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meganharnett's review against another edition
2.0
Ok so even after reading the reviews I decided to give this story a shot. I don't know if I liked it or not but it was just too weird for me. It was like a 24 hour slave club in the guise of a kingdom. I still don't really get the slave thing and even when I read more about it I think it just confusses me more. Well I am going to finish the series because I want to know what happens but I am not going to hold my breath to see if it gets better.
mechyplus4's review against another edition
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Now first thing that popped in my head was I don’t think I can read this during the first chapter. I know some people here couldn’t get into it, which made it a little hard for me to read at first. I was kind of in shock because it’s seemed very degrading. But honestly it gave me Gladiator/300 vibes. And I plan on reading the series be cause the ending wasn’t enough! I also like the fact that it was in both male/female perspective. But I do feel maybe people should know this book should have a warning label for people who are triggered for there is a lot of mixed emotions for the characters on SA. I hope this helps.
Now first thing that popped in my head was I don’t think I can read this during the first chapter. I know some people here couldn’t get into it, which made it a little hard for me to read at first. I was kind of in shock because it’s seemed very degrading. But honestly it gave me Gladiator/300 vibes. And I plan on reading the series be cause the ending wasn’t enough! I also like the fact that it was in both male/female perspective. But I do feel maybe people should know this book should have a warning label for people who are triggered for there is a lot of mixed emotions for the characters on SA. I hope this helps.
mscheriesyncere's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful imagery!
I read this trilogy many years ago, before the birth of the internet and social media. I am a longtime member of the BDSM community, so I took it for what it was...a Master/slave fantasy written by a vanilla author. If you have no understanding of BDSM, don't bother with this trilogy. The imagery will make your head explode, and you just won't get the appeal. It is NOT for everybody.
You also must understand that Anne Rice is a prolific writer. She uses flowery words and relies more on exposition than character interaction. If you're just trying to "get to the good stuff", you'll be disappointed. This is intellectual smut, and that's not for everybody, either.
The audiobooks were narrated by Elizabeth Montgomery, whose voice I have always loved. Very stimulating.
I read this trilogy many years ago, before the birth of the internet and social media. I am a longtime member of the BDSM community, so I took it for what it was...a Master/slave fantasy written by a vanilla author. If you have no understanding of BDSM, don't bother with this trilogy. The imagery will make your head explode, and you just won't get the appeal. It is NOT for everybody.
You also must understand that Anne Rice is a prolific writer. She uses flowery words and relies more on exposition than character interaction. If you're just trying to "get to the good stuff", you'll be disappointed. This is intellectual smut, and that's not for everybody, either.
The audiobooks were narrated by Elizabeth Montgomery, whose voice I have always loved. Very stimulating.
kavasghost's review against another edition
1.0
DNF for a bunch of reasons.
After the foreword, I really had high hopes for this. But it started off with non-con and it just continued down that road pretty long. I read about halfway and 80% of it is non-con. So really not great. There was also steam on probably each page. I generally have no issue with this but there was no character development and basically no story.
How am I supposed to enjoy the steam if there are no real characters, no real plot and most of this is consensual? Not really sure.
I really wanted to like this because it seemed right up my alley but yikes.
After dragging myself through half of this book for a week hoping it would get better I finally decided to move onto something better.
After the foreword, I really had high hopes for this. But it started off with non-con and it just continued down that road pretty long. I read about halfway and 80% of it is non-con. So really not great. There was also steam on probably each page. I generally have no issue with this but there was no character development and basically no story.
How am I supposed to enjoy the steam if there are no real characters, no real plot and most of this is consensual? Not really sure.
I really wanted to like this because it seemed right up my alley but yikes.
After dragging myself through half of this book for a week hoping it would get better I finally decided to move onto something better.
rsehrlich's review against another edition
2.0
Conceptually, this could have been interesting. I don’t have the same issues other people do with the subject matter, only the poor execution. This book is a complete disaster and it gets 2 stars only because it was so terrible it made me laugh out loud nearly every page.
Every other sentence starts with “and”, Anne Rice appears to have abandoned the idea of an editor, and if I have to hear “scrotum” used as a sexy word one more time, I might scream. Also, the spanking. It never ends. There are other things you can do to a person, but I’m not sure Rice knows that. Or has ever seen another person naked.
Every other sentence starts with “and”, Anne Rice appears to have abandoned the idea of an editor, and if I have to hear “scrotum” used as a sexy word one more time, I might scream. Also, the spanking. It never ends. There are other things you can do to a person, but I’m not sure Rice knows that. Or has ever seen another person naked.
immabumblebee's review against another edition
4.0
Rereading this right now for the first time, i'm not as obsessed with it as I was the first time, but there is still nothing else like it that i've ever read. Being it was the first spicy book i ever read it will forever hold a special place in my heart tho. <3
goldensisyphus's review against another edition
This book is not about consensual nonconsent, it is not sexy. It is literally about rape and brainwashing, and everyone -literally everyone - fails the female main character. It is the epitome of what is wrong with everything everywhere, and is exhausting and depressing as all f*** to read. It did nothing but disgust and anger me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Sexual content
apetersen3's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Rape, Confinement, and Physical abuse