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The Dragonboys: Son of Tangerines & Take a Chance
SON OF TANGERINES:
William Tangerine was born in the pumpkin garden of Joppy Bull. He was not born from a mother, dragon or Crotonian like most boys in the small town of Griendell Sweetwater, Kansas. He was born from an overgrown tangerine.
When he meets Jonby Yellowkester, a boy like him, his life becomes the target of Albert, a scheming banana that wants to resurrect an old society the world had forgotten. It is up to William to save his town from certain death.
TAKE A CHANCE:
I, Chance Karrucci, am a royal dragon prince and I wanted everyone to smile. My body was sold to men and women alike. I lost my interest in love and became a whore to their desires. I am desperately trying to find a way out of this. I invite you to read my life experiences in the realm of Dragon prostitution, from beginning to end.
(These stories are told in the form of poetry and short stories. Reading Dragons & Cicadas before reading this is optional)
William Tangerine was born in the pumpkin garden of Joppy Bull. He was not born from a mother, dragon or Crotonian like most boys in the small town of Griendell Sweetwater, Kansas. He was born from an overgrown tangerine.
When he meets Jonby Yellowkester, a boy like him, his life becomes the target of Albert, a scheming banana that wants to resurrect an old society the world had forgotten. It is up to William to save his town from certain death.
TAKE A CHANCE:
I, Chance Karrucci, am a royal dragon prince and I wanted everyone to smile. My body was sold to men and women alike. I lost my interest in love and became a whore to their desires. I am desperately trying to find a way out of this. I invite you to read my life experiences in the realm of Dragon prostitution, from beginning to end.
(These stories are told in the form of poetry and short stories. Reading Dragons & Cicadas before reading this is optional)
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About the author
L'Poni Baldwin
54 books21 followersI am a young poetess and the author of anime-style chapbooks (short print books under 80 pages) like Dragonworld ETC and I am also the author of a super long collection of flash fiction and poetry called Dragons & Cicadas.
The stories take place in a fantastical world full of interesting aliens. I write only short stories and poetry, most range from 1k to 15k words but vary in different genres.
I enjoy taking risks in the world of writing I want Chapbooks to become the "norm" of the publishing world. And to those thinking of sending a request: please, don't send a friend request unless you really want to. I currently cannot respond to messages on this account either. I need to keep my circle small, and right now it is medium.
The stories take place in a fantastical world full of interesting aliens. I write only short stories and poetry, most range from 1k to 15k words but vary in different genres.
I enjoy taking risks in the world of writing I want Chapbooks to become the "norm" of the publishing world. And to those thinking of sending a request: please, don't send a friend request unless you really want to. I currently cannot respond to messages on this account either. I need to keep my circle small, and right now it is medium.
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April 19, 2014
This book was received for free in exchange for an honest review.
I am sorry to say that this book didn't work for me. when I read it as a novel as the author said it was I wasn't sure I could finish it. Once I thought of the disjointed stories and poems as an anthology I was able to finish the book. From the subject of the stories to the poor proofing I was cringing through this book. I liked the dragons and the characters seem lifelike, but that wasn't enough to save this book. I don't know if the author was trying to work through issues but some of the topics just made me uncomfortable.
This is a shame because with a more cohesive story and better proofing I could have enjoyed this story.
I am sorry to say that this book didn't work for me. when I read it as a novel as the author said it was I wasn't sure I could finish it. Once I thought of the disjointed stories and poems as an anthology I was able to finish the book. From the subject of the stories to the poor proofing I was cringing through this book. I liked the dragons and the characters seem lifelike, but that wasn't enough to save this book. I don't know if the author was trying to work through issues but some of the topics just made me uncomfortable.
This is a shame because with a more cohesive story and better proofing I could have enjoyed this story.
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August 31, 2016This was a DNF for me. I received a free copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. As the blub suggests it's written in chapters and verse and to be honest I liked that part. I've always liked poetry and had no problem with the format. In the prologue, Overture is betrayed by a love interest and looses everything. This story drew me in and while I didn't like what happened to Overture after, the uniqueness of the world building, though a little vaguer than I'd like, was interesting. The second story was better about a mechanical dragon who breaks free from slavery and meets students who care for him and an Emperor who won't give him what he wants. The third story though, Chance's story, killed it for me and I can't continue.
After Overture looses everything, he's captured by a pedophile and made a sex slave. He survives it and eventually gets away. That perhaps was the best part. But what followed showed us that rapists don't get what's coming to them and those abused become even worse abusers as Overture, now an adult, becomes a pedophile himself raping young boys and eventually 7 year old Chance with his children helping him. Yes, his kids help him rape boys.
This wasn't an m/m story for me. The only consensual sex I could recall to the point I stopped was m/f. A man raping a male child does not make him gay, it makes him a criminal and a pedophile, not even close to being gay.
If the blurb had even hinted at these kinds of triggers I wouldn't have attempted this story. But it didn't and that's one thing I'm most frustrated about. Perhaps there is a message or moral in the rampant pedophilia and child rape but I can't continue to find out.
