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A review by alythra
Grabbed by Vicious by Lolita Lopez
2.0
Rating: 2 stars
There was a whole lot of sex and not a lot of plot. And this is unlike any other alien erotica I've read. The book starts off with our heroine Hallie being taken by a warrior in something known as 'the Grab' - an event that happens where females of territories under the protection of Harcos warriors are entered to be potentially taken as brides. Many women actually want to be chosen because the Grab is one of the very few ways they can have a better life - especially if those women are from the backwards village of Harpers Well like Hallie. Although the author briefly brushes on the conditions that makes Harpers Well so despicable, I feel like she could've created a fuller story if she could have expanded on what life had been like for Hallie in the village. It would've been much more interesting if we began our journey with Hallie while she was living in the village instead of when she was in the middle of the Grab.
Now, what makes this book different is how prominent BDSM is for the Harcos men. The second Hallie is taken onto the ship, she is strapped to a metal table! There's even a scene where Hallie is pressured into going to some strange BDSM orgy partywhere she is humiliated by having her private areas exposed. I'm not the biggest fan of BDSM in the first place, but it was just so strange for me to be finding such a human interest in a book about aliens.
At the end of the day, this book is erotica and not romance. If you want pure sex and very limited relationship building, this would be for you. But if you want romance and actual plot and character development, stay far away.
There was a whole lot of sex and not a lot of plot. And this is unlike any other alien erotica I've read. The book starts off with our heroine Hallie being taken by a warrior in something known as 'the Grab' - an event that happens where females of territories under the protection of Harcos warriors are entered to be potentially taken as brides. Many women actually want to be chosen because the Grab is one of the very few ways they can have a better life - especially if those women are from the backwards village of Harpers Well like Hallie. Although the author briefly brushes on the conditions that makes Harpers Well so despicable, I feel like she could've created a fuller story if she could have expanded on what life had been like for Hallie in the village. It would've been much more interesting if we began our journey with Hallie while she was living in the village instead of when she was in the middle of the Grab.
Now, what makes this book different is how prominent BDSM is for the Harcos men. The second Hallie is taken onto the ship, she is strapped to a metal table! There's even a scene where Hallie is pressured into going to some strange BDSM orgy partywhere she is humiliated by having her private areas exposed. I'm not the biggest fan of BDSM in the first place, but it was just so strange for me to be finding such a human interest in a book about aliens.
At the end of the day, this book is erotica and not romance. If you want pure sex and very limited relationship building, this would be for you. But if you want romance and actual plot and character development, stay far away.