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Stud Ranch #1
Die Jungfrau und das Biest
They say good things come to those who wait.
Bullsh*%!
My whole life has been about waiting. Playing it safe. Be the good girl, don’t color outside the lines. Put in the hard work trying to prove myself to Dad, then to my college professors, then to my boss at New World Media. Just waiting for the day when it will all pay off.
And right when it was all starting to—I finally had the house, the job, I was even thinking about getting a cat—boom!—my life explodes and suddenly now I’m here and—
“All done,” the doctor interrupts my thoughts, pulling off her gloves with a loud snap.
Even from the bed where I’m lying, my legs spread like the Thanksgiving turkey, I can hear the impatient growl of the man standing in the doorway. If you can even call him a man. More like a beast out of a friggin’ fairytale. “Well?”
Her pronouncement echoes throughout the room while the speculum is still inside me. “She’s a virgin.”
Bullsh*%!
My whole life has been about waiting. Playing it safe. Be the good girl, don’t color outside the lines. Put in the hard work trying to prove myself to Dad, then to my college professors, then to my boss at New World Media. Just waiting for the day when it will all pay off.
And right when it was all starting to—I finally had the house, the job, I was even thinking about getting a cat—boom!—my life explodes and suddenly now I’m here and—
“All done,” the doctor interrupts my thoughts, pulling off her gloves with a loud snap.
Even from the bed where I’m lying, my legs spread like the Thanksgiving turkey, I can hear the impatient growl of the man standing in the doorway. If you can even call him a man. More like a beast out of a friggin’ fairytale. “Well?”
Her pronouncement echoes throughout the room while the speculum is still inside me. “She’s a virgin.”
290 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 2017
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About the author
Stasia Black
75 books2,094 followersStasia was born in Georgia, grew up in Texas, recently spent a freezing five-year stint in Minnesota, and now is happily planted in sunny California, which she will never, ever leave.
She loves writing, reading, listening to podcasts, and has recently taken up biking after a twenty-year sabbatical (and has the bumps and bruises to prove it). She lives with her own personal cheerleader, aka, her handsome husband, and their teenage son. Wow. Typing that makes her feel old. And writing about herself in the third person makes her feel a little like a nutjob, but ahem! Where were we?
Stasia’s drawn to romantic stories that don’t take the easy way out. She wants to see beneath people’s veneer and poke into their dark places, their twisted motives, and their deepest desires. Basically, she wants to create characters that make readers alternately laugh, cry ugly tears, want to toss their kindles across the room, and then declare they have a new FBB (forever book boyfriend).
She loves writing, reading, listening to podcasts, and has recently taken up biking after a twenty-year sabbatical (and has the bumps and bruises to prove it). She lives with her own personal cheerleader, aka, her handsome husband, and their teenage son. Wow. Typing that makes her feel old. And writing about herself in the third person makes her feel a little like a nutjob, but ahem! Where were we?
Stasia’s drawn to romantic stories that don’t take the easy way out. She wants to see beneath people’s veneer and poke into their dark places, their twisted motives, and their deepest desires. Basically, she wants to create characters that make readers alternately laugh, cry ugly tears, want to toss their kindles across the room, and then declare they have a new FBB (forever book boyfriend).
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August 6, 2017
Entertaining. Not really that dark.
Some intense sex scenes. Some less intense sex scenes. Some kinky sex scenes.
Our usual Stockholm syndrome.
Breeding trope. Virgin trope.
Too much 'horse whispering'. I've had enough of it after a while to be honest.
Everything wraps up nicely in the end.
Some intense sex scenes. Some less intense sex scenes. Some kinky sex scenes.
Our usual Stockholm syndrome.
Breeding trope. Virgin trope.
Too much 'horse whispering'. I've had enough of it after a while to be honest.
Everything wraps up nicely in the end.
February 24, 2020
NO PUEDO CON ESTA CLASE DE MIERDAS. Y siento si la autora se ofende o algún lector pero es que bastante he aguantado ya.
LA SIGUIENTE RESEÑA CONTIENE TODO SPOILERS.
Bueno, esta historia comienza con Mel que es despedida de su empresa porque no quieren tener a nadie relacionado con su familia trabajando allí después de lo que hizo su padre. Para ponernos en situación, el padre de Mel ha hecho ya estafa piramidal robándole pensiones y dinero a gente buena. Así que con ella alucinando por el despido el día se vuelve más interesante cuando va a su oficina a recoger sus cosas y se encuentra a un tipo allí sentado que le ofrece un trato: ella pasa un año de su vida con un tipo para el que tendrá un bebé de forma natural, osease sexo nada de clínicas, y a cambio ellos sacarán a su padre del país para salvarlo de la gente que lo busca por su estafa. Ella se niega en rotundo (normal) pero cuando llega a casa su padre le dice que la han amenazado a ella también y blablabla. Así que ya sabemos no? Ella acepta. Y allá se la llevan con una bolsa en la cabeza al medio de ninguna parte sin teléfono, sin reloj y sin nada. TODO SUPER NORMAL.
El protagonista se llama Xavier y tiene media cara desfigurada como si se hubiera quemado. Así que cuando Mel entra por primera vez en la casa se asusta al verlo y el la ignora mientras manda a una doctora examinarla. Le dice que ella es virgen y fértil y hasta luego. Que clase de médica es esta? TODO SUPER NORMAL. Pero ahora empieza lo loco.
Resulta que se supone que ella solo ha ido para ser una especie de vientre de alquiler si lo queremos llamar así así que no entiendo la puñetera manía que tiene este tío de que ella se convierta en su sumisa. Y no, no es que al tío le vaya el BDSM es que él quiere una maldita mascota en carne y hueso. Lo primero que le enseña es que ella no come sentada en una silla, no, ella tiene una cama para perros a los pies de la silla de él donde tendrá que estar sentadita como una buena chica mirando al suelo de rodillas y esperando a que su amo le de de comer con las manos. TOOOOODO MUY NORMAAAAAAL (véase el aumento de mi enfado). Obviamente ella se rebela así que como él no puede conseguir doblegarla ni dándole azotes, ni negándole los orgasmos, ni quitándole la comida que hace? La saca de la casa y la pone en una pocilga para cerdos. NO DE VERDAD QUE NO ESTOY EXAGERANDO NI INVENTANDO. Esto es de putos enfermos!!!!!!! El tío la encierra allí en una pocilga sin techo donde le deja una manta, una garrafa de agua y una taza de caldo y apañatelas como puedas. Obviamente ella, como yo haría se queda en la pocilga y yo preferiría morirme de hambre y frío que ser el perro de nadie. Pero entonces llueve y ella no tiene donde refugiarse porque la pocilga no tiene techo, y ahora tiene frío y hambre y entonces decide que puede fingir ser la gatita que el quiere que sea durante ese año incluso si en su mente lo odia a muerte. Así que llama por su amo y finge ser la gatita, de rodillas y comiendo de la mano... Podéis ver cómo me dan vómitos? Pues eso. Lo peor es que a ella le parece empezar a gustar y a mí es que solo me dan náuseas cuanto más sigo leyendo.
Al día siguiente la hace levantarse y la viste como si fuera una muñeca porque ella debe ser inútil y tampoco sabe vestirse sola. Luego desayuna de rodillas y de la mano como una buena gatita 🙄 y la lleva a ver el establo. Yo pensé bueno a ver si en este paseo se relaja un poco... ILUSA DE MI. Resulta que el tipo le debe ir la zoofilia, definitivamente el tipo tiene un fetichismo con los animales. Al llegar al establo a la tía la ata con una cuerda como si fuese un animal y la lleva de "paseo" presentándole a los caballos todos. Que si, que la lleva de arrastro detrás de él. Para cuando acaban el paseo la ata a un puto poste, que si EN SERIO, mientras el intenta domar a un caballo salvaje. Veis la mala hostia que me entra cada vez más? Bueno, pues lo peor es que a la tía ya nada le perturba ni le parece raro, incluso estar atada a un poste como un perro... Yo es que alucino.
Bueno, cuando el tío se cansa de domar al otro caballo la lleva dentro del establo y le dice que tiene que limpiar la mierda de los establos de todos los caballos todos los días y si manchan mucho dos veces al día. Parece que la tipa entra en tromba y le grita que ella no vino aquí para eso que ese no era el trato. Y por supuesto que hace el tío? La pone a cuatro patas, la desnuda y le empieza a frotar sus partes pudendas (quiero ser fina sabéis? Pero ya me entendéis a qué parte me refiero) con un cepillo para peinar caballos. UN PUTO CEPILLO PARA PEINAR CABALLOS. Hay tantas cosas mal con eso: la higiene, el daño, infecciones, el puñetero fetichismo de este tío con los animales? Y llegué a mi punto final ya cuando el tío empieza a tirarsela y le dice que así es como hay que domar a las yeguas, hay que amansarlas, hacerlas sumisas y blablabla. Y mi único pensamiento era: ZOOFILIA en estado puro para este tipo. En realidad en su mente ella era un animal. Seguro.
Así que como entenderéis ni mi mente ni mi estómago pudimos soportar más. Pienso borrar este libro de mi Kindle y de mi existencia, muchas gracias por nada 🤦🏻♀️.
LA SIGUIENTE RESEÑA CONTIENE TODO SPOILERS.
Bueno, esta historia comienza con Mel que es despedida de su empresa porque no quieren tener a nadie relacionado con su familia trabajando allí después de lo que hizo su padre. Para ponernos en situación, el padre de Mel ha hecho ya estafa piramidal robándole pensiones y dinero a gente buena. Así que con ella alucinando por el despido el día se vuelve más interesante cuando va a su oficina a recoger sus cosas y se encuentra a un tipo allí sentado que le ofrece un trato: ella pasa un año de su vida con un tipo para el que tendrá un bebé de forma natural, osease sexo nada de clínicas, y a cambio ellos sacarán a su padre del país para salvarlo de la gente que lo busca por su estafa. Ella se niega en rotundo (normal) pero cuando llega a casa su padre le dice que la han amenazado a ella también y blablabla. Así que ya sabemos no? Ella acepta. Y allá se la llevan con una bolsa en la cabeza al medio de ninguna parte sin teléfono, sin reloj y sin nada. TODO SUPER NORMAL.
El protagonista se llama Xavier y tiene media cara desfigurada como si se hubiera quemado. Así que cuando Mel entra por primera vez en la casa se asusta al verlo y el la ignora mientras manda a una doctora examinarla. Le dice que ella es virgen y fértil y hasta luego. Que clase de médica es esta? TODO SUPER NORMAL. Pero ahora empieza lo loco.
Resulta que se supone que ella solo ha ido para ser una especie de vientre de alquiler si lo queremos llamar así así que no entiendo la puñetera manía que tiene este tío de que ella se convierta en su sumisa. Y no, no es que al tío le vaya el BDSM es que él quiere una maldita mascota en carne y hueso. Lo primero que le enseña es que ella no come sentada en una silla, no, ella tiene una cama para perros a los pies de la silla de él donde tendrá que estar sentadita como una buena chica mirando al suelo de rodillas y esperando a que su amo le de de comer con las manos. TOOOOODO MUY NORMAAAAAAL (véase el aumento de mi enfado). Obviamente ella se rebela así que como él no puede conseguir doblegarla ni dándole azotes, ni negándole los orgasmos, ni quitándole la comida que hace? La saca de la casa y la pone en una pocilga para cerdos. NO DE VERDAD QUE NO ESTOY EXAGERANDO NI INVENTANDO. Esto es de putos enfermos!!!!!!! El tío la encierra allí en una pocilga sin techo donde le deja una manta, una garrafa de agua y una taza de caldo y apañatelas como puedas. Obviamente ella, como yo haría se queda en la pocilga y yo preferiría morirme de hambre y frío que ser el perro de nadie. Pero entonces llueve y ella no tiene donde refugiarse porque la pocilga no tiene techo, y ahora tiene frío y hambre y entonces decide que puede fingir ser la gatita que el quiere que sea durante ese año incluso si en su mente lo odia a muerte. Así que llama por su amo y finge ser la gatita, de rodillas y comiendo de la mano... Podéis ver cómo me dan vómitos? Pues eso. Lo peor es que a ella le parece empezar a gustar y a mí es que solo me dan náuseas cuanto más sigo leyendo.
