Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

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shayh's review against another edition

It starts with a sleep kink that is obviously non-con (not consented). From there, it remains dub-con (the lines of consent are blurred).

The world-building and plot are structured well, but I stopped reading because there were a few kinks that didn't make sense to the plot. Kitten-play was out of place, for one.

I'm a fan of Anne Rice's work, but this one is a miss for me. I enjoyed what I could. This would have been a 3.50-star from me.

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katekreadsalot's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No

4.0

A nice smutty palate cleanser. Anne Rice is top notch!

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bickleyhouse's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

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hogana79's review

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The themes of rape were too much. I'm all for BDSM, but prefer it to be consentual. The idea of sex slaves being forced into doing horrific sexual acts all for the amusement of a spoiled prince held no appeal to me. Maybe it wouldn't have been so disturbing if Beauty isn't been crying in literally every scene, but I couldn't get past the crying one second and then wanting to have sex the next. I get that it was exploring the conflict, but with absolutely no character or story development, I just couldn't get into it.

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missmwood's review

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I did not enjoy this book at all. I am very put off by forces sexual things and there was a lot of that in this book. I don’t feel like the description prepares you for this book. Also it was not super well written, the characters seemed to have some internal struggle but it was hard to follow due to the poor writing. Felt like the author was more focused on the sexual torment than the actual characters.

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rreyesreads's review

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Explicit scene including non-consensual sexual acts.

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crin_d1nk's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I haven't read anything like this before. It was dark, sexual, and at times made me uncomfortable. Rice's writing is very flowery and flowing which adds an interesting layer to the darker moments. The narrorator on the audio book is very good.

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