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Beauty Bound
When Keegan's vacation takes a turn for the worse, will he be the same when it's over?
Keegan Sinclair was looking forward to summer break and a long weekend away with his friends. Keen to get the party started, Keegan arrived at their campsite first, giving him the opportunity to set up his tent for him and his girlfriend and plan their nights together. Before Keegan could reach the campsite, he was taken hostage, and held against his will.
With this strange man holding him captive, Keegan has no choice but to do what he wants: whether he likes it or not. The longer he’s with this man, the more Keegan begins to question whether he wants to stay or go. When the opportunity arises, Keegan has a decision to make.
Does he return home to the life he knows, or stay with the man who has altered him forever?
Beauty Bound is a standalone MM gay romance with wonderful dark twists, enough heat to have you panting and a HEA. It is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Grim and Sinister Delights is a dark romance series based on classic fairy tales and stories. You will find standalone tales of gay romance that range in darkness and kinks. If you dare to take the challenge, read them all to find yourself lost in a classic that you know. These stories are for adult readers and may contain ambiguous themes.
Keegan Sinclair was looking forward to summer break and a long weekend away with his friends. Keen to get the party started, Keegan arrived at their campsite first, giving him the opportunity to set up his tent for him and his girlfriend and plan their nights together. Before Keegan could reach the campsite, he was taken hostage, and held against his will.
With this strange man holding him captive, Keegan has no choice but to do what he wants: whether he likes it or not. The longer he’s with this man, the more Keegan begins to question whether he wants to stay or go. When the opportunity arises, Keegan has a decision to make.
Does he return home to the life he knows, or stay with the man who has altered him forever?
Beauty Bound is a standalone MM gay romance with wonderful dark twists, enough heat to have you panting and a HEA. It is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Grim and Sinister Delights is a dark romance series based on classic fairy tales and stories. You will find standalone tales of gay romance that range in darkness and kinks. If you dare to take the challenge, read them all to find yourself lost in a classic that you know. These stories are for adult readers and may contain ambiguous themes.
178 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2020
About the author
Megs Pritchard
100 books146 followersWhat can I say about me? I have two boys who keep me on my toes and a cat who adopted us. She walked in one day and hasn’t left. We might be getting a dog too. Who knows?
I love to read about men in love. Flawed, but strong men, who need some TLC and find their happy ending. I love to write about those same type of men too, sometimes with added kink! I also love to read horrors, thrillers and crime novels.
When I’m not trying to keep my boys in line, or writing about hot sexy men, I like to work on my allotment. I also like to read, to take walks in the countryside, and visit historical places. Recently, we went to Stonehenge and Avebury. It was an amazing experience.
I love to read about men in love. Flawed, but strong men, who need some TLC and find their happy ending. I love to write about those same type of men too, sometimes with added kink! I also love to read horrors, thrillers and crime novels.
When I’m not trying to keep my boys in line, or writing about hot sexy men, I like to work on my allotment. I also like to read, to take walks in the countryside, and visit historical places. Recently, we went to Stonehenge and Avebury. It was an amazing experience.
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March 17, 2023
I saw someone ask, "How is this book allowed on Amazon" about this book and honestly, that was all it took to get my interest.
This book is part of the Grim and Sinister Delights series, which are dark romance stories based on classic fairy tales. Beauty Bound is a beauty and the Beast retelling.
We have Keegan, who just finished his senior year in high school and is getting ready to go camping with his friends. He has plans to drink, have sex with his girlfriend, and just have fun before college life starts. However, before he can reach the campsite, he's kidnapped and soon finds himself imprisoned with a stranger who has been waiting for him.
This story is fucked up as Keegan is beaten, humiliated, and tortured, and sometimes there are sprinkles of pleasure and rewards if he behaves. However, his captor's goal is to break him down. Keegan does fight it and uses every chance he gets to run, but he slowly does as starts to enjoy it. I would say this story is on the darker end for sure. There are also a lot of kinks and punishments that Keegan is subjected to, especially whenever he goes against his kidnapper.
I enjoy a good stockholm syndrome story, and the story starts out very much on the non-con side (it's def not dub-con, at least until maybe 50% in), and there's a lot of sex and it was hot. I sometimes felt bad for Keegan, but this author knows how to write kinky degradation and humiliation scenes. The fact that his kidnapper got into BDSM for Keegan was kinda hilarious.
There is a twist in the story but honestly it is easy to see it coming.
Some negatives:
I found the overuse of the word "Bitch" a bit odd. It didn't make sense sometimes, like, "Good boy, bitch" I don't know why I just didn't like it. Also, it did not feel like a Beauty and the Beast retelling at all. Nothing about this story gave me that vibe so that was confusing. Finally, the ending felt so rushed. It started out very strong, and I don't know past 70% it felt weaker. I think if this story had been longer, it would have really helped out with the pacing and allowed for more background information and for the characters to be flushed out.
