A Pound of Flesh

Marja Duology #2

by Susan Wright

Susan Wright serves and submits another erotic fantasy

Marja was once Lexander’s pleasure slave— until the master found himself bound by her love. Together, they have vowed to free all slaves by destroying pleasure houses throughout the world. But this requires Marja to infiltrate slave quarters to sow the seeds of revolution—and risk losing the man she loves in the process…

Genres: Fantasy, Erotica, Romance, Fiction, Fantasy Romance, Erotic Romance

336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 6, 2007

About the author

See also S.L. Wright

Susan Wright (aka S.L. Wright) is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than two dozen novels and nonfiction books. She writes New Adult Contemporary Romance novels, as well as Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Star Trek novels, and has been published by Pocket Books, Penguin Group, St. Martin’s Press and Kensington.

Reviews

[Brennon · Rating 4 out of 5]

AN unusual read for me.
Not something I usually read.

[Korynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Second in a series, this book definitely starts where another book has ended. It continues to hint throughout the book at events, places, and people that are from the first book but not so completely to the point of making this book boggling. I suppose the best way of summing up the romantic nature of this book is the line "I was a true submissive." It's a really strange book about sexual domination with a fantasy framework in which our plucky sexy magic heroine, Marja, is a former pleasure slave who conspires with her master Lexander to destroy the system of houses put in place by his people to create pleasure slaves. The majority of the houses create pleasure slaves by torturing them or instilling fear. This book has loads of sex, mostly in confusing scenarios that involve servitude, gratitude, or torture. It seems like the author is trying to share her ideals about sexual freedom but when you read the book it's unclear if Marja sees sex as a tool to end the pleasure houses or really gets off on being submissive to others' sexual demands, even when it's rape/forced.

[Stephanie Krause · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly not as awful as the first in this series. It leaves off like there should be a third installment in the series, but as this one was published in 2007, it seems unlikely.

This book had a bit more adventure than the first, and I didn't hate Marja as much. But her scenes with Lexander were still silly and awkward.

At any rate. I'm not sorry I read these after picking them up, but I'm terribly glad I'm finished with them and now I can move on to whatever's next!

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Apparently this is the 2nd book so that's why I gave it 2 stars. It took awhile for me to get interested and understand the dynamics of the main characters. This book didn't interest me enough to read the first book or a sequel.

[Mary · Rating 1 out of 5]

picking up at where to serve & submit we are once again in a faraway land with a strong start & high expections maybe too high for by about the midway point things become to muddy & wishing for more loved the 1st book love to have a redo on the 2nd

[penelopewanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't really know what to classify this as - sort of historical, more fantasy I suppose...
Decidedly not the first in the series and this distracted me quite a bit at first. I ended up getting into it and pretty much enjoying it, but it was very different from what I expected.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite. Funny i liked the first book but this was pretty ordinary. It did not hold my attention

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read from 6/4 to 6/6.

[Bkwyrm]

Started reading it, realized it's the second book in a series and can't really stand alone. And I can't seem to find the first book. Phooey.

[Heather Pearson · Rating 2 out of 5]

interesting read on submission within a relationship

[Ruby · Rating 1 out of 5]

this one started out quite fascinating and then got totally boring. i had to force myself to finish it. sad because it really had potential.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was ok. Very heavy on sex. Not something I would let anyone under 16 read. It was hard to get into at first. But got better. I might read the others but not sure yet.

[Justin Robar · Rating 4 out of 5]

***Review To Come***

[Nelleywelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great wished it had a sequel to it

[Allie rademacher · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like it

[Jessica Heart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good installment of this small series/duo. Intriguing and romantic too.