Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

65 reviews

annick's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

1.0

Overly indulgent. Repetitive. Tedious second half.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

cowboylikestoread43's review

Mostly sexual assault and bad bdsm boundaries. I Hope no one is using this as actual bdsm practices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

ma_kale_a's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Not for the faint of heart, this is an explicit BDSM fantasy based on Sleeping Beauty. If you want to have any semblance of a good time, get your expectations straight: this is unadulterated porn, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. There is no plot, and characters are there purely as sexual objects. 
It’s not my personally preferred flavor of erotica, but I think it is well-written and erotically candid. (You’re not going to find Anne Rice using any coy euphemisms; she’s not afraid to call body parts what they are.) If BDSM is your thing, you’ll probably enjoy this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Wholly BDSM-centric without the necessary boundaries (explicit consent, safe words, etc.)

melodicolive's review

TW: non-consent

DNF because of the rape and non-consensual nudity and other acts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

thefeministthumb's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

orsaou's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

shanklandreads88's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Spicy smut. Enjoyable. I look forward to reading the next books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Torture

josi767's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Slavery

rollforalex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment