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The Administration
The inspiration for the Administration series of stories is a maxim of Chris Boucher, script editor of Blakes 7—There are no bad guys. There are no good guys. There are only better guys, and worse guys.
One of the worse guys is Val Toreth. In a world where torture is a legitimate part of the investigative process, he works for the Investigation and Interrogation Division .
One of the better guys is Keir Warrick, a corporate director. His small corporation, SimTech, is developing a 'sim' system which places users in a fully-immersive virtual reality.
Their world is the dark future dystopia of New London, where Europe is controlled by a totalitarian bureaucracy, which shares political power with powerful corporations. The oppressive government uses torture, violence and the various Divisions of the feared Department of Internal Security to maintain power. The corporations fight amongst themselves, using lethal force under the euphemism of 'corporate sabotage', uniting only to resist attempts by the Administration to extend its control over them.
The series follows Warrick and Toreth, and their families, friends and enemies as they struggle to survive and hope to prosper.
Oh, yes—and there is sex, and violence, and other things that upset the people who rate films. You may want to know that:
* Most stories set in the Administration contain m/m or m/f sex scenes.
* Many stories in the Administration contain consensual BDSM of varying degrees of severity.
* Some stories contain non-consensual sex and/or violence.
* Some stories contain 'issues of consent', such as a superior exploiting a subordinate, or other cases where full consent is in doubt.
* Two stories contain references to child abuse.
One of the worse guys is Val Toreth. In a world where torture is a legitimate part of the investigative process, he works for the Investigation and Interrogation Division .
One of the better guys is Keir Warrick, a corporate director. His small corporation, SimTech, is developing a 'sim' system which places users in a fully-immersive virtual reality.
Their world is the dark future dystopia of New London, where Europe is controlled by a totalitarian bureaucracy, which shares political power with powerful corporations. The oppressive government uses torture, violence and the various Divisions of the feared Department of Internal Security to maintain power. The corporations fight amongst themselves, using lethal force under the euphemism of 'corporate sabotage', uniting only to resist attempts by the Administration to extend its control over them.
The series follows Warrick and Toreth, and their families, friends and enemies as they struggle to survive and hope to prosper.
Oh, yes—and there is sex, and violence, and other things that upset the people who rate films. You may want to know that:
* Most stories set in the Administration contain m/m or m/f sex scenes.
* Many stories in the Administration contain consensual BDSM of varying degrees of severity.
* Some stories contain non-consensual sex and/or violence.
* Some stories contain 'issues of consent', such as a superior exploiting a subordinate, or other cases where full consent is in doubt.
* Two stories contain references to child abuse.
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Manna Francis
46 books636 followersI'm the author of The Administration Series, a near-future SF dystopia published by Casperian Books. You can find the series in paperback, e-book, or (partly) on line at the Mannazone website.
I've been writing original slash since 2002 — or homoerotic fiction, m/m romance, yaoi, as you prefer. Original slash is my personal term of choice because I feel it best represents my writing in terms of style and what readers can expect to find there. Individual stories may or may nor be sexually explicit.
I've been writing original slash since 2002 — or homoerotic fiction, m/m romance, yaoi, as you prefer. Original slash is my personal term of choice because I feel it best represents my writing in terms of style and what readers can expect to find there. Individual stories may or may nor be sexually explicit.
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September 22, 2012All time favourite shelf.
I love the whole series and buying them in paper as they come out, because I believe in supporting the writer and no writer makes money from a free ebook. These are some of the best m/m stories I've read, and Casperian did a great job sourcing that talent and putting out the books.
I love the whole series and buying them in paper as they come out, because I believe in supporting the writer and no writer makes money from a free ebook. These are some of the best m/m stories I've read, and Casperian did a great job sourcing that talent and putting out the books.
May 24, 2016
When all else fails, reread the entire The Administration series.
The feels, the feels! All of these feels!
The feels, the feels! All of these feels!
June 24, 2019
What can I say? This series fucking floored me, elevated me, colonized my head. I can't remember the last time I was so gripped and fundamentally rattled by a book.
This is an astounding piece of work.
I have never read a series that took on most of the themes I've been passionately interested in for years - intimate power struggles, the psychology of domestic abuse, the psychology and banality of evil, the structure of totalitarian societies, the human face of organisational brutality, intergenerational trauma and the effect of family systems on character development, the quintessential subjectivity of morality, BDSM and the ever elusive edge of sane, safe and consensual, the psychology of sexual abuse and it's perpetrators, slash fiction, the sliding scale of sociopathy, pathological jealousy, psychologically realistic worldbuilding - and wrapped it all up in a wonderful, astounding, creative, exhilarating, disturbing work of art.
This is fucking smart, the most nutritious mind food, intellectually stimulating, incredibly psychologically perceptive and astute, wise and full of weary empathy.
Even if I try to be playful with this series, it never really lets me. While reading I've been laughing, mourning and squirming, actually a lot of squirming - and always ever so slightly on the edge of really really uncomfortable, really really squicked. While loving it. Amazing!
Manna Francis does something I thought impossible: She lured me into slightly non-consensual empathy with abhorrent characters without in ANY WAY AT ALL sending them on a redeeming journey. She really writes with what Warrick only thinks he has: intellectual honesty.
She takes on the age old “damaged, tortured bad boy is thawed by the experience of love”- trope and .
And I LOVE how Manna Francis plays with that. I love how she plays with US. So there is that, the "love" story.
But this series is about so much more. The world building is impeccable. The moral ambiguity is soul wrenching. The questions one is forced to ask are absolutely worth pondering, in depth (chief among them: "What would you do?").
The characters have a fundamental sense of psychological realism that only adds to the disturbingly unsettled feeling these stories leave behind.
Reading this I started to feel like walking the familiar hallways of the I&I building during my break, having a coffee with Sara and B C and bitching about the printer fucking off today, sharing a bit of office gossip, counting the hours until knock off - feeling quite at home.
Only to be jarred by the fact that I had to consciously remind myself that there are people being tortured in the room next door. Talk about mindfuck :-)
So this is one of my all time favorites. I simply can`t recommend this series enough.
This is an astounding piece of work.
I have never read a series that took on most of the themes I've been passionately interested in for years - intimate power struggles, the psychology of domestic abuse, the psychology and banality of evil, the structure of totalitarian societies, the human face of organisational brutality, intergenerational trauma and the effect of family systems on character development, the quintessential subjectivity of morality, BDSM and the ever elusive edge of sane, safe and consensual, the psychology of sexual abuse and it's perpetrators, slash fiction, the sliding scale of sociopathy, pathological jealousy, psychologically realistic worldbuilding - and wrapped it all up in a wonderful, astounding, creative, exhilarating, disturbing work of art.
This is fucking smart, the most nutritious mind food, intellectually stimulating, incredibly psychologically perceptive and astute, wise and full of weary empathy.
Even if I try to be playful with this series, it never really lets me. While reading I've been laughing, mourning and squirming, actually a lot of squirming - and always ever so slightly on the edge of really really uncomfortable, really really squicked. While loving it. Amazing!
Manna Francis does something I thought impossible: She lured me into slightly non-consensual empathy with abhorrent characters without in ANY WAY AT ALL sending them on a redeeming journey. She really writes with what Warrick only thinks he has: intellectual honesty.
She takes on the age old “damaged, tortured bad boy is thawed by the experience of love”- trope and .
And I LOVE how Manna Francis plays with that. I love how she plays with US. So there is that, the "love" story.
But this series is about so much more. The world building is impeccable. The moral ambiguity is soul wrenching. The questions one is forced to ask are absolutely worth pondering, in depth (chief among them: "What would you do?").
The characters have a fundamental sense of psychological realism that only adds to the disturbingly unsettled feeling these stories leave behind.
Reading this I started to feel like walking the familiar hallways of the I&I building during my break, having a coffee with Sara and B C and bitching about the printer fucking off today, sharing a bit of office gossip, counting the hours until knock off - feeling quite at home.
Only to be jarred by the fact that I had to consciously remind myself that there are people being tortured in the room next door. Talk about mindfuck :-)
So this is one of my all time favorites. I simply can`t recommend this series enough.
January 15, 2023
Reread Jan 2023
Yes, I did it again.
***
Yep, 6/1/2021 makes it my 6th read of this amazing series. And for the record, to me, books 1—7 plus all the short stories make up the complete series. So don’t even mention the two later additions. I love reading about these two too much to come anywhere near book 8 and 9. Nuh uh.
Anyway, I think we’ve established that I’m pretty fucking addicted to this series. It’s still on the top of my all-time fave list. You’d think the shine would wear off after all these years, but it didn’t. I doubt it ever will. The Administration is just that good.
Now, obviously it’s not for everyone. In fact, I think that a lot of people would probably find the BDSM aspect, combined with the rather unusual relationship dynamic, a little too much to take and run in the opposite direction…
However, I stand by my opinion that this series has some of the best BDSM scenes I’ve ever read. The fact that most of it is available for free on the author's site, in times when some ‘writers’ make a fortune from their fanfiction-turned-series-turned-movies just blows my fucking mind. I guess MM fiction is kind of niche in comparison, but STILL. To all the raving fangirls of Mr. Grey: GROW THE FUCK UP!
Anyway… Manna Francis somehow managed to keep this long-ass series from being the slightest bit boring. I say it lovingly, because I’ve always liked long books, but it's a LOT of words. The universe she created is just so complex and multi-layered, it sucks you right in. It’s dystopia, to be sure, but it’s not so far-fetched that it’d disrupt the reading experience and make you go all WTF? And then there’s her wonderful writing style. I love this woman’s writing style.
Undoubtedly, sex plays a major role in these books. Toreth is an unrepentant man-whore (and don’t even get me started of this fucker; he’s probably the most complicated, conflicted and clueless(?) character I’ve ever ‘met,’ and I LOVE him), and Warrick's just beginning to discover his dormant desires. But this is not erotica. Even when we don’t take into account all those amazingly convoluted storylines (that I won’t go into, because surprise is half the fun), and focus only on their relationship, it’s layer upon layer of delicious tension and misunderstandings, and finally falling in love (whatever Toreth may have to say, that stubborn SOB). And the sex itself is fucking HOT.
If that ain’t your cuppa, you may want to steer clear, because Francis doesn't mince words and often goes into a lot of detail (Warrick's a true masochist, and into hardcore bondage). But those in the know wouldn’t want to miss this for the world. And those curious folk that are new to the subject? Grab it right NOW, because it doesn’t get much better than this, trust me.
I’m 100% sure this wasn’t my last reread.
Favorites in this series: Shopping & Fucking, Playing with Fire, Losing It, First Against the Wall, Unlucky Break, Caged, Wait For It, Boys' Toys.
Yes, I did it again.
***
Yep, 6/1/2021 makes it my 6th read of this amazing series. And for the record, to me, books 1—7 plus all the short stories make up the complete series. So don’t even mention the two later additions. I love reading about these two too much to come anywhere near book 8 and 9. Nuh uh.
Anyway, I think we’ve established that I’m pretty fucking addicted to this series. It’s still on the top of my all-time fave list. You’d think the shine would wear off after all these years, but it didn’t. I doubt it ever will. The Administration is just that good.
Now, obviously it’s not for everyone. In fact, I think that a lot of people would probably find the BDSM aspect, combined with the rather unusual relationship dynamic, a little too much to take and run in the opposite direction…
However, I stand by my opinion that this series has some of the best BDSM scenes I’ve ever read. The fact that most of it is available for free on the author's site, in times when some ‘writers’ make a fortune from their fanfiction-turned-series-turned-movies just blows my fucking mind. I guess MM fiction is kind of niche in comparison, but STILL. To all the raving fangirls of Mr. Grey: GROW THE FUCK UP!
Anyway… Manna Francis somehow managed to keep this long-ass series from being the slightest bit boring. I say it lovingly, because I’ve always liked long books, but it's a LOT of words. The universe she created is just so complex and multi-layered, it sucks you right in. It’s dystopia, to be sure, but it’s not so far-fetched that it’d disrupt the reading experience and make you go all WTF? And then there’s her wonderful writing style. I love this woman’s writing style.
Undoubtedly, sex plays a major role in these books. Toreth is an unrepentant man-whore (and don’t even get me started of this fucker; he’s probably the most complicated, conflicted and clueless(?) character I’ve ever ‘met,’ and I LOVE him), and Warrick's just beginning to discover his dormant desires. But this is not erotica. Even when we don’t take into account all those amazingly convoluted storylines (that I won’t go into, because surprise is half the fun), and focus only on their relationship, it’s layer upon layer of delicious tension and misunderstandings, and finally falling in love (whatever Toreth may have to say, that stubborn SOB). And the sex itself is fucking HOT.
If that ain’t your cuppa, you may want to steer clear, because Francis doesn't mince words and often goes into a lot of detail (Warrick's a true masochist, and into hardcore bondage). But those in the know wouldn’t want to miss this for the world. And those curious folk that are new to the subject? Grab it right NOW, because it doesn’t get much better than this, trust me.
I’m 100% sure this wasn’t my last reread.
Favorites in this series: Shopping & Fucking, Playing with Fire, Losing It, First Against the Wall, Unlucky Break, Caged, Wait For It, Boys' Toys.
December 15, 2011
Have you ever wished that you can go back in time and undo something just so you can do it again for the first time? That is how I feel about this series. I would sell one kidney and two-thirds of my liver to be able to do just that. These stories are remarkable. They are truly some of the most awesome, well-written and obsession-inspiring things I have ever read.
Manna Francis is a genius. She writes with such skill and efficiency that the world feels entirely real and unforced. And her morally ambiguous characters are brilliantly realized and not at all clumsy (which often happens when authors want you to sympathize with essentially bad guys), but no, I loved Toreth in spite of being or maybe because he is such a bastard. Unlike a lot of other internet-published fiction, it's really well-edited and so, so readable and intelligent. I literally forsook eating and sleeping to finish this series and every time I finished a story, I would comfort myself that there were plenty more, until, of course, I got to the end and then I felt like throwing up because it was over.
Manna Francis is a genius. She writes with such skill and efficiency that the world feels entirely real and unforced. And her morally ambiguous characters are brilliantly realized and not at all clumsy (which often happens when authors want you to sympathize with essentially bad guys), but no, I loved Toreth in spite of being or maybe because he is such a bastard. Unlike a lot of other internet-published fiction, it's really well-edited and so, so readable and intelligent. I literally forsook eating and sleeping to finish this series and every time I finished a story, I would comfort myself that there were plenty more, until, of course, I got to the end and then I felt like throwing up because it was over.
April 11, 2013
I hated this series! I am broken right now!
Every review I have read has so much praise, I can't praise this book though. It was just too much for me and I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. I hate cheating. Check my profile and you will see that I hate cheating. This book took cheating to a whole new level for me. I was actually left feeling dead inside when I finished and not in a good way let me tell you.
I hated Toreth. He was such an ass and his behavior. I won't go into too many details. But this was why I hated him. His character for me was one of the worst I have ever read and to be honest I didn't like him at all.
For some reason I loved Warrick. Normally I hate characters like him, but there was something about him that left me with a special little place in my heart for him. I'm not sure why he put up with, it showed how much he loved Toreth, that's for sure.
This book is so bloody popular and loved, I am actually speechless. I wanted to kill myself and crawl into a hole!!!! I actually think I was left with long term issues from this book.
Every review I have read has so much praise, I can't praise this book though. It was just too much for me and I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. I hate cheating. Check my profile and you will see that I hate cheating. This book took cheating to a whole new level for me. I was actually left feeling dead inside when I finished and not in a good way let me tell you.
I hated Toreth. He was such an ass and his behavior. I won't go into too many details. But this was why I hated him. His character for me was one of the worst I have ever read and to be honest I didn't like him at all.
For some reason I loved Warrick. Normally I hate characters like him, but there was something about him that left me with a special little place in my heart for him. I'm not sure why he put up with, it showed how much he loved Toreth, that's for sure.
This book is so bloody popular and loved, I am actually speechless. I wanted to kill myself and crawl into a hole!!!! I actually think I was left with long term issues from this book.
March 21, 2014
"After" finishing The Administration.
And a special note to Ms. Manna Francis for adding a new f'ing diagnosis to my already lengthy list. F✖ck you very much.
April 25, 2011
As an m/m series, this one is unsurpassed.
September 3, 2016
This series holds one of the most prominent positions in my "favourite books ever" list. I take my hat off to Manna Francis.
And Kate & Aiko, you win. I did end up lusting after an interrogator.
And Kate & Aiko, you win. I did end up lusting after an interrogator.
June 3, 2010
First let me say this series is a free read on the author’s website but I didn’t realize that and bought the first book in print. No big deal since I enjoyed the book a lot but then wandered over to the author’s website for the myriad of follow up short stories, novellas, and sequel novels. Apparently there are 6 total books but the author still offers everything free on her site – the print editions have some new stories included to entice.
So bottom line is this is a well written, slick, futuristic story that reminds you of the Matrix – just before the apocalyptic sky killing event. Imagine all that futuristic technology with an all powerful government and that is the world of the Administration. It’s slick, edgy, and seriously cool which will have fans of that genre really loving this series. It’s not perfect though and that’s likely to lose a few fans over the course of the books unfortunately.
The cast is pretty varied but there are a couple main characters. The first is Keir Warrick, the corporate genius that has created a SIM technology very similar to the Matrix world of instant gratification and simulation so real, it’s impossible to tell reality from virtual reality. Warrick is a fascinating, complex character and my absolute favorite of the series. It’s hard to pick but he’s a wonderfully eloquent, educated, moralistic, intelligent, emotionally calm, and centered man that discovers a serious bdsm/pain kink that he explores with the other main character, Val Toreth. Toreth is the complete opposite of Warrick in that he is an Administration Para-Investigator. Meaning he investigates high profile crimes and often tortures/kills witnesses to get facts, confessions, and information. Toreth is described as a socio-path who doesn’t see people as “real.” What really makes the series fascinating is that while this is true, Toreth is not inherently an evil person. He simply doesn’t have much – if any – empathy for people and is good at his job.
Toreth and Warrick’s relationship is complicated and not easy. I’m about halfway through all the posted stories on the author’s site and I can see the relationship evolving. Initially the two only get together due to Warrick’s desire for pain and domination during sex and Toreth’s desire to deliver such to Warrick. It’s very sensual, sexy, and has some incredibly hot erotica scenes. Yet at the same time Toreth is out sleeping around with everything that moves every single night. He shows no real attachment or commitment to Warrick despite continuing their illaision for months and years. This dichotomy makes for a lingering conflict between the two due to Toreth’s casual and frequent cruelty, which Warrick accepts due to the hot sex and deepening feelings. Toreth is saved from being totally unlikable since he’s a complex character and deeply, deeply terrified of falling in love. He (as of now) can’t allow himself to think of Warrick as something deeper even though he shows those emotions in glimpses. Warrick is also no doormat and shows incredible intelligence and strength when dealing with Toreth. While their relationship is heavily BDSM during sex, they are equals in a lot of ways and their chemistry is incredibly hot.
Although the main relationship between Toreth and Warrick is the focus, this is surrounded by the ebb and flow of world building and their respective jobs. There are a few mysteries that come into play in the stories, such as the first story Mind Fuck about deaths related to Warrick’s Sim technology and these are just as interesting and well thought out as the complex characters and their drama. The world building doesn’t feel especially fresh or innovative, but it has all the hallmarks that simply work for this genre. It feels futuristic and constantly interesting with enough details that you can identify and imagine the world of New London.
This isn’t really a review so much as calling attention to a good series. I’m not sure when I’ll finish it to be honest and being in the middle, I kind of want to slap everyone! Toreth’s continued infidelity hits buttons for me as a reader, but the author’s skill is shown in Warrick’s handling and always bringing me back no matter how much I want to slap Toreth silly. Toreth manages to be likable even though he’s not a nice guy and has some serious, deep seated issues.
The stories listed on the author’s site also offer glimpses into past events and slide sidetracks into secondary characters. They’re presented in order (I think) but they definitely feel like random stories the author wrote in the ‘verse without a sense of cohesion and order. There is a vague sense of time progressing but the stories take huge leaps (months at a time or more) so there is some disconnect when reading. Overall I’m pretty hooked and curious to see what will happen. I’m on that verge of giving up on Toreth (he better get his dick in his pants!) but the world building, other characters, and intensity of Toreth/Warrick’s relationship keeps sucking me in. If you’re a futuristic fan, check this series out.
So bottom line is this is a well written, slick, futuristic story that reminds you of the Matrix – just before the apocalyptic sky killing event. Imagine all that futuristic technology with an all powerful government and that is the world of the Administration. It’s slick, edgy, and seriously cool which will have fans of that genre really loving this series. It’s not perfect though and that’s likely to lose a few fans over the course of the books unfortunately.
The cast is pretty varied but there are a couple main characters. The first is Keir Warrick, the corporate genius that has created a SIM technology very similar to the Matrix world of instant gratification and simulation so real, it’s impossible to tell reality from virtual reality. Warrick is a fascinating, complex character and my absolute favorite of the series. It’s hard to pick but he’s a wonderfully eloquent, educated, moralistic, intelligent, emotionally calm, and centered man that discovers a serious bdsm/pain kink that he explores with the other main character, Val Toreth. Toreth is the complete opposite of Warrick in that he is an Administration Para-Investigator. Meaning he investigates high profile crimes and often tortures/kills witnesses to get facts, confessions, and information. Toreth is described as a socio-path who doesn’t see people as “real.” What really makes the series fascinating is that while this is true, Toreth is not inherently an evil person. He simply doesn’t have much – if any – empathy for people and is good at his job.
Toreth and Warrick’s relationship is complicated and not easy. I’m about halfway through all the posted stories on the author’s site and I can see the relationship evolving. Initially the two only get together due to Warrick’s desire for pain and domination during sex and Toreth’s desire to deliver such to Warrick. It’s very sensual, sexy, and has some incredibly hot erotica scenes. Yet at the same time Toreth is out sleeping around with everything that moves every single night. He shows no real attachment or commitment to Warrick despite continuing their illaision for months and years. This dichotomy makes for a lingering conflict between the two due to Toreth’s casual and frequent cruelty, which Warrick accepts due to the hot sex and deepening feelings. Toreth is saved from being totally unlikable since he’s a complex character and deeply, deeply terrified of falling in love. He (as of now) can’t allow himself to think of Warrick as something deeper even though he shows those emotions in glimpses. Warrick is also no doormat and shows incredible intelligence and strength when dealing with Toreth. While their relationship is heavily BDSM during sex, they are equals in a lot of ways and their chemistry is incredibly hot.
Although the main relationship between Toreth and Warrick is the focus, this is surrounded by the ebb and flow of world building and their respective jobs. There are a few mysteries that come into play in the stories, such as the first story Mind Fuck about deaths related to Warrick’s Sim technology and these are just as interesting and well thought out as the complex characters and their drama. The world building doesn’t feel especially fresh or innovative, but it has all the hallmarks that simply work for this genre. It feels futuristic and constantly interesting with enough details that you can identify and imagine the world of New London.
This isn’t really a review so much as calling attention to a good series. I’m not sure when I’ll finish it to be honest and being in the middle, I kind of want to slap everyone! Toreth’s continued infidelity hits buttons for me as a reader, but the author’s skill is shown in Warrick’s handling and always bringing me back no matter how much I want to slap Toreth silly. Toreth manages to be likable even though he’s not a nice guy and has some serious, deep seated issues.
The stories listed on the author’s site also offer glimpses into past events and slide sidetracks into secondary characters. They’re presented in order (I think) but they definitely feel like random stories the author wrote in the ‘verse without a sense of cohesion and order. There is a vague sense of time progressing but the stories take huge leaps (months at a time or more) so there is some disconnect when reading. Overall I’m pretty hooked and curious to see what will happen. I’m on that verge of giving up on Toreth (he better get his dick in his pants!) but the world building, other characters, and intensity of Toreth/Warrick’s relationship keeps sucking me in. If you’re a futuristic fan, check this series out.
May 30, 2014
So, apparently gay BDSM procedural drama romances between sociopathic state-approved torturers and control-obsessed IT technicians are my thing. Who knew.
Set in a dystopia of Europe, two powers are balancing each other: the totalitarian European government ("The Administration") and multimillion dollar companies ("The Corporates"). Citizens are monitored, democracy is "the old way" and free thinking quickly leads to a visit from I&I ("Department of Investigation and Interrogation") where sex-obsessed sociopath Val Toreth works as senior para-investigator. During a presentation for a new simulation technology he meets Dr. Keir Warrick, director of SimTech and, without being political, a firm opponent of torture... oh, and Warrick is also sexually stimulated by pain and the loss of control.
Let's stop here for now, because with this setup chances are the story is moving in a direction that is predictable, wince-worthy and probably cheap, right? All I can say is: I'm so, so glad I had no idea what this series was about when I started reading it. This story has elements that would usually keep me firmly away. Had I known some key words beforehand, I'd have avoided "The Administration" and missed out on great world building and storytelling, fascinating characterization and exquisit as well as shameless (read: no sub-shaming) porn, appealing even to my non-BDSM inclined self.
This was the... I think fourth read of the series I did and as it was with all reads before at the end two things remain:
Firstly, several days of vacuum in which I cannot start with anything else, because no other book, no other story is quite like this one. Or even similar. I want more of that world, of those people, of the criminal cases they work on.
Secondly, the question of HOW? How does Manna Francis manage to make me root not only for an oppressive regime, but also for a vain, egotistical, philandering, ruthless, murdering, sociopathic and corrupt protagonist? How?! Even after several reads I can't really pinpoint the reason, if there is a single reason for it in the first place. Gah!
Bottom line: while "The Administration" is far from perfect, this series manages to capture me every time I read it. I love the detailed dystopia, shockingly normal in so many aspects, the complex character and relationship developments spanning over years, and last, but not least, the procedural aspect - crime investigation, department squabbles or even the odd, frantic "how to hide this from the Administration?!" situation.
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Set in a dystopia of Europe, two powers are balancing each other: the totalitarian European government ("The Administration") and multimillion dollar companies ("The Corporates"). Citizens are monitored, democracy is "the old way" and free thinking quickly leads to a visit from I&I ("Department of Investigation and Interrogation") where sex-obsessed sociopath Val Toreth works as senior para-investigator. During a presentation for a new simulation technology he meets Dr. Keir Warrick, director of SimTech and, without being political, a firm opponent of torture... oh, and Warrick is also sexually stimulated by pain and the loss of control.
Let's stop here for now, because with this setup chances are the story is moving in a direction that is predictable, wince-worthy and probably cheap, right? All I can say is: I'm so, so glad I had no idea what this series was about when I started reading it. This story has elements that would usually keep me firmly away. Had I known some key words beforehand, I'd have avoided "The Administration" and missed out on great world building and storytelling, fascinating characterization and exquisit as well as shameless (read: no sub-shaming) porn, appealing even to my non-BDSM inclined self.
This was the... I think fourth read of the series I did and as it was with all reads before at the end two things remain:
Firstly, several days of vacuum in which I cannot start with anything else, because no other book, no other story is quite like this one. Or even similar. I want more of that world, of those people, of the criminal cases they work on.
Secondly, the question of HOW? How does Manna Francis manage to make me root not only for an oppressive regime, but also for a vain, egotistical, philandering, ruthless, murdering, sociopathic and corrupt protagonist? How?! Even after several reads I can't really pinpoint the reason, if there is a single reason for it in the first place. Gah!
Bottom line: while "The Administration" is far from perfect, this series manages to capture me every time I read it. I love the detailed dystopia, shockingly normal in so many aspects, the complex character and relationship developments spanning over years, and last, but not least, the procedural aspect - crime investigation, department squabbles or even the odd, frantic "how to hide this from the Administration?!" situation.
http://www.mannazone.org/zone/admin/i...
January 13, 2015
It's been a long time since a book has captured my attention like this series has. I can hardly believe that I read the 1600+ pages without reading anything else in between...It was that good. I had read Mind Fuck before and didn't feel compelled to keep reading although I really liked that story, but thanks to some of the most vocal fans I decided to start all over again, and what a feast!
I won't say that I loved all the stories, but what I didn't like was soon forgotten with the execution. This is great writing and awesome characterization. I can't say enough how happy I am that the characters stayed true throughout the whole series without suffering an unfortunate transformation just to satisfy a plot issue or to provide the author with an easy way out. Because of this, the short stories that were generally hated were the ones that I most liked because they showed the most unsavory but real aspects of Toreth's personality and the knowledge, intelligence and insight of Warrick's. Warrick definitely understood his man, decided that he could live with what that entailed and stuck to it.
The secondary characters were all complex (no cookie cutter or edge trimming here). Even Dillian, who I hated with passion, was what I expected her to be given her role as Warrick's sister. Sara was great, and the twist with her dynamics with Toreth after was very well executed. Carnac was the best of them all and I wish Francis had given me more time with him to be able to read him better. A better insight into his past would have been greatly appreciated.
This has definitely been a breath of fresh air after some disappointments with my reading. This reminds me of Special Forces, except that the first book was way better than the others, whereas in The Administration nothing is wasted. The best thing is that (hopefully) I won't have to wait too long for books 8 and 9.
I won't say that I loved all the stories, but what I didn't like was soon forgotten with the execution. This is great writing and awesome characterization. I can't say enough how happy I am that the characters stayed true throughout the whole series without suffering an unfortunate transformation just to satisfy a plot issue or to provide the author with an easy way out. Because of this, the short stories that were generally hated were the ones that I most liked because they showed the most unsavory but real aspects of Toreth's personality and the knowledge, intelligence and insight of Warrick's. Warrick definitely understood his man, decided that he could live with what that entailed and stuck to it.
The secondary characters were all complex (no cookie cutter or edge trimming here). Even Dillian, who I hated with passion, was what I expected her to be given her role as Warrick's sister. Sara was great, and the twist with her dynamics with Toreth after was very well executed. Carnac was the best of them all and I wish Francis had given me more time with him to be able to read him better. A better insight into his past would have been greatly appreciated.
This has definitely been a breath of fresh air after some disappointments with my reading. This reminds me of Special Forces, except that the first book was way better than the others, whereas in The Administration nothing is wasted. The best thing is that (hopefully) I won't have to wait too long for books 8 and 9.
Want to read
July 30, 2010Since each book in the series has its own page for reviews, I'm putting the summary of the e-books vs the print version here instead.
The following is an extract from an email I received from Ms Francis today:
Book One contains 'Mind Fuck', and is the same as the website.
Book Two contains the stories on the site from 'Friday' to 'Mirror, Mirror'. It also starts with a new novella, 'Quid Pro Quo', which fits between 'Mind Fuck' and 'Friday'.
Book Three contains the stories on the site from 'Game, Set' to 'Without the Game'. It also contains one extra quite short story, 'Rules of Engagement', which comes between 'As Long As It Lasted' and 'Wine, Women and Cushions' and incorporates 'Fuck of the Day'.
Book Four contains the stories on the site from 'Control' to 'Losing It'. It also contains a new novella, 'Coming from America', which is the last story in the book and fits after 'Losing It' in the timeline.
Book Five contains the stories on the site from 'Quis Custodiet' to 'Sunday Game'. It also contains two new short stories, 'Ipsos Custodes', which follows 'Quis Custodiet', and 'Paws for Thought', which follows 'Sunday Game'.
Book Six contains 'First Against The Wall', and is the same as the website.
Book Seven will contain the stories on the site from 'Family Values' to 'Make it a Surprise', plus probably one entirely new story, and a major expansion of 'Make it a Surprise'.
***
Book Seven should be released some time before the end of the year. (I was supposed to be October, but due to some family issues, I've slipped behind on the editing. It should still be some time this year, though.)
The following is an extract from an email I received from Ms Francis today:
Book One contains 'Mind Fuck', and is the same as the website.
Book Two contains the stories on the site from 'Friday' to 'Mirror, Mirror'. It also starts with a new novella, 'Quid Pro Quo', which fits between 'Mind Fuck' and 'Friday'.
Book Three contains the stories on the site from 'Game, Set' to 'Without the Game'. It also contains one extra quite short story, 'Rules of Engagement', which comes between 'As Long As It Lasted' and 'Wine, Women and Cushions' and incorporates 'Fuck of the Day'.
Book Four contains the stories on the site from 'Control' to 'Losing It'. It also contains a new novella, 'Coming from America', which is the last story in the book and fits after 'Losing It' in the timeline.
Book Five contains the stories on the site from 'Quis Custodiet' to 'Sunday Game'. It also contains two new short stories, 'Ipsos Custodes', which follows 'Quis Custodiet', and 'Paws for Thought', which follows 'Sunday Game'.
Book Six contains 'First Against The Wall', and is the same as the website.
Book Seven will contain the stories on the site from 'Family Values' to 'Make it a Surprise', plus probably one entirely new story, and a major expansion of 'Make it a Surprise'.
***
Book Seven should be released some time before the end of the year. (I was supposed to be October, but due to some family issues, I've slipped behind on the editing. It should still be some time this year, though.)
August 25, 2016
This book in istself is a 4-star read for me but it's getting 5 because you need to read it first in order to read all the other short stories and books in this series, all of which are fantastic and to which I'd give 6 stars if I could.
I love these two as a couple, and I think where this book lacked for me was that the mystery took center stage and the relationship didn't progress much until the latter part of the book (so if you love plot-driven mysteries, you might actually like this aspect).
My favorite quote of the series does come from this book though:
Warrick: "And the evidence tells me you like to play games. Particular games, at that. Tell me something—how often do you have sex with the same person, on average?"
"Once." Toreth shrugged. "Twice, maybe, if—"
"Well?"
Another fucking interrogation, but what the hell. "If they regretted the first time."
Hah, that's the core of Toreth's personality right there, and what makes him such a great character, and Warrick gets it!
Also, this is self-pubbed online, and it was a pleasure to read such an error- and typo-free book!
I love these two as a couple, and I think where this book lacked for me was that the mystery took center stage and the relationship didn't progress much until the latter part of the book (so if you love plot-driven mysteries, you might actually like this aspect).
My favorite quote of the series does come from this book though:
Warrick: "And the evidence tells me you like to play games. Particular games, at that. Tell me something—how often do you have sex with the same person, on average?"
"Once." Toreth shrugged. "Twice, maybe, if—"
"Well?"
Another fucking interrogation, but what the hell. "If they regretted the first time."
Hah, that's the core of Toreth's personality right there, and what makes him such a great character, and Warrick gets it!
Also, this is self-pubbed online, and it was a pleasure to read such an error- and typo-free book!
October 5, 2016
Definitely a must read!
The story just sucked you in, hypnotize you and wouldn't let go. I have been trying to find a sequel as good as this but failed
WOW!!!!!
Hope book 9 is coming soon
The story just sucked you in, hypnotize you and wouldn't let go. I have been trying to find a sequel as good as this but failed
WOW!!!!!
Hope book 9 is coming soon
November 10, 2014
The Administration Series goes beyond the history between Toreth and Warrick to paint a future sadly possible, unquestionably connected with the present and viewed from a starkly realistic standpoint and/or with few illusions.
Many types of relations are put on the table, in the frame of a society held by regulations and values excellently imbricated in the plot. Said regulations and values make of TA a reading nothing easy, because you bump into a society that brings together totalitarism, corporativism, lack of freedom of speech and action, naturalization of aberrations and politicians that haven't changed one bit.
What more ended up impressing me is the skill of the voice of the author. Manna Francis is not laudatory neither especially condemning, she refrains and just displays facts and characters, such is the subtleness she manages with to avoid the pamphlet. And that without abstaining from striking to you some good punchs that leave you slack-jawed and flabbergasted.
There are certain matters that I'm not completely convinced about. Regarding the characters, I have said enough in some of the singular reviews and status updates. The failures are most of all in the construction of that future, in my opinion. I already have referred to some anachronisms that I found, but perhaps the most noteworthy is that sometimes it's difficult to tell if you are reading a futuristic story or a contemporary one.
I come back to a recurring subject for me: The importance of the small things and language to paint an era. There aren't enough cues about minor features, customs, everyday life's gadgets that keep you anchored to that future. There is shortage, above all, of the effects on the language; Nothing gets modified so fast like the language as a consequence of social and technological changes.
I find deficient that future world's geographic definition too, topic that as well I mentioned in one of the singular reviews or status update.
But nothing of that comes to blur, in general terms, the writing style's quality, the originality, the oh-my-god hotness, and the challenge that TA supposes for the readers. And pay, pay with abundance
Stories List with ratings and notes
Mind Fuck - 3.75 stars (Review)
Unlucky Break - 2 stars (Comment)
Friday - 2 stars (Comment)
Pancakes - 4 stars (Comment)
Surprises - 3 stars
Family - 4 stars (Comment)
Mirror, Mirror - 4 stars (Comment)
Game, Set - 3.5 stars (Comment)
As Long As It Lasted - 3.5 stars (Review)
Fuck Of The Day - 3 stars
Wine, Women And Cushions - 2 stars (Comment)
Playing With Fire - 4 stars (Comment)
All Work And No Play - 3 stars (Comment)
Gee - 3 stars (Comment)
Shopping & Fucking - 3 stars
Pool School - 3 stars (Comment)
Without The Game - 5 stars (Comment)
Control - 3.5 stars (Review)
Wait For It - 3.5 stars (Comment)
Caged - 2 stars (Review)
Unaccustomed As I Am... - 4 stars (Review)
Helen - 4 stars (Review)
Shopping, No Fucking - 3.5 stars (Comment)
Losing It - 3 stars
Quis Custodiet... - 4.5 stars (Review)
Gratuitous Kink - 3.5 stars (Review)
Then And Now - 3 stars (Comment)
Friends In The Right Places - 4 stars (Comment)
Smoke & Cameras - 3 stars
Sunday - 2 stars
First Against The Wall - 3.5 stars (Review)
Family Values - Almost 4.5 stars (Review)
Boy's Toys - 4.5 stars —and a fan— (Comment)
Make It A Surprise - 3 stars
November 5, 2014
Recap reviews and comments to come next weekend.
Now I need a few light books before my approach to ICoS, Special Forces or Father Figure.
Many types of relations are put on the table, in the frame of a society held by regulations and values excellently imbricated in the plot. Said regulations and values make of TA a reading nothing easy, because you bump into a society that brings together totalitarism, corporativism, lack of freedom of speech and action, naturalization of aberrations and politicians that haven't changed one bit.