Overall, it was a quick read, and I think the story had a lot of potential. It was very hot and kinky so that is always plus for me. I don't know if I would recommend it, but if you're into darker, stockholm syndrome, BDSM stories and not looking for a retelling, then maybe?
This book is part of the Grim and Sinister Delights series, which are dark romance stories based on classic fairy tales. Beauty Bound is a beauty and the Beast retelling.
We have Keegan, who just finished his senior year in high school and is getting ready to go camping with his friends. He has plans to drink, have sex with his girlfriend, and just have fun before college life starts. However, before he can reach the campsite, he's kidnapped and soon finds himself imprisoned with a stranger who has been waiting for him.
This story is fucked up as Keegan is beaten, humiliated, and tortured, and sometimes there are sprinkles of pleasure and rewards if he behaves. However, his captor's goal is to break him down. Keegan does fight it and uses every chance he gets to run, but he slowly does as starts to enjoy it. I would say this story is on the darker end for sure. There are also a lot of kinks and punishments that Keegan is subjected to, especially whenever he goes against his kidnapper.
I enjoy a good stockholm syndrome story, and the story starts out very much on the non-con side (it's def not dub-con, at least until maybe 50% in), and there's a lot of sex and it was hot. I sometimes felt bad for Keegan, but this author knows how to write kinky degradation and humiliation scenes. The fact that his kidnapper got into BDSM for Keegan was kinda hilarious.
There is a twist in the story but honestly it is easy to see it coming.
Some negatives:
I found the overuse of the word "Bitch" a bit odd. It didn't make sense sometimes, like, "Good boy, bitch" I don't know why I just didn't like it. Also, it did not feel like a Beauty and the Beast retelling at all. Nothing about this story gave me that vibe so that was confusing. Finally, the ending felt so rushed. It started out very strong, and I don't know past 70% it felt weaker. I think if this story had been longer, it would have really helped out with the pacing and allowed for more background information and for the characters to be flushed out.
Overall, it was a quick read, and I think the story had a lot of potential. It was very hot and kinky so that is always plus for me. I don't know if I would recommend it, but if you're into darker, stockholm syndrome, BDSM stories and not looking for a retelling, then maybe?
Did Not Finish
February 20, 2024DNF 44%
This is pure non-con erotica.
My bad for not reading the blurb and going in completely blind. I don’t mind the non-con, but not really into the degradation and humiliation.
Also, there is zero chemistry or build-up between the characters that would make me endure the bad to get to the good.
ETA:
SPOILERS‼️
Found out the mega twist in the end, and some people aren’t okay with it so gonna add it in here for those interested.
I don’t mind it, but I’m also not okay with it being revealed only at the end.
Shoutout to Miki-reads for telling me about it, appreciate it! 🫶🏼
This is pure non-con erotica.
My bad for not reading the blurb and going in completely blind. I don’t mind the non-con, but not really into the degradation and humiliation.
Also, there is zero chemistry or build-up between the characters that would make me endure the bad to get to the good.
ETA:
SPOILERS‼️
Found out the mega twist in the end, and some people aren’t okay with it so gonna add it in here for those interested.
I don’t mind it, but I’m also not okay with it being revealed only at the end.
Shoutout to Miki-reads for telling me about it, appreciate it! 🫶🏼
July 13, 2022
1.5 stars because...idk I skimmed to the end. Shouldn't have done that.
This is strongly babby's first dark romance vibe.
• the writing is choppy and rapid fire, which leaves no space for growing tension or dread feelings
• Instant Stockholm. It happens over a chapter break, in like a sentence.
• Too much sex. Around the entire first half of the book, possibly first 70%, is repeat blowjobs and halfassed escape attempts
• this read like a list of bdsm acts that were checked off
• a lol worthy scene where Bevan gives Kegel a safeword. plssssss shut up lmao this is captor captive !! did you forget what you were writing author
• the word bitch is used soooo much. booring
• i really dont see the beauty and the beast part of this
• the twist was...interesting. could have been more impactful, but it was pretty meh
Overall, this didn't work on any level for me.
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This is strongly babby's first dark romance vibe.
• the writing is choppy and rapid fire, which leaves no space for growing tension or dread feelings
• Instant Stockholm. It happens over a chapter break, in like a sentence.
• Too much sex. Around the entire first half of the book, possibly first 70%, is repeat blowjobs and halfassed escape attempts
• this read like a list of bdsm acts that were checked off
• a lol worthy scene where Bevan gives Kegel a safeword. plssssss shut up lmao this is captor captive !! did you forget what you were writing author
• the word bitch is used soooo much. booring
• i really dont see the beauty and the beast part of this
• the twist was...interesting. could have been more impactful, but it was pretty meh
Overall, this didn't work on any level for me.
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October 6, 2020
Time of death, 66% and 2.5 Stars
I don't want to compare this book to the others in the series since the only thing they have in common is that they're all dark fairy tale retellings but it's kind of hard not to. This story is hardly okay on a good day but with some of the heavy hitters that came out to play for this, it really fails. This book showed up with an open pack of gum, with two sticks missing, to a gift exchange where everyone agreed to a $25 MINIMUN. Needless to say choices were made and none of them particularly good.
Violence, kidnapping, and non-con will put your book in the dark category but it does NOT automatically make a good dark story. People who love this genre, myself included, read it because it gives us something a lot of other books don't. There's real and honest suspense, terrifying situations that are written and executed in such a way we can't help but to keep reading. Characters who may not be the best people but are engaging. We care about them and in turn what happens to them. This book took something as easy as Beauty and the Beast and did nothing with it. The violence comes out of nowhere, the characters are little more than names who yell and curse a lot, and the overuse of the word b*tch was a choice that went from annoying to extremely tasteless real fast. I am far from a prude but it was weird and every time I read it I want it to grow my Kindle.
I'm hesitant to do this next part but we need to talk about the writing for a minute. I don't know if this is this author's first dark romance but I'm going to go ahead and give it a soft yes because the writing is not that of a seasoned author with a backless as long as theirs. It is extremely sterile, disjointed and at many times flat-out odd. There's a lack of description where it would be helpful, disconnected dialogue that doesn't flow like a normal conversation, and a lot of lines get repeated within a page or even a paragraph of themselves. The entire book is one note. There are none of the highs and lows you would need for a book with something as heavy as Stockholm syndrome to work. The volume is turned up high and left there and as a result it gets boring fairly quickly.
To say I didn't care would be an understatement. I can't tell you the motivations of these characters, who they are, or even the Master's real name because I didn't care enough to finish it. But at 66% I really shouldn't have this many lingering questions. If you want a mystery fine but give readers something to care about. Something beyond what feels like random violence and blase character actions and descriptions. And for God's sake, make your beast beastly. Yeah he does bad things but you had one job and that was to make him ugly. That bothered me more than anything.
2 stars sounds harsh but 3 gives the impression that there was something redeemable here for me and there just wasn't. 2.5 I guess because I high key hated how the main character was referred to as Keegs. Seriously, why not Key or just Keegan? I don't understand- I need to go.
I don't want to compare this book to the others in the series since the only thing they have in common is that they're all dark fairy tale retellings but it's kind of hard not to. This story is hardly okay on a good day but with some of the heavy hitters that came out to play for this, it really fails. This book showed up with an open pack of gum, with two sticks missing, to a gift exchange where everyone agreed to a $25 MINIMUN. Needless to say choices were made and none of them particularly good.
Violence, kidnapping, and non-con will put your book in the dark category but it does NOT automatically make a good dark story. People who love this genre, myself included, read it because it gives us something a lot of other books don't. There's real and honest suspense, terrifying situations that are written and executed in such a way we can't help but to keep reading. Characters who may not be the best people but are engaging. We care about them and in turn what happens to them. This book took something as easy as Beauty and the Beast and did nothing with it. The violence comes out of nowhere, the characters are little more than names who yell and curse a lot, and the overuse of the word b*tch was a choice that went from annoying to extremely tasteless real fast. I am far from a prude but it was weird and every time I read it I want it to grow my Kindle.
I'm hesitant to do this next part but we need to talk about the writing for a minute. I don't know if this is this author's first dark romance but I'm going to go ahead and give it a soft yes because the writing is not that of a seasoned author with a backless as long as theirs. It is extremely sterile, disjointed and at many times flat-out odd. There's a lack of description where it would be helpful, disconnected dialogue that doesn't flow like a normal conversation, and a lot of lines get repeated within a page or even a paragraph of themselves. The entire book is one note. There are none of the highs and lows you would need for a book with something as heavy as Stockholm syndrome to work. The volume is turned up high and left there and as a result it gets boring fairly quickly.
To say I didn't care would be an understatement. I can't tell you the motivations of these characters, who they are, or even the Master's real name because I didn't care enough to finish it. But at 66% I really shouldn't have this many lingering questions. If you want a mystery fine but give readers something to care about. Something beyond what feels like random violence and blase character actions and descriptions. And for God's sake, make your beast beastly. Yeah he does bad things but you had one job and that was to make him ugly. That bothered me more than anything.
2 stars sounds harsh but 3 gives the impression that there was something redeemable here for me and there just wasn't. 2.5 I guess because I high key hated how the main character was referred to as Keegs. Seriously, why not Key or just Keegan? I don't understand- I need to go.
