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A review by blackcatkai
Blood Orange by Karina Halle
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
CW: sex, death, murder, violence, blood, misogyny, ableism, shaming of sex work & addiction, body shaming, drug & alcohol use, pregnancy & pregnancy loss, abuse, non consent, dubious consent, exhibitionism. kink elements include: breath/fire/blood play, cum/anal/instrument play, impact play, primal/praise kink, degradation, bondage, chasing, vampire-style feeding.
maybe for others but definitely not for me. the writing was annoying, it was so slow, and I know its supposed to lean a bit more erotica, but before the spice even starts proper there's just constant references to his cock and I just.... I wasn't having a good time. skimmed a lot. ended up looking up the ending and oof, glad I stopped before getting that far. book is too long for a whole lot of nothing imo. oh well, onto the next!
maybe for others but definitely not for me. the writing was annoying, it was so slow, and I know its supposed to lean a bit more erotica, but before the spice even starts proper there's just constant references to his cock and I just.... I wasn't having a good time. skimmed a lot. ended up looking up the ending and oof, glad I stopped before getting that far. book is too long for a whole lot of nothing imo. oh well, onto the next!