After Overture looses everything, he's captured by a pedophile and made a sex slave. He survives it and eventually gets away. That perhaps was the best part. But what followed showed us that rapists don't get what's coming to them and those abused become even worse abusers as Overture, now an adult, becomes a pedophile himself raping young boys and eventually 7 year old Chance with his children helping him. Yes, his kids help him rape boys.
This wasn't an m/m story for me. The only consensual sex I could recall to the point I stopped was m/f. A man raping a male child does not make him gay, it makes him a criminal and a pedophile, not even close to being gay.
If the blurb had even hinted at these kinds of triggers I wouldn't have attempted this story. But it didn't and that's one thing I'm most frustrated about. Perhaps there is a message or moral in the rampant pedophilia and child rape but I can't continue to find out.
July 3, 2014
I received my copy of this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review through the "Don't Buy My Love" event hosted by the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads.
This is not an easy book to rate. There is a lot of potential in the story, but it just didn't come across as polished as it needed to be to work for me. The sections are very choppy and just don't make it easy to really get into the story.
The world-building was lacking for the length of the story. Too many things are not explained at all, or mentioned too long after they really should have been to make the previous parts make sense. Better world-building explanation can make this a much better story. I get the feeling the author knows all of the background, it just doesn't make it's way onto the page.
The characters were also hard to really grasp. Some sections had a real depth of emotion, but there wasn't enough description to connect the emotion with the characters properly.
The very short sections and overall flow actually work better in an audio format than print. I turned on the Kindle text-to-speech and it was an overall better flow, though the text-to-speech leaves a lot to be desired in terms of quality. I think an audiobook would give the story a better feel and allow the listener to become better immersed in the overall story.
This is not an easy book to rate. There is a lot of potential in the story, but it just didn't come across as polished as it needed to be to work for me. The sections are very choppy and just don't make it easy to really get into the story.
The world-building was lacking for the length of the story. Too many things are not explained at all, or mentioned too long after they really should have been to make the previous parts make sense. Better world-building explanation can make this a much better story. I get the feeling the author knows all of the background, it just doesn't make it's way onto the page.
The characters were also hard to really grasp. Some sections had a real depth of emotion, but there wasn't enough description to connect the emotion with the characters properly.
The very short sections and overall flow actually work better in an audio format than print. I turned on the Kindle text-to-speech and it was an overall better flow, though the text-to-speech leaves a lot to be desired in terms of quality. I think an audiobook would give the story a better feel and allow the listener to become better immersed in the overall story.
April 19, 2014
(This book was received free in return for an honest review)
Ms. Baldwin, at one point in the story notes, that she has been greatly influenced by anime and magna works. Her love of dragons knows no bounds...even when it runs to degrading them, mutilating them, and killing them.
The book is made up of little chapters which sometimes flow, but mostly do not. Poems are interspersed throughout which may or may not be to a readers liking. Some I found poetic, others I would have tossed in the nearest waste basket. The amount of non-consensual sex in this book is abhorrent even knowing that the dragons are hundreds of years old. The author clearly stated that years old and mental age are not the same.
Her stories also span time, as she has Future Warpers jumping ahead in time and bringing items, clothing and ideas back from the future to their current medieval setting. It all made no sense to me.
I found the disjointed nature of the books and the content to not be to my liking at all. It was a struggle to complete this assignment - I kept putting it away and dragged myself to pick it back up again.
There was also no attempt at editing and glaring errors were everywhere - Ms. Baldwin created a very unique world that, unfortunately for her, I will never go back and investigate.
Ms. Baldwin, at one point in the story notes, that she has been greatly influenced by anime and magna works. Her love of dragons knows no bounds...even when it runs to degrading them, mutilating them, and killing them.
The book is made up of little chapters which sometimes flow, but mostly do not. Poems are interspersed throughout which may or may not be to a readers liking. Some I found poetic, others I would have tossed in the nearest waste basket. The amount of non-consensual sex in this book is abhorrent even knowing that the dragons are hundreds of years old. The author clearly stated that years old and mental age are not the same.
Her stories also span time, as she has Future Warpers jumping ahead in time and bringing items, clothing and ideas back from the future to their current medieval setting. It all made no sense to me.
I found the disjointed nature of the books and the content to not be to my liking at all. It was a struggle to complete this assignment - I kept putting it away and dragged myself to pick it back up again.
There was also no attempt at editing and glaring errors were everywhere - Ms. Baldwin created a very unique world that, unfortunately for her, I will never go back and investigate.
May 3, 2014
(This book was received free in return for an honest review)
This book is a bunch of short stories and poems put together. I could not connect with this book. The parts just didn't connect to me. The pieces seemed disjointed and jumped around.
I usually enjoy shifter novels, however this on just didn't keep itself together throughout the stories.
This book is a bunch of short stories and poems put together. I could not connect with this book. The parts just didn't connect to me. The pieces seemed disjointed and jumped around.
I usually enjoy shifter novels, however this on just didn't keep itself together throughout the stories.
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