The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty, #1) in Into the Forest

Sep 01, 2013 mark monday rated it did not like it

Shelves: sexathon

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Apr 06, 2010 Literary Ames rated it did not like it

Shelves: series-abandoned, historical, 1st-in-series, fairy-tales, read-in-2010, horror, erotica, controversial-taboo, do-not-own, glbt

I read this to challenge myself, and challenge me it did. Within a few pages there was rape, humiliation and degradation and it only got worse from then on. Every now and then I would have to pause to take a breath in order to continue.

I was made uncomfortable, appalled and utterly disgusted. I desperately wanted to put this down but curiosity won out. How was it going to end?

The constant repetition ground down my abhorrence of some harrowing events which take place, to the point where I was a ...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Mortalform rated it liked it

Shelves: popcorn, fantasy-better-than-average, transgressive-love, sexuality

Having never before read this classic BDSM novel I was not sure what exactly to expect. The BDSM is less hard core (no burning, maiming, cutting) which appeals to me as it is the type of play I can relate to. THis is a good book for those who have at least foot (real or imagined) in the BDSM door; more than enough to fire the mind. I like that the story commences where the fairy tale ends and I think Roquelaure/Rice did a good job of working the atmospheric feel of a fairy tale into the erotics ...more

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Jul 28, 2021 Shannon marked it as dnf · review of another edition

DNF'd at page 46

I like the writing, I'm enjoying what's going on, but something about it being a Sleeping Beauty retelling, or maybe it's just the time period, is throwing me. More like this but modern times? Yes, please. ...more

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