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Erotic Bedtime Stories #1
Rapunzel
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Trapped in a tower by a witch who claims to be her mother, Rapunzel has led a lonely life. Now, grown into a young woman, she is plagued by desires she has no idea how to fulfill. But everything changes when a handsome prince climbs through her tower window and feeds the hunger she had thought insatiable.
On a quest for a Golden Chalice, Prince Rodrigo is convinced Rapunzel is there to distract him from finding the Chalice. He thinks to use her for his pleasure, take what he has come for, and be on his way. But when Rapunzel proves to be more than an erotic diversion, Rodrigo must face the realities of her captivity by a witch who is definitely not her mother.
Trapped in a tower by a witch who claims to be her mother, Rapunzel has led a lonely life. Now, grown into a young woman, she is plagued by desires she has no idea how to fulfill. But everything changes when a handsome prince climbs through her tower window and feeds the hunger she had thought insatiable.
On a quest for a Golden Chalice, Prince Rodrigo is convinced Rapunzel is there to distract him from finding the Chalice. He thinks to use her for his pleasure, take what he has come for, and be on his way. But when Rapunzel proves to be more than an erotic diversion, Rodrigo must face the realities of her captivity by a witch who is definitely not her mother.
114 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2013
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September 30, 2020
This is what I want from a short romance novella. Freaking hot smut, a decent plot (though this was based on a fairy tale) and great main characters that I can root for.
November 12, 2013
3 1/2 stars (rounded down to 3 stars because I hate the use of the c-word - yes, that's a matter of personal taste, but since this is my rating, 3 stars it is)
Note (11/11/2013): When I read this book, its title was 'Rapunzel'. Now, it's 'The Tower'. What's up with the change? Was it needed? Does it make any difference? Of course not, so why have they done it? My OCD did not like that.
Note 2 (11/12/2013): The title has been changed back to 'Rapunzel'. What's happening with this book? I'm confused, very confused.
Note (11/11/2013): When I read this book, its title was 'Rapunzel'. Now, it's 'The Tower'. What's up with the change? Was it needed? Does it make any difference? Of course not, so why have they done it? My OCD did not like that.
Note 2 (11/12/2013): The title has been changed back to 'Rapunzel'. What's happening with this book? I'm confused, very confused.
August 5, 2013
I'm almost halfway through this, and it's great! I love how Lisa puts the intense sexual feelings up front, then goes back and makes the characters look at why they reacted to each other that way, and why, internally, they're going to fight those feelings. She did this in PASSION too, and I adored it.
As always, her erotic prose is just exquisite.
As always, her erotic prose is just exquisite.
July 1, 2018
When it comes to erotica, Ms. Lisa Valdez never fails to impress! (emphasis on the never, here!) I stayed up all night reading this and it was probably one of the steamiest books I've read. The Tower is an erotic retelling of the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel. I was impressed by the author's beautiful writing that she was able to fill up missing gaps in some parts of the story and was able to inflame the pages as well! I just wish this was longer, though. I would've fully enjoyed it if I were to read more of Rapunzel and Rodrigo. But it was great! If you're looking for a fairy tale read with an erotic twist---and when I say erotic, I mean getting your panties soaked literally---read this! I am officially and undoubtedly in love with this author. Hands down, for Ms. Lisa Valdez has done it again!
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November 12, 2013
My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...
(Note: I read the book as Rapunzel, now it has been reissued as The Tower. I don't know if anything new has been added though. :/)
After years of waiting, I finally finished another Lisa Valdez book. Even though it was not Primrose, much to my utter disappointment, but at least I got to read something from her! Rapunzel was... yah, you got it right, an erotic re-telling of the fairytale of the same title.
Rapunzel lives in a tower, where she is locked away by an evil witch, whom she thinks is her mother. She lives all alone. The tower has no door or steps, and the only way the witch can bring Rapunzel the provisions is to climb the long braid of her shiny golden hair. Rapunzel has been misled by the witch about her captivity. She thinks this is how she’s supposed to live. The witch has let no other living being to come close to her. Rapunzel has been warned too; if she tries to escape, she’ll burn to death as soon as her feet touch the ground.
