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Abduction
For years, college student Devan Astor has penned erotic stories based on her dark fantasies, but when she’s abducted, she is faced with the real terror of being at the mercy of a cruel stranger. She flees, but in the remote cabin where she takes refuge, will she encounter a danger even more frightening than the kidnapper who is still hunting her? At the end of her ordeal, will she be left scarred by the experiences that so closely match her own fantasies, or will she discover fulfillment she never imagined?
486 pages, ebook
First published May 19, 2008
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About the author
Varian Krylov
16 books496 followersGrowing up near Los Angeles, I spent much of my time frolicking in the Pacific Ocean and penning angst-twisted poetry. Now I'm living in sunny Spain writing pathos-riddled fiction. Ironically, two of my favorite things are traveling, and swimming in the ocean, despite increasingly intense phobias of sharks and flying.
I've always loved the music and substance of words, always loved writing in well-worn notebooks by hand, tapping at the keys of the computer, and, of course, conjuring up stories.
And from my earliest memories, I've always been fascinated—maybe obsessed?—with sex and sexuality.
In my writing, sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for my characters' insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange, and alluring.
I've always loved the music and substance of words, always loved writing in well-worn notebooks by hand, tapping at the keys of the computer, and, of course, conjuring up stories.
And from my earliest memories, I've always been fascinated—maybe obsessed?—with sex and sexuality.
In my writing, sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for my characters' insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange, and alluring.
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February 10, 2013
Hmmmmm.. I have lots of different feelings about this book..and putting it into words would be to difficult.. so I'm going to express my feelings with visuals
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I will say that this book is definitly not for everyone....It walks right up to the line of decency, steps right over the line and then flips everyone off standing on the other side of the line.. proceed with caution.. I liked this book a lot and at times I just felt all kinds of bad and wierd for liking it.. but there ya go..
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I will say that this book is definitly not for everyone....It walks right up to the line of decency, steps right over the line and then flips everyone off standing on the other side of the line.. proceed with caution.. I liked this book a lot and at times I just felt all kinds of bad and wierd for liking it.. but there ya go..
April 27, 2016
While I love a dark story, lately I've had trouble "connecting" with the stories and characters. Usually, the characters are underdeveloped and the dark elements are overplayed for shock value. I have to say that wasn't the case with this story. Yet, I still didn't feel a strong connection with this story.
'Abduction' tells the story of a college-aged girl, Devan, that is abducted and taken to an extremely rural cabin. Her abductor, Conrad, has read many sexual fantasies that Devan had written and published online under different pen names. He believes that he is doing Devan a "favor" by acting out her darkest desires.
Before Conrad can finish everything that he had planned for Devan, she manages to escape. Devan eventually winds up at a vacant cabin, miles away from Conrad's cabin. When the cabin's owner arrives unexpectantly, Devan finds herself in danger once again.
After days spent befriending Vaughn, the cabin's owner, the two settle into a routine. Vaughn still isn't sure that Devan isn't a groupie that has stalked him to his mountain getaway. However, he gradually lets his guard down enough to begin growing close to Devan.
Just as Devan and Vaughn seem to be headed for romance, Devan's past comes back to haunt them. Conrad has found Devan and has no intention of letting her go. Now, both Devan and Vaughn are subject to Conrad's twisted desires.
While this story was twisted and suspenseful at times, I have to admit that I spent a lot of time skimming. It seemed to drag on forever! I was sure it would never end.
I love a well-developed story, but there is such a thing as too much. For me, this book crossed into that territory. It was just so wordy. I found myself bored, even during some of the kinkiest scenes. Not good.
That being said, I vacillated between a 2-star and 4-star rating. The premise was great. The story had just the type of dark, disturbing mind-fuckery that I love. However, it moved incredibly slowly and I found myself losing interest with all of the unnecessary information that didn't add to the story, in my opinion. In the end, I settled on 3 stars.
'Abduction' tells the story of a college-aged girl, Devan, that is abducted and taken to an extremely rural cabin. Her abductor, Conrad, has read many sexual fantasies that Devan had written and published online under different pen names. He believes that he is doing Devan a "favor" by acting out her darkest desires.
Before Conrad can finish everything that he had planned for Devan, she manages to escape. Devan eventually winds up at a vacant cabin, miles away from Conrad's cabin. When the cabin's owner arrives unexpectantly, Devan finds herself in danger once again.