What more ended up impressing me is the skill of the voice of the author. Manna Francis is not laudatory neither especially condemning, she refrains and just displays facts and characters, such is the subtleness she manages with to avoid the pamphlet. And that without abstaining from striking to you some good punchs that leave you slack-jawed and flabbergasted.
There are certain matters that I'm not completely convinced about. Regarding the characters, I have said enough in some of the singular reviews and status updates. The failures are most of all in the construction of that future, in my opinion. I already have referred to some anachronisms that I found, but perhaps the most noteworthy is that sometimes it's difficult to tell if you are reading a futuristic story or a contemporary one.
I come back to a recurring subject for me: The importance of the small things and language to paint an era. There aren't enough cues about minor features, customs, everyday life's gadgets that keep you anchored to that future. There is shortage, above all, of the effects on the language; Nothing gets modified so fast like the language as a consequence of social and technological changes.
I find deficient that future world's geographic definition too, topic that as well I mentioned in one of the singular reviews or status update.
But nothing of that comes to blur, in general terms, the writing style's quality, the originality, the oh-my-god hotness, and the challenge that TA supposes for the readers. And pay, pay with abundance
Stories List with ratings and notes
Mind Fuck - 3.75 stars (Review)
Unlucky Break - 2 stars (Comment)
Friday - 2 stars (Comment)
Pancakes - 4 stars (Comment)
Surprises - 3 stars
Family - 4 stars (Comment)
Mirror, Mirror - 4 stars (Comment)
Game, Set - 3.5 stars (Comment)
As Long As It Lasted - 3.5 stars (Review)
Fuck Of The Day - 3 stars
Wine, Women And Cushions - 2 stars (Comment)
Playing With Fire - 4 stars (Comment)
All Work And No Play - 3 stars (Comment)
Gee - 3 stars (Comment)
Shopping & Fucking - 3 stars
Pool School - 3 stars (Comment)
Without The Game - 5 stars (Comment)
Control - 3.5 stars (Review)
Wait For It - 3.5 stars (Comment)
Caged - 2 stars (Review)
Unaccustomed As I Am... - 4 stars (Review)
Helen - 4 stars (Review)
Shopping, No Fucking - 3.5 stars (Comment)
Losing It - 3 stars
Quis Custodiet... - 4.5 stars (Review)
Gratuitous Kink - 3.5 stars (Review)
Then And Now - 3 stars (Comment)
Friends In The Right Places - 4 stars (Comment)
Smoke & Cameras - 3 stars
Sunday - 2 stars
First Against The Wall - 3.5 stars (Review)
Family Values - Almost 4.5 stars (Review)
Boy's Toys - 4.5 stars —and a fan— (Comment)
Make It A Surprise - 3 stars
November 5, 2014
Recap reviews and comments to come next weekend.
Now I need a few light books before my approach to ICoS, Special Forces or Father Figure.
December 18, 2015
Written November 2013 — Currently reading this series
4.3 Stars so far...
I really liked the first book but it was more crime/thriller than a steamy romance. The following short stories seems to be much more about feelings, everyday life, friends, relationships and the development of the guys' romance for the most part.
Really good reading this far!
It all start with Mind Fuck and after that you can read the sequels, book #2-7 or just read all the free short stories online.
Will write some reviews now and then
#1.0 - Mind Fuck
#2.x - Quid Pro Quo
#2.3 - Pancakes
#2.4 - Surprises
#3.x - Games & Players
#3.1 - Game, Set
#3.6 - All Work And No Play
#3.7 - Gee
Val Toreth, a para-investigator from the "Investigation & Interrogation Division" and
Keir Warrick, a corporate director on "SimTech"
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Free to read here: http://www.mannazone.org/zone/admin/i....
4.3 Stars so far...
I really liked the first book but it was more crime/thriller than a steamy romance. The following short stories seems to be much more about feelings, everyday life, friends, relationships and the development of the guys' romance for the most part.
Really good reading this far!
It all start with Mind Fuck and after that you can read the sequels, book #2-7 or just read all the free short stories online.
‘Mine. He's mine. He'll never walk away—not as long as he wants this. Not as long as he needs it this badly. I can make him stay. He'll never leave me.
It was the only time he could think it. The only time he could almost believe it.’
...Toreth in "Shopping & Fucking" (3:8)
Will write some reviews now and then
#1.0 - Mind Fuck
#2.x - Quid Pro Quo
#2.3 - Pancakes
#2.4 - Surprises
#3.x - Games & Players
#3.1 - Game, Set
#3.6 - All Work And No Play
#3.7 - Gee
Val Toreth, a para-investigator from the "Investigation & Interrogation Division" and
Keir Warrick, a corporate director on "SimTech"
~~~~~~~~~
Free to read here: http://www.mannazone.org/zone/admin/i....
March 18, 2013
One of thet best m/m series!
March 7, 2019
Intense, kinky, emotional, multilayered, hot, disturbing, captivating. I really loved this series.
January 7, 2023
Fucked up, fucking good,
bad fucking. Sociopaths
make lousy lovers.
bad fucking. Sociopaths
make lousy lovers.
December 31, 2014
So finally I finished this serie on New Year's Eve , such a perfect way to start 2015 , and this is my first time writing a review so hopefully it will be good.
The world of TA is a very similar copy of what we are living in my country, same reign, same methods only different names and faces , so that made it all very understandable, the characters are so well described and implanted that you'll never have to wonder if it's real or not , because you'll always feel it's right ..
I have a personal infatuation with Toreth , I feel somehow related to his case, and well if that makes me an entry in a list of psychopaths then I won't object, at least We have something in common , Warrick is a very stable personality with precise goals and needs and that makes the game so complete , Toreth and Warrick complement each other perfectly , Toreth with his predictable yet furious impulses and Warrick with his non-ending patience .
Sara is another character that I felt was a bit ignored, I respect her personality.. even though she made some mistakes , that only means she is human , her endless trust and support for Toreth, in making his relationship with Warrick works , and in her sense for truth and loyalty .. All of that makes her the third most important person in the world of TA , And although Dilly is another worth-mentioning character , I feel corrupted by Toreth's idea of her in the last chapters , she is a nice caring sister with a perfectly understandable caution towards her dangerous brother's lover
Now as an overall review , I can say that 5 stars for all the books is already declaring it , I was rendered speechless by it, I cried , laughed, tensed, and smiled, and all the while I Leart from Toreth how to deal with the everyday matters in that cold demeanour that really helps with Annoying people , I was faced with an arranged marriage in the period of reading the series and it helped me say a plain “No." "Don't leave an opening. Never qualify a refusal.” and not regret it even after facing my family's wrath for a while ..
So for Manna Francis, the unusual author with the most perfect style of writing , I'm forever grateful , and I can't wait till I get book 8 in this spring , and for everyone who got 2 seconds of their precious time to vote for the books and give them 4 or 5 stars, thank you, I don't know who I was before reading the books and I would've never found out if I didn't see it classified in the best MM romance mystery shelf.
The world of TA is a very similar copy of what we are living in my country, same reign, same methods only different names and faces , so that made it all very understandable, the characters are so well described and implanted that you'll never have to wonder if it's real or not , because you'll always feel it's right ..
I have a personal infatuation with Toreth , I feel somehow related to his case, and well if that makes me an entry in a list of psychopaths then I won't object, at least We have something in common , Warrick is a very stable personality with precise goals and needs and that makes the game so complete , Toreth and Warrick complement each other perfectly , Toreth with his predictable yet furious impulses and Warrick with his non-ending patience .
Sara is another character that I felt was a bit ignored, I respect her personality.. even though she made some mistakes , that only means she is human , her endless trust and support for Toreth, in making his relationship with Warrick works , and in her sense for truth and loyalty .. All of that makes her the third most important person in the world of TA , And although Dilly is another worth-mentioning character , I feel corrupted by Toreth's idea of her in the last chapters , she is a nice caring sister with a perfectly understandable caution towards her dangerous brother's lover
Now as an overall review , I can say that 5 stars for all the books is already declaring it , I was rendered speechless by it, I cried , laughed, tensed, and smiled, and all the while I Leart from Toreth how to deal with the everyday matters in that cold demeanour that really helps with Annoying people , I was faced with an arranged marriage in the period of reading the series and it helped me say a plain “No." "Don't leave an opening. Never qualify a refusal.” and not regret it even after facing my family's wrath for a while ..
So for Manna Francis, the unusual author with the most perfect style of writing , I'm forever grateful , and I can't wait till I get book 8 in this spring , and for everyone who got 2 seconds of their precious time to vote for the books and give them 4 or 5 stars, thank you, I don't know who I was before reading the books and I would've never found out if I didn't see it classified in the best MM romance mystery shelf.
March 5, 2013
One of my absolute all time favourites of all books I've ever read! Extremely well written both in terms of language/grammar/structure/and all that constitutes writing technique and plot/character development. The psychological insight into an emotionally disabled man is simply astounding. Amazing job done showing how the relationship between main characters work and amazing job showing BDSM, what it is, how it works, how ppl can need it, crave it and yearn for it, how they make it work, the chemistry they have. And the world building, it's so good it's scary. I couldn't praise it more.
October 12, 2015
Love
I Loved this series! I loved Toreth. I loved Warrick. I loved every single thing about this series. It's brutal and harsh and in your face and it doesn't ask for forgiveness. It's one of the smartest books/series I have ever read. I hope Manna Francis never stops writing this series!
I Loved this series! I loved Toreth. I loved Warrick. I loved every single thing about this series. It's brutal and harsh and in your face and it doesn't ask for forgiveness. It's one of the smartest books/series I have ever read. I hope Manna Francis never stops writing this series!
December 12, 2014
12/12/2014 update: re-read the series after re-reading Captive Prince, also. These two series are just my absolute favourites, and I never tire of reading them. I wish so badly that more people knew about the Administration series!!
Ugh, this series of books is just great. It's just such a fantastic exploration of two very compelling characters and the world around them, and both characters have a very distinct voice about them and their beliefs, desires and differences are fleshed out so wonderfully. I love absolutely all of the characters and the writing is just incredibly done. Manna Francis really has a way with words; there are pages I've bookmarked just because I enjoy an unexpectedly written phrase or thought process of one of the main characters *so much*.
Before reading this I had spotted a few comparisons of Toreth to, visually, Alexander Skarsgard, but with Warrick I was quite blank. In the end I had Hugh Dancy (aka Will Graham in the Hannibal TV series) in mind, and it just fits so perfectly in my head!
One of my favourite series, and I can definitely see myself re-reading this obsessively as per Captive Prince in the future.
Ugh, this series of books is just great. It's just such a fantastic exploration of two very compelling characters and the world around them, and both characters have a very distinct voice about them and their beliefs, desires and differences are fleshed out so wonderfully. I love absolutely all of the characters and the writing is just incredibly done. Manna Francis really has a way with words; there are pages I've bookmarked just because I enjoy an unexpectedly written phrase or thought process of one of the main characters *so much*.
Before reading this I had spotted a few comparisons of Toreth to, visually, Alexander Skarsgard, but with Warrick I was quite blank. In the end I had Hugh Dancy (aka Will Graham in the Hannibal TV series) in mind, and it just fits so perfectly in my head!
One of my favourite series, and I can definitely see myself re-reading this obsessively as per Captive Prince in the future.
June 7, 2016
This was a good book but the reason i read it was because of chracters and not the story itself. The first book's mystery plot was okayish , the second bored me to tears, it started to get interesting from book 3 and i think that was mainly because of chracter dramas. I cant distiungish the other books because i read them as a huge compiled one book. So i am not sure where one finished and the other started again. It was enjoyable read anyway , slow from time to time. But if you have hours to kill you can give it a try. For me it is a romance novel between a corporate IT guy and an interrogator and their drama.
November 10, 2012
Ever read a novel where the sex scenes are a key part of character development? An intricate story with an actual plot which, if you where to remove the sex scenes, would make no sense?
The Administration is not always a comfortable read, but it is thought-inspiring and sexy.
So thought inspiring, in fact, I'd force people in high schools to read it if I could.
The Administration is not always a comfortable read, but it is thought-inspiring and sexy.
So thought inspiring, in fact, I'd force people in high schools to read it if I could.
December 13, 2012
All the series is great. I don't regret reading it all.
October 17, 2013
Val Toreth, forever my favorite sociopath.
Flawless. Exquisite.
The crème de la crème of m/m stories.
Flawless. Exquisite.
The crème de la crème of m/m stories.
May 4, 2016
Can I just say... no matter how weird or bad it got... I still loved these stories! How weird is that? *headdesk* LOL! (more later!)
November 28, 2015
I can't even begin to describe how beautiful this series is and how unique. It's in the same gorgeous world level as ICOS and cut &run and infected. Yummy, angsty, meaty.
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