Rapunzel thought she was happy to live this way until one day, when Prince Rodrigo finds her, showing her that there is a life outside of this solitary tower. That good and evil reside side by side, that wars and diseases are not the only things the world ever gets to experience. And that she can’t judge the black from white because they live intertwined. But Rodrigo also understood that it was not Rapunzel’s fault but whatever the witch had fed her mind.
Rodrigo had been in search of a Golden Chalice for some years now, which is said to have such power to bring all the 9 countries, which are constantly at war, together. Rodrigo wants peace and the chalice’s power is necessary for the process.
Rodrigo is cursed from his birth by a witch. He’d never sire an heir and unfortunately, he’s the only heir to his father’s throne. For that alone, Rodrigo is more than determined to do whatever necessary to bring peace and unite the warring countries. His tracking instincts have led Rodrigo to this tower. He thought he felt the presence of the chalice within it! For weeks, he has observed the ugly witch and how she climbs into the tower by a braid of golden hair.
When he climbs inside, instead, Rodrigo finds a beautiful woman... Rapunzel.
Well, don’t think I have to elaborate that they do spend the next few days by doing a lot of ‘pleasurable activities’. Rodrigo and Rapunzel also talk about themselves, learning each-other more than on a physical level. They fall in love too. As he’s forced to leave before the witch’s return, Rodrigo promises Rapunzel that he’ll come for her as soon as he’s able, to take her with him and marry her.
But when the witch visits Rapunzel, she smells the difference in the air, knowing something is not right here...
TBH, I haven’t read the fairytale Rapunzel since I was a child. But I’ve re-read it while reading this book. I’m not going to discuss a compare and contrast of the two stories but I enjoyed this Rapunzel a lot. Mainly because I LOVE LV’s writing, and her hot love scenes. I only wished there were MORE of that.
4.5 stars. Now I’m back to counting my days for Primrose and the second installment of this series. *sigh*
(Note: I read the book as Rapunzel, now it has been reissued as The Tower. I don't know if anything new has been added though. :/)
After years of waiting, I finally finished another Lisa Valdez book. Even though it was not Primrose, much to my utter disappointment, but at least I got to read something from her! Rapunzel was... yah, you got it right, an erotic re-telling of the fairytale of the same title.
Rapunzel lives in a tower, where she is locked away by an evil witch, whom she thinks is her mother. She lives all alone. The tower has no door or steps, and the only way the witch can bring Rapunzel the provisions is to climb the long braid of her shiny golden hair. Rapunzel has been misled by the witch about her captivity. She thinks this is how she’s supposed to live. The witch has let no other living being to come close to her. Rapunzel has been warned too; if she tries to escape, she’ll burn to death as soon as her feet touch the ground.
Rapunzel thought she was happy to live this way until one day, when Prince Rodrigo finds her, showing her that there is a life outside of this solitary tower. That good and evil reside side by side, that wars and diseases are not the only things the world ever gets to experience. And that she can’t judge the black from white because they live intertwined. But Rodrigo also understood that it was not Rapunzel’s fault but whatever the witch had fed her mind.
Rodrigo had been in search of a Golden Chalice for some years now, which is said to have such power to bring all the 9 countries, which are constantly at war, together. Rodrigo wants peace and the chalice’s power is necessary for the process.
Rodrigo is cursed from his birth by a witch. He’d never sire an heir and unfortunately, he’s the only heir to his father’s throne. For that alone, Rodrigo is more than determined to do whatever necessary to bring peace and unite the warring countries. His tracking instincts have led Rodrigo to this tower. He thought he felt the presence of the chalice within it! For weeks, he has observed the ugly witch and how she climbs into the tower by a braid of golden hair.
When he climbs inside, instead, Rodrigo finds a beautiful woman... Rapunzel.
Well, don’t think I have to elaborate that they do spend the next few days by doing a lot of ‘pleasurable activities’. Rodrigo and Rapunzel also talk about themselves, learning each-other more than on a physical level. They fall in love too. As he’s forced to leave before the witch’s return, Rodrigo promises Rapunzel that he’ll come for her as soon as he’s able, to take her with him and marry her.
But when the witch visits Rapunzel, she smells the difference in the air, knowing something is not right here...
TBH, I haven’t read the fairytale Rapunzel since I was a child. But I’ve re-read it while reading this book. I’m not going to discuss a compare and contrast of the two stories but I enjoyed this Rapunzel a lot. Mainly because I LOVE LV’s writing, and her hot love scenes. I only wished there were MORE of that.