After days spent befriending Vaughn, the cabin's owner, the two settle into a routine. Vaughn still isn't sure that Devan isn't a groupie that has stalked him to his mountain getaway. However, he gradually lets his guard down enough to begin growing close to Devan.
Just as Devan and Vaughn seem to be headed for romance, Devan's past comes back to haunt them. Conrad has found Devan and has no intention of letting her go. Now, both Devan and Vaughn are subject to Conrad's twisted desires.
While this story was twisted and suspenseful at times, I have to admit that I spent a lot of time skimming. It seemed to drag on forever! I was sure it would never end.
I love a well-developed story, but there is such a thing as too much. For me, this book crossed into that territory. It was just so wordy. I found myself bored, even during some of the kinkiest scenes. Not good.
That being said, I vacillated between a 2-star and 4-star rating. The premise was great. The story had just the type of dark, disturbing mind-fuckery that I love. However, it moved incredibly slowly and I found myself losing interest with all of the unnecessary information that didn't add to the story, in my opinion. In the end, I settled on 3 stars.
January 4, 2017
3 Oh, the burn is so slow Stars
***********May Contain Spoilers**************
Devan is lost in the woods after escaping her kidnapper Conrad, she stumbles upon a cabin that is empty. She makes herself at home resting to regain her strength before continuing. All is going well until Vaughn arrives at his cabin and finds Devan.
Vaughn is a lead singer of a famous band and thinks Devan is some deranged fan out to find all his secrets. Devan decides not to tell him why she is there.
It's not often you hear or in this case read about men being raped so when Vaughn's diary comes into play it sat weirdly with me. I felt so sad and angry on behalf of Vaughn.
So Devan and Vaughn find a mutual bond as they have both been assaulted, they spend days 'stuck' together at his cabin. Just as they are getting closer BAM shit happens that changes everything.
Conrad seemed to be some sort of sex therapist kidnapper only there to bring out Devan's true sexuality. The whole thing once Conrad entered the scene was just confusing and unrealistic.
This was a VERY slow burn read, I mean I could have read five books in the time it took to read this. Slow burns just do not have me turning the pages like other books do. If it wasn't for the character's I probably would have given up.
So here is my problem: I liked the concept, the characters, the writing style (mostly). What I did not like was the over explanation of things and the drag that kept going through the whole book.
Another thing I know there are a lot of different words you can use for a male appendage but I am not keen at all on the word 'Prick' being used.
So after this very confusing review for this very confusing books I can say I did not hate it or love it, it was just alright.
***********May Contain Spoilers**************
Devan is lost in the woods after escaping her kidnapper Conrad, she stumbles upon a cabin that is empty. She makes herself at home resting to regain her strength before continuing. All is going well until Vaughn arrives at his cabin and finds Devan.
Vaughn is a lead singer of a famous band and thinks Devan is some deranged fan out to find all his secrets. Devan decides not to tell him why she is there.
It's not often you hear or in this case read about men being raped so when Vaughn's diary comes into play it sat weirdly with me. I felt so sad and angry on behalf of Vaughn.
So Devan and Vaughn find a mutual bond as they have both been assaulted, they spend days 'stuck' together at his cabin. Just as they are getting closer BAM shit happens that changes everything.
Conrad seemed to be some sort of sex therapist kidnapper only there to bring out Devan's true sexuality. The whole thing once Conrad entered the scene was just confusing and unrealistic.
This was a VERY slow burn read, I mean I could have read five books in the time it took to read this. Slow burns just do not have me turning the pages like other books do. If it wasn't for the character's I probably would have given up.
So here is my problem: I liked the concept, the characters, the writing style (mostly). What I did not like was the over explanation of things and the drag that kept going through the whole book.
Another thing I know there are a lot of different words you can use for a male appendage but I am not keen at all on the word 'Prick' being used.
So after this very confusing review for this very confusing books I can say I did not hate it or love it, it was just alright.
June 11, 2017
Warning: Very Dark Sexual Journey
There is a Stalkerific Alpha, Mind Manipulation and Abduction
Includes Rape Fantasy, Rape via coercion, Forced Seduction, and Rape while under the influence of drugs
There is also Forced Masterbation, Forced Exhibitionism, Voyeurism, Consensual Menage, Buttsex, Oral sex, M/F, M/M, and M/F/M, F/F
It's Dark, Sociopathic, Un-nerving and Smoking Hot. I was Repulsed, Intrigued, and Embarrassed because it was Disturbingly Sensual.
