A review by toggle_fow
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop

Did not finish book.

DNF at 10%.

Okay. This is literally why we can't have nice things. Adult fiction is such a horrific game of Russian roulette. Sometimes you'll find an adult fantasy book that's just a longer, more complex, darker, more awesome YA story. And then sometimes, you'll find this.

Things in this book that we Do Not Want:

• Matriarchal society where the powerful women oppress the men and use them as sex slaves.
• Honestly. Why invent a matriarchal society and then have every female character other than the MC be a horrible, catty rapist?
• Women have special magic that is somehow activated through losing their virginity.
• Creepy, disturbing focus on genitals.
• Even creepier, more disturbing focus on genital mutilation.
• Did I mention the sex slaves?

How do you know all this if you DNF'd at ten percent? you might ask. Well, because I already encountered all of this within the ten percent that I read. I shudder to think what lies beyond, for braver and more foolish readers.

You guys know how much I hate DNF-ing.

It's a blot on my sacred honor, and I try never to do it. I've soldiered through bad books and boring books and most of the time I truly believe it makes the most sense, because then if you have to write a savage review, at least you'll write a fully knowledgeable one. But this? Disgusting reverse harem oppression fantasy porn? Couldn't do it.