4.5 stars. Now I’m back to counting my days for Primrose and the second installment of this series. *sigh*
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2013
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Rapunzel hikayesini bilmeyeniniz yoktur, eğer varsa Alman hikayelerinden olan Rapunzel, kraliyet ailesinden olan bir kızın cadı tarafından kaçırılıp, kuleye kapatılması ve bir prens tarafından kurtarılması olarak anlatılır.
Lisa Valdez işin içine bolca erotik sahneler katarak olayı çeşnilemiş mi desek cılkını çıkarmış mı desek bilemedim. Kısa hikaye olduğundan olsa gerek bana fazla sahne varmış gibi geldi.
Özellikle kitabın başında erkek karakterimizin kızın kulesine onu kandırıp, her türlü şekilde kullanmak için gelmesi beni bir süre rahatsız etti.
Rapunzel'imizin malum çok uzun saçları var, anneside sandığı cadının kuleye tırmanması için onu salıyor her seferinde. Yine annesinin sandığı bir ses ona saçlarını salmasını söyleyince bizim saf ak pak kızımız kötü emelleri olan prensi kuleye alıyor. Bundan sonrası bir hafta süren bir yatak maratonu.
Tabii, cadı gelmeden oğlanın gitmesi lazım varlılığını hissetmemesi için. Zaten prens aradığı Golden Chalice'ide bulamıyor kulede. Zorla kuleden, kısa sürede de olsa delice sevdiği Rapunzel'den ayrılıyor.
Prens'in gidişinin üzerinden beş gün geçip, Rapunzel her yeri derinlemesine temizlemiş olsa da annesi sandığı cadı gelir gelmez habire etrafı koklamaktadır. Kısa süre sonra kokusu eksik olan kızın bekaretinin kokusu olduğunu anlar ve öfkesinden kıza saldırır. Golden Chalice'in o olduğunu, kehanete göre tüm krallıkları birleştirmeye yarayacak kişininde o olduğunu söyler. Aralarındaki çatışmada Rapunzel birde hamile olduğunu öğrenir ve cadı onu öldürmeden kaçmayı becerir.
Bu sürede Prens isteksizce gittiğinden pek yol kat edememiştir. Sonra Rapunzelsiz durmaya daha fazla dayanamayıp geri döner ve cadıyla karşılaşır. Aralarında ki çatışmada cadı ölsede, ölmeden ona kör olması için bir büyü yapmıştır.
Böylece aradan beş ay geçer. Peri masalı olsa da çoooooooook saçma bulduğum bir şekilde oğlanımızın bir anda aklına Rapunzel gelir ve adını haykırmaya başlar. İş bu ki Rapunzel cadıdan kaçarken boş bir kulübeye sığınmış ve orada yaşamaya başlamıştır. Prensin sesini duyar ve kavuşurlar. Üç ay sonrada ikizler doğar ve kış geçtiğinde ormandan Prens'in diyarına göç etmeye başlarlar. Bu sürede düşman kraldan yardım istemek gibi harika bir fikre kapılmıştır. Malum bu peri masalıdır ki adam insaflı bir düşman çıkar ve Prense yardımcı olacağını söyler ve o arada karısı yani Rapunzel'i görür görmez "Torunum" feryadı koparır.
Meğersem Rapunzel yıllar önce reddetiği bir kızının kızıymış sonra birden ortadan kaybolmuş. Evlenmeleride böylece iki krallığı huzura kavuşturmuş oldu. Prens'in veletleride tabii hazır veliahtcıklar. Masalımızda böylelikle mutlu sonla biter.
Arada gözümü devirmekten kendimi alamadığım yerler ve kısa olması dışında iyiydi. Kitabın çıktığını duyar duymaz adeta bir sazan gibi olaya atladığım için yarı yarıya pişmanım. Buna büyük sebep ise kısa hikayelerden genellikle hoşlanmamam ve bir şey anlamam. Bana göre çok sığ kitaplardır. Duyguların derin yaşanmasına yer olmayan, olayları üstün körü geçildiği, sanki yazılmak için yazılmış metinler. Lisa'dan Primrose'u beklerken bu çerezlikle idare ederiz dedik ama kötü mü ettik bilemedim. Neyse dilerim ki bundan sonraki kitapları daha çok beğenirim ve bu ön yargım kaybolur.