I was introduced to Conrad in Conrad's First Girl. So I had to know more. His Manipulation knows no bounds!
This book is not for the faint of heart.
3.5 stars because the ending (the last 15%) of the book felt like it should have been another book. The last 100 pages felt like it was a epilogue/novella that should have been published separately. I am not complaining because it was HOT. But you'll see what I mean when you read it.
There is a Stalkerific Alpha, Mind Manipulation and Abduction
Includes Rape Fantasy, Rape via coercion, Forced Seduction, and Rape while under the influence of drugs
There is also Forced Masterbation, Forced Exhibitionism, Voyeurism, Consensual Menage, Buttsex, Oral sex, M/F, M/M, and M/F/M, F/F
It's Dark, Sociopathic, Un-nerving and Smoking Hot. I was Repulsed, Intrigued, and Embarrassed because it was Disturbingly Sensual.
I was introduced to Conrad in Conrad's First Girl. So I had to know more. His Manipulation knows no bounds!
This book is not for the faint of heart.
3.5 stars because the ending (the last 15%) of the book felt like it should have been another book. The last 100 pages felt like it was a epilogue/novella that should have been published separately. I am not complaining because it was HOT. But you'll see what I mean when you read it.
December 5, 2012
Wow just finished an I'm like a panting drooling dog over here!! Someone throw me a bone and put me to bed! This book was redic! I mean insanely hot. Screw worrying about spare panties. You will ruin every pair, just go without when reading this story!! Nuff said! And I know, im going to hell in a hand basket. But lets hope Vaughan is there. Hell maybe even Conrad too!!
July 15, 2012
Krylov is the only writer I've encountered who can overwrite in an efficient and tight manner. I absorb her prose with green eyes. Beyond her grasp of the craft, she exceeds at character psychology. This is a biting tale of a girl's internal struggle with her captivity, her abductor's compelling point of view, and a discovery of desire. A twisted ride overran with perversions, stomach-flinging terror, and surprisingly warm sensuality. I sank so deep into the mental complexity of the situation, I lost the ability to interpret my moral compass.
July 7, 2013
DNF at 28%.
Edit July 7 2013: after coming back and finishing it.
I should have DNF-ed at 28%.
November 25, 2011
Contains Spoilers!
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Where to begin with this book?? I am sure my review will be all over the place, but thats kinda how this book left me feeling. First, the kidnapping/sex slave storyline can have some appeal and turn-ons, if written well. Sadly, I think this book lacked whatever it needed to make it work.
This book is incredibly long. I was reading it on a Kindle app and at 25% in, I could not even imagine what the heck the remaining 75% was going to be about. More of the first 25%, over and over again, only worse. I skimmed through the last 25%.
Long story short, Devon, a college virgin with a knack for writing erotica, gets kidnapped by Conrad, some perv who wants to force her to experience her sexual fantasies by dragging her to a cabin in the woods. Hey Conrad, why not just ask Devon first, she probably would have said yes! Would have saved you the trouble of drugging her and driving her into the woods. Just sayin. Devon, as scared as she is, also is ashamedly turned on by Conrad.
Devon escapes from Conrad and runs through the woods for a few days, and comes across an empty cabin which she breaks into to find shelter/food. And soon the owner comes home, and guess what? Surprise, surprise, he's a perv too. What are the odds? Oh, and even better? Turns out he has a past of being drugged and held against his will to have sex, and he secretly liked it! These two are soulmates, for sure!!!
One must ask, how many sexually deranged people are running around drugging others and forcing them to act out sexual fantasies? And an alarming number of those victims seem to really like it! Who knew??
Vaughn (aka new cabin perv) and Devon play cat and mouse for a few weeks. He fantasizes about her non-stop. He beats off like 24/7. She plays the innocent virgin, too shy for sex but just not being able to stop herself from wanting dirty sex.
Here I have to say that this book was filled with way too many fantasies of sex. At times it was hard to tell if it was actually happening, or was it another dream/fantasy?? The characters pages and pages upon pages of sexual fantasies got old really quick.
Also, Devon and Vaughn both keep journals, and the journals were filled with even more sex. And I find it hard to believe, that when they wrote in their journals about their past experiences, that they included word for word dialog!? Reading this was like reading books within a book and was just too unrealistic for me. And it got boring.