Al día siguiente la hace levantarse y la viste como si fuera una muñeca porque ella debe ser inútil y tampoco sabe vestirse sola. Luego desayuna de rodillas y de la mano como una buena gatita 🙄 y la lleva a ver el establo. Yo pensé bueno a ver si en este paseo se relaja un poco... ILUSA DE MI. Resulta que el tipo le debe ir la zoofilia, definitivamente el tipo tiene un fetichismo con los animales. Al llegar al establo a la tía la ata con una cuerda como si fuese un animal y la lleva de "paseo" presentándole a los caballos todos. Que si, que la lleva de arrastro detrás de él. Para cuando acaban el paseo la ata a un puto poste, que si EN SERIO, mientras el intenta domar a un caballo salvaje. Veis la mala hostia que me entra cada vez más? Bueno, pues lo peor es que a la tía ya nada le perturba ni le parece raro, incluso estar atada a un poste como un perro... Yo es que alucino.
Bueno, cuando el tío se cansa de domar al otro caballo la lleva dentro del establo y le dice que tiene que limpiar la mierda de los establos de todos los caballos todos los días y si manchan mucho dos veces al día. Parece que la tipa entra en tromba y le grita que ella no vino aquí para eso que ese no era el trato. Y por supuesto que hace el tío? La pone a cuatro patas, la desnuda y le empieza a frotar sus partes pudendas (quiero ser fina sabéis? Pero ya me entendéis a qué parte me refiero) con un cepillo para peinar caballos. UN PUTO CEPILLO PARA PEINAR CABALLOS. Hay tantas cosas mal con eso: la higiene, el daño, infecciones, el puñetero fetichismo de este tío con los animales? Y llegué a mi punto final ya cuando el tío empieza a tirarsela y le dice que así es como hay que domar a las yeguas, hay que amansarlas, hacerlas sumisas y blablabla. Y mi único pensamiento era: ZOOFILIA en estado puro para este tipo. En realidad en su mente ella era un animal. Seguro.
Así que como entenderéis ni mi mente ni mi estómago pudimos soportar más. Pienso borrar este libro de mi Kindle y de mi existencia, muchas gracias por nada 🤦🏻♀️.
May 13, 2020
3.5 stars (rounded up)
In a word: More
This read was much more than what I expected it to be. Maybe that's the key: low expectations? After reading several "captive" or "let's make a deal that involves sex" stories in a row, I was quickly burning out on this sub-genre. This book changed my mind (at least for now!).
The story is about a 26 year old woman (Melanie) who is in a bad position because of something her father did (think Bernie Madoff but with actual remorse) who receives an "invitation" from an attorney to spend a year with an unknown man and have his child; in exchange, her father will be taken to an undisclosed location where he will live the rest of his days in safety and financial security. There is not much more context than that provided to her, and at first, she flatly refuses. Then, once she realizes the extent of the damage done by her father and the risk(s) to his life, she reluctantly agrees.
Enter our "Beast," Xavier - a man in his early 30s running a horse farm who is in the prime of his life in peak form... with the exception of the top left portion of his face (which appears to have been deformed by some type of burn/accident). He has conducted extensive research on Mel (from her health records to her virginal status), and he has decided she is the perfect candidate. He requires total submission from her, and he will not compromise. Can she set aside her "strong, independent woman ways" and totally give herself over to the beast?
What I liked:
--- Melanie didn't "break" easily --- she really is a strong woman who wants to stand on her own (but is tired of being so strong/independent all the time)
--- Xavier. He starts rough where he seems uncaring (he comes off as super impersonal early on) and overly dominant, but he has the long game in mind and is willing to sacrifice the short gain to get there
--- The evolution of both characters is well crafted in the story, and the reader becomes attached to both of them
--- YUMMY SEX SCENES
What I didn't like as much:
--- Without giving spoilers, there was something that happened with Xavier towards the end that seemed very out of the blue (not to mention beyond disconcerting; nothing to do with harming others; it was an inner-self situation)
--- Xavier was a little overly dedicated as a "provider" in a couple spots for my personal taste (small example
--- There were a couple of things that I felt needed more explanation --- maybe we get that later as this appears to be the start of a series?
Overall, this was a surprisingly good read with a very satisfactory HEA and a lot of good, fun smut along the way.
Plot --- 3.5/5
Main Characters --- 3.5/5
Supporting Characters (not many/for very long) --- 3.5/5
Steam Level --- 4/5
Violence --- None of the domestic variety; very mild elements of BDSM (restrained hands a couple of times; some D/s power displays)
Language --- Moderate
Triggers --- mild-to-moderate PTSD (specifically military); some deprivation/captivity (short-term re both)
POV --- Melanie's (1st person)
In a word: More
This read was much more than what I expected it to be. Maybe that's the key: low expectations? After reading several "captive" or "let's make a deal that involves sex" stories in a row, I was quickly burning out on this sub-genre. This book changed my mind (at least for now!).
The story is about a 26 year old woman (Melanie) who is in a bad position because of something her father did (think Bernie Madoff but with actual remorse) who receives an "invitation" from an attorney to spend a year with an unknown man and have his child; in exchange, her father will be taken to an undisclosed location where he will live the rest of his days in safety and financial security. There is not much more context than that provided to her, and at first, she flatly refuses. Then, once she realizes the extent of the damage done by her father and the risk(s) to his life, she reluctantly agrees.
Enter our "Beast," Xavier - a man in his early 30s running a horse farm who is in the prime of his life in peak form... with the exception of the top left portion of his face (which appears to have been deformed by some type of burn/accident). He has conducted extensive research on Mel (from her health records to her virginal status), and he has decided she is the perfect candidate. He requires total submission from her, and he will not compromise. Can she set aside her "strong, independent woman ways" and totally give herself over to the beast?
What I liked:
--- Melanie didn't "break" easily --- she really is a strong woman who wants to stand on her own (but is tired of being so strong/independent all the time)
--- Xavier. He starts rough where he seems uncaring (he comes off as super impersonal early on) and overly dominant, but he has the long game in mind and is willing to sacrifice the short gain to get there
--- The evolution of both characters is well crafted in the story, and the reader becomes attached to both of them
--- YUMMY SEX SCENES
What I didn't like as much:
--- Without giving spoilers, there was something that happened with Xavier towards the end that seemed very out of the blue (not to mention beyond disconcerting; nothing to do with harming others; it was an inner-self situation)
--- Xavier was a little overly dedicated as a "provider" in a couple spots for my personal taste (small example
--- There were a couple of things that I felt needed more explanation --- maybe we get that later as this appears to be the start of a series?
Overall, this was a surprisingly good read with a very satisfactory HEA and a lot of good, fun smut along the way.
Plot --- 3.5/5
Main Characters --- 3.5/5
Supporting Characters (not many/for very long) --- 3.5/5
Steam Level --- 4/5
Violence --- None of the domestic variety; very mild elements of BDSM (restrained hands a couple of times; some D/s power displays)
Language --- Moderate
Triggers --- mild-to-moderate PTSD (specifically military); some deprivation/captivity (short-term re both)
POV --- Melanie's (1st person)
November 8, 2021
***This review contains spoiler***
1,5🐴🐴✨
The plot:
Melanie is fired from her job, her father is wanted for having scammed some people, but ✨oh surprise✨ a stranger offers her help with some conditions: His client needs an heir. A year of her life, she will sleep with him until she gets pregnant and gives birth.
The beginning was a little meh. I was bored, nothing juicy happened, just some scenes like these,
BORING. BORING. BORING.
💀and slowly, the things are getting “better”.💀
-He locks her in a damn cage!! She spend two days there, with a rainstorm and dog shit.
-Still treating her like a pet,,,
mmmm maybe this is not that bad 👀,
.
.
.
.
.
.
. but guess what? ERROR.
-The 🐴 happened-
The fucking horse brush scene 😭😭😭 the author lost me there.
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i'm not judging people who like this or whatever, but it's not my cup of tea.
My mind could only think about the ✨hygiene✨ of that brush. I don't care if they cleaned it, they used it on a horse 🤢
—
—
—
—
—
—and if I thought this couldn't be worse,,,
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Overall Messy Thoughts:
- The heroine thinking that she suffers from Stockholm Syndrome 😭😂 😭 no, this is not a "Stockholm Syndrome" situation.
-Xavier (our H) is a beast, a bad guy, with scars on his face, but it wasn't a big deal. I couldn't handle the constant comparison with a horse ☠️
-The last 30% was like a soap opera without any sense.
There is a scene where the H wants to commit suicide, but we never know if he do it, and then, the next chapter the heroine is in labor and it turns out that the H had been on PTSD treatment ??? BUT WE NEVER found out.
-My big issue✨ the writing style ✨ Same repeated phrases, descriptions that did not add anything, like that she wears Gucci. Who fucking cares???
- I did not feel a connection between the MCs.
- bUt I'm glad these two got their HEA. I had fun with this.
1,5🐴🐴✨
The plot:
Melanie is fired from her job, her father is wanted for having scammed some people, but ✨oh surprise✨ a stranger offers her help with some conditions: His client needs an heir. A year of her life, she will sleep with him until she gets pregnant and gives birth.
The beginning was a little meh. I was bored, nothing juicy happened, just some scenes like these,
“On your knees at Master’s feet. That’s the only way you’ll get any food.”
“What?” I half laugh.
“No food goes in that mouth except what I place there. And no pleasure is allowed except what I give you. You will learn to submit to me in all things. Including trusting me for every bite of nourishment.”
BORING. BORING. BORING.
💀and slowly, the things are getting “better”.💀
-He locks her in a damn cage!! She spend two days there, with a rainstorm and dog shit.
“It doesn’t make me happy, Pet. I need to keep my things safe and to do that, I need order. Discipline. A horse that’s not broken is a danger to itself and everyone around it.”
“Blankets. Sunscreen for tomorrow. A gallon of water. I also brought you a little something extra to help you through.”
I can only stand there, a little stunned as he walks over to the basket. He pulls out a bottle of something. And what looks like a dog bowl.
A goddamned dog bowl.
-Still treating her like a pet,,,
“What are—?”
Which is when he lets it fly.
It lands over my head, right over my shoulders. He cinches it tight.
You heard me right.
The bastard just lassoed me like I’m a damn stock animal.
mmmm maybe this is not that bad 👀,
.
.
.
.
.
.
. but guess what? ERROR.
-The 🐴 happened-
The fucking horse brush scene 😭😭😭 the author lost me there.
It’s a large, flat brush.
Is that a…?
A horse brush. He’s teasing my clit with a fucking horse brush.
Grooming can be a sweet time of connection between Master and mare,” his teeth nip harder still, right at the skin behind my earlobe, which sends shivers up and down my entire body, “because she learns to trust that he knows just the way she likes to be stroked.”
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“Well did you stick any farm implements up a fucking horse’s cooch?”
I get the eyebrow lift for that one. “No, I am not into bestiality.”
image:
i'm not judging people who like this or whatever, but it's not my cup of tea.
My mind could only think about the ✨hygiene✨ of that brush. I don't care if they cleaned it, they used it on a horse 🤢
—
—
—
—
—
—and if I thought this couldn't be worse,,,
But when I look down and crane my neck so I can see between my legs, I see that it’s not any part of him sliding inside me. No, it’s some kind of wooden pole with a… is that a condom over it?
“Steady,” he warns, his hand firm on my back.
But when I look behind me and I see that holy shit—he’s feeding the grip handle end of the fucking pitchfork inside me.
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Overall Messy Thoughts:
- The heroine thinking that she suffers from Stockholm Syndrome 😭😂 😭 no, this is not a "Stockholm Syndrome" situation.
-Xavier (our H) is a beast, a bad guy, with scars on his face, but it wasn't a big deal. I couldn't handle the constant comparison with a horse ☠️
-The last 30% was like a soap opera without any sense.
There is a scene where the H wants to commit suicide, but we never know if he do it, and then, the next chapter the heroine is in labor and it turns out that the H had been on PTSD treatment ??? BUT WE NEVER found out.
-My big issue✨ the writing style ✨ Same repeated phrases, descriptions that did not add anything, like that she wears Gucci. Who fucking cares???
- I did not feel a connection between the MCs.
- bUt I'm glad these two got their HEA. I had fun with this.
August 7, 2017
DNF @ 40%.
H always made the h sit on the floor so he could feed her like a dog. He kept her in a cage and put food in dog bowls for her. This one is a big NO!!!
H always made the h sit on the floor so he could feed her like a dog. He kept her in a cage and put food in dog bowls for her. This one is a big NO!!!
April 16, 2018
Review to come!
July 20, 2019
The Virgin and the Beast was the first book in the Stud Ranch series by Stasia Black. It was a fairytale retelling and was my first book by the author.
Xavier. Well we really didn’t know anything about Xavier until the end, so no spoilers here. However, we learned quickly that he was silent, gruff, disfigured, a recluse and needed an heir. Xavier’s presence gave a mysterious vibe to the story.
Melanie was the daughter of a man who was arrested for a ponzi scheme fraud. She had a way to keep him from going to jail but had to agree to be off the grid for one year with the potential to be a baby mama. She was fiercely stubborn and independent so she had a very rude awakening.... at least at first.