Rapunzel hikayesini bilmeyeniniz yoktur, eğer varsa Alman hikayelerinden olan Rapunzel, kraliyet ailesinden olan bir kızın cadı tarafından kaçırılıp, kuleye kapatılması ve bir prens tarafından kurtarılması olarak anlatılır.
Lisa Valdez işin içine bolca erotik sahneler katarak olayı çeşnilemiş mi desek cılkını çıkarmış mı desek bilemedim. Kısa hikaye olduğundan olsa gerek bana fazla sahne varmış gibi geldi.
Özellikle kitabın başında erkek karakterimizin kızın kulesine onu kandırıp, her türlü şekilde kullanmak için gelmesi beni bir süre rahatsız etti.
Rapunzel'imizin malum çok uzun saçları var, anneside sandığı cadının kuleye tırmanması için onu salıyor her seferinde. Yine annesinin sandığı bir ses ona saçlarını salmasını söyleyince bizim saf ak pak kızımız kötü emelleri olan prensi kuleye alıyor. Bundan sonrası bir hafta süren bir yatak maratonu.
Tabii, cadı gelmeden oğlanın gitmesi lazım varlılığını hissetmemesi için. Zaten prens aradığı Golden Chalice'ide bulamıyor kulede. Zorla kuleden, kısa sürede de olsa delice sevdiği Rapunzel'den ayrılıyor.
Prens'in gidişinin üzerinden beş gün geçip, Rapunzel her yeri derinlemesine temizlemiş olsa da annesi sandığı cadı gelir gelmez habire etrafı koklamaktadır. Kısa süre sonra kokusu eksik olan kızın bekaretinin kokusu olduğunu anlar ve öfkesinden kıza saldırır. Golden Chalice'in o olduğunu, kehanete göre tüm krallıkları birleştirmeye yarayacak kişininde o olduğunu söyler. Aralarındaki çatışmada Rapunzel birde hamile olduğunu öğrenir ve cadı onu öldürmeden kaçmayı becerir.
Bu sürede Prens isteksizce gittiğinden pek yol kat edememiştir. Sonra Rapunzelsiz durmaya daha fazla dayanamayıp geri döner ve cadıyla karşılaşır. Aralarında ki çatışmada cadı ölsede, ölmeden ona kör olması için bir büyü yapmıştır.
Böylece aradan beş ay geçer. Peri masalı olsa da çoooooooook saçma bulduğum bir şekilde oğlanımızın bir anda aklına Rapunzel gelir ve adını haykırmaya başlar. İş bu ki Rapunzel cadıdan kaçarken boş bir kulübeye sığınmış ve orada yaşamaya başlamıştır. Prensin sesini duyar ve kavuşurlar. Üç ay sonrada ikizler doğar ve kış geçtiğinde ormandan Prens'in diyarına göç etmeye başlarlar. Bu sürede düşman kraldan yardım istemek gibi harika bir fikre kapılmıştır. Malum bu peri masalıdır ki adam insaflı bir düşman çıkar ve Prense yardımcı olacağını söyler ve o arada karısı yani Rapunzel'i görür görmez "Torunum" feryadı koparır.
Meğersem Rapunzel yıllar önce reddetiği bir kızının kızıymış sonra birden ortadan kaybolmuş. Evlenmeleride böylece iki krallığı huzura kavuşturmuş oldu. Prens'in veletleride tabii hazır veliahtcıklar. Masalımızda böylelikle mutlu sonla biter.
Arada gözümü devirmekten kendimi alamadığım yerler ve kısa olması dışında iyiydi. Kitabın çıktığını duyar duymaz adeta bir sazan gibi olaya atladığım için yarı yarıya pişmanım. Buna büyük sebep ise kısa hikayelerden genellikle hoşlanmamam ve bir şey anlamam. Bana göre çok sığ kitaplardır. Duyguların derin yaşanmasına yer olmayan, olayları üstün körü geçildiği, sanki yazılmak için yazılmış metinler. Lisa'dan Primrose'u beklerken bu çerezlikle idare ederiz dedik ama kötü mü ettik bilemedim. Neyse dilerim ki bundan sonraki kitapları daha çok beğenirim ve bu ön yargım kaybolur.