Finally, Conrad (perv 1) finds Devon and Vaughn at the cabin and takes them both hostage. Really, Vaughn, you couldn't fight this guy off? or the girl that forced you to have sex a year earlier? Wuss much?? Conrad proceeds to force Devon and Vaughn to act out sexual fantasies, and they pretend they don't want to, but of course, they are really loving it all.
I am no prude. I have been in a BDSM relationship. I like kink. But this book just fell flat for me. It just felt like useless smut and the author was obsessed with forcing people to have sex and like it. I felt bad for the characters, truly. I felt like the author was torturing them. I just wanted it to stop, already.
Maybe I missed the deeper message of the story?
I apologize to the author for my review. Its only my opinion.
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Where to begin with this book?? I am sure my review will be all over the place, but thats kinda how this book left me feeling. First, the kidnapping/sex slave storyline can have some appeal and turn-ons, if written well. Sadly, I think this book lacked whatever it needed to make it work.
This book is incredibly long. I was reading it on a Kindle app and at 25% in, I could not even imagine what the heck the remaining 75% was going to be about. More of the first 25%, over and over again, only worse. I skimmed through the last 25%.
Long story short, Devon, a college virgin with a knack for writing erotica, gets kidnapped by Conrad, some perv who wants to force her to experience her sexual fantasies by dragging her to a cabin in the woods. Hey Conrad, why not just ask Devon first, she probably would have said yes! Would have saved you the trouble of drugging her and driving her into the woods. Just sayin. Devon, as scared as she is, also is ashamedly turned on by Conrad.
Devon escapes from Conrad and runs through the woods for a few days, and comes across an empty cabin which she breaks into to find shelter/food. And soon the owner comes home, and guess what? Surprise, surprise, he's a perv too. What are the odds? Oh, and even better? Turns out he has a past of being drugged and held against his will to have sex, and he secretly liked it! These two are soulmates, for sure!!!
One must ask, how many sexually deranged people are running around drugging others and forcing them to act out sexual fantasies? And an alarming number of those victims seem to really like it! Who knew??
Vaughn (aka new cabin perv) and Devon play cat and mouse for a few weeks. He fantasizes about her non-stop. He beats off like 24/7. She plays the innocent virgin, too shy for sex but just not being able to stop herself from wanting dirty sex.
Here I have to say that this book was filled with way too many fantasies of sex. At times it was hard to tell if it was actually happening, or was it another dream/fantasy?? The characters pages and pages upon pages of sexual fantasies got old really quick.
Also, Devon and Vaughn both keep journals, and the journals were filled with even more sex. And I find it hard to believe, that when they wrote in their journals about their past experiences, that they included word for word dialog!? Reading this was like reading books within a book and was just too unrealistic for me. And it got boring.
Finally, Conrad (perv 1) finds Devon and Vaughn at the cabin and takes them both hostage. Really, Vaughn, you couldn't fight this guy off? or the girl that forced you to have sex a year earlier? Wuss much?? Conrad proceeds to force Devon and Vaughn to act out sexual fantasies, and they pretend they don't want to, but of course, they are really loving it all.
I am no prude. I have been in a BDSM relationship. I like kink. But this book just fell flat for me. It just felt like useless smut and the author was obsessed with forcing people to have sex and like it. I felt bad for the characters, truly. I felt like the author was torturing them. I just wanted it to stop, already.
Maybe I missed the deeper message of the story?
I apologize to the author for my review. Its only my opinion.
March 19, 2013
Varian Krylov explored the darkest most disturbing facets of the human mind. She is not afraid to look at the darkest fantasies that you are afraid to admit you have. This book is not for everyone. It is full of scenes involving dubious consent, non-consent, coercion and rape fantasy. There are m/f, m/m, and m/f/m interactions.
This is a dark and twisted journey of a physically innocent young woman. She has a rich fantasy life that she puts down on paper but she never acts out any of it, never intends to act out any of it. Her dark fantasies involve force. Devan writes these stories and shares them on-line, anonymously .
Her stories catch the eye of a man. He decides that it is his responsibility to help Devan act out her fantasies. He meticulously sets out to give her what he knows she needs.
It was a thing of fragile, dark beauty. And in those lines he felt something inside of him answering her.
Devan is abducted and taken to a remote area where she endures with her captor for days. She knows that what he is doing to her is wrong, but finds herself getting off on it. Devan finds herself falling down into the rabbit hole where he deepest and darkest fantasies could become her worst nightmare.
