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Lullaby
Once upon a time, an arrogant Thief angered a vengeful God. For over a thousand years, he has been trying to free his lover and himself from a cruel curse – to fall in love in every lifetime, but never to be together. What will be their fate this time?
~11,000 words
~11,000 words
67 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2016
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About the author
Amelita Rae
33 books626 followersAmelita Rae took a wrong turn on the internet one day. All the innocent young lass wanted to do was watch funny cat videos, but then she discovered Boy's Love and that was the end of any worthwhile contribution she might have otherwise made to the world.
She now spends most of her time writing filthy smut that she tries to frame with farfetched plots and deranged characters, but don't be fooled by her bullshit people, its all just smut.
She now spends most of her time writing filthy smut that she tries to frame with farfetched plots and deranged characters, but don't be fooled by her bullshit people, its all just smut.
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August 5, 2023
He had loved him for more than a thousand years and he had never regretted his death more.
Zero smut and the darkest I’ve read by Amelita so far. Thank goodness for the HEA!!!
Zero smut and the darkest I’ve read by Amelita so far. Thank goodness for the HEA!!!
February 21, 2017
This was very different from what i normally read from Rae. For one, this doesn't have explicit sex..
but this is still a Rae book so there is sex,
It's just all told from a narrative 3rd person perspective.
This reads like a fairy-tale.... a very gory, violent fairy-tale, but it has a HEA so a fairy-tale nonetheless.
my verdict,
but this is still a Rae book so there is sex,
It's just all told from a narrative 3rd person perspective.
This reads like a fairy-tale.... a very gory, violent fairy-tale, but it has a HEA so a fairy-tale nonetheless.
my verdict,
April 30, 2017
Heartbreakingly beautiful.
I really want to tell you that this is a sweet story but it isn't. It is a dark story. But don't worry, it's worth it.
Thank you, Van ! I really loved this one!
Warning : non/con, blood and gore (explicit content).
I really want to tell you that this is a sweet story but it isn't. It is a dark story. But don't worry, it's worth it.
Thank you, Van ! I really loved this one!
Warning : non/con, blood and gore (explicit content).
September 13, 2021
I enjoyed this immensely🎉
A short Dark (fairy tale-ish) romance between an innocent boy and a monster who learns how to care for something beyond himself.
I came to read this at a time when I couldn't finish any book. But from page one I couldn’t put this down.
I would have liked for it to be longer, I think there were quite a lot of things that would have been perfect with longer scenes. I want to know more about the Demon, maybe even read his own book.
I usually am a bad reader of Dark genre... I get all judgmental and start analyzing why things are morally wrong 🙈. I don’t know why that didn’t happened here. There are plenty of shady things here, the MC is definitely a bad person... but I wouldn’t change any of it! It reminded me a lot of Alessandra Hazard’s work.
I loved it.
A short Dark (fairy tale-ish) romance between an innocent boy and a monster who learns how to care for something beyond himself.
I came to read this at a time when I couldn't finish any book. But from page one I couldn’t put this down.
I would have liked for it to be longer, I think there were quite a lot of things that would have been perfect with longer scenes. I want to know more about the Demon, maybe even read his own book.
I usually am a bad reader of Dark genre... I get all judgmental and start analyzing why things are morally wrong 🙈. I don’t know why that didn’t happened here. There are plenty of shady things here, the MC is definitely a bad person... but I wouldn’t change any of it! It reminded me a lot of Alessandra Hazard’s work.
I loved it.
August 22, 2017
Well, this is completely different to the other books I've read by this author.
A fairy tale of sorts. Beware there are horrific events and non-con. But as a fable it was excellent.
Heart breaking but with a happy ending.
A fairy tale of sorts. Beware there are horrific events and non-con. But as a fable it was excellent.
Heart breaking but with a happy ending.
November 26, 2020
I went from huh🤔to aww☺️...Really graphic but the ending made up for it.
July 8, 2023
As dark as advertised. I guess that's an HEA? Pretty brutal way to get there...
November 8, 2019
Me gusto bastante aunque quedaría muchísimo mejor como webtoon...
February 2, 2018
You wouldn't believe how many feelings and how much of a storyline can be rammed into such short fable. Reading it won't take much of your time, but leave a deep impact.
January 19, 2020
*Inhalo profundamente* Okaaaaaaaaaay, espero no enrollarme mucho porque realmente no quiero que esta reseña sea tan extensa.
Primero que todo, sí, me gusto la historia. Segundo, lo sé, el cuento es bien cortito de unas 50 o 70 paginas en las cual en 40% es solo espacio en blanco). Tercero, lo sé, su trama es una vaina BIEN CLICHE (pero yo no creo en lo cliche a menos que venga del wattpad profundo y todo meco, porque una idea poco original puede ser manejada de una manera excelente y terminar sorprendiéndote). cuarto, lo sé, también tiene una narrativa super rara y los personajes ni siquiera tienen nombres propios. PERO JODER, EL FINAL ES BIEN CONFUSO Y LINDO. Me gusto que sea corto (para matar el tiempo y entretenerte), los personajes tienen algo que podemos considerar humano, porque tienen una construcción y un desarrollo, sobre todo el protagonista, no como algunos personajes que solo están para contar la historia y ya, sin dejarte nada, sin hacerte sentir nada, y el final tiene un tono surrealista pero sin llegarte a desagradar porque tiene sentido al fin de cuentas.
No sabia si ponerle 4 o 3 estrellas, porque a pesar de ser un buen cuento no es el santo grimorio, sin embargo es algo en el que no pierdes tiempo.
Primero que todo, sí, me gusto la historia. Segundo, lo sé, el cuento es bien cortito de unas 50 o 70 paginas en las cual en 40% es solo espacio en blanco). Tercero, lo sé, su trama es una vaina BIEN CLICHE (pero yo no creo en lo cliche a menos que venga del wattpad profundo y todo meco, porque una idea poco original puede ser manejada de una manera excelente y terminar sorprendiéndote). cuarto, lo sé, también tiene una narrativa super rara y los personajes ni siquiera tienen nombres propios. PERO JODER, EL FINAL ES BIEN CONFUSO Y LINDO. Me gusto que sea corto (para matar el tiempo y entretenerte), los personajes tienen algo que podemos considerar humano, porque tienen una construcción y un desarrollo, sobre todo el protagonista, no como algunos personajes que solo están para contar la historia y ya, sin dejarte nada, sin hacerte sentir nada, y el final tiene un tono surrealista pero sin llegarte a desagradar porque tiene sentido al fin de cuentas.
No sabia si ponerle 4 o 3 estrellas, porque a pesar de ser un buen cuento no es el santo grimorio, sin embargo es algo en el que no pierdes tiempo.
December 22, 2024
All that was left was the memory of the love and desire that burned between them.
The Thief has been cursed by a demon god.
After several brutal on-page slayings, the Thief decides to try a different approach.
Weird and unexplained for the first 40%. Long ago, the Thief took something that was not his to take…
A lot of sexuality-bending and gender-bending.
All action is fade.
How it began…the very first Bright One.
An endless supply of innocent little blonde boys.
Archetypal and bizarre, even for Amelita. Thin “development” of the alpha top Thief; the bottom boy is just a mindless twink.
This book definitely has its bloody and violent moments. 💀
Unrelatable characters. The narrative is all Tell; the parts that are Show are quite gruesome.
…but there’s a HEA! ummm…yeah….
“You, Thief, understand love better than anyone who has ever lived.”
The Thief has been cursed by a demon god.
After several brutal on-page slayings, the Thief decides to try a different approach.
Weird and unexplained for the first 40%. Long ago, the Thief took something that was not his to take…
A lot of sexuality-bending and gender-bending.
All action is fade.
How it began…the very first Bright One.
An endless supply of innocent little blonde boys.
Archetypal and bizarre, even for Amelita. Thin “development” of the alpha top Thief; the bottom boy is just a mindless twink.
This book definitely has its bloody and violent moments. 💀
Unrelatable characters. The narrative is all Tell; the parts that are Show are quite gruesome.
…but there’s a HEA! ummm…yeah….
“You, Thief, understand love better than anyone who has ever lived.”
February 6, 2025
The backstory is nice and heartbreaking. Their first meeting is so wholesome, kinda. However, i find myself wanting more of the romance. It's a novella, so I don't expect the romance to be top notch.
Overall, it's a good story.
Overall, it's a good story.
November 24, 2021
Lullaby By Amelita Rae ⭐⭐⭐⭐
♡ The Thief + The Bright One ♡
Such a beautiful story.
( 。・o・)💗
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♡ The Thief + The Bright One ♡
Such a beautiful story.
( 。・o・)💗
(─‿─)
November 4, 2022
I thought it was gonna be just smut, but it definitely wasn't that. But I liked it anyways.
February 23, 2023
Am I supposed to feel bad for a rapist? To root for him to have a happy ending?
He should've suffered eternally in hell like he was supposed to. The victim shouldn't have suffered.
I want to vomit.
He should've suffered eternally in hell like he was supposed to. The victim shouldn't have suffered.
I want to vomit.