August 2, 2013
I have been waiting for Primrose and found out this was just released, I purchased it yesterday and read it in one sitting... I just couldn't go to sleep until it was done..... just like little girls! Lisa Valdez doesn't do anything little with her books .. this was another WOW! I love Rapunzel and the Prince, Sorry I can't give spoilers... but I can say if you love Lisa's books this one won't disappoint! If you love erotica... this one won't disappoint... if you love romance... this one won't disappoint! pick this one today!
July 3, 2024
She seems to do in a 100 pages what some authors can't do in a book 4x as long.
August 25, 2023
Dirty Rapunzel with a HEA!
May 24, 2019
Basically porn without the cheesy music...
Honestly I want to like this book. I have read this author's other titles and fell I'm love with her characters, but not so much with this fairy tale. It feels rushed and very little character building. This book is basically just porn without the cheesy music! I still liked the concept of the book just felt like it could have been executed a little better!
Honestly I want to like this book. I have read this author's other titles and fell I'm love with her characters, but not so much with this fairy tale. It feels rushed and very little character building. This book is basically just porn without the cheesy music! I still liked the concept of the book just felt like it could have been executed a little better!
September 8, 2013
This story was short yet satisfying and it left me wanting more from this author. Valdez was able to keep it sexually sensual yet romantic at the same time. A must read for those who love historical erotica with a little twist of fantasy.
July 17, 2018
I love fairy tale retellings! And as such, I enjoyed reading this book. Warning, this review has spoilers!
So this is about Rapunzel, adult version. I love the innocence of Rapunzel and her self discovery about the "hunger" she was feeling. I kept thinking if it was related to the being the Golden Chalice or something? I dunno. And I love that Prince Rodrigo fell in love with this innocence despite his jadedness. The twist about how the Golden Chalice will bring peace is something that I really like. Nothing like a good ole family reunion of sorts. And I did not see it coming, at that. I mean when Rapunzel said she was being taken cared of by a golden haired woman when she was younger, I did figure out this was her mom. But I never thought that this was a runaway princess of the rival kingdom. And of course with Rapunzel ending up with Prince Rodrigo, well that ends the war since now the kingdoms are united.
I find this to be an easy read, I finished it in one sitting. The sex parts are not overpowering. There are only a few of these, so I was able to focus on the story more instead of just the hot bed scenes.
So this is about Rapunzel, adult version. I love the innocence of Rapunzel and her self discovery about the "hunger" she was feeling. I kept thinking if it was related to the being the Golden Chalice or something? I dunno. And I love that Prince Rodrigo fell in love with this innocence despite his jadedness. The twist about how the Golden Chalice will bring peace is something that I really like. Nothing like a good ole family reunion of sorts. And I did not see it coming, at that. I mean when Rapunzel said she was being taken cared of by a golden haired woman when she was younger, I did figure out this was her mom. But I never thought that this was a runaway princess of the rival kingdom. And of course with Rapunzel ending up with Prince Rodrigo, well that ends the war since now the kingdoms are united.
I find this to be an easy read, I finished it in one sitting. The sex parts are not overpowering. There are only a few of these, so I was able to focus on the story more instead of just the hot bed scenes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 27, 2022
So this is exactly what the title says it is: an erotic twist to the beloved tale, Rapunzel.
I guess when Prince Rodrigo said “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, bring down your hair”, he could have had every wicked intention in his body to bed her. Which he did.
This story has decent plot, hence 3.5 stars. Why not higher? Because there’s such a thing as too much smut. Less of it would have been ideal, a little cat and mouse chase, too. But no, this book opened with Rapunzel being wanton already. I would have wanted a bit of coaxing and shyness, but I guess raw passion is Lisa Valdez’s specialty.
Good short read.
I guess when Prince Rodrigo said “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, bring down your hair”, he could have had every wicked intention in his body to bed her. Which he did.
This story has decent plot, hence 3.5 stars. Why not higher? Because there’s such a thing as too much smut. Less of it would have been ideal, a little cat and mouse chase, too. But no, this book opened with Rapunzel being wanton already. I would have wanted a bit of coaxing and shyness, but I guess raw passion is Lisa Valdez’s specialty.
Good short read.