It was told with a single POV, Melanie’s. After Black set the stage for the plot, she then began demonstrating how to train a submissive, without giving the potential sub (Melanie) the guidelines or what was being attempted. As a result the interactions between Melanie and Xavier were mechanical at first - no true relationship, friendship or other - beyond master, sub, sex and the motions of their daily life. This was pretty much the first half of the book.
It was well written and developed. It was the type of story that appeals to those loving a hostage, anti-hero and hard core BDSM theme. From a personal perspective, I struggled with the animal tactics as a daily BDSM life style. That pretty much ruined it for me for the first half of the book. If I was not reading this as a buddy read, I would have either not finished or skimmed. However, I kept going hoping it would get better, and for me, it did. The story unraveled and provided greater insight while getting past the humiliating behaviors. Again, the writing was good - it was just personal preference on what’s entertaining or not to me. No spoilers, so no elaboration.
In the end, I fully enjoyed the last half. I compromised with a 3.5 rating, which rounds up to a 4 on this rating site. It’s not a book that will appeal to everyone, but will appeal to some. If you choose to read it, the key is to stay with it to the end and not give up.
I liked the author’s writing style so I’ll read more in the future. The local vet is next in the series for a Snow White Retelling in Hunter.
Xavier. Well we really didn’t know anything about Xavier until the end, so no spoilers here. However, we learned quickly that he was silent, gruff, disfigured, a recluse and needed an heir. Xavier’s presence gave a mysterious vibe to the story.
Melanie was the daughter of a man who was arrested for a ponzi scheme fraud. She had a way to keep him from going to jail but had to agree to be off the grid for one year with the potential to be a baby mama. She was fiercely stubborn and independent so she had a very rude awakening.... at least at first.
It was told with a single POV, Melanie’s. After Black set the stage for the plot, she then began demonstrating how to train a submissive, without giving the potential sub (Melanie) the guidelines or what was being attempted. As a result the interactions between Melanie and Xavier were mechanical at first - no true relationship, friendship or other - beyond master, sub, sex and the motions of their daily life. This was pretty much the first half of the book.
It was well written and developed. It was the type of story that appeals to those loving a hostage, anti-hero and hard core BDSM theme. From a personal perspective, I struggled with the animal tactics as a daily BDSM life style. That pretty much ruined it for me for the first half of the book. If I was not reading this as a buddy read, I would have either not finished or skimmed. However, I kept going hoping it would get better, and for me, it did. The story unraveled and provided greater insight while getting past the humiliating behaviors. Again, the writing was good - it was just personal preference on what’s entertaining or not to me. No spoilers, so no elaboration.
In the end, I fully enjoyed the last half. I compromised with a 3.5 rating, which rounds up to a 4 on this rating site. It’s not a book that will appeal to everyone, but will appeal to some. If you choose to read it, the key is to stay with it to the end and not give up.
I liked the author’s writing style so I’ll read more in the future. The local vet is next in the series for a Snow White Retelling in Hunter.
September 11, 2019
I really do not know what i should feel about this book. See when i read the blurp, i know this book is going to be controversial. Especially about the BDSM practice. But then, when i started listening to it, the more i confuse.
The controversial part is only at beginning. When Xander 'kidnapp' Melanie. Then it starts dwendling down. The romance is not believable for my taste. I can not feel the chemistry between the characters. And with only POV from Melanie. And nothing from Xavier. Even the word I love you is just feel forced.
So again i am not what should i feel about this book. But i have to rate the book. I do not hate it, but i do not like it either. So middle star it is...
3 stars
The controversial part is only at beginning. When Xander 'kidnapp' Melanie. Then it starts dwendling down. The romance is not believable for my taste. I can not feel the chemistry between the characters. And with only POV from Melanie. And nothing from Xavier. Even the word I love you is just feel forced.
So again i am not what should i feel about this book. But i have to rate the book. I do not hate it, but i do not like it either. So middle star it is...
3 stars
August 4, 2017
Mel and Xavier's story was definitely a roller coaster of WTF's. To be honest I was surprised by some of the scenes that happened in this story. The broody dark man has deep rooted issues that we don't find out until late in the story. He is all kinds of F--- up. And Mel was a strong woman until she submitted to him. I loved her fight and how she didn't back down. I also loved some of the sex scenes between these two. What I didn't love was some of the screwed up crap Xavier did to her. A kennel, a handle to a tool, and the way he handled some of the situations were a little much. Maybe that was the point, but for me it turned me off on the situations. I'm all for kink and dom/sub situations but I think this was more. It was demeaning. I had to give it 3 stars due to a few scenes that just weren't appropriate I guess you could say.
May 13, 2020
2.5/3 stars
So this is one of those beauty and the beast type of vibes books.
Andddddd, I’m not too sure how to rate this. The beginning wasn’t too hot. I didn’t like the way Xavier exerted his dominance on Mel, like at all. But their smutty smut was hot, when the consent was obvious.
Their sex was weird at first though. It wasn’t rape but it wasn’t full on consent. A kind of consensual non-consent? Idk. But whatever it was, it almost caused me to stop reading this altogether because of how Xavier treated Mel. Now, I’m into kinky, but I couldn’t get into it.
So for some background: Mel and Xavier make a deal that Xavier will take Mel’s dad to a place where he won’t be prosecuted for scamming people out of their money as long as Melanie agrees to bear his child. Howeverrrrrr, there was no agreement for the add-ons and . And that made me pretty angry.
As much as I wanted to stop reading, though, Mel’s strength — really freaking stubborn and strong heroine — kept me intrigued in wanting to know how everything ended. So I kept reading, and suddenly their weird dom/submissive (though not really) relationship turned into something more.
When everything’s all fine and dainty between them, there’s a new revelation about Xavier, that doesn’t cause much drama, but it developed fast and it just seemed like an added portion of the book that didn’t belong. Sure, it was hinted at in the beginning/middle-ish of the book, but the way Black handled it in the end seemed kind of rushed.
The epilogue was cute though.
And Xavier wasn’t so bad..... kinda...... near the end. He was all alpha-male throughout, which is normally hot and I love it usually, but this guy just went about it in such a weird way.
In all, idk. There were times when I liked this book and other times when I disliked it. Hence the 2.5/3 stars (which I decided on as I wrote this review).
So this is one of those beauty and the beast type of vibes books.
Andddddd, I’m not too sure how to rate this. The beginning wasn’t too hot. I didn’t like the way Xavier exerted his dominance on Mel, like at all. But their smutty smut was hot, when the consent was obvious.