January 3, 2024
it all makes sense halfway through, but i didn't really like it. it was like the characters had no personality...
July 6, 2025
Too graphic for me. Should have horror in the title. But sweet ending (after the brutality)
October 22, 2016
Tissue box, rollercoaster of a violent story....
....
which is also a story of discovery.
I was confused with the first few chapters, as they mirrored each other. The same event happening over and over but each time the two characters were slightly different. This cycle happened every 100 years. This story has a God in it, trying to teach one of it's children.
Hang on in there through the violent parts at the beginning, it is worth it for the outcome.
The author gives you the beginning in the middle. I would have preferred it at the beginning as it introduces their situation and would stop the confusion of the earlier events of the book. When this chapter explains everything you are transported back in time to their past.
When you get to the ending it is incredible.
It really gives you a rollercoaster of emotions, but it just felt disjointed by the order the story played out. I might be a traditionalist but I prefer characters' pasts first, to establish the characters and get you invested in them and second to establish the events.
I found it a little frustrating but the story has some beautiful moments once you get past the violent bits. The violent bits are not something I enjoy to read. Sometimes they are necessary for the story and although perhaps once or twice would have been necessary, this one went overboard in my opinion. It was not a gentle violence it was strong and emotional and very violent. You don't know why it happens at the start hence the confusion.
If you are a fan of the author it is worth the read, but if you are new to yaoi perhaps Bait or Elevator Music from this author would be a better start.
....
which is also a story of discovery.
I was confused with the first few chapters, as they mirrored each other. The same event happening over and over but each time the two characters were slightly different. This cycle happened every 100 years. This story has a God in it, trying to teach one of it's children.
Hang on in there through the violent parts at the beginning, it is worth it for the outcome.
The author gives you the beginning in the middle. I would have preferred it at the beginning as it introduces their situation and would stop the confusion of the earlier events of the book. When this chapter explains everything you are transported back in time to their past.
When you get to the ending it is incredible.
It really gives you a rollercoaster of emotions, but it just felt disjointed by the order the story played out. I might be a traditionalist but I prefer characters' pasts first, to establish the characters and get you invested in them and second to establish the events.
I found it a little frustrating but the story has some beautiful moments once you get past the violent bits. The violent bits are not something I enjoy to read. Sometimes they are necessary for the story and although perhaps once or twice would have been necessary, this one went overboard in my opinion. It was not a gentle violence it was strong and emotional and very violent. You don't know why it happens at the start hence the confusion.
If you are a fan of the author it is worth the read, but if you are new to yaoi perhaps Bait or Elevator Music from this author would be a better start.
February 5, 2017
This was sad. Just so sad. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked it, but still it felt so heartbreaking.
It was an interesting plot, and a cruel cruse indeed. Very unexpected and something I couldn’t have guessed. I don’t think the story might be suitable to any reader because of some dark elements and some reproachable conduct from one of the main characters.
The characters weren’t as great as the plot, at least I didn’t liked them as I would expect. The thief felt selfish at some point. Sure, I could felt how heartbroken he was, but before that, I’d found his conduct so reprehensible. The boy was nice, but I don’t think I could really got to know him, and that make a little difficult to make me believe in their love.
It was a very nice story, but I would recommend to be cautious about it because it had some violent scenes that might not be ok for every reader. But if you are fine with that, then I definitely would recommend it to anyone looking for bittersweet stories.
It was an interesting plot, and a cruel cruse indeed. Very unexpected and something I couldn’t have guessed. I don’t think the story might be suitable to any reader because of some dark elements and some reproachable conduct from one of the main characters.
The characters weren’t as great as the plot, at least I didn’t liked them as I would expect. The thief felt selfish at some point. Sure, I could felt how heartbroken he was, but before that, I’d found his conduct so reprehensible. The boy was nice, but I don’t think I could really got to know him, and that make a little difficult to make me believe in their love.
It was a very nice story, but I would recommend to be cautious about it because it had some violent scenes that might not be ok for every reader. But if you are fine with that, then I definitely would recommend it to anyone looking for bittersweet stories.
November 28, 2016
Really loved this. An unusually distant form of storytelling that worked, because we never knew the name of the Thief or the boy. Though dark, it was intriguing and beautiful. I can't wait to read more from this author.
January 29, 2017
This book was incredibly moving and is the best fairytale I have read in a long time. A classic love story about the true meaning of love. Bonus: Ms. Rae compiled a soundtrack for the book that is available on You Tube.
November 13, 2016
Sweet and bitter, sometimes it's all the same! Love it!
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April 10, 2017
Wow, such a crazy story, this author know how to play with my emotions.
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