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A review by parpacifica
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
3.0
Damsel is a gross book. I personally think the worst, the absolutely god-awful word to describe sex has to be the word “rutting.” It just brings this horrible image in my head of two pigs having at it.
*i apologize for disturbing you with that visual.*
When the prince first used that word to describe his sexcapades, I knew he was a weird one, and that this story was going places. Also figured this book might not be for the YA audience? I definitely don’t think it is for the YA audience given the amount of blunt, sexual, lewd references. Also note that there are strong appearances of rape/assault, abuse, trauma, and so on. Oh and bestiality.
Yeah I gagged too.
I’m still a bit shocked at the ending.
Let me just say this: the story is a fantastic and twisted fairytale with a brilliant ending. I can totally see why people hate it, I was on the brink of hating it myself, but towards the middle, it completely engrossed me.
It kept me guessing at each page turn.
With an excellent...moral...shall we say?
A definite read for everyone, I believe.
*i apologize for disturbing you with that visual.*
When the prince first used that word to describe his sexcapades, I knew he was a weird one, and that this story was going places. Also figured this book might not be for the YA audience? I definitely don’t think it is for the YA audience given the amount of blunt, sexual, lewd references. Also note that there are strong appearances of rape/assault, abuse, trauma, and so on. Oh and bestiality.
Yeah I gagged too.
I’m still a bit shocked at the ending.
Let me just say this: the story is a fantastic and twisted fairytale with a brilliant ending. I can totally see why people hate it, I was on the brink of hating it myself, but towards the middle, it completely engrossed me.
It kept me guessing at each page turn.
With an excellent...moral...shall we say?
A definite read for everyone, I believe.