Their sex was weird at first though. It wasn’t rape but it wasn’t full on consent. A kind of consensual non-consent? Idk. But whatever it was, it almost caused me to stop reading this altogether because of how Xavier treated Mel. Now, I’m into kinky, but I couldn’t get into it.
So for some background: Mel and Xavier make a deal that Xavier will take Mel’s dad to a place where he won’t be prosecuted for scamming people out of their money as long as Melanie agrees to bear his child. Howeverrrrrr, there was no agreement for the add-ons and . And that made me pretty angry.
As much as I wanted to stop reading, though, Mel’s strength — really freaking stubborn and strong heroine — kept me intrigued in wanting to know how everything ended. So I kept reading, and suddenly their weird dom/submissive (though not really) relationship turned into something more.
When everything’s all fine and dainty between them, there’s a new revelation about Xavier, that doesn’t cause much drama, but it developed fast and it just seemed like an added portion of the book that didn’t belong. Sure, it was hinted at in the beginning/middle-ish of the book, but the way Black handled it in the end seemed kind of rushed.
The epilogue was cute though.
And Xavier wasn’t so bad..... kinda...... near the end. He was all alpha-male throughout, which is normally hot and I love it usually, but this guy just went about it in such a weird way.
In all, idk. There were times when I liked this book and other times when I disliked it. Hence the 2.5/3 stars (which I decided on as I wrote this review).
April 29, 2024
This was a really pleasant surprise, I wasn't expecting it to be so heart-warming but it was. Melanie is having a bad day fired from her high-end job due to her father's crimes, her father's facing jail time, when an unusual offer from an unexpected place sees her agreeing to have a baby with a mysterious stranger all to spare her father his fate. If Melanie agrees to act as an incubator her father will be taken somewhere safe and all she has to do is take a year out of her life, for Melanie who has never wanted kids it seems the only option to save her father.
So Melanie finds herself in the middle of nowhere at a ranch with only Xavier for company. Xavier who insists he's her master and calls her my pet and later precious. Who feeds her by hand and expects obedience and control in all things. He treats her like one of his wild horses taming and earning her trust and it's not long before Melanie finds she's no longer just playing along, but actually wants this life and man for herself.
Xavier is a conundrum, a huge beast of a man who is methodical and stern but also gentle and kind he's a strange mix of all of these traits and there is a method to his madness and an end game. He also has trauma of his own, a mysterious past hence the isolation, he also has physical scars something that Melanie stops noticing the longer she is around him.
This was actually really heartwarming and such a sweet love story despite the initial beginning between these two and despite the majority of this it only being Xavier and Melanie, I wasn't once bored. Be aware this story has BDSM elements, nothing too extreme though. I'll definitely be picking up more from this author in the future.
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April 26, 2018
What I find beyond stupid is that he felt the need to do all he did to get her yet he's so rich that he'll take care of her father for the rest of his life and give her something to get by as well, has a jet and a ranch and who knows what else but he couldn't hire a professional surrogate and get some woman's eggs for artificial insemination.
Then it was beyond stupid that he turned out to be narcissistic (my giant c**k), a huge dominant (I mean, you do this with someone that you have mutual trust with, even if they're your captive) and how did the author ever think that to desecrate (to treat with violent disrespect) someone would be a sexy thing in any way.
I meant to push through, give the book a chance, because it wasn't all bad in the beginning but alas it wasn't meant to be. I got to chapter eight where he told her to eat on her knees and only what he gives her. I have a feeling this will lead to her being collared and basically his bitch, eating of the floor and kneeling by his side maybe even talk only with permission.
I'm aware that some people are very submissive and like that stuff but she's supposed to be this strong independent business woman not a "lick my shoe" type of sub. I guess she could be both, one inside and the other outside the bedroom and that this may turn out to be her sexual awakening but I just can't stand that he's being such an a-hole.
Then it was beyond stupid that he turned out to be narcissistic (my giant c**k), a huge dominant (I mean, you do this with someone that you have mutual trust with, even if they're your captive) and how did the author ever think that to desecrate (to treat with violent disrespect) someone would be a sexy thing in any way.
I meant to push through, give the book a chance, because it wasn't all bad in the beginning but alas it wasn't meant to be. I got to chapter eight where he told her to eat on her knees and only what he gives her. I have a feeling this will lead to her being collared and basically his bitch, eating of the floor and kneeling by his side maybe even talk only with permission.
I'm aware that some people are very submissive and like that stuff but she's supposed to be this strong independent business woman not a "lick my shoe" type of sub. I guess she could be both, one inside and the other outside the bedroom and that this may turn out to be her sexual awakening but I just can't stand that he's being such an a-hole.
January 3, 2019
When I began reading this book I was so upset for Mel. First getting passed over by her father because she wasnt a boy then losing her job because of her fathers legal troubles. Then she sells herself to save her father?! This book demonstrated just how strong love can be and how much abuse it can withstand. Then we meet Xavier. I dont like him in the start because, lets be honest he was kind of an asshole. This book provides lots of hot and steamt scenes which were great, dont get me wrong, but also so much more. We watch the growth in both MCs as they learn to build trust for one another. I learned that judging a book by its cover, Xavier, really didnt work out well for me lol. Then towards the end of the book I thought I knew where the story was going and BAM Stasia comes in with some huge twists! Definitely worth reading.
May 12, 2020
Me imagino que el libro en idioma original no es bueno, pero la traducción es malísima. Síndrome de Estocolmo con resolución de novela televisiva mala.
March 1, 2024
Did Not/Could Not Finish - I made it to about 45% before I couldn’t take it any more.
Wow, um, just wow, this was disgusting. Who could enjoy reading this stuff? I was expecting a Sweet Beauty & the Beast sort of story on the dark side, not some Stockholm syndrome slave/captive with a complete jerk keeping her. It is beyond BDSM, since Melanie is not given a break or a safe word or even a choice in the matter. She’s his slave/captive whether she likes it or not & she’s treated way worse than any of the horses he cares for. Melanie isn’t even given half the courtesy he gives to the new horse Sampson. There is nothing redeeming about Xaviar! If I were her, I would be looking for some way to kill him or killing myself since escape would be a death sentence to her dad. I’d rather be dead, let alone have his baby, than to be treated that way. This turned my stomach & made me super angry. I would not recomend this book, especially if you aren’t into the master/submissive type of stories, this goes beyond BDSM with 24/7 harsh treatment of Melanie. I’m most definitely not into the BDSM scene, let alone the rest of what he did to her.