March 25, 2024
I love a suprise incest moment 💀💀💀💀
This was also just non con erotica and I skimmed to the end.
This was also just non con erotica and I skimmed to the end.
March 19, 2023
This book was a little like a dodgy porn video.
Not a whole lot of substance, a really flakey storyline, some weird dialogue, fluids-a-plenty and a whole heap of sex!!!
I knew from the beginning that it wasn’t going to ‘hit me in the feels’! Keegan was talking about how much he wanted to get drunk and screw his girlfriend- oh the emotional depths!!! And it didn’t get much better UNLESS you happen to enjoy a kidnapping, Stockholm story and like non-con.
Which I do. Which is why I read the whole thing; but I wouldn’t recommend it.
However, it was a bit of fun for the weekend. Xx
Not a whole lot of substance, a really flakey storyline, some weird dialogue, fluids-a-plenty and a whole heap of sex!!!
I knew from the beginning that it wasn’t going to ‘hit me in the feels’! Keegan was talking about how much he wanted to get drunk and screw his girlfriend- oh the emotional depths!!! And it didn’t get much better UNLESS you happen to enjoy a kidnapping, Stockholm story and like non-con.
Which I do. Which is why I read the whole thing; but I wouldn’t recommend it.
However, it was a bit of fun for the weekend. Xx
January 20, 2024
If you thought this was disturbing, wait till you come to the end
It's well written, I'll say that. The whole book is basically how you get Stockholm Syndrome.
I will just say, this book is not for everyone. In fact, it might be too much for a lot of people. If you start reading it and decide it's not for you, it's alright if you need to DNF it.
It's well written, I'll say that. The whole book is basically how you get Stockholm Syndrome.
I will just say, this book is not for everyone. In fact, it might be too much for a lot of people. If you start reading it and decide it's not for you, it's alright if you need to DNF it.
September 22, 2026
Spice, spice and more spice
May 7, 2023
Not a whole lot of substance to this but it was dark and kinky with a splash of taboo, so of course I loved it.
December 28, 2021
I'm probably being generous giving it two stars. I've no problem with a dark romance and generally the more trigger warnings the better 🙈 but ugh this is just so stupid. Its hard to care for characters that are so one dimensional. The twist at the end was an eye roller. The plot barely made sense. Did not like.
August 29, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
- MM
- Kidnapper
- Taboo
- BDSM
- Stockholm syndrome
- 🐓 cage
- Shock collar
- 🤜
- Dark erotica
When I saw someone’s review say “how is this allowed on Amazon” I immediately went to read it and I was NOT disappointed lol.
This was super dark and taboo in so many ways. Keegan is kidnapped when he is getting ready to go on a camping trip with his girlfriend after graduating high school and his kidnapper has been planning this for a very long time. (Funny how the kidnappers only moral is not hooking up with him until he is 18 lol, everything else is on the table though).
Keeg really put up a fight for a long time. The things his kidnapper would do to him had my jaw on the floor… he definitely had a lot of Stockholm syndrome but never lost his will to get out.
This book was SPICY. It had almost everything you can imagine, and was very heavy on the non-con. This book is erotica so you have to be okay with these things going into it.
When I was reading this I really wasn’t sure how this book would end with a happily ever after, but I liked the way it ended/got there, and I liked knowing it was going to be a HEA.
There are a few logistic things I still have questions about, but I’m choosing to overlook those questions and forget about them since this book is under 200 pages.
Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast (I feel like this was a bit of a stretch but can see it lol)
*Part of the Grim and Sinister Delights series but can be read in any order, they are not connected at all*
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
- MM
- Kidnapper
- Taboo
- BDSM
- Stockholm syndrome
- 🐓 cage
- Shock collar
- 🤜
- Dark erotica
When I saw someone’s review say “how is this allowed on Amazon” I immediately went to read it and I was NOT disappointed lol.
This was super dark and taboo in so many ways. Keegan is kidnapped when he is getting ready to go on a camping trip with his girlfriend after graduating high school and his kidnapper has been planning this for a very long time. (Funny how the kidnappers only moral is not hooking up with him until he is 18 lol, everything else is on the table though).
Keeg really put up a fight for a long time. The things his kidnapper would do to him had my jaw on the floor… he definitely had a lot of Stockholm syndrome but never lost his will to get out.
This book was SPICY. It had almost everything you can imagine, and was very heavy on the non-con. This book is erotica so you have to be okay with these things going into it.
When I was reading this I really wasn’t sure how this book would end with a happily ever after, but I liked the way it ended/got there, and I liked knowing it was going to be a HEA.
There are a few logistic things I still have questions about, but I’m choosing to overlook those questions and forget about them since this book is under 200 pages.
Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast (I feel like this was a bit of a stretch but can see it lol)
*Part of the Grim and Sinister Delights series but can be read in any order, they are not connected at all*
July 4, 2023
DNF 35%
So good and so bad at the same time. But mostly bad because a lot of information is simply skipped and so the reader cant follow the story easily. Poor writing style honestly...
So good and so bad at the same time. But mostly bad because a lot of information is simply skipped and so the reader cant follow the story easily. Poor writing style honestly...
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October 2, 2020
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Blurb:
When Keegan's vacation takes a turn for the worse, will he be the same when it's over?
Keegan Sinclair was looking forward to summer break and a long weekend away with his friends. Keen to get the party started, Keegan arrived at their campsite first, giving him the opportunity to set up his tent for him and his girlfriend and plan their nights together. Before Keegan could reach the campsite, he was taken hostage, and held against his will.
With this strange man holding him captive, Keegan has no choice but to do what he wants: whether he likes it or not. The longer he’s with this man, the more Keegan begins to question whether he wants to stay or go. When the opportunity arises, Keegan has a decision to make.
Does he return home to the life he knows, or stay with the man who has altered him forever?
Beauty Bound is a standalone MM gay romance with wonderful dark twists, enough heat to have you panting and a HEA. It is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
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Blurb:
When Keegan's vacation takes a turn for the worse, will he be the same when it's over?
Keegan Sinclair was looking forward to summer break and a long weekend away with his friends. Keen to get the party started, Keegan arrived at their campsite first, giving him the opportunity to set up his tent for him and his girlfriend and plan their nights together. Before Keegan could reach the campsite, he was taken hostage, and held against his will.
With this strange man holding him captive, Keegan has no choice but to do what he wants: whether he likes it or not. The longer he’s with this man, the more Keegan begins to question whether he wants to stay or go. When the opportunity arises, Keegan has a decision to make.
Does he return home to the life he knows, or stay with the man who has altered him forever?
Beauty Bound is a standalone MM gay romance with wonderful dark twists, enough heat to have you panting and a HEA. It is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
October 22, 2020
17% and we're DNF'ing. This is a "dark" retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I hope Megs didn't hurt herself with that reach. Three chapters in and it's just been rape. It's supposed to be framed as dub-con but it's poorly done. Most of the people reading this book who gave it 4-5 stars need to be a bit more honest with themselves. The MC is a barely legal young man who is captured and held hostage by "Master" and yeah it's not good.
October 27, 2021
I could not finish this book. I enjoy erotica, especially dark erotica but this is not erotica (to me) in any form whatsoever. There is no story, no build, no character development. This is a straight out rape story and I could not finish it.
Did Not Finish
February 28, 2021rating: dnf
The beginning was just too brutal for me. Couldn't Finish
The beginning was just too brutal for me. Couldn't Finish
May 11, 2021
This was fucked up. There is no other way to say it.
The only redeeming part about this book was that the writing style itself was okay, but otherwise... The plot is feeble, and most of what’s happening is rape, violence and humiliation. Calling it BDSM would be an insult to the lifestyle. There is one point where the captor gives his victim a safeword, but otherwise there is no consent whatsoever. At some point his victim is so brainwashed he thinks everything going on is alright, more or less, but it’s really not. And the little plot twist at the end seriously only makes it worse.
The human mind (and body) is able to adapt to a lot in self-preservation, but Keegan, the protagonist, was more likely brain damaged at the end of this. As often as his head was banged against hard surfaces, it’s a surprise he didn’t have a permanent concussion. And then there are the electroshocks. Add an upcoming problem with his heart to the list. As well as the fact that the sex was seriously unsafe, both regarding preparations and protection. And I know it’s fiction, but a real human would have probably died of some nasty disease.
Well, this is supposed to be a Beauty and the Beast retelling (which it isn’t really, pretty much the only parallel is that Keegan was taken against his will), so guess where he returns in the end?
Yeah, I don’t know why I finished this. There are some really good dark and twisted stories out there that end in the victim falling in love with their captor, but this is not one of them. I kind of kept hoping at least Keegan would come to his senses at some point, but no. This is weird, it made me feel uncomfortable while reading and I’m kind of offended that it’s supposed to be a fairy tale retelling. “Beauty” is an idiot, and the “Beast” needs to get locked in a psychiatric ward, because he has zero redeeming qualities and is obviously unable to change.
Next time, I’ll just stop reading sooner. Or not start at all.
The only redeeming part about this book was that the writing style itself was okay, but otherwise... The plot is feeble, and most of what’s happening is rape, violence and humiliation. Calling it BDSM would be an insult to the lifestyle. There is one point where the captor gives his victim a safeword, but otherwise there is no consent whatsoever. At some point his victim is so brainwashed he thinks everything going on is alright, more or less, but it’s really not. And the little plot twist at the end seriously only makes it worse.
