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Eanna: A Realm of Janos Novel
As the Handmaiden to the Crown, Eanna is the most revered woman in her world. Suddenly her comfortable existance is challenged. Can she adapt to a new life?
An erotic otherworldly tale of dominant males and the submissives they own. This is not the typical BDSM story, rather, it is an explicit romance of lust and passion found at the feet of the master.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable. It is intended for an adult audience.
An erotic otherworldly tale of dominant males and the submissives they own. This is not the typical BDSM story, rather, it is an explicit romance of lust and passion found at the feet of the master.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable. It is intended for an adult audience.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 16, 2012
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April 1, 2012
The realm of Janos is a very interesting world where women are owned by men in a strict hierarchy of rules and regulations. I enjoyed the first two books very much as each had a lovely romantic relationship between owned and owner. For women on this world the highest ideal is to submit to and be pleasing for their owner.
Eanna was a bit different as the story told of her change from one status to another. She was essentially the high priestess of their church and was required to leave that life and become a regular "owned" woman. The story was interesting as she had to learn how to act in a way that was foreign to her. Near as I could figure out this happened in about 10 days. The major problem I had with this is the hero Rajm didn't appear in the story until well over half way through the book. As a result he is not a very well developed character and remains rather one dimensional. From the moment he sees Eanna he is determined to cure her of her sense of entitlement and arrogance. He never shows any particular interest in getting to know anything about her life up till they meet - just to change her into his property with the proper attitude.
Eanna is spoiled and looks down on others. Her journey from her old life to her new one is full of condescension and poor attitude, however she does change, learn and grow into her new life as the benefits of being owned become clear to her. When she arrives at her new home ready to adjust, she is expecting something quite different. This is where I had a real problem with Rajm.
Rajm struck me as pretty much everything he ascribed to Eanna - condescending, arrogant and prejudiced. As happens so often in books like this the hero came off as more of a jerk than heroic. I ended up feeling pretty sorry for Eanna rather than enjoying her HEA ending.
Eanna was a bit different as the story told of her change from one status to another. She was essentially the high priestess of their church and was required to leave that life and become a regular "owned" woman. The story was interesting as she had to learn how to act in a way that was foreign to her. Near as I could figure out this happened in about 10 days. The major problem I had with this is the hero Rajm didn't appear in the story until well over half way through the book. As a result he is not a very well developed character and remains rather one dimensional. From the moment he sees Eanna he is determined to cure her of her sense of entitlement and arrogance. He never shows any particular interest in getting to know anything about her life up till they meet - just to change her into his property with the proper attitude.
Eanna is spoiled and looks down on others. Her journey from her old life to her new one is full of condescension and poor attitude, however she does change, learn and grow into her new life as the benefits of being owned become clear to her. When she arrives at her new home ready to adjust, she is expecting something quite different. This is where I had a real problem with Rajm.
Rajm struck me as pretty much everything he ascribed to Eanna - condescending, arrogant and prejudiced. As happens so often in books like this the hero came off as more of a jerk than heroic. I ended up feeling pretty sorry for Eanna rather than enjoying her HEA ending.
September 4, 2012
Eanna is the revered Handmaiden to the Crown. This title is a treasured one as she is treated as a princess and is catered to her every whim. She's used by the court to slake their manly lusts, but it's rather clinical. She's just hole for them to fuck. It's rather sad actually. She is pampered with caretakers and lives a life of luxury. She knows nothing else. This is what she was prepared for since she was a young maiden.
This title of Princess with the lovely jewelry, clothing and extravagant food is only temporary. It's time to find a new Handmaiden. The contest to find a new one is interesting. What is also interesting is what happens to the previous Handmaiden. Eanna is only given ten days to learn how to become basically a peasant sex slave work horse. There is no other term for it. In this world, there are no wives. There are only owned women used for working and fucking. It's a world of only submissive women who have no choice in their life. This is what makes the world a bit disappointing.
While the story shows several other women who love their life because their masters are loving and "rich", it is a fantasy story. This is because men as a whole are not this loving, caring and definitely not this good. This is the critical key which the reader must believe in order for this world to function. For me, it's a little bit too hard for me to swallow. I can not suspend reality to this degree and believe.
