A review by vesseltosea
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

dark medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

I wish I could tell you this had me hooked for all the right reasons, but it doesn't. I adore a good erotica, but it gets to a point it just feels a little gross. I am not against BDSM at all, I give kudos to the description of how there is a relief/freedom during the punishment. It's just... not great. I mean, it got me. As I tried to see what else was written. This is a trainwreck for me personally.
HOW MANY KINGDOMS ARE THERE? TO HAVE SO MANY PRINCE / PRINCESS SLAVES? I know this is fiction. Also, there's this whole 'no one is lower than you as a slave' yet the moment they are handled by anyone beyond the court people they're treated so badly. This didn't fit my socialist agenda.
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