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Prince of Pain #1
Prince of Pain I
When Liam pays a madam for a specific fantasy to be made real, he assumes he’ll go home after three days with no harm done. His new captors have different plans, and with only a week left to live, escape seems impossible. Until Prince Briar walks in. Rumors say the pretty white hair and black wings hide a cruel streak. Despite his Prince of Pain nickname, he’ll surely let Liam go, right? Maybe, but only if Liam agrees to a deal that might have him jumping from the frypan and into the fire.
45 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 26, 2023
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Julie Mannino
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October 8, 2026
After reading the reviews, I thought this was going to be much worse. But the truly bad part about this book is the writing.
December 18, 2024
the way i immediately ran to return this on ku 🫢 🏃🏽♀️. needed this off my kindle expeditiously bc wtf did i just read..
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July 12, 2023
DNF @ 53%
OMFG 🙀I was so not prepared for this book and I can’t read another second of it. Also, Amazon why are you recommending this to me? I know I read dark shit but this is like truly, truly fucked up and not for me one bit. NO NO NO NO NO!
So this is a 5 part “fairy tale” about a fairy who pays a shitload of money to be kidnapped and treated like a slave for 3 days. So, he gets kidnapped and then all hell breaks loose. I get this is supposed to be a dark kink fest but even if I could get past the actual non-con, not the kind this guy thought he was getting, the people doing it are absolutely disgusting. The kinky pain prince hasn’t even shown up yet but I want off this ride!
Yes I read the warnings but after reading Little Bird Lost earlier in the year and going in blind without reading the triggers, and being able to get through it relatively unscathed, I figured anything was fair game. I WAS WRONG!!
And while I’d normally not rate this because “I’m the problem, it’s me”, this is so YUCK 🤢 that I’m giving it the ONE STAR I feel it deserves. This goes hand in hand with Naked Ambition by Lisa Henry as books I wish Amazon hadn’t recommended to me and I’m never taking their advice ever again!! But it also goes into the WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK shelf because seriously, I just cannot! This was only 43 pages and that was 43 too many for me. 😂
Saying that I know I have some friends who are into dark pitch black books and here’s a series for you!!! No shade. 💗
OMFG 🙀I was so not prepared for this book and I can’t read another second of it. Also, Amazon why are you recommending this to me? I know I read dark shit but this is like truly, truly fucked up and not for me one bit. NO NO NO NO NO!
So this is a 5 part “fairy tale” about a fairy who pays a shitload of money to be kidnapped and treated like a slave for 3 days. So, he gets kidnapped and then all hell breaks loose. I get this is supposed to be a dark kink fest but even if I could get past the actual non-con, not the kind this guy thought he was getting, the people doing it are absolutely disgusting. The kinky pain prince hasn’t even shown up yet but I want off this ride!
Yes I read the warnings but after reading Little Bird Lost earlier in the year and going in blind without reading the triggers, and being able to get through it relatively unscathed, I figured anything was fair game. I WAS WRONG!!
And while I’d normally not rate this because “I’m the problem, it’s me”, this is so YUCK 🤢 that I’m giving it the ONE STAR I feel it deserves. This goes hand in hand with Naked Ambition by Lisa Henry as books I wish Amazon hadn’t recommended to me and I’m never taking their advice ever again!! But it also goes into the WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK shelf because seriously, I just cannot! This was only 43 pages and that was 43 too many for me. 😂
Saying that I know I have some friends who are into dark pitch black books and here’s a series for you!!! No shade. 💗
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May 26, 2023Welp. By comparison, nothing will seem as dark as this😂
August 31, 2024
3.5 stars
This was well and truly dark but very intriguing and short enough to finish in under an hour. Definitely take a close look at the CWs before diving in.
This was well and truly dark but very intriguing and short enough to finish in under an hour. Definitely take a close look at the CWs before diving in.
June 3, 2023
DNF at 67%
Is it meant to be a fanfic or a yaoi novel? 🤔 Even if it is, it's immature and simplistic even for that kind of genre.
I kept checking and rechecking - did I miss paragraphs? pages? There was not much of the world building or character history.