The human mind (and body) is able to adapt to a lot in self-preservation, but Keegan, the protagonist, was more likely brain damaged at the end of this. As often as his head was banged against hard surfaces, it’s a surprise he didn’t have a permanent concussion. And then there are the electroshocks. Add an upcoming problem with his heart to the list. As well as the fact that the sex was seriously unsafe, both regarding preparations and protection. And I know it’s fiction, but a real human would have probably died of some nasty disease.
Well, this is supposed to be a Beauty and the Beast retelling (which it isn’t really, pretty much the only parallel is that Keegan was taken against his will), so guess where he returns in the end?
Yeah, I don’t know why I finished this. There are some really good dark and twisted stories out there that end in the victim falling in love with their captor, but this is not one of them. I kind of kept hoping at least Keegan would come to his senses at some point, but no. This is weird, it made me feel uncomfortable while reading and I’m kind of offended that it’s supposed to be a fairy tale retelling. “Beauty” is an idiot, and the “Beast” needs to get locked in a psychiatric ward, because he has zero redeeming qualities and is obviously unable to change.
Next time, I’ll just stop reading sooner. Or not start at all.
July 9, 2025
What the absolute fuck.
This was an amazing book, with great writing and everything. The chemistry buildup was also done in a very fine way.
It had non-consent, but the way things were building up was natural. It was done in a remarkable way, and very few authors are able to pull it off, because it is very tough to transition from it being non-consent to them falling in love. I also liked how the main character had self awareness about Stockholm Syndrome. And he didn’t break immediately because he was too sex-starved like the protagonists in many other Captor-Captive books. Keeg was one of the most rational Main Characters to ever exist in a dark romance, and that’s what has earned this book this great rating even though the twist at the end sucked. Keeg will forever have my heart for being the most realistic and rational captive. May I stubble upon more characters like Keeg in future Dark Romances.
It was a great book, HOWEVER, the twist at the end fucked me up. What the hell! What the absolute fucking fuck. It was totally unneeded and unnecessary. It was a 5 star read⭐️ without it. The twist made me nauseous and sick to the stomach. I want to rate the book very badly, but it was a great book without that fucking twist. Uhhh….what did I read. It’s my fault for being a reader, and stumbling upon this book on GoodReads. Damn. If I knew about the twist, I never would’ve started reading this book, no matter how good it is. I’m traumatised, and I feel like the author owes me therapy😭
I hope I never stumble upon a twist like this ever in my life.
It was a definite reread, if it didn’t have that fucking disgusting twist. It’s literally sickening.
Anyways, this book was an emotional rollercoaster, cause I never thought I’d be able to feel the amount of cringe ever in my life like I did at the twist.
The twist was criminal.
This was an amazing book, with great writing and everything. The chemistry buildup was also done in a very fine way.
It had non-consent, but the way things were building up was natural. It was done in a remarkable way, and very few authors are able to pull it off, because it is very tough to transition from it being non-consent to them falling in love. I also liked how the main character had self awareness about Stockholm Syndrome. And he didn’t break immediately because he was too sex-starved like the protagonists in many other Captor-Captive books. Keeg was one of the most rational Main Characters to ever exist in a dark romance, and that’s what has earned this book this great rating even though the twist at the end sucked. Keeg will forever have my heart for being the most realistic and rational captive. May I stubble upon more characters like Keeg in future Dark Romances.
It was a great book, HOWEVER, the twist at the end fucked me up. What the hell! What the absolute fucking fuck. It was totally unneeded and unnecessary. It was a 5 star read⭐️ without it. The twist made me nauseous and sick to the stomach. I want to rate the book very badly, but it was a great book without that fucking twist. Uhhh….what did I read. It’s my fault for being a reader, and stumbling upon this book on GoodReads. Damn. If I knew about the twist, I never would’ve started reading this book, no matter how good it is. I’m traumatised, and I feel like the author owes me therapy😭
I hope I never stumble upon a twist like this ever in my life.
It was a definite reread, if it didn’t have that fucking disgusting twist. It’s literally sickening.
Anyways, this book was an emotional rollercoaster, cause I never thought I’d be able to feel the amount of cringe ever in my life like I did at the twist.
The twist was criminal.
September 4, 2023
2.5 really f**ked up stars
I will never be one to yuck someone else’s yum, but this book definitely was not for me. I am all for noncon, that wasn’t the issue, but this is very heavy on the BDSM and I just don’t think that aspect being forced on someone is an enjoyable read. I was promised a plot twist, so I kept reading and I am shocked that this book is allowed on the Zon. Wild. I’m not upset that I spent two hours reading this, and for those who do like the twisted things happening in this book I’m sure it could be a good book.
Keegan, barley legal and ready to party, is excited for a camping trip with his girlfriend and friends. Unfortunately, when he’s the first person to arrive to the site and ends up all alone with nobody to help him he ends up running for his life as a masked man chases him. When he’s captured, he’s determined to fight his way to freedom but as time goes in he finds his mind playing dirty tricks on him and his body too blissed out to listen to reason.
There is a plot twist y’all, and I’m not spoiling it. I almost want to because I know that some people would have an issue with it, but nah. Go in blind, I dare ya!
If you like…
BDSM
Watersports
Noncon
Forced sexual slavery
C0ck cages
Edging
Forced orgasms/denied orgasms
Impact play
Bondage
Mild (forced) pet play— not the cute kind lol
Stockholm syndrome
Then you’ll like this one!
I will never be one to yuck someone else’s yum, but this book definitely was not for me. I am all for noncon, that wasn’t the issue, but this is very heavy on the BDSM and I just don’t think that aspect being forced on someone is an enjoyable read. I was promised a plot twist, so I kept reading and I am shocked that this book is allowed on the Zon. Wild. I’m not upset that I spent two hours reading this, and for those who do like the twisted things happening in this book I’m sure it could be a good book.
Keegan, barley legal and ready to party, is excited for a camping trip with his girlfriend and friends. Unfortunately, when he’s the first person to arrive to the site and ends up all alone with nobody to help him he ends up running for his life as a masked man chases him. When he’s captured, he’s determined to fight his way to freedom but as time goes in he finds his mind playing dirty tricks on him and his body too blissed out to listen to reason.
There is a plot twist y’all, and I’m not spoiling it. I almost want to because I know that some people would have an issue with it, but nah. Go in blind, I dare ya!
If you like…
BDSM
Watersports
Noncon
Forced sexual slavery
C0ck cages
Edging
Forced orgasms/denied orgasms
Impact play
Bondage
Mild (forced) pet play— not the cute kind lol
Stockholm syndrome
Then you’ll like this one!
October 4, 2020
I liked it. I could love it so easily, but there were a few things that just didn't worked for me. It had everything I look for in a book or what I'm intrigued about, at least on terms of kinks. It was the kind of dark I love.
As much as I loved most of the things going on, I found it hard to get in touch with the main characters emotions, and that is a huge problem for me. It's what I like the most in a book and I didn't find it here. Even less when it comes to romantic feelings. I had also dificulties understaning motives of one of the main characters conduct, even if it was explain, I just needed a little more inside his head to really understand. It didn't really get me in touch with the fairy tale feeling of the series. Even though as a stand alone and not related to that subject did work perfectly for me.
Overall I liked it a lot. Even the issues I had about it weren't as big as to make me enjoy it any less. It was hard for me to put it down. Recomended, but only if the warning has being read and take seriously.
As much as I loved most of the things going on, I found it hard to get in touch with the main characters emotions, and that is a huge problem for me. It's what I like the most in a book and I didn't find it here. Even less when it comes to romantic feelings. I had also dificulties understaning motives of one of the main characters conduct, even if it was explain, I just needed a little more inside his head to really understand. It didn't really get me in touch with the fairy tale feeling of the series. Even though as a stand alone and not related to that subject did work perfectly for me.
Overall I liked it a lot. Even the issues I had about it weren't as big as to make me enjoy it any less. It was hard for me to put it down. Recomended, but only if the warning has being read and take seriously.
November 3, 2024
Yeah, this is not for the faint of heart. As many said before, for the most part is this noncon. Very heavy on the degrading and humiliation, MC2 wants to break MC1 and is doing a brilliant job on it.
What I really liked about this story is how Keegan, MC1, kept up the fight, throughout the whole story MC1 kept looking for ways out, even when Keegan started to have dubious feelings towards his captor, he kept trying to run .
The author was very creative with all the BDSM elements in the story.
And the plot twist at the end was just delicious, I had an idea it would involve something like that, but it still took me by surprise.
All in all, I really enjoyed the read. The spice was off the chards.
What I really liked about this story is how Keegan, MC1, kept up the fight, throughout the whole story MC1 kept looking for ways out, even when Keegan started to have dubious feelings towards his captor, he kept trying to run .
The author was very creative with all the BDSM elements in the story.
And the plot twist at the end was just delicious, I had an idea it would involve something like that, but it still took me by surprise.
All in all, I really enjoyed the read. The spice was off the chards.
November 2, 2025
Hmmm difficult to rate. Missed opportunities. The twist in the end didn’t bother me since I read those types of books, it won’t be for everyone.
This was pretty dark and brutal. Definite mind fuck, psychological & physical trauma, sex grooming, and Stockholm syndrome. There should have been more character development with Bevan. We should have had some of his inner dialogue and feelings instead of him constantly raping and torturing Keegan. If we had more emotional development between the 2 MMCs the ending would make more sense.
