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lindseywyen's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
ichigo_fields's review against another edition
2.0
I... I can't even.
This book is super rape-ey. Fairytale erotica piqued my interest, and it's Anne Rice who is amazing. But this was not hot in the least and I was uncomfortable 99% of the time.
I will say I was at least entertained while horrified, up until Alexi's story which I have zero shits about. I ended up skimming through most of that, but them after that point everything seemed super rushed!
I will probably give the second one a go, because they are quick reads and take zero brainwork. And Beauty seems to finally be a badass (we can hope). I just want her to have some retribution. I want some Braveheart shit to go down.
Over all:
:|
This book is super rape-ey. Fairytale erotica piqued my interest, and it's Anne Rice who is amazing. But this was not hot in the least and I was uncomfortable 99% of the time.
I will say I was at least entertained while horrified, up until Alexi's story which I have zero shits about. I ended up skimming through most of that, but them after that point everything seemed super rushed!
I will probably give the second one a go, because they are quick reads and take zero brainwork. And Beauty seems to finally be a badass (we can hope). I just want her to have some retribution. I want some Braveheart shit to go down.
Over all:
:|
abookishkindalove's review against another edition
3.0
I once had a customer at b&n tell me she didn't want just a rough steamy romance. No, she wanted degradation, pleasure torture, non consent, at her partners mercy type of book. At the time, I had no idea what to recommend to her, the books I knew of we didn't carry and they didn't hit her requests. I wish I knew this book existed for that customer. I hope someone was able to gift it to her. There's no real plot. The preface really explains where the authors mind was when recreating the sleeping beauty story. Not gonna lie it exhausted me. I can't even truly explain why it's getting 3 stars. It just is.
rmkg's review against another edition
I was surprised at how little ramp-up there was. Just didn’t work for me.
bickleyhouse's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence
mrkknick's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
badseedgirl's review against another edition
And I thought [b:Fifty Shades of Grey|10818853|Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)|E.L. James|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385207843s/10818853.jpg|15732562] was the worst book of "slap and tickle" porn written for bored housewives. No, that title goes to Anne Rice back in 1999. Worst. Book. Ever.
bhookjunkhie's review against another edition
DNF...Just not my thing...the degradation and humiliation were just too extreme for me...
casspro's review against another edition
2.0
This book definitely makes you go "Wow", but not necessarily in a good way. The vocabulary is repetitive, the actions of the plot have no driving force and things just happen for the sake of asking "is this going to far." And the answer is yes. The torment and punishments scenes, while not overly offensive, go a bit too far of the grid for my tastes. There are some good moments and generally intriguing behavior responses happen to the characters, but a lot of the scenarios and writing styles are laughable. And it's got me interested enough to finish out the series, so that's saying something.