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Kidnapped by the Krampus
Tis the season for spice...and a little Krampus magic!
Is Krampus real?
TWYLA
That's the question burning in my investigative journalist mind as I sneak into Krampus World to learn the truth about the eccentric CEO who always wears the monstrous holiday costume. I'm definitely making the naughty list for this.
After sharing a drink with the mysterious and quiet CEO, the last thing I expect is waking up with no clothes in the most beautiful winter castle. This horned heartthrob billionaire kidnapped me!
Despite the language barrier, I soon learn that his punishments are hot enough to melt the North Pole. And there are far worse things than being treated like a Christmas princess in a Yuletide-themed castle.
As I unwrap the layers of this hooved and horned enigma, I suspect the monster may be as real as Rudolph's red nose! And I might be falling for him faster than Santa coming down the chimney.
Well.... Monster romance is trending after all!
KRAMPUS
Don’t show them your tongue.
Don’t growl.
Don’t urge them to check your body for some nonexistent zipper.
Don’t wag your tail.
Don't show them how well you dance in hooves.
After a century of failures to find true love, Twyla is my last chance to break the curse before the clock runs out. I will do whatever it takes to keep my little star, my light in the darkness. It turns out this naughty girl may love my monstrous punishments and the magic of my realm.
It's not long before Twyla tangles around my heart more than twinkle lights. But can she believe a monster is her happily ever after? Will she save me from my icy fate?
Or am I doomed to be the demon of Yuletide with a frozen heart forever?
From bestselling author Emily Shore comes a romantasy that will give you all those Hallmark feels with a sack full of spicy surprises. A Christmas kidnapping never felt so dark and enchanting—or so cozy. Get ready for a rollercoaster sleigh ride that'll have you believing in holiday miracles and a mischievous monster you'll be dying to get under the mistletoe!
Is Krampus real?
TWYLA
That's the question burning in my investigative journalist mind as I sneak into Krampus World to learn the truth about the eccentric CEO who always wears the monstrous holiday costume. I'm definitely making the naughty list for this.
After sharing a drink with the mysterious and quiet CEO, the last thing I expect is waking up with no clothes in the most beautiful winter castle. This horned heartthrob billionaire kidnapped me!
Despite the language barrier, I soon learn that his punishments are hot enough to melt the North Pole. And there are far worse things than being treated like a Christmas princess in a Yuletide-themed castle.
As I unwrap the layers of this hooved and horned enigma, I suspect the monster may be as real as Rudolph's red nose! And I might be falling for him faster than Santa coming down the chimney.
Well.... Monster romance is trending after all!
KRAMPUS
Don’t show them your tongue.
Don’t growl.
Don’t urge them to check your body for some nonexistent zipper.
Don’t wag your tail.
Don't show them how well you dance in hooves.
After a century of failures to find true love, Twyla is my last chance to break the curse before the clock runs out. I will do whatever it takes to keep my little star, my light in the darkness. It turns out this naughty girl may love my monstrous punishments and the magic of my realm.
It's not long before Twyla tangles around my heart more than twinkle lights. But can she believe a monster is her happily ever after? Will she save me from my icy fate?
Or am I doomed to be the demon of Yuletide with a frozen heart forever?
From bestselling author Emily Shore comes a romantasy that will give you all those Hallmark feels with a sack full of spicy surprises. A Christmas kidnapping never felt so dark and enchanting—or so cozy. Get ready for a rollercoaster sleigh ride that'll have you believing in holiday miracles and a mischievous monster you'll be dying to get under the mistletoe!
350 pages, Paperback
Published November 9, 2023
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About the author
Emily Shore
32 books708 followersEmily used to be the good little church-going girl who snuck peeks of smutty romance at the bookstore. Now, she proudly writes smut and has forsaken the religious cult of her past. Emily includes a trauma-healing theme loosely based on her own experiences in all her work.
In 2020, Emily found her voice while writing dark fantasy romance. In 2021, she rebranded on Kindle Vella and has been a Vella bestseller for two years. Her writing always features enemies to lovers with heroines who don't need a sword to be strong, monsters and villains with "burn the world for her" vibes, and trauma healing.
Emily's bestselling books on Kindle Vella include: The Sacrifice, Bride of Lucifer, Bride of the Corpse King, Courting Death and Destruction, and Grymm Beauty. Learn more at “Emily’s Vella Verse” on FB or connect with her on social media to learn how you can become a super fan and get super fan treats!
An abuse survivor and trained advocate, Emily has worked as an awareness speaker all over Minnesota. Identifying as bisexual and feminist, she loves to showcase sex and kink positivity and normalized LGBTQIA+ inclusivity.
When not writing enemies to lovers, Emily is addicted to the Enneagram, rewatching Schitts Creek, cuddling with her kitty, and spending time with her online sisterhood where she can exercise her big empath heart. She lives in Saint Paul with her husband and two daughters—one is a budding author.
Please subscribe to Emily’s newsletter at - www.emilybethshore.com - to keep up with her series projects, author promos, and prize contests. Or follow her on Tiktok at @authoremilybshore.
FUN FACTS ABOUT EMILY:
This list gives you a little peek into the crazy brain of this author. If you find yourself relating to any of these, reach out to me on any of my pages and we shall go forth and bond!
1. I am an extrovert with unlimited psychological energy. (I also stockpile Pinterest memes!)
2. HUGE Enneagram fan, so if you want to connect more, prepare to be asked to take the test so I can better understand you and speak your love language . (My tritype is 847 - which makes me Deadpool's female twin!)
3. My favorite authors on the YA side are Laini Taylor and Susan Dennard. My favorite authors on the adult side include: Amelia Hutchins *Queen*, Pam Godwin *Goddess*, and Elayna Gallea.
4. Up until 2020, I used to write strictly YA. I had a major identity transformation, wrote three books in three months (back to back), found my true VOICE, processed my identity, healed from past trauma, and came out as bisexual. Now, I love writing spicy fantasy romance and bridging the gap between the heterosexual and queer audience by offering them badass heroines taking on the dark alphas and literally *everyone* in my books is queer and polyamorous because #whychoose? It's normalized, it's respected, and it's beautiful!
5. My favorite film is The Princess Bride.
6. I am Disney-obsessed, especially Marvel and the Princess movement.
7. I started writing The Aviary over twelve years ago after a visit to Germany and learning about the Red-Light District. These books were evidence of my sexuality screaming to be let out.
8. My favorite Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera followed closely by The Scarlet Pimpernel.
9. Songs to describe me: Unbreakable by Fireflight, Warrior by Demi Lovato, Ready or Not by Brit Nicole and Lecrae, Speechless by Naomi Scott (Aladdin), Show Yourself by Idina Mendel (Frozen 2), This Is Me from The Greatest Showman, and The Sound of Silence.
10. I’m a mom to two little girls. I fight for a better world for them and for myself.
In 2020, Emily found her voice while writing dark fantasy romance. In 2021, she rebranded on Kindle Vella and has been a Vella bestseller for two years. Her writing always features enemies to lovers with heroines who don't need a sword to be strong, monsters and villains with "burn the world for her" vibes, and trauma healing.
Emily's bestselling books on Kindle Vella include: The Sacrifice, Bride of Lucifer, Bride of the Corpse King, Courting Death and Destruction, and Grymm Beauty. Learn more at “Emily’s Vella Verse” on FB or connect with her on social media to learn how you can become a super fan and get super fan treats!
An abuse survivor and trained advocate, Emily has worked as an awareness speaker all over Minnesota. Identifying as bisexual and feminist, she loves to showcase sex and kink positivity and normalized LGBTQIA+ inclusivity.
When not writing enemies to lovers, Emily is addicted to the Enneagram, rewatching Schitts Creek, cuddling with her kitty, and spending time with her online sisterhood where she can exercise her big empath heart. She lives in Saint Paul with her husband and two daughters—one is a budding author.
Please subscribe to Emily’s newsletter at - www.emilybethshore.com - to keep up with her series projects, author promos, and prize contests. Or follow her on Tiktok at @authoremilybshore.
FUN FACTS ABOUT EMILY:
This list gives you a little peek into the crazy brain of this author. If you find yourself relating to any of these, reach out to me on any of my pages and we shall go forth and bond!
1. I am an extrovert with unlimited psychological energy. (I also stockpile Pinterest memes!)
2. HUGE Enneagram fan, so if you want to connect more, prepare to be asked to take the test so I can better understand you and speak your love language . (My tritype is 847 - which makes me Deadpool's female twin!)
3. My favorite authors on the YA side are Laini Taylor and Susan Dennard. My favorite authors on the adult side include: Amelia Hutchins *Queen*, Pam Godwin *Goddess*, and Elayna Gallea.
4. Up until 2020, I used to write strictly YA. I had a major identity transformation, wrote three books in three months (back to back), found my true VOICE, processed my identity, healed from past trauma, and came out as bisexual. Now, I love writing spicy fantasy romance and bridging the gap between the heterosexual and queer audience by offering them badass heroines taking on the dark alphas and literally *everyone* in my books is queer and polyamorous because #whychoose? It's normalized, it's respected, and it's beautiful!
5. My favorite film is The Princess Bride.
6. I am Disney-obsessed, especially Marvel and the Princess movement.
7. I started writing The Aviary over twelve years ago after a visit to Germany and learning about the Red-Light District. These books were evidence of my sexuality screaming to be let out.
8. My favorite Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera followed closely by The Scarlet Pimpernel.
9. Songs to describe me: Unbreakable by Fireflight, Warrior by Demi Lovato, Ready or Not by Brit Nicole and Lecrae, Speechless by Naomi Scott (Aladdin), Show Yourself by Idina Mendel (Frozen 2), This Is Me from The Greatest Showman, and The Sound of Silence.
10. I’m a mom to two little girls. I fight for a better world for them and for myself.
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did-not-finish
July 13, 2024Well this book surely spanked me, right into a DNF.
It’s amazing that a book can be both traumatizing and boring. This was just a very long krampus rape fantasy. That’s fine, it’s erotica, but it has no business being 250 pages. Like ffs, make them bang, do your dubcon or whatever, give us the dong/tongue/horn gimmicks and get out. This was repetitive and meh for all its rapeyness.
The word slit was used 29 times, folds 38 and cream (in some form) 19 times.
Also I’d love to one day live in a world where smut authors stop pretending that female genitalia tastes like candy (or honey, or sugar cookies). Now I’m just being crabby.
In conclusion this was boring which is the worst thing smut can be imo. Yes, it is possible to have too much sex in smut, especially when the sex is overwritten as this was. It becomes very blunting.
Dnf 40%, which was 30% further than I should have gone but I pushed on for the dong reveal. 😏
update: I went back in an skimmed for the further dong info and it was virtually the same as groped by the grinch, and for that I’m rating this.
Thanks to all my brave lovelies who endured this with me: Buket, Elizabeth, RL, Jai, Christina (who disappeared and might be curled up in a ball somewhere). 💕 Trauma bonding at its finest.
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Seasonal slump spank-a-thon buddy read starts Nov 15th.
It’s amazing that a book can be both traumatizing and boring. This was just a very long krampus rape fantasy. That’s fine, it’s erotica, but it has no business being 250 pages. Like ffs, make them bang, do your dubcon or whatever, give us the dong/tongue/horn gimmicks and get out. This was repetitive and meh for all its rapeyness.
The word slit was used 29 times, folds 38 and cream (in some form) 19 times.
Also I’d love to one day live in a world where smut authors stop pretending that female genitalia tastes like candy (or honey, or sugar cookies). Now I’m just being crabby.
In conclusion this was boring which is the worst thing smut can be imo. Yes, it is possible to have too much sex in smut, especially when the sex is overwritten as this was. It becomes very blunting.
Dnf 40%, which was 30% further than I should have gone but I pushed on for the dong reveal. 😏
update: I went back in an skimmed for the further dong info and it was virtually the same as groped by the grinch, and for that I’m rating this.
Thanks to all my brave lovelies who endured this with me: Buket, Elizabeth, RL, Jai, Christina (who disappeared and might be curled up in a ball somewhere). 💕 Trauma bonding at its finest.
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Seasonal slump spank-a-thon buddy read starts Nov 15th.
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November 16, 2023absolutely no one forced me to finish this, I could’ve stopped myself at any time, and yet somehow I feel like I read this against my will
My thoughts:
I survived the seasonal slump spank-a-thon buddy read and all I got was this new trauma❤️
Kidnapped by the Krampus by Emily Shore is a dual POV erotic paranormal novella featuring Twyla, a human journalist intern on the hunt for an inside scoop on Krampus World, a dark Christmas-themed amusement park, and its infamous and secretive owner, Krampus.
That’s about the extent of the plot. There was honestly no plot to be had. A true, PWP, through and through.
There’s also some words I NEVER want to see again, after being slapped in the face with them over and over.
Cream (Upwards of >20)
Rumpa (19 times)
Cunny (11 times)
I want to preface and say that Emily Shore is not a bad writer; it was pretty technically sound overall, just could use some homing in on the craft and sharpening the ability to cut the fluff (and in this case, the fluff was too much smut and drawn-out matters).
It says on the tin that this is 250 pages, but if you told me it was 2,500, I would truly believe you. I’m not sure if it was the bloated writing, the nonexistent plot, the characters, or what, but this was long. It felt like it went on forever. I can usually fly through something like this if I’m having fun, but I was definitely not having fun. I should’ve DNF’ed like most of the buddy read group, but it’s that time of year my desperate feral rat brain wants to stockpile the Goodreads book count, so here we are.
Where this suffered was the story itself, how it unfolded, and its characters.
With no plot direction to speak of, all this novella felt like was a vehicle for continuous smut that got old and stale really fast. Anyone who knows me, and sees my bookshelves, knows that I’m not one to shy away from the kinkier elements of smut, like BDSM, CNC, dubcon, etc, but there’s a personal limit for me, and I reached it here. I felt like I was reading the same scene over, punish/sex/repeat. If we actually had story and unresolved sexual tension/buildup that brought us to these moments where it felt earned and delicious, that would’ve been a different story.
Other reviewers have mentioned the drugging and sexual touching while the FMC is unconscious, so I won’t go into detail here, but please heed the sensitivity warnings, for this and other elements. There is no going around this, the MMC drugged the FMC unconscious and then undressed and touched her intimately, without her verbal consent. There is no fallout from this, the FMC is more worried about her ripped handmade costume. Actually, now that I think of it, when the FMC does find out she was drugged and attempts to lash out, Krampus decides she needs to be punished, and spanks her. Not chill.
Now let’s just get random.
Why does Krampus call out to his mother in throes of passion???? “Oh Hel!” HEL IS HIS MOTHER
Why were there SO MANY Fifty Shades of Grey references by the FMC??? There was genuinely a worrying amount. If I had to hear about how Krampus was basically just Christian Grey, an enigmatic billionaire CEO who’s into BDSM one more time…
When Twyla is naked, she compares herself to a plucked goose. More than once.
The fact that Twyla genuinely thought the MMC was in a Krampus costume for so damn long. That mf was showering and HAVING SEX WITH YOU. DID YOU SEE HIM CHANGE ONCE? Girl, please be so fucking for real.
I think to truly understand this experience, I will let the below (very real) quotes end this review for me.
I will make a new list. All the things I like about her. As long as it’s not covered in warts, her cute little rumpa will be at the top.
+
She steps back, her fingers flying to her mouth. “Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize. Fucking fruitcakes!”
… I may be a kinky bastard, but I have not once in all my centuries fucked a fruitcake.
+
Slowly, I rise, forgetting that I’m naked as a plucked goose until a low growl resonates from the opposite side of the room.
“Holy Santa Clause jingle shit balls!” Gasping shrill and fast, I scramble with the blankets, wrestling them around my breasts before narrowing my eyes to the dark figure in the corner of the room.
+
That voice! It’s deep, deeper than a chasm, deeper than the womb of the earth. Holy mistletoe!—not a dream, not a dream, not a dream. Unless I’m hallucinating. No, if I was hallucinating, my ass would not be scalded like a well-cooked ham…one sauced in its own juices.
+
I arch for him. Lift my hips and rock them against him to show my want, my need. And with every breath I can muster, I tell him in an exclaim of a whisper, “You are so fucking hot!”
He loosens his tongue, snaps it back into his mouth, and brings his body down on mine to say in the deep voice of a demon, “I. Am. Krampus.”
+
“Krampus!” she gasps and touches the wetness dripping down her breasts. “It tastes…you taste like eggnog!”
“Surprise.” I bob my brows.”
+
And then the one that takes the whole cake. I should’ve DNF’ed right then and there, after reading this absolute clown shit. The FMC and the “villain” Klaus are having an argument over corporal punishment (again, what the actual fuck…)
I wrinkle my nose. “And who gets to determine whether beating a child will result in preventing evil…or creating more of it?”
“For centuries, I believed in this form of justice and discipline. After all, if you knew that a disobedient and horrible child would turn into a genocidal dictator responsible for the Holocaust, wouldn’t you apply a firmer hand? Wouldn’t you want the child to know right from wrong and understand evil deeds have consequences?”
I JUST SCREAMED THE BIGGEST “HUH BOY” IN HISTORY???????????? WHAT IN THE EVER-LOVING HELL IS THAT QUOTE?????
Goodnight.
My thoughts:
I survived the seasonal slump spank-a-thon buddy read and all I got was this new trauma❤️
Kidnapped by the Krampus by Emily Shore is a dual POV erotic paranormal novella featuring Twyla, a human journalist intern on the hunt for an inside scoop on Krampus World, a dark Christmas-themed amusement park, and its infamous and secretive owner, Krampus.
That’s about the extent of the plot. There was honestly no plot to be had. A true, PWP, through and through.
There’s also some words I NEVER want to see again, after being slapped in the face with them over and over.
Cream (Upwards of >20)
Rumpa (19 times)
Cunny (11 times)
I want to preface and say that Emily Shore is not a bad writer; it was pretty technically sound overall, just could use some homing in on the craft and sharpening the ability to cut the fluff (and in this case, the fluff was too much smut and drawn-out matters).
It says on the tin that this is 250 pages, but if you told me it was 2,500, I would truly believe you. I’m not sure if it was the bloated writing, the nonexistent plot, the characters, or what, but this was long. It felt like it went on forever. I can usually fly through something like this if I’m having fun, but I was definitely not having fun. I should’ve DNF’ed like most of the buddy read group, but it’s that time of year my desperate feral rat brain wants to stockpile the Goodreads book count, so here we are.
Where this suffered was the story itself, how it unfolded, and its characters.
With no plot direction to speak of, all this novella felt like was a vehicle for continuous smut that got old and stale really fast. Anyone who knows me, and sees my bookshelves, knows that I’m not one to shy away from the kinkier elements of smut, like BDSM, CNC, dubcon, etc, but there’s a personal limit for me, and I reached it here. I felt like I was reading the same scene over, punish/sex/repeat. If we actually had story and unresolved sexual tension/buildup that brought us to these moments where it felt earned and delicious, that would’ve been a different story.
Other reviewers have mentioned the drugging and sexual touching while the FMC is unconscious, so I won’t go into detail here, but please heed the sensitivity warnings, for this and other elements. There is no going around this, the MMC drugged the FMC unconscious and then undressed and touched her intimately, without her verbal consent. There is no fallout from this, the FMC is more worried about her ripped handmade costume. Actually, now that I think of it, when the FMC does find out she was drugged and attempts to lash out, Krampus decides she needs to be punished, and spanks her. Not chill.
Now let’s just get random.
Why does Krampus call out to his mother in throes of passion???? “Oh Hel!” HEL IS HIS MOTHER
Why were there SO MANY Fifty Shades of Grey references by the FMC??? There was genuinely a worrying amount. If I had to hear about how Krampus was basically just Christian Grey, an enigmatic billionaire CEO who’s into BDSM one more time…
When Twyla is naked, she compares herself to a plucked goose. More than once.
The fact that Twyla genuinely thought the MMC was in a Krampus costume for so damn long. That mf was showering and HAVING SEX WITH YOU. DID YOU SEE HIM CHANGE ONCE? Girl, please be so fucking for real.
I think to truly understand this experience, I will let the below (very real) quotes end this review for me.
I will make a new list. All the things I like about her. As long as it’s not covered in warts, her cute little rumpa will be at the top.
+
She steps back, her fingers flying to her mouth. “Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize. Fucking fruitcakes!”
… I may be a kinky bastard, but I have not once in all my centuries fucked a fruitcake.
+
Slowly, I rise, forgetting that I’m naked as a plucked goose until a low growl resonates from the opposite side of the room.
“Holy Santa Clause jingle shit balls!” Gasping shrill and fast, I scramble with the blankets, wrestling them around my breasts before narrowing my eyes to the dark figure in the corner of the room.
+
That voice! It’s deep, deeper than a chasm, deeper than the womb of the earth. Holy mistletoe!—not a dream, not a dream, not a dream. Unless I’m hallucinating. No, if I was hallucinating, my ass would not be scalded like a well-cooked ham…one sauced in its own juices.
+
I arch for him. Lift my hips and rock them against him to show my want, my need. And with every breath I can muster, I tell him in an exclaim of a whisper, “You are so fucking hot!”
He loosens his tongue, snaps it back into his mouth, and brings his body down on mine to say in the deep voice of a demon, “I. Am. Krampus.”
+
“Krampus!” she gasps and touches the wetness dripping down her breasts. “It tastes…you taste like eggnog!”
“Surprise.” I bob my brows.”
+
And then the one that takes the whole cake. I should’ve DNF’ed right then and there, after reading this absolute clown shit. The FMC and the “villain” Klaus are having an argument over corporal punishment (again, what the actual fuck…)
I wrinkle my nose. “And who gets to determine whether beating a child will result in preventing evil…or creating more of it?”
“For centuries, I believed in this form of justice and discipline. After all, if you knew that a disobedient and horrible child would turn into a genocidal dictator responsible for the Holocaust, wouldn’t you apply a firmer hand? Wouldn’t you want the child to know right from wrong and understand evil deeds have consequences?”
I JUST SCREAMED THE BIGGEST “HUH BOY” IN HISTORY???????????? WHAT IN THE EVER-LOVING HELL IS THAT QUOTE?????
Goodnight.
November 15, 2023
DNF at 10%.
Since this has so many positive reviews, feel the need to put in some stars so folks who may be sensitive get some warning this book is not for them.
Sadly, the "hero" knocks the heroine out with magic and when she's asleep, begins to undress her. It's really concerning since she would have been up for fun. She didn't need to be magically roofied. It's super off putting.
Since this has so many positive reviews, feel the need to put in some stars so folks who may be sensitive get some warning this book is not for them.
Sadly, the "hero" knocks the heroine out with magic and when she's asleep, begins to undress her. It's really concerning since she would have been up for fun. She didn't need to be magically roofied. It's super off putting.
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November 15, 2023 a big no 🤚🏻
his inspection of her body while she was unconscious made me so uncomfortable that i had to stop reading🤚🏻
sorry for leaving our buddy read early but i’m out 💔
his inspection of her body while she was unconscious made me so uncomfortable that i had to stop reading🤚🏻
sorry for leaving our buddy read early but i’m out 💔
December 22, 2023
I know that you're all probably sick of me straying from my standard horror fare, all for the sake of monster erotica. But hey...a little variety to spice things up never hurt anyone, right? Except the chick from Gerald's Game. And Revenge. And, well, quite a few others, too, but I digress. So I've read mucho amounts of Christmas erotica over the years and a strong majority of it follows a very basic formula. A girl named Holly or Harmony has a bad break up, needs sex, enter Krampus, and kablooey, her genitals now resemble the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan. And they always love it, yearning for more and more of that gigantic, eggnog-flavored birch branch. How come it doesn't taste like ribbon candy? Or chocolate? Anyway, now here, Emily Shore crafted this beautiful dark fantasy (One of my least favorite genres), with a girl named Twyla and a majestic, cursed beast named...you guessed it...Krampus. And things become very sexual, but not in an aggressive or filthy way. It was all done very tactfully, demonstrating a perfect balance of sensuality and carnality. Very sexy and sweat-inducing love scenes throughout. And I bet that Krampus can roll his 'Rs' like the most talented linguist. But, even beyond that, there was a genuine romance between our leads as they work against the clock to prevent the curse from overtaking the Krampus, while exploring their affection for one another, all with Klaus and his battle-ready elves breathing down their necks. It's like a modern, and very adult, retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Very well done and this is probably the first time that I've ever awarded a book like this with a perfect rating. But it damn sure deserves every bit of it. Topsider approved all the way!
January 11, 2024
Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+
Humor: A bit, especially holiday play on words
Perspective: First person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? plot and sex
When mains are first on page together: Not too far in, about 6%
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes
Format: read the e-book through kindle unlimited
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
If there is one being in the universe or any dimension of it who can offer the flawless balance between pain and pleasure, degradation and praise, humiliation and worship, it’s Krampus.
Should I read in order?
I believe this is a stand alone?
Basic plot:
Twyla is kidnapped by the CEO of Krampus World after trying to get the story on him and his monstrous holiday costume.
Give this a try if you want:
- monster romance
- Krampus hero/human heroine
- language barrier
- kidnapped heroine (levels of dubious consent)
- size different – Krampus is 3 times her size
- high steam – 6 or so scenes
- kink including praise, spanking, bondage, toys...
Ages:
- heroine is 26, didn’t catch hero but...much older
First line:
I am so making the naughty list for this.
Endearments
My thoughts:
Sadly this one wasn’t for me. I think mostly the kink just wasn’t something I enjoyed so I didn’t connect with them. Much of the steam is the in the first half so after the first scene or so I ended up getting a bit bored. The tension was lost and I felt like I didn’t know the characters the best. The latter half opens up more to the plot and character development and the world of Krampus. But I had to force myself to pick it up and it took me well over a month to actually finish.
I think those wanting this type of kink and Krampus love should give this one a go!
Cock/Hero Stats:
Quotes/thoughts: (Any mistakes are my own)
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: I feel like I might have missed some in the latter half, but this should just give you an idea anyway..
Extra stuff like what my review breakdowns mean, where to find me, and book clubs
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+
Humor: A bit, especially holiday play on words
Perspective: First person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? plot and sex
When mains are first on page together: Not too far in, about 6%
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes
Format: read the e-book through kindle unlimited
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
If there is one being in the universe or any dimension of it who can offer the flawless balance between pain and pleasure, degradation and praise, humiliation and worship, it’s Krampus.
Should I read in order?
I believe this is a stand alone?
Basic plot:
Twyla is kidnapped by the CEO of Krampus World after trying to get the story on him and his monstrous holiday costume.
Give this a try if you want:
- monster romance
- Krampus hero/human heroine
- language barrier
- kidnapped heroine (levels of dubious consent)
- size different – Krampus is 3 times her size
- high steam – 6 or so scenes
- kink including praise, spanking, bondage, toys...
Ages:
- heroine is 26, didn’t catch hero but...much older
First line:
I am so making the naughty list for this.
Endearments
My thoughts:
Sadly this one wasn’t for me. I think mostly the kink just wasn’t something I enjoyed so I didn’t connect with them. Much of the steam is the in the first half so after the first scene or so I ended up getting a bit bored. The tension was lost and I felt like I didn’t know the characters the best. The latter half opens up more to the plot and character development and the world of Krampus. But I had to force myself to pick it up and it took me well over a month to actually finish.
I think those wanting this type of kink and Krampus love should give this one a go!
Cock/Hero Stats:
Quotes/thoughts: (Any mistakes are my own)
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: I feel like I might have missed some in the latter half, but this should just give you an idea anyway..
Extra stuff like what my review breakdowns mean, where to find me, and book clubs
December 12, 2024
we listen and we don’t judge 😭😭
December 25, 2023
You know I have never been opposed to sitting on Santa's lap but next year I wonder if Krampus might be up for the job?
Emily Shore came in like a whirlwind and changed the entire Krampus game with Kidnapped by the Krampus not just because of how sexy he was or how he could lay down some pipe. It was the world building and the brilliant storytelling that initially captivated me. The world she created within these pages was worthy of some of my favorite fantasy books.
"I may be a kinky bastard, but I have not once in all my centuries fucked a fruitcake."
For the main attraction though, our Krampus was sweet and decadent perfection! Yes, he was a true gem with aftercare and making sure Twyla had everything she needed after their... excursions but it was more than that! He truly cared about her and for a much deeper reason than just because he wanted to bed her.
Twyla was not everyone's cup of tea; I have seen that floating around in several reviews. I think a good bit of it had to do with her turn of phrases. They were oh so very Christmas themed and I was entirely here for it! After being knocked down her entire life for her to finally get this chance really made her happily ever moment that much sweeter.
And that moment with where Twyla became his real-life Christmas Tree, and he decorated her in the most exquisite baubles that of which only a truly naughty person would enjoy! Bravo babe because you had my toes curling and my batteries dying before the book was even halfway over.
Kidnapped by the Krampus is going down as one of my top Christmas reads of 2023 and that is saying something. I might love my holiday themed stories, but I am exceedingly tough on them. I want them to make me feel the joy and beauty of the season and this one did. I will be keeping my eyes peeled for an audio of this book because I just know that the brogue Krampus used would come through beautifully with the right narrator.
Emily Shore came in like a whirlwind and changed the entire Krampus game with Kidnapped by the Krampus not just because of how sexy he was or how he could lay down some pipe. It was the world building and the brilliant storytelling that initially captivated me. The world she created within these pages was worthy of some of my favorite fantasy books.
"I may be a kinky bastard, but I have not once in all my centuries fucked a fruitcake."
For the main attraction though, our Krampus was sweet and decadent perfection! Yes, he was a true gem with aftercare and making sure Twyla had everything she needed after their... excursions but it was more than that! He truly cared about her and for a much deeper reason than just because he wanted to bed her.
Twyla was not everyone's cup of tea; I have seen that floating around in several reviews. I think a good bit of it had to do with her turn of phrases. They were oh so very Christmas themed and I was entirely here for it! After being knocked down her entire life for her to finally get this chance really made her happily ever moment that much sweeter.
And that moment with where Twyla became his real-life Christmas Tree, and he decorated her in the most exquisite baubles that of which only a truly naughty person would enjoy! Bravo babe because you had my toes curling and my batteries dying before the book was even halfway over.
Kidnapped by the Krampus is going down as one of my top Christmas reads of 2023 and that is saying something. I might love my holiday themed stories, but I am exceedingly tough on them. I want them to make me feel the joy and beauty of the season and this one did. I will be keeping my eyes peeled for an audio of this book because I just know that the brogue Krampus used would come through beautifully with the right narrator.
February 20, 2024
It's smut y'all. Keep your expectations where they need to be.
"You’ve been reading way too much monster smut, Twyla."
SAME
5 ⭐️
5 🌶️
Did I start this as a joke? Yes.
Did I enjoy the heck out of it? Also yes.
Kidnapped by the Krampus is a book I started and realized "wow i'm a bit fucked up" as I enjoyed it. Emily Shore's writing is funny and here for a fun time. Is it a literary masterpiece? No. But I had a blast and couldn't put it down.
Twyla, our FMC, is a reporter trying to get the scoop into the CEO of Krampus World. This story is going to be her big break! Unfortunately, Krampus notices her and he kidnaps her in order to do some 🌶️ things with extremely dubious consent.
There is a plot, but in truth this story is smut first, plot second. Just go into it knowing that and you'll have a good time.
I am never going to look at eggnog the same. 💀
"I am the shiny tree Krampus is trimming."
Genuinely sweet Monster romance
Size different
Kidnapping
DEFINITELY Dubcon
Language barrier
Kinks on kinks on kinks 🥵
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Dammit why did I like this. 🤣
RTC 💀
"You’ve been reading way too much monster smut, Twyla."
SAME
5 ⭐️
5 🌶️
Did I start this as a joke? Yes.
Did I enjoy the heck out of it? Also yes.
Kidnapped by the Krampus is a book I started and realized "wow i'm a bit fucked up" as I enjoyed it. Emily Shore's writing is funny and here for a fun time. Is it a literary masterpiece? No. But I had a blast and couldn't put it down.
Twyla, our FMC, is a reporter trying to get the scoop into the CEO of Krampus World. This story is going to be her big break! Unfortunately, Krampus notices her and he kidnaps her in order to do some 🌶️ things with extremely dubious consent.
There is a plot, but in truth this story is smut first, plot second. Just go into it knowing that and you'll have a good time.
I am never going to look at eggnog the same. 💀
"I am the shiny tree Krampus is trimming."
Genuinely sweet Monster romance
Size different
Kidnapping
DEFINITELY Dubcon
Language barrier
Kinks on kinks on kinks 🥵
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Dammit why did I like this. 🤣
RTC 💀
December 27, 2023
Ok... That... Was... I believe for those who like monster smut it is perfect. But not my thing. And of course I blame myself for not reading the description beforehand. It would have saved me some unnecessary images
May 19, 2024
Soooo... that happened.
I enjoyed the premise of this book and that the monster didn't magically become a gorgeous male upon finding his true love or being cured of his curse. I didn't like the characters. Something about both of them prevented me from connecting with them or caring about them. Their relationship was absolutely filthy though so that's something. If you enjoy that sort of thing (like I seem to), pick this up and try it for yourself.
I enjoyed the premise of this book and that the monster didn't magically become a gorgeous male upon finding his true love or being cured of his curse. I didn't like the characters. Something about both of them prevented me from connecting with them or caring about them. Their relationship was absolutely filthy though so that's something. If you enjoy that sort of thing (like I seem to), pick this up and try it for yourself.
dnf
December 3, 2023Just wasn’t for me. DNF 34%
December 28, 2024
i don't even wanna talk about this.
December 8, 2024
This is going to be a hear me out moment. I had a hard time rating this because monster romance isn’t my usual genre but tis the season.
2.75 ⭐️ rounded up
4/5 🦄
Lots of the spice was a little too much for me with the monster anatomy. HOWEVER the plot was cute and festive and SO was the puns and banter. Points for creativity and research that went into making this
I will likely not read another monster romance unless cliterature bullies me into another.
2.75 ⭐️ rounded up
4/5 🦄
Lots of the spice was a little too much for me with the monster anatomy. HOWEVER the plot was cute and festive and SO was the puns and banter. Points for creativity and research that went into making this
I will likely not read another monster romance unless cliterature bullies me into another.
January 2, 2025
If you’re looking for a holiday “monster” romance, I highly recommend picking up this book! Once I started reading, I didn’t want to put it down. Twyla goes in to Krampus World with one mission but is ultimately led to another one when she meets Krampus, the CEO himself. This book is full of spice and there is eggnog! 🎄🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🎄
December 13, 2023
*a lot of triggers here, as one can probably imagine - reader beware*
Holy Holly berries is right……
I um kinda can’t believe a book like this exists. I surely will never think about Krampus the same way again 🥴🫠🥹😅
Probably the 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️est book I’ve ever read. Idk wether to laugh or question my existence. 😅😅
Holy Holly berries is right……
I um kinda can’t believe a book like this exists. I surely will never think about Krampus the same way again 🥴🫠🥹😅
Probably the 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️est book I’ve ever read. Idk wether to laugh or question my existence. 😅😅
January 6, 2025
I did it! I finished the worst book I’ve ever read!
December 27, 2024
DNF @ 30% Not a fan of straight up non-con. Also got major ick from the author telling me I should keep a toy around while reading their book.
December 26, 2024
Okay so anyways
December 27, 2024
To my book club, I am sorry.
December 19, 2025
I dnf’d at 70%, and would’ve a whole lot earlier if not for this being MY suggestion for my friend and I to read. I regret everything. I get that punishment is a kink, I’m perfectly fine with it, but this read like someone who’s guessing at how it’s actually applied and then went waaaayy too overboard with it. It felt like it crossed (incestual) lines; and they’re not even related. It just felt…wrong? Like it was done wrong lol. Also, I get that it’s a christmas book. I get that she’s from a cult. But does this bimbo bitch use Christmas puns for 90% of her inner monologue 100% of the time or strictly around the holidays? Either way, it was fckn puke inducing. I wanted to like this SO BAD.
Last but not least—I discovered too late that this author (HEAVILY) uses AI to make “art” 🤮 for her books. Confused though bc she seems to also occasionally commission real artwork from real artists. Don’t worry, she makes up for it with the insane amount of AI works she compiles and floods her feeds with. So unfortunately I won’t be trying any of her other books, as I think it’s disgusting to use AI at all, let alone to promote your books with, and I don’t support authors who use AI in any capacity.
Last but not least—I discovered too late that this author (HEAVILY) uses AI to make “art” 🤮 for her books. Confused though bc she seems to also occasionally commission real artwork from real artists. Don’t worry, she makes up for it with the insane amount of AI works she compiles and floods her feeds with. So unfortunately I won’t be trying any of her other books, as I think it’s disgusting to use AI at all, let alone to promote your books with, and I don’t support authors who use AI in any capacity.
October 25, 2023
Full transparency: this review is the result of the author allowing me to read the book as an ARC member.
First off, I’ve never read anything like this. If you want spice, this is the one. Still has a plot, it’s just surrounded by 🌶️. This is one of those books you probably shouldn’t read in public. Won’t be looking at eggnog the same this year—iykyk.
The characters are well created, and their POVs are seamless. I had to chuckle quite a few times at the little sayings the author sneaks in that reverts back to Christmas (ex: holy holly berries 😂).
In my opinion, this is a Christmas themed book, but can be read anytime of the year.
Keeping with my promise of full transparency, I’m really not into monster smut. So the fact that this book got 5⭐️ from me should attest to the style of writing and the creativity from the author for creating this.
First off, I’ve never read anything like this. If you want spice, this is the one. Still has a plot, it’s just surrounded by 🌶️. This is one of those books you probably shouldn’t read in public. Won’t be looking at eggnog the same this year—iykyk.
The characters are well created, and their POVs are seamless. I had to chuckle quite a few times at the little sayings the author sneaks in that reverts back to Christmas (ex: holy holly berries 😂).
In my opinion, this is a Christmas themed book, but can be read anytime of the year.
Keeping with my promise of full transparency, I’m really not into monster smut. So the fact that this book got 5⭐️ from me should attest to the style of writing and the creativity from the author for creating this.
December 15, 2025
Is Twyla the one? The one that can break his curse? If that sounds like BATB, you’d be right.
Krampus-ness: 😈😈😈😈
Folklore: 📕📕📕📕
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Christmas pop culture jokes: 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Eggnog surprise
Size difference
🪢
Somno
Noncon
Spanking
Impossible size=training
Theology
”I cannot afford to show her mercy. Not if I wish to make her mine. To keep her for eternity, Twyla must love the monster. Every dark part of him.”
Krampus-ness: 😈😈😈😈
Folklore: 📕📕📕📕
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Christmas pop culture jokes: 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Eggnog surprise
Size difference
🪢
Somno
Noncon
Spanking
Impossible size=training
Theology
November 18, 2023
“Ohmymistletoekisses!”
This is the third book I’ve read by this author and she does not disappoint. Here we follow Twyla and Krampus and their journey towards forever. Twyla is a human and Krampus is Krampus. hahaha Will they be able to find their way to “together forever”?! Will Klaus be the reason they don’t make it to their happily ever after?! You’ll have to read it to find out!
As always, be mindful of your mental health and check the TW!!
The following is one of my favorite parts of this book.
“That you did my kjaere. Do you still wish to tell me to “f*ck off”?”
“Ugh!”
“Maybe if it makes you less vanilla…”
“Did you just accuse Krampus, himself, of being…vanilla?”
“Maybe.”
😆📖🤓 I loved this story!
This is the third book I’ve read by this author and she does not disappoint. Here we follow Twyla and Krampus and their journey towards forever. Twyla is a human and Krampus is Krampus. hahaha Will they be able to find their way to “together forever”?! Will Klaus be the reason they don’t make it to their happily ever after?! You’ll have to read it to find out!
As always, be mindful of your mental health and check the TW!!
The following is one of my favorite parts of this book.
“That you did my kjaere. Do you still wish to tell me to “f*ck off”?”
“Ugh!”
“Maybe if it makes you less vanilla…”
“Did you just accuse Krampus, himself, of being…vanilla?”
“Maybe.”
😆📖🤓 I loved this story!
December 18, 2024
Good? No. Silly and entertaining? Yes.
December 29, 2023
I’m honestly confused by this whole book, I’ve read monster smut before but this was most confusing?
It has its moments of good spice but the plot is so confusing. The book started off promising but then it just becomes so scattered and jumps around so much you brain can’t keep up.
As someone who loves Krampus, I didn’t really love the authors depiction of him but that’s just me and we all visualize things differently.
The ‘cursing’ was too much and some vocab choices made me cringe, a lot.
It has its moments of good spice but the plot is so confusing. The book started off promising but then it just becomes so scattered and jumps around so much you brain can’t keep up.
As someone who loves Krampus, I didn’t really love the authors depiction of him but that’s just me and we all visualize things differently.
The ‘cursing’ was too much and some vocab choices made me cringe, a lot.
November 16, 2023
Well I'll never look at eggnog the same
This book made me soooooo attracted to Krampus 😍😍
This book made me soooooo attracted to Krampus 😍😍
December 16, 2024
2/5 ⭐️ plot
4/5 🌶️ spice
2/5 💕 romance
Holy holly berries this book was just not it for me. I was so bored by 60% in. For one, I should have read more about it and didn’t realize this is straight up erotica. Romance is kind of there but it was very forced. Lots of punishment being handed out and these characters are hornier than a couple of raging teenagers. She came like 30 times before she even realized he wasn’t a guy in a costume . Then she kind of just all of a sudden said she figured it out before he managed to tell her. Miscommunication trope was trope-ing . I kind of thought that it was funny when he was a little weirded out by her using daddy when his tongue can fork in three and had furry tentacles ????????
Yah she’s the weird one.
Krampus felt like what monster part can we fit into one monster? Then they did it. Prehensile tongue and tail, tentacles in the last act, knotting, horns, glowing peen the length of her torso, claws, hooves, fangs, magic. The works.
Really the author was doing the most almost all of the time.
If you really want to read about a krampus feasting on or edging a girl for a crazy amount of pages then read this book. I believe it could have been half the length and twice as good.
4/5 🌶️ spice
2/5 💕 romance
Holy holly berries this book was just not it for me. I was so bored by 60% in. For one, I should have read more about it and didn’t realize this is straight up erotica. Romance is kind of there but it was very forced. Lots of punishment being handed out and these characters are hornier than a couple of raging teenagers. She came like 30 times before she even realized he wasn’t a guy in a costume . Then she kind of just all of a sudden said she figured it out before he managed to tell her. Miscommunication trope was trope-ing . I kind of thought that it was funny when he was a little weirded out by her using daddy when his tongue can fork in three and had furry tentacles ????????
Yah she’s the weird one.
Krampus felt like what monster part can we fit into one monster? Then they did it. Prehensile tongue and tail, tentacles in the last act, knotting, horns, glowing peen the length of her torso, claws, hooves, fangs, magic. The works.
Really the author was doing the most almost all of the time.
If you really want to read about a krampus feasting on or edging a girl for a crazy amount of pages then read this book. I believe it could have been half the length and twice as good.
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March 8, 2024dnf-ed because it is unnecessarily long....................................................................................... might complete later
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