Labyrinth of the Beast

by Desiree Acuna

Accused of witchcraft, Lilith, the lady of the forest, is offered to the demons that dwell within the Labyrinth of the Beasts. It is the Hawkin, Gaelen, guardian of the gateway, who comes to collect her. His task is to initiate her into the pleasures of the flesh and train her to entertain the insatiable carnal appetite of the demons. But Lilith's coming was foretold long ago, and even the powerful demon, Gaelen, can not escape the destiny that fate has planned for him.

Genres: Paranormal, Erotica, Demons, BDSM, Paranormal Romance, Menage, Erotic Romance

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dina · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was my first and last read by this author! The hero was a sanctioned rapist, the heroine was a slutty moron, the plot was absurd (even for a PNR, where suspension of disbelief is a must), the first half of the book was filled with unpleasant sex scenes where the heroine was raped by the hero and the demons again and again until she couldn't tell the difference between pain and pleasure anymore, nasty incest vibes made me shudder when the hero revealed he'd been in love with her mother... Should I go on or is that enough to explain my 1-star rating? The whole thing was too crazy for me. I need a mind scrub!

[Carolyn F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of the An Alpha Christmas: Holiday Tales of Werewolves, Dragons, Shifters, Demons and More

I am used to this author's works (Kaitlyn O'Connor) being better than average so when I come upon an average I'm a little surprised. The romance at the end was good but all of those angst riddled pages before were a little daunting. Other than that it was enjoyable. 3-1/2 stars.

[Brutally Honest · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a weird book. A lot of it held no interest for me, the repeated sexual adventures of the heroine at the hand of the demons was just... completely uninteresting to me. What kept me going was the tantalising glimpses of Gaedan or whatever his name was. And then halfway through the book, the entire book changed, and became much more interesting to me. I really enjoyed that part, even though the heroine must have been born under a rock not to have noticed what was going on, lol!

[Tori Macallister · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing showed a degree of skill, despite the author appearring to not know the difference between shuttered and shuddered, but I agree with many of the reviews regarding the lack of warning about rape issues. There's a fine line in erotica between being erotically overpowered and raped and Acuba trampled all over that line, to the story's detriment. Without the second half of the story where the hero sets her free and helps her in disguise, this story would have none of the appeal that it manages to retain.

[Jo * Smut-Dickted * · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of a strange book. I wasn't disturbed by the non-con...however the relationship was just weird. I never really got a sense of them together. The sex scenes were o.k. Overall I gotta go with it was o.k. That was my general feeling of the whole thing.

[ValerieC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written by Kaitlyn O'Connor. Desiree Acuna is one of her numerous pen names.

I didn't like the beginning of this book, but the last part was sweet. A better ending than some of her works; abrupt, but you knew it was a HEA.