Wow, um, just wow, this was disgusting. Who could enjoy reading this stuff? I was expecting a Sweet Beauty & the Beast sort of story on the dark side, not some Stockholm syndrome slave/captive with a complete jerk keeping her. It is beyond BDSM, since Melanie is not given a break or a safe word or even a choice in the matter. She’s his slave/captive whether she likes it or not & she’s treated way worse than any of the horses he cares for. Melanie isn’t even given half the courtesy he gives to the new horse Sampson. There is nothing redeeming about Xaviar! If I were her, I would be looking for some way to kill him or killing myself since escape would be a death sentence to her dad. I’d rather be dead, let alone have his baby, than to be treated that way. This turned my stomach & made me super angry. I would not recomend this book, especially if you aren’t into the master/submissive type of stories, this goes beyond BDSM with 24/7 harsh treatment of Melanie. I’m most definitely not into the BDSM scene, let alone the rest of what he did to her.
January 4, 2019
I really enjoyed it
This was a fun, dark, steamy romance and I liked it a lot. It was short and flew by, the pacing was pretty good. It is dark though and has some dub-con and master/pet, so some people may not like that part. I thought the romance scenes were great and there were a lot of them. There were also horses and some touching scenes to balance it out. Mel was so stubborn and it made me laugh. Xavier was great for her and helped her be happy and live a more meaningful life. Great story and I definitely recommend!
This was a fun, dark, steamy romance and I liked it a lot. It was short and flew by, the pacing was pretty good. It is dark though and has some dub-con and master/pet, so some people may not like that part. I thought the romance scenes were great and there were a lot of them. There were also horses and some touching scenes to balance it out. Mel was so stubborn and it made me laugh. Xavier was great for her and helped her be happy and live a more meaningful life. Great story and I definitely recommend!
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October 13, 2019
Dark , sexy and breathtaking
January 14, 2019
Melanie makes a deal: in order to save her father from jail, she gives up her life as a high-powered media executive (and her virginity) to become a surrogate for a mysterious recluse (Xavier).
Ugh, there are so many things that drove me insane with this book and yet....I really liked it. Xavier's character didn't seem "authentic" to me. Not that I am an expert, but his way of being dominant irked me. It was almost the way I expected a psychopathic villain in a crime thriller to be....but he is a dom in a romance, not a crime thriller. His other main character flaw gave me a bad case of whiplash. And the smut?....I'm not complaining, though I did have to suspend some of my feminist beliefs to enjoy it. Smut factor is a 4/5.
One other random thing - I get that this was supposed to be a take on Beauty and the Beast, but this book is better than the title suggests. With a title like "The Virgin and the Beast", I was expecting very little plot and 95% smut. We got a whole lot more plot than that, even with the occasional holes.
Ugh, there are so many things that drove me insane with this book and yet....I really liked it. Xavier's character didn't seem "authentic" to me. Not that I am an expert, but his way of being dominant irked me. It was almost the way I expected a psychopathic villain in a crime thriller to be....but he is a dom in a romance, not a crime thriller. His other main character flaw gave me a bad case of whiplash. And the smut?....I'm not complaining, though I did have to suspend some of my feminist beliefs to enjoy it. Smut factor is a 4/5.
One other random thing - I get that this was supposed to be a take on Beauty and the Beast, but this book is better than the title suggests. With a title like "The Virgin and the Beast", I was expecting very little plot and 95% smut. We got a whole lot more plot than that, even with the occasional holes.
August 25, 2017
DNF @40%
i wanted to like it. even as predictable as the setup was. but the male MC was just too much of an asshole that when the female MC finally "fake" submitted, i was soooo disappointed! (esp since she didn't hold onto the "fake" very long.) i really wanted, and really thought, that he was going to get what was coming to him but he still wins. too much. i skimmed until 48% to see if there was any change for him but nope and even though i suspect it's coming, i already hate him too much to care.
i wanted to like it. even as predictable as the setup was. but the male MC was just too much of an asshole that when the female MC finally "fake" submitted, i was soooo disappointed! (esp since she didn't hold onto the "fake" very long.) i really wanted, and really thought, that he was going to get what was coming to him but he still wins. too much. i skimmed until 48% to see if there was any change for him but nope and even though i suspect it's coming, i already hate him too much to care.
dnf
August 6, 2022UGH! I am on a DNF streak. Can I get a fucking book that has praise without degradation?! Jesus.
April 14, 2021
*KU read
June 15, 2018
Just okay
Not sure where those great reviews came from. Quite a few things bothered me. There's wasn't much that happens through the book. No serious drama besides his PTSD, which was not a surprise in any way. We never got an explanation for why and how he choose her. None at all. I kept expecting that to be a big reveal and then nada. Serious letdown. My last issues were with the amount of control and some of the things done. Now I am into bdsm, so I am usually not bothered by extremes and this one has a couple doozies. First, apparently this guy is okay with using a bridle to take her, while also leading her around tied up like a horse. He says it was to build trust, but personally I could never trust someone that did the things he did to her. Locking her up without food for days in a pigpen. Being the one to remove and insert her tampons. Not once, but every time. Omg that was just awful and I would die of embarrassment and I'm a girl that is okay with period sex, but she acted like it was no big deal. That was just way too far. Overall, there just wasn't enough to this book to recommend it. I might could have dealt with the other things if it had more of a story, but it was boring. Never once do we learn why her. I guess it was just a situation he could take advantage of. Guess it didn't matter who the chick was. A hooker downtown would have been so much cheaper. Hiring a surrogate mother, again much cheaper. So why her? You will never know.
Not sure where those great reviews came from. Quite a few things bothered me. There's wasn't much that happens through the book. No serious drama besides his PTSD, which was not a surprise in any way. We never got an explanation for why and how he choose her. None at all. I kept expecting that to be a big reveal and then nada. Serious letdown. My last issues were with the amount of control and some of the things done. Now I am into bdsm, so I am usually not bothered by extremes and this one has a couple doozies. First, apparently this guy is okay with using a bridle to take her, while also leading her around tied up like a horse. He says it was to build trust, but personally I could never trust someone that did the things he did to her. Locking her up without food for days in a pigpen. Being the one to remove and insert her tampons. Not once, but every time. Omg that was just awful and I would die of embarrassment and I'm a girl that is okay with period sex, but she acted like it was no big deal. That was just way too far. Overall, there just wasn't enough to this book to recommend it. I might could have dealt with the other things if it had more of a story, but it was boring. Never once do we learn why her. I guess it was just a situation he could take advantage of. Guess it didn't matter who the chick was. A hooker downtown would have been so much cheaper. Hiring a surrogate mother, again much cheaper. So why her? You will never know.
