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meecespieces's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Torture
austinweis's review against another edition
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Not particularly well written but I enjoyed it. It is far more pornographic than literary (or anything else really).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
mparish33's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
1.0
Weird and boring
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Body shaming, and Physical abuse
ohheyitsalexis's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Gosh was I excited to read this and boy was it rough. Look, I'm a freaky deaky, the go-to gal friends reach out when they've got weird sex questions, the one who's actually got stories about boot lickings and spankings and found way too many parts of this book #relatable.
But this was a lot.
The pace is absolutely breakneck, going from 0 to hardcore in literally three seconds and never letting off the accelerator. The problem is that it gets old, since there's only so many times you can jam something in a guy's butt before it's like, "this again, Anne?" And it's every paragraph. Some things occasionally hit, but there's a lot here that's filthy like trash can in the hot sun filthy, not smut filthy.
Also the language doesn't help. I had to double check when this was written because it reads even older than Lady Chatterley's Lover. I assume it was to keep the fantastical/medieval vibe, but the whole things feels like it was translate from Middle English scrolls, which jump tamps down any spice that's left.
But this was a lot.
The pace is absolutely breakneck, going from 0 to hardcore in literally three seconds and never letting off the accelerator. The problem is that it gets old, since there's only so many times you can jam something in a guy's butt before it's like, "this again, Anne?" And it's every paragraph. Some things occasionally hit, but there's a lot here that's filthy like trash can in the hot sun filthy, not smut filthy.
Also the language doesn't help. I had to double check when this was written because it reads even older than Lady Chatterley's Lover. I assume it was to keep the fantastical/medieval vibe, but the whole things feels like it was translate from Middle English scrolls, which jump tamps down any spice that's left.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Rape
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
Cruel, portrays rape as sexy, nonconsentual bdsm
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
shayh's review against another edition
It starts with a sleep kink that is obviously non-con (not consented). From there, it remains dub-con (the lines of consent are blurred).
The world-building and plot are structured well, but I stopped reading because there were a few kinks that didn't make sense to the plot. Kitten-play was out of place, for one.
I'm a fan of Anne Rice's work, but this one is a miss for me. I enjoyed what I could. This would have been a 3.50-star from me.
The world-building and plot are structured well, but I stopped reading because there were a few kinks that didn't make sense to the plot. Kitten-play was out of place, for one.
I'm a fan of Anne Rice's work, but this one is a miss for me. I enjoyed what I could. This would have been a 3.50-star from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Rape
hogana79's review against another edition
The themes of rape were too much. I'm all for BDSM, but prefer it to be consentual. The idea of sex slaves being forced into doing horrific sexual acts all for the amusement of a spoiled prince held no appeal to me. Maybe it wouldn't have been so disturbing if Beauty isn't been crying in literally every scene, but I couldn't get past the crying one second and then wanting to have sex the next. I get that it was exploring the conflict, but with absolutely no character or story development, I just couldn't get into it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
missmwood's review against another edition
I did not enjoy this book at all. I am very put off by forces sexual things and there was a lot of that in this book. I don’t feel like the description prepares you for this book. Also it was not super well written, the characters seemed to have some internal struggle but it was hard to follow due to the poor writing. Felt like the author was more focused on the sexual torment than the actual characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
rreyesreads's review against another edition
Explicit scene including non-consensual sexual acts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Rape
ketchuprene's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
sad
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery