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Daughter of the Blood
by Anne Bishop
Daughter of the Blood was barely okay, but since I am reading the next book in the series I couldn't just give it one star.
The novel starts out with a torturous punishment - a man's genitals are greased with bacon fat and he is chained naked into a boat and rat's are released to feast on him. I should have put the book down them.
This novel was cheesy. Three of the main character's names are Saetan, Daemon and Lucivar - and in case you didn't guess, they are all in some way related to the High Lord of Hell. The story takes place in a world ruled by women who dominate strong men by "ringing" them by fitting them with a cock ring that can inflict extreme pain. The sexual innuendo is pathetic pick-up line in a bar bad - there is some sensual buttering of toast, men communicate psychically through a "spear" thread, and my favorite quote: "Askavi [a country in the world] had spread its legs for Hayll [another country] centuries ago." ... REALLY? The sheer amount of and lack of originality in the innuendos made it extremely difficult for me to take the book seriously.
The world building left a lot to be desired. Again the with cheese factor - let's capitalize a bunch of words and make them important. There was no solid introduction to the world and I felt as though the characters carried on without any real explanation of what was happening in the world and why it was important. It's written as part of trilogy, which gives it some leeway to leave mysteries until later, but I was left with so many unanswered questions about the general workings of the world after the first installment that I was quite disappointed.
The book didn't pick up for me until ~70% when we find out what secrets are really abound - before that point I didn't really care about the characters or feel enthralled by any type of story. It seemed more like the day to day life of the characters.
As the first of a trilogy, this is a major cliffhanger. Again, this gives some leeway for a cliffhanger - but almost nothing was wrapped up, the book didn't even seem to function as a small arc within the bigger picture.
The novel starts out with a torturous punishment - a man's genitals are greased with bacon fat and he is chained naked into a boat and rat's are released to feast on him. I should have put the book down them.
This novel was cheesy. Three of the main character's names are Saetan, Daemon and Lucivar - and in case you didn't guess, they are all in some way related to the High Lord of Hell. The story takes place in a world ruled by women who dominate strong men by "ringing" them by fitting them with a cock ring that can inflict extreme pain. The sexual innuendo is pathetic pick-up line in a bar bad - there is some sensual buttering of toast, men communicate psychically through a "spear" thread, and my favorite quote: "Askavi [a country in the world] had spread its legs for Hayll [another country] centuries ago." ... REALLY? The sheer amount of and lack of originality in the innuendos made it extremely difficult for me to take the book seriously.
The world building left a lot to be desired. Again the with cheese factor - let's capitalize a bunch of words and make them important. There was no solid introduction to the world and I felt as though the characters carried on without any real explanation of what was happening in the world and why it was important. It's written as part of trilogy, which gives it some leeway to leave mysteries until later, but I was left with so many unanswered questions about the general workings of the world after the first installment that I was quite disappointed.
The book didn't pick up for me until ~70% when we find out what secrets are really abound - before that point I didn't really care about the characters or feel enthralled by any type of story. It seemed more like the day to day life of the characters.
As the first of a trilogy, this is a major cliffhanger. Again, this gives some leeway for a cliffhanger - but almost nothing was wrapped up, the book didn't even seem to function as a small arc within the bigger picture.