August 6, 2017
I really enjoyed Mel and Xavier's story, what starts off as an arrangement so Mel can help to save her Dad's business, ends up as so much more. At first I thought Xavier was a bit of an A-hole but once the story really got going and you found out some of his history, you could totally understand why he was the way he was. And by the end of the book, I really liked him.
Their characters are likeable and well written, the story line was developed and the chemistry between these two is undeniable and off the charts hot!!
** I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book **
Their characters are likeable and well written, the story line was developed and the chemistry between these two is undeniable and off the charts hot!!
** I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book **
August 1, 2017
Oh my damn was this a sexy as hell a book. I loved the darkish element, I loved the seriousness, I loved the smut part of it, and I loved the romance and all. It does have a bit of dark component which may not be for everyone, but damn it was good. Mel's circumstances bring her to Xavier. They navigate through their relationship and fall in love in the most beautiful way. The author did surprise me by raising awareness for PTSD and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. I loved this.
June 30, 2024
Al inicio Xander es brutal. Despojando a Millie de todo su mundo incluso su nombre. Pero poco a poco sé van justificando acciones funables.🥴 Y asquerosas más haya del secuestro.
Es un dark romance no sé podía esperar mucho. Violencia más violencua. El trasfondo es típico. 😬 No lo recomendaría.
Es un dark romance no sé podía esperar mucho. Violencia más violencua. El trasfondo es típico. 😬 No lo recomendaría.
March 27, 2021
2.5 stars. I didn’t care for what felt to me, a forcibly constructed nonsensical and threadbare plot line - with the exception of the PTSD culmination at the end. That scene felt like it had true depth behind it. But then it was fade to black, skip ahead three months, and it’s resolved.
February 4, 2021
Es malo, malo como un dolor, malo como pegar a un padre... 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. Si no sabéis que leer y solo tenéis este libro a mano, casi es mejor que no leáis, de verdad.
El protagonista masculino extorsiona (porque no hay otra palabra para describir el hecho de que la obligue a tener un hijo con él a cambio de salvar la vida de su padre) a la muchacha para que acceda a pasar un año con él, que se lo tire y que le de un hijo; lo más triste es que esto no es lo peor.
Se supone que el tío tiene estrés postraumático y todo lo que tú quieras, pero ni con eso se justifica toda la mierda que hace, de verdad. Trata mejor a los caballos que a la chica. El tío la encierra tres días en una pocilga sin comida como castigo por no obedecer, también la tiene media semana sin comer porque ella se niega a comer de su mano (lógico y normal). Lo peor es que al final ella pasa por el aro y se convierte en una especie de sumisa (pero rara, porque solo es como ser un gato) , aunque la haya estado tratando como a un animal. Pasa de no querer ni oír hablar de hijos a estar deseando tener uno con este tío al que acaba de conocer hace (literalmente) dos meses... Demasiadas mierdas acumuladas. Hay libros que de puro malos que son te hacen gracia, este no es uno de ellos.
El protagonista masculino extorsiona (porque no hay otra palabra para describir el hecho de que la obligue a tener un hijo con él a cambio de salvar la vida de su padre) a la muchacha para que acceda a pasar un año con él, que se lo tire y que le de un hijo; lo más triste es que esto no es lo peor.
Se supone que el tío tiene estrés postraumático y todo lo que tú quieras, pero ni con eso se justifica toda la mierda que hace, de verdad. Trata mejor a los caballos que a la chica. El tío la encierra tres días en una pocilga sin comida como castigo por no obedecer, también la tiene media semana sin comer porque ella se niega a comer de su mano (lógico y normal). Lo peor es que al final ella pasa por el aro y se convierte en una especie de sumisa (pero rara, porque solo es como ser un gato) , aunque la haya estado tratando como a un animal. Pasa de no querer ni oír hablar de hijos a estar deseando tener uno con este tío al que acaba de conocer hace (literalmente) dos meses... Demasiadas mierdas acumuladas. Hay libros que de puro malos que son te hacen gracia, este no es uno de ellos.
July 31, 2017
WOW, just WOW! I loved the interaction between Mel and Xavier was poetry in motion. Mel is such a feisty girl who loves her father and makes a deal to have him (and all his problems) disappear. In exchange she has agreed to give up a year of her life but the deal turns into much more than she is prepared to deal with. Xavier is an ex solider suffering from PTSD who lives on a sprawling ranch with horses he has taken in to rescue. He seems only able to function when those under his care allow him total control which is a big issue for the formally independent career woman, Mel. I basically read this from cover to cover as quick as I could because I couldn't put it down. This is a sex filled Beauty and the Beast that will have you trapped from page one. Do not miss this book and I have added Stasia Black to the ranks of one of my favorite authors. I want more like this book, PLEASE! This was given to me as an ARC to read but I would have "one-clicked" to purchase at any amount.
I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
November 23, 2020
well tampon (tamlin) has finally found his adult romance counterpart in xavier. i HATED this book.
i’m irritated negative rating doesn’t exist because this book is actually -5/5 stars. i know i read it to rot my brain but not this level of brain rot.
with romanticisation of abuse, misunderstanding of bdsm, racial stereotyping, romanticisation of mental illness and using them as plot conflicts, to american propaganda and islamophobia... my hate for this knows no bounds.
i’d plead with goodreads to give negative ratings but i know the racist of gr with target poc so i have to be content with showing my rage with 1 star rating.
i can’t believe i actually hated a beauty and the beast retelling, i’m trash for the trope. the more i think the more i hate this book, best to stop thinking about it now.
i’m irritated negative rating doesn’t exist because this book is actually -5/5 stars. i know i read it to rot my brain but not this level of brain rot.
with romanticisation of abuse, misunderstanding of bdsm, racial stereotyping, romanticisation of mental illness and using them as plot conflicts, to american propaganda and islamophobia... my hate for this knows no bounds.
i’d plead with goodreads to give negative ratings but i know the racist of gr with target poc so i have to be content with showing my rage with 1 star rating.
i can’t believe i actually hated a beauty and the beast retelling, i’m trash for the trope. the more i think the more i hate this book, best to stop thinking about it now.
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