He knows firsthand that her pleasure will punish her. And wanting to punish her, he will please her.
Devan finds an opportunity, and makes a hasty escape. She runs for miles with no signs of civilization anywhere. She is hungry, tired and the October nights are very cold. Devan stumbles upon a cabin. The cabins owner is not home but when he returns his wrath could be worse than the one she just escaped.
She wants to be, sees herself as a certain kind of person, the desires she has doesn't fit. She wants to experience them, but doesn't want to be responsible. She wants them done to her, so she can experience them, and still be innocent.
This author is one that can really write a story. She spins a tale and pulls the reader in. It is very dark and highly erotic. It is a love it or hate it book, and I loved it.
5 Dark Erotica Stars
This is a dark and twisted journey of a physically innocent young woman. She has a rich fantasy life that she puts down on paper but she never acts out any of it, never intends to act out any of it. Her dark fantasies involve force. Devan writes these stories and shares them on-line, anonymously .
Her stories catch the eye of a man. He decides that it is his responsibility to help Devan act out her fantasies. He meticulously sets out to give her what he knows she needs.
It was a thing of fragile, dark beauty. And in those lines he felt something inside of him answering her.
Devan is abducted and taken to a remote area where she endures with her captor for days. She knows that what he is doing to her is wrong, but finds herself getting off on it. Devan finds herself falling down into the rabbit hole where he deepest and darkest fantasies could become her worst nightmare.
He knows firsthand that her pleasure will punish her. And wanting to punish her, he will please her.
Devan finds an opportunity, and makes a hasty escape. She runs for miles with no signs of civilization anywhere. She is hungry, tired and the October nights are very cold. Devan stumbles upon a cabin. The cabins owner is not home but when he returns his wrath could be worse than the one she just escaped.
She wants to be, sees herself as a certain kind of person, the desires she has doesn't fit. She wants to experience them, but doesn't want to be responsible. She wants them done to her, so she can experience them, and still be innocent.
This author is one that can really write a story. She spins a tale and pulls the reader in. It is very dark and highly erotic. It is a love it or hate it book, and I loved it.
5 Dark Erotica Stars
June 17, 2016
Jfc, what an absolute mess. A really, really rough draft of something, whatever that something may be, that could've been crazy good. I mean, this writer can write! She has a kinky mind! There's flashes of brilliance!
I remember commenting on an earlier Krylov that it shouldn't have been published before receiving a decent editing round, but this book right here needs a whole lot more than an editing round: it reads like notebook scribbles of random scenes that got leaked onto the internet long before they even had a chance to become a diamond in the rough.
Abduction contains a plethora of sex scenes that turn out to be fantasies, dreams and daydreams, interspersed with actual sex scenes that are virgin-, cock- and misunderstanding-blocked. What little plot there is, is so promising, but it gets smothered completely by the aforementioned, constant amateurish POV switches and by endless repetition. And It's so bloody lengthy for no good reason.
When at some point, the reader gets thrown into another story within a story that consists of diary entries of one of the MC's past sexual encounters, and that contains all the nastiest most plastic words imaginable for male and female body parts and the various fluids they produce, I decided that enough was enough.
So much incredible talent wasted. Argh!
I remember commenting on an earlier Krylov that it shouldn't have been published before receiving a decent editing round, but this book right here needs a whole lot more than an editing round: it reads like notebook scribbles of random scenes that got leaked onto the internet long before they even had a chance to become a diamond in the rough.
Abduction contains a plethora of sex scenes that turn out to be fantasies, dreams and daydreams, interspersed with actual sex scenes that are virgin-, cock- and misunderstanding-blocked. What little plot there is, is so promising, but it gets smothered completely by the aforementioned, constant amateurish POV switches and by endless repetition. And It's so bloody lengthy for no good reason.
When at some point, the reader gets thrown into another story within a story that consists of diary entries of one of the MC's past sexual encounters, and that contains all the nastiest most plastic words imaginable for male and female body parts and the various fluids they produce, I decided that enough was enough.
So much incredible talent wasted. Argh!