As far as I understand, this is not a book with a cliffhanger, it's a chapter.
Is it meant to be a fanfic or a yaoi novel? 🤔 Even if it is, it's immature and simplistic even for that kind of genre.
I kept checking and rechecking - did I miss paragraphs? pages? There was not much of the world building or character history.
As far as I understand, this is not a book with a cliffhanger, it's a chapter.
August 9, 2026
Non-con/dub-con interlude before something more promising.
Knowing my past experience with this author, I'm not sure I'm gonna go past the second book tho 😬
Knowing my past experience with this author, I'm not sure I'm gonna go past the second book tho 😬
April 29, 2023
Ohhh, this went dark fast. Like, I got scared for Liam but this was so good. Prince Briar got there just in time, but I don't see him as Liam's savior. I can't wait to see how sadistic he is😊
July 10, 2023
This is a super short story which introduces the prince of pain and his new pleasure/pain slave. The fantasy setting with fairys and magic adds a new layer, which I found quite intriguing, but still felt this is a little too dark for me.
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April 27, 2023Cw for Prince of Pain
Please be aware that S.nU.ff is threatened and planned for Liam by a non main character, but it doesn't actually happen. This story starts out with full c0nsent but goes dark fast.
Fairy bodies are also a bit more durable than human ones.
Consented stolen away
Consented slave fantasy
B$dm
B*ndage
G@ng b@ng
Wh!ping, c@ning, p@ddling, clamps,
Consented r@pe fantasy.
D*b and n0n-c0n
Held prisoner
T0rtur3
C0erci0n
F0rced signing of a contract with Liam’s life in the balance.
Please be aware that S.nU.ff is threatened and planned for Liam by a non main character, but it doesn't actually happen. This story starts out with full c0nsent but goes dark fast.
Fairy bodies are also a bit more durable than human ones.
Consented stolen away
Consented slave fantasy
B$dm
B*ndage
G@ng b@ng
Wh!ping, c@ning, p@ddling, clamps,
Consented r@pe fantasy.
D*b and n0n-c0n
Held prisoner
T0rtur3
C0erci0n
F0rced signing of a contract with Liam’s life in the balance.
September 28, 2023
I read the first five of these little novellas on a dare and... I cannot recommend them for too many reasons. See my highlights for details.
In a nutshell, the content warnings don't cover half of the content in the series... and the series doesn't have an arch or a story or a cohesive world - it's just a series of rape/slave fantasy smut vignettes featuring mPreg, non-con, and very little magic.
This is someone's kink headcannon at best, and a cash-grab at worst. Keep your distance.
1 star.
In a nutshell, the content warnings don't cover half of the content in the series... and the series doesn't have an arch or a story or a cohesive world - it's just a series of rape/slave fantasy smut vignettes featuring mPreg, non-con, and very little magic.
This is someone's kink headcannon at best, and a cash-grab at worst. Keep your distance.
1 star.
May 7, 2023
Short and kinky. Love it
July 23, 2023
Super dark. There is mention of snuff and that’s something i absolutely hate and i got a bit sick, but thankfully a Prince (of pain) has whisked him away out of there 😬
January 15, 2024
DNF @ 58%
Just not what I thought this would be. Based on the writing, this authors writing style isn’t for me
Just not what I thought this would be. Based on the writing, this authors writing style isn’t for me
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April 8, 2024Tags: torture, coercion, rape fantasy
May 31, 2024
julie's writing is very bland by default, but here it becomes rushed. hard to care about any sex or pain happening when you're not given enough time nor narration depth to feel it.
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August 1, 2024Oh wow. Though I knew what I was in for! It got dark and hefty super fast! (It’s only 43 pages long) Makes Prince Briar look like the knight in shiny armor - well see
March 11, 2024
"Breaking the rules could get me banned.” He smirked. “I see why, but I always do what I want, so lucky you. Stay there.”
While different then my normal reads, I really enjoyed this short first-installment! Poor Liam; waiting for him to realize what we the reader could figure out from the start was like holding your breath for too long! The Prince of Pain is super intriguing; I'm eager to see what direction this series goes!
This installment will go down as 'the one where Liam is .'
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