinky way, and so is Kingsley and the addition of him.
I am honestly looking forward to The Saint because more Nora/Søren in any form is a good thing in my book.
We start the book off with Nora kidnapped, and everyone is in panic over where she could be. The who is already been figured out, and it's fucked up. I can't believe that woman was still alive. It was absolutely insane.
Wes redeemed himself for me in this story and I do like the way Laila worked into the story for him. He at least came to an understanding that while Nora's desires aren't his, he's not so judgmental about them and stopped seeing Søren and Kingsley as the bad guys.
Søren broke my heart especially in the end when he he nurtured Nora and gave her a bath and thought she splashed him in the face but it only turns out that he's crying because he has his love back. I BROKE THEN AND THERE. They are perfect in their own fucked up kinky way, and so is Kingsley and the addition of him.
I am honestly looking forward to The Saint because more Nora/Søren in any form is a good thing in my book.
This series has so many layers it is no wonder I stayed up way too late to finish.
Nora is much cleverer than I gave her credit for and Wes oh Wes he learned some hard life stuff in this book but I believe for the better.
I didn’t “see” that for the ending but I didn’t see it either I had a hunch.
Oh Kingsley I love how we now have the full story and why he needs them both but also his Juliette it really does make a whole lot more sense.
Completely loved this series can’t wait for more.
The narrator was ok again I am not sure, she does a better job with the French this time but not so much Wes’s accent. Still a good performance.
Nora is much cleverer than I gave her credit for and Wes oh Wes he learned some hard life stuff in this book but I believe for the better.
I didn’t “see” that for the ending but I didn’t see it either I had a hunch.
Oh Kingsley I love how we now have the full story and why he needs them both but also his Juliette it really does make a whole lot more sense.
Completely loved this series can’t wait for more.
The narrator was ok again I am not sure, she does a better job with the French this time but not so much Wes’s accent. Still a good performance.
The best of the Original Sinners Red Years, and I loved it so much. Reisz is my favourite erotica writer by far.
It's okay to forget if only for a night. It will come back in the morning.
I am writing this review over two months before The Mistress is released, because I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC from the author in exchange for absolutely nothing. Not even an honest review.
I'll give one anyway.
I've been a vocal cheerleader for Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series since I first stumbled over The Siren on Netgalley over a year ago. I've reviewed (and then gone on to purchase) all four of the books now. I've laughed at them, cried over them, and even thrown them across the room (and on one memorable occasion, out my bedroom door).
With the release of each book, I've worried that I'm going to be let down. That the next book will be the one where I'm disappointed, where the author fails to take the characters where I see them going, where the hype over the books and the fan letters and the pressure over new book contracts take the books somewhere I don't want to see them going.
We're on book four, and wow, did Ms. Reisz ever not disappoint.
This is the ostensible end of the series. Sure, there are more books coming (four, plus interstitial bits and pieces), but those four books are prequels. We saw what happened with Charlaine Harris ending her series, and she has a lot more years on her writing career than Reisz.
I honestly don't think a single fan is going to be disappointed here.
There are threads upon threads tangled and waiting to be sorted out and tied up at the beginning of The Mistress. There are issues that need to be resolved, bumps to be smoothed out, corners to be written out of.
Reisz handles every. last. one.
I devoured the book so quickly that I had to take the time to sit and read it through again, to make sure I'd caught all the layered nuances, the clues that had been left in previous books that readers -- even those reading closely who'd read the books more than once, as I did -- may have missed. The second reading was even better than the first, which involved a lot of tears, a little bit of emotional vomiting, and maybe some rocking on the floor while hugging the book. Not that I'm admitting to any of that.
I refuse to spoil a thing about the plot of this book. Other reviews may get into the plot and how the book resolves the series. For me, it was the end of a journey. One that made me think, that made me question my limits, that made me reevaluate my prejudices, and that made me take a second look at my former faith.
I wish there was more smart erotica like this. But it's truly one of a kind.
And I wish I had more stars available. Five stars is not enough for this one.
This review appeared previously on Amazon.
I'll give one anyway.