August 29, 2025
Well, I don’t know how Ms. Valdez managed to write such an engaging story where over 90% of it takes place in that one tower, but she did it! Not only that, but the novella is only, what, maybe 200 pages at most? Yet, the pacing is perfect - neither dragged out nor rushed, with great character and plot developments. The writing quality itself is high, too; no awkward sentence structures or grammatical errors. I suppose this is because the book was published in a time when publishers still invested in in-house editors.
All in all, this is the perfect bedtime story for adults. 🩷
All in all, this is the perfect bedtime story for adults. 🩷
October 5, 2020
3.5⭐️
This is indeed a bed time story,,,, for adult.
There’s a beautiful golden haired girl who locked up in a high tower, a Prince Charming who is on a quest to find something to break a curse, an evil ugly witch with an even evil motive, a good narrative and fairytale background, and a lot, lots, lots of f*king.
I wish they use another word to “it” , a more subtle word, so it would match the fairytale background. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
This is indeed a bed time story,,,, for adult.
There’s a beautiful golden haired girl who locked up in a high tower, a Prince Charming who is on a quest to find something to break a curse, an evil ugly witch with an even evil motive, a good narrative and fairytale background, and a lot, lots, lots of f*king.
I wish they use another word to “it” , a more subtle word, so it would match the fairytale background. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
March 22, 2021
3.5 stars
Difficult to evaluate this book, my first book that is fully erotica. I didn’t like the use of the “c” word. Frankly, she could have easily made it both erotic and sensual by changing the language a bit, but hey, that’s my preference.
The second half of the book was better and redeemed it from a lower rating.
Difficult to evaluate this book, my first book that is fully erotica. I didn’t like the use of the “c” word. Frankly, she could have easily made it both erotic and sensual by changing the language a bit, but hey, that’s my preference.
The second half of the book was better and redeemed it from a lower rating.
November 5, 2024
Raunchy (lots and lots of f-bombs! and use of the c-word for her part and his part), but not too explicit. (Sure, they were at each other like proverbial rabbits - but the scenes weren't as descriptive and prolonged as others I've read.)
And with a fairy tale bolstering the events.
Rodrigo and Rapunzel ... and the nine kingdoms had their happily ever after.
And with a fairy tale bolstering the events.
Rodrigo and Rapunzel ... and the nine kingdoms had their happily ever after.
September 23, 2017
The Tower is an erotic and interesting update to the Rapunzel fairy tale.
July 24, 2018
Loved it!!
November 6, 2018
It's Okay
Not as good as her novels and Rapunzel is a little slow, but I have seen worse. It's worth a read if you're bored.
Not as good as her novels and Rapunzel is a little slow, but I have seen worse. It's worth a read if you're bored.
November 28, 2018
3.5 Stars
Initially I did not like the wy the story was going. But halfway through Lisa managed to deliver a good story (not as good as her other work) and I ended up really enjoying the story.
Initially I did not like the wy the story was going. But halfway through Lisa managed to deliver a good story (not as good as her other work) and I ended up really enjoying the story.
February 13, 2019
Nice twist on a fairytale. Enjoyed it alot. I always like it when an author includes an epilogue.
June 6, 2020
3.5 stars. Interesting take on the story.
December 27, 2022
4 stars
Hot novella 🥹🤧👏🏽😭🥵
Hot novella 🥹🤧👏🏽😭🥵
October 8, 2018
This retelling of Rapunzel with an erotic spin is definitely bedtime story worthy.
January 14, 2014
The Tower is Lisa Valdez's erotic version of the Rapunzel fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. I've read the original version and was impressed by the author's faithful retelling of the tale but, at the same time, I liked how she filled in the gaps in the original story. The best part was the idea of the quest, which Rodrigo was on, searching for The Golden Chalice -- a mythical item that was said to end the wars. His search leads him to Rapunzel's tower and he believes that the chalice is found in the tower.
What he finds instead is Rapunzel. The lust and the sex seem to happen quite suddenly in Valdez's version but, then again, it's just as fast in Grimm's -- though Grimm's version is not as graphic and explicit as Valdez's.
And this, I think, is the value of this e-novella: Lisa Valdez writes erotic historical romance and she writes the erotic part well. I especially like Lisa's control on this novella: she was able to balance out story and sex very well and was able to sneak in a bit of insight into Rapunzel and Rodrigo's character: she's lonely and naive and he's travel-weary, far from home and also lonely -- when they first meet, it's a new thing, a fresh thing for both of them -- and they act on the desire. Yes, it's lust but it's also something more: the very primal need for companionship.
