B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsabuse survivor / queer characters / SFF m/m romance / torture9 Comments
While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat’s rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam’s cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid ... more >
Reading Listsm/m romance / Rape / Riptide Publishing / torture69 Comments
The middle of August is the start of the school year for me, so on the one hand I’ve got way too much to do to find time for reading, but on the other, reading is a stress reliever for me, so I seem to be reading more. Or at ... more >
B+ Reviews / C+ Reviewscomputer programmers / Dreamspinner Press / friends-to-lovers / kidnapping / m/m romance / torture7 Comments
Dear Ms. Speedwell. I considered this book when it first came out in May, but I read the first bit of the excerpt and decided it was just a bit too much, too over the top, so didn’t request it. But, well, flattery will get you at least a reading. ... more >
Book Reviews / D Reviews / Ebooks / F ReviewsBDSM / child abuse / Dreamspinner Press / Lila-Dubois / Liquid-Silver / m/m romance / maledom / Samhain-publishing / torture108 Comments
As there are many ways to get romance wrong, there are exponentially more ways to get BDSM romance wrong. BDSM is tricky. If you’re writing it because it’s hot, but you’ve got no experience with it, you’re almost bound to get it wrong. Almost, but not always, I hasten to ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / Elizabeth-Hoyt / revenge-plot / torture27 Comments
Okay people, listen up. This is the last book in the series and the whole thing is a spoiler for the first three books. You have been warned. Dear Ms Hoyt, Capturing my attention for an entire series before I’ve even read the first book is something. Me remembering that ... more >