I've been a vocal cheerleader for Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series since I first stumbled over The Siren on Netgalley over a year ago. I've reviewed (and then gone on to purchase) all four of the books now. I've laughed at them, cried over them, and even thrown them across the room (and on one memorable occasion, out my bedroom door).
With the release of each book, I've worried that I'm going to be let down. That the next book will be the one where I'm disappointed, where the author fails to take the characters where I see them going, where the hype over the books and the fan letters and the pressure over new book contracts take the books somewhere I don't want to see them going.
We're on book four, and wow, did Ms. Reisz ever not disappoint.
This is the ostensible end of the series. Sure, there are more books coming (four, plus interstitial bits and pieces), but those four books are prequels. We saw what happened with Charlaine Harris ending her series, and she has a lot more years on her writing career than Reisz.
I honestly don't think a single fan is going to be disappointed here.
There are threads upon threads tangled and waiting to be sorted out and tied up at the beginning of The Mistress. There are issues that need to be resolved, bumps to be smoothed out, corners to be written out of.
Reisz handles every. last. one.
I devoured the book so quickly that I had to take the time to sit and read it through again, to make sure I'd caught all the layered nuances, the clues that had been left in previous books that readers -- even those reading closely who'd read the books more than once, as I did -- may have missed. The second reading was even better than the first, which involved a lot of tears, a little bit of emotional vomiting, and maybe some rocking on the floor while hugging the book. Not that I'm admitting to any of that.
I refuse to spoil a thing about the plot of this book. Other reviews may get into the plot and how the book resolves the series. For me, it was the end of a journey. One that made me think, that made me question my limits, that made me reevaluate my prejudices, and that made me take a second look at my former faith.
I wish there was more smart erotica like this. But it's truly one of a kind.
And I wish I had more stars available. Five stars is not enough for this one.
This review appeared previously on Amazon.
I finally finished this book, it took me more than a month even though not because it was particularly bad, to be precise in this series seems to me to this day the best (considering short stories and novels), it´s only that somehow everything seemed already written.
The usual cliffhanger is waiting at the end so to continue reading the series though perhaps,only this time, would not be so necessary.
Finalmente ho finito questo libro, ci ho messo piú un mese anche se non perché fosse particolarmente brutto, anzi di questa serie mi sembra a tutt'oggi il migliore tra storie brevi e romanzi, solo che in qualche modo mi sembrava tutto giá scritto. Solito cliffhanger finale per continuare a leggere la serie anche se forse, stavolta, non sarebbe servito.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND HARLEQUIN FOR THE PREVIEW!
The usual cliffhanger is waiting at the end so to continue reading the series though perhaps,only this time, would not be so necessary.
Finalmente ho finito questo libro, ci ho messo piú un mese anche se non perché fosse particolarmente brutto, anzi di questa serie mi sembra a tutt'oggi il migliore tra storie brevi e romanzi, solo che in qualche modo mi sembrava tutto giá scritto. Solito cliffhanger finale per continuare a leggere la serie anche se forse, stavolta, non sarebbe servito.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND HARLEQUIN FOR THE PREVIEW!
As expected, I finished this book in a matter of days. While The Siren was my favorite of the series so far (the first of a series typically is always my favorite), I really enjoyed this book. I’ll admit, there was not as many erotica scenes as I had hoped for, but it was still amazing.
The thing I loved most about this book was the thriller aspect. It was suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my couch while I read. I have always enjoyed thrillers. The excitement and anticipation of those books just, well, thrills me.
Tiffany Reisz writes beautifully. She creates an experience so the reader truly feels as though he or she is living it. I loved all four books of this series, and while I usually do not read prequels, I want more of this author, so I very well may do so this time.
Pick up the full Original Sinners on Amazon, and start with The Siren. I honestly don’t feel you can be disappointed!
The thing I loved most about this book was the thriller aspect. It was suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my couch while I read. I have always enjoyed thrillers. The excitement and anticipation of those books just, well, thrills me.
Tiffany Reisz writes beautifully. She creates an experience so the reader truly feels as though he or she is living it. I loved all four books of this series, and while I usually do not read prequels, I want more of this author, so I very well may do so this time.
Pick up the full Original Sinners on Amazon, and start with The Siren. I honestly don’t feel you can be disappointed!