I can see why there was so many bad reviews, but as a dark romance girly it was right up my alley. Yea something is wrong with me.
This was pretty dark and brutal. Definite mind fuck, psychological & physical trauma, sex grooming, and Stockholm syndrome. There should have been more character development with Bevan. We should have had some of his inner dialogue and feelings instead of him constantly raping and torturing Keegan. If we had more emotional development between the 2 MMCs the ending would make more sense.
I can see why there was so many bad reviews, but as a dark romance girly it was right up my alley. Yea something is wrong with me.
March 17, 2023
This is marketed as dark romance, and I love dark romance. However, the romance was only in like the last 10% or so. Everything up until then was non-con. This wasn't necessarily bad for what it was—dark, kidnapping, non-con, lots of sex, Stockholm syndrome, and an interesting (taboo!) twist at the end.
I love kidnapping plots, but...I don't know. I've been trying to read some of the lesser-known books that I see pop up in rec groups, but it's probably time for me to take a short break from the super dark stuff.
I love kidnapping plots, but...I don't know. I've been trying to read some of the lesser-known books that I see pop up in rec groups, but it's probably time for me to take a short break from the super dark stuff.
May 24, 2023
Poor Keegs, he went through quite the ordeal. I can say, heed all the trigger warnings for non-con, dub-con and lots of forced kinky play. I thoroughly enjoyed this dark romance though. I wished we could have gotten to know Bevan more though. We didn’t get to see why Keegan falls for his kidnapper except he ends up liking the sex. Their chemistry was obviously off the charts. I wanted to see more depth and details, it would have extended the story and enhanced it. But this was a great dark erotic romance
October 22, 2023
needs better content warnings listed below
While this book is well written (as in it can be read), the generalized “blurs right from wrong” does not cut it. The kinks themselves don’t bother me, not everyone will enjoy the surprise factor of just how many are in this book. Non con, Stockholm Syndrome, incest, watersports, pain play, electro play, rainbow play, pet play elements, fisting, , and probably others I don’t remember. Please read at your own risk. And remember that this particular book is a work of fiction
While this book is well written (as in it can be read), the generalized “blurs right from wrong” does not cut it. The kinks themselves don’t bother me, not everyone will enjoy the surprise factor of just how many are in this book. Non con, Stockholm Syndrome, incest, watersports, pain play, electro play, rainbow play, pet play elements, fisting, , and probably others I don’t remember. Please read at your own risk. And remember that this particular book is a work of fiction
October 3, 2020
Keegan his so looking forward to his vacation with his girlfriend he can't wait and arrives at the campsite first to set up the tent not realising he's been watched he's knocked out, and wakes up chained to a bed he's been taken hostage held against his will this strange man who's holding him captive keegan realises he has no choice but to do has he says whether he likes it are not and the more he's with this man he questions if he wants to escape are to stay with him loved it.
May 18, 2021
Seriously F***** up
This book was deliciously dark. I loved Bevan and Keegan. It was pretty twisted and dark that all those things happened to keegan but at the same time it was delicious and hot. I feel a little sick saying that but yeah it was really good. The ending though blew my mind and went even darker you would have to have an open mind for it. You find out how Bevan personally knows Keegan and it will blow ur mind.
This book was deliciously dark. I loved Bevan and Keegan. It was pretty twisted and dark that all those things happened to keegan but at the same time it was delicious and hot. I feel a little sick saying that but yeah it was really good. The ending though blew my mind and went even darker you would have to have an open mind for it. You find out how Bevan personally knows Keegan and it will blow ur mind.
October 14, 2021
Oh, this one is super messed up. Like, Stockholm Syndrome-ish but not in a fun way. It's almost pure erotica, there's barely a hint of background story and then it's all sex, definitely not a romance. Straight up non-con for most if it, if that's your thing you'll love it, apparently it's not mine. I don't mind admitting that this one was too much for me. Lots of wierd pronoun/antecedent usage, could use some proofreading.
January 18, 2025
I almost felt sad for the captor at some points. It must be hard to have a captive who simply refuses to understand the gravity of his situation and keeps acting as if he could talk normally or reason with you, and is surprised all over again every time there's consequences
There were some good parts, but all in all, I couldn't really get into the story. I wish Keegan's character was more developed. His reactions and interactions with his captor didn't feel natural
There were some good parts, but all in all, I couldn't really get into the story. I wish Keegan's character was more developed. His reactions and interactions with his captor didn't feel natural
October 5, 2020
This is such an amazing dark romance that I just love. This is definitely not for everyone but if you like dark romance then definitely get this one. This is a dark and twisted retelling of The Beauty and the Beast. Megs Pritchard has definitely had me questioning why I like this book but that is exactly what I love in a dark romance story. I couldn't put this one down.
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