Long, long before the romance world had a taste of E.L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey
, Lisa Valdez was already writing an edgier kind of romance story with her debut novel, Passion 
(2005). It took her 5 years before Patience's story (2010) (which I didn't like as much) was released and we are still waiting for Primrose's story -- but, in the interim, she has published The Tower. It's short and incredibly steamy -- but I think fans of Lisa Valdez will come away quite satisfied (yes, pun intended) with this latest offering.
My one small complaint is that when the writing gets hot, it also loses a bit of its "historical-ness" and becomes a bit too modern. (Also a bit weird when I read this part: "his seed boil in his balls." - p.61)
What he finds instead is Rapunzel. The lust and the sex seem to happen quite suddenly in Valdez's version but, then again, it's just as fast in Grimm's -- though Grimm's version is not as graphic and explicit as Valdez's.
And this, I think, is the value of this e-novella: Lisa Valdez writes erotic historical romance and she writes the erotic part well. I especially like Lisa's control on this novella: she was able to balance out story and sex very well and was able to sneak in a bit of insight into Rapunzel and Rodrigo's character: she's lonely and naive and he's travel-weary, far from home and also lonely -- when they first meet, it's a new thing, a fresh thing for both of them -- and they act on the desire. Yes, it's lust but it's also something more: the very primal need for companionship.
Long, long before the romance world had a taste of E.L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey
, Lisa Valdez was already writing an edgier kind of romance story with her debut novel, Passion (2005). It took her 5 years before Patience's story (2010) (which I didn't like as much) was released and we are still waiting for Primrose's story -- but, in the interim, she has published The Tower. It's short and incredibly steamy -- but I think fans of Lisa Valdez will come away quite satisfied (yes, pun intended) with this latest offering.My one small complaint is that when the writing gets hot, it also loses a bit of its "historical-ness" and becomes a bit too modern. (Also a bit weird when I read this part: "his seed boil in his balls." - p.61)
August 4, 2013
Rating: 3.5/5
Steam: Just off the charts. I gave it an 8 out of 5.
Rapunzel, An Erotic Bedtime Story is a new novella from Liza Valdez and it is very much a smuttified version of Rapunzel. It’s not a historical romance inspired by the fairytale but an actual retelling of it. While a historical romance inspired by the tale would’ve been more interesting, Lisa Valdez’s Rapunzel is definitely very entertaining and fun to read.
Check out the rest of the review (and a liveblog!) here.
Steam: Just off the charts. I gave it an 8 out of 5.
Rapunzel, An Erotic Bedtime Story is a new novella from Liza Valdez and it is very much a smuttified version of Rapunzel. It’s not a historical romance inspired by the fairytale but an actual retelling of it. While a historical romance inspired by the tale would’ve been more interesting, Lisa Valdez’s Rapunzel is definitely very entertaining and fun to read.
Check out the rest of the review (and a liveblog!) here.
October 2, 2013
Can you say HOT!!! Ms Valdez knows her erotica and she tells some very HOT stories! I think I will like the Erotic Bedtime Stories very much!
This is one of my favorite stories when I was a kid and to see it transformed to an adult version was very interesting.
Of course Ms Valdez put her own spin on this fairytale and it is not the same tale as the children's story. The prince comes to Rapunzel's tower in the beginning of the book. In this story we are told of the time the Prince spends with Rapunzel and how they fall in love. If only they can find a way to be together without the Witch ruining everything.
This is one of my favorite stories when I was a kid and to see it transformed to an adult version was very interesting.
Of course Ms Valdez put her own spin on this fairytale and it is not the same tale as the children's story. The prince comes to Rapunzel's tower in the beginning of the book. In this story we are told of the time the Prince spends with Rapunzel and how they fall in love. If only they can find a way to be together without the Witch ruining everything.
July 25, 2014
This is so funny in a different way!
Ms. Lisa Valdez put an adult version on this fairy tale...
Ms. Lisa Valdez put an adult version on this fairy tale...
August 15, 2014
A strange little erotic novella. This is an erotic retelling of the Rapunzel story. It was sweet and trashy at the same time. Romantic and raunchy? Hard to explain. Not a bad story, just different.
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