A review by rg9400
Lies That Bind by Rae Knowles, April Yates

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I picked up this book because I saw a blogger I follow it recommend it. I had no idea that it was largely erotica. There is some supernatural body horror which was very intriguing when described, but the book doesn't delve really deep into that or spend a ton of time exploring that aspect. Instead, a lot of the horror is driven by some pretty messed up lack of consent and human violence. This is not my typical read at all, so I don't really know how to review it. I thought there were some interesting explorations of power dynamics that were more interesting than another recent read of mine (Education in Malice), but I found some of the content in this book too extreme for my tastes. I did think the character work was decent, and I think had it focused a bit more on the supernatural body horror elements, it would have been stronger.