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A review by katyanaish
Into the Darkness by K.F. Breene
3.0
**2.5**
I liked the story, except...
... the constantly-present, casual treatment of rape.
That's really tough to swallow. And the different race bit doesn't make it better. Given that they view humans as nothing better than cattle or slaves (stealing their money, their blood, their bodies), it makes them appalling. They're basically the vampire equivalent of old plantation owners., but 100 times worse, given that rape seems to be their actual most favorite thing in the world. And while rape without mind-wipe is frowned on (they frown at Jonas... wow, scary), they tolerate it, because meh, humans are so beneath them.
They are basically sociopaths. As a species, they have the emotional development of a serial killer-in-training that abuses puppies.
The fact that the main hero dude wasn't this way (but still didn't do much more than *frown* on the behaviour) was a minor saving grace, and I am reading onward in the hopes that the heroine, who doesn't find this shit acceptable, will demand some changes now that she's being integrated into their world.
*sigh*
I liked the story, except...
... the constantly-present, casual treatment of rape.
That's really tough to swallow. And the different race bit doesn't make it better. Given that they view humans as nothing better than cattle or slaves (stealing their money, their blood, their bodies), it makes them appalling. They're basically the vampire equivalent of old plantation owners., but 100 times worse, given that rape seems to be their actual most favorite thing in the world. And while rape without mind-wipe is frowned on (they frown at Jonas... wow, scary), they tolerate it, because meh, humans are so beneath them.
They are basically sociopaths. As a species, they have the emotional development of a serial killer-in-training that abuses puppies.
The fact that the main hero dude wasn't this way (but still didn't do much more than *frown* on the behaviour) was a minor saving grace, and I am reading onward in the hopes that the heroine, who doesn't find this shit acceptable, will demand some changes now that she's being integrated into their world.
*sigh*