Nevertheless, Eanna is thrown into the lowest of the low. Her beauty and elegance are no longer an asset. Instead she's thrown into being a farmer's sex slave to shovel animal shit. She's ill prepared for this role and is chastised for it. Perhaps it would have been better for the retired Haidmaiden to be sacrificed. Her death through a throat slit so that she need not suffer such a drastic change in stations without preparation is probably the better way - less humiliating and degrading. Seriously, ten days to suddenly learn to live the life of a commoner? This world with their courts do an injustice to their women. They place the woman on a high pedestal and when they no longer want her, they toss her out like rubbish and expect her to survive. Despicable. Absolutely despicable. Ms. SanThomas' world is supposed to come across as sensual and submissive delight. I've looked at the underbelly of it and declare it is not.
Ms. SanThomas' writing voice and how she describes the places are all good. Her characters are developed in a manner which is believable yet depressing. The world is across between John Norman's Gor series and Sharon Greene's Warrior series. The difference is she paints her world from a submissive's rosy coloured glasses. At each point where Eanna feels outrage, and she should, it is twisted into her realizing she is the one in the wrong. For this, I am saddened. It is interesting to see how Eanna adjusts to each indignity with poise and grace. She does learn and she ends up in a happily ever after which is almost believable. It's plausible because of the religious undertone which carries Eanna's faith that this is willed. For her, it all works out. The book is recommended for those who want to read about submissive women accepting and loving their position in life. It can be a beautiful thing - it's all perspective.
This title of Princess with the lovely jewelry, clothing and extravagant food is only temporary. It's time to find a new Handmaiden. The contest to find a new one is interesting. What is also interesting is what happens to the previous Handmaiden. Eanna is only given ten days to learn how to become basically a peasant sex slave work horse. There is no other term for it. In this world, there are no wives. There are only owned women used for working and fucking. It's a world of only submissive women who have no choice in their life. This is what makes the world a bit disappointing.
While the story shows several other women who love their life because their masters are loving and "rich", it is a fantasy story. This is because men as a whole are not this loving, caring and definitely not this good. This is the critical key which the reader must believe in order for this world to function. For me, it's a little bit too hard for me to swallow. I can not suspend reality to this degree and believe.
Nevertheless, Eanna is thrown into the lowest of the low. Her beauty and elegance are no longer an asset. Instead she's thrown into being a farmer's sex slave to shovel animal shit. She's ill prepared for this role and is chastised for it. Perhaps it would have been better for the retired Haidmaiden to be sacrificed. Her death through a throat slit so that she need not suffer such a drastic change in stations without preparation is probably the better way - less humiliating and degrading. Seriously, ten days to suddenly learn to live the life of a commoner? This world with their courts do an injustice to their women. They place the woman on a high pedestal and when they no longer want her, they toss her out like rubbish and expect her to survive. Despicable. Absolutely despicable. Ms. SanThomas' world is supposed to come across as sensual and submissive delight. I've looked at the underbelly of it and declare it is not.
Ms. SanThomas' writing voice and how she describes the places are all good. Her characters are developed in a manner which is believable yet depressing. The world is across between John Norman's Gor series and Sharon Greene's Warrior series. The difference is she paints her world from a submissive's rosy coloured glasses. At each point where Eanna feels outrage, and she should, it is twisted into her realizing she is the one in the wrong. For this, I am saddened. It is interesting to see how Eanna adjusts to each indignity with poise and grace. She does learn and she ends up in a happily ever after which is almost believable. It's plausible because of the religious undertone which carries Eanna's faith that this is willed. For her, it all works out. The book is recommended for those who want to read about submissive women accepting and loving their position in life. It can be a beautiful thing - it's all perspective.
October 8, 2012
I really liked the shift in this 3rd installment of the series. I loved learning more about this planet's religious beliefs and religious history. The rituals inter-played with the more heavy handed BDSM in this book quite nicely. I enjoyed Eanna's personal development in this storyline too. There was also more humor here and I liked that. This book would be more appealing to those that like their BDSM a little less vanilla for sure. Some scenes had me squirming in discomfort along with the characters! LOL Still some issues with storyline consistency but much less than in the previous two books and all is flushed out in the end so you are not left hanging or anything. Def liked this one and would recommend.
March 19, 2013
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This was still a good read. The world of Janos is a very interesting and damn sexy place. I can highly recommend the first two books in the series. If you fell in love with them as I did then you may enjoy Eanna. I am still very excited to read the next book in this series!
This was still a good read. The world of Janos is a very interesting and damn sexy place. I can highly recommend the first two books in the series. If you fell in love with them as I did then you may enjoy Eanna. I am still very excited to read the next book in this series!
September 15, 2012
The only reason I didn't offer a higher rating is that I found Eanna herself to be frustrating, and thus a bit of a pain to share a head with. The imagery was, as usual, wonderful, and every sense was present in the descriptions. Andre paints a beautiful canvas.
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