August 10, 2012
I feel like I'm going to hell for loving this book so much. This was dark & twisted story...and probably the hotest book I've ever read. I feel Devan's pain, because in the story she's so embarrassed and ashamed for what really turns her on. I felt the same way even reading the book, let alone loving every second of it...so me and Devan had an immediate connection. It's hard to truly hate the villian in this story because all he does is show her how to embrace her secret submissive self and act out her fantasies, but on the other hand it was horrifing and emotionally damaging. I felt so connected to the characters. Feeling the fear, the anticipation, the lust, and the relief of knowing that it's all okay. Luckily, there's more of a story than just the abduction...it turned out to be an amazing love story too. Without giving away too much, I loved (and I mean LOVED) Vaughn. There will never be a man so amazing, so sensative, so caring, so shamfully sexy/dirty/kinky than him. This book will be FOREVER imprinted in my brain!
March 15, 2013
Totally fucked-up story about a kidnapped virgin--Ms. Krylov knows how to write erotica but this was way too long--
February 9, 2013
Ok, after 2 glasses of wine and some serious thought I believe I am ready to review this, shit I can't even call it a book, we'll just say I'm ready to review this. If, and this is a solid IF, you have enough in you to not only finish this book, but, go balls out and put yourself amongst the characters in this book, you CANNOT give it less than 5 stars. If you do, I don't believe that you really let this bat shit crazy, mind fuck, twisted, perverse, and masochistic story take you where Varian Krylov was trying to lead you. It is a story of a repressed girl on the brink of womanhood, that is abducted by this enigma or puzzling man who has watched and studied her for years. His goal is to push, pull, and or drag her into her full sexual being,and to release her from her repression. This, still can't call it book, so..... freak show begins with her running, escaping him. She then falls into another strangers hold, she is confused, she is scared, she is every emotion I have ever read in a book, seen in a movie, felt in my life, and she is every emotion that lies in between those, and so very far outside those emotions I have ever witnessed or felt. This book will send me to hell, it was wrong, but dammit all if I didn't give a flyin' eff and turn against my own morals and self beliefs and find that shit HOT, HOT! And like a fiend I tore this shit up, I devoured every word, scene! Shit left me breathless!!!! I mean panting! I was asking myself WTF????? Shit, I don't even care wtf is going on, that is fuuuuuuckin', damn smexy! On a eh hum, serious side note, this book does bring some serious emotional issues to the table, if you have tough skin, roll with it, and you'll be glad you did. However, like I say before my twitter and FB updates, if you are not of age, or your morals and standards are higher than mine, walk on, do not stop, go. And you do not collect yo 200$ xp
April 20, 2013
It is in fact really hard to do that... Cause I've been through a lot, seen a lot and.. well, read a lot disturbing things.
But after this, I feel thoroughly disgusted!
I saw somewhere, read some reviews that it was hot and blah blah, how you'll wet your panties.
In fear maybe. Not the other way around.
It was pure porn, the worst kind. Yeah, there were moments of 'romance'. But most of it was sex, thinking about sex or wishing for sex.
Musings about the sexuality, and it wasn't even beautifully written!
I don't judge people who liked it, many did, many will. Maybe it was just the wrong time for me to pick up this book, but I couldn't stomach it and it left a bad feeling.
March 4, 2012
Phew! Where to begin... I read the reviews from other readers and thought I'd give this ebook a go. The price is very reasonable for what turned out to be a good length book.
Now to the good stuff... I don't write a lot of reviews although I read a lot of books, both ebook and PB/HB formats, approx. 400 or so per year. So believe me when I say a book has to really impress me for me to get off my duff and tell others about it. And after finishing "Abduction" over a week ago, I still could not get this book out of my head, and I felt I owed it to the author to put in my 2 cents.
Abduction is very well written, with characters you really care about by the end of the book. The main protagonist, Devan, goes on an erotic journey which changes how she thinks of herself, bringing out parts of herself that she has kept hidden. She learns of her own sexual turn-ons and learns to express and own them, rather than seeing them as something to be ashamed of. Her relationship with Conrad is a forced one, and a hot, confusing mess to her, but one which ultimately helps her realize much about her own identity. The slow building relationship with Vaughn is heart-breaking at times, brutal at others, but so real, touching and very hot. There are some BDSM elements, but even if this isn't your normal type of kink, the storyline is so good you won't care.
I can always tell how good a book is if it:
1) makes me laugh
2) makes me cry
3) makes me think about it long after I finished reading it
4) makes me want to read it again in the future, and
5) makes me attempt to put into my own words (however lame they may be), how wonderful it is so that others will enjoy taking the same journey I did.
This book delivered on all of these.
Believe the hype on this book- it is all that and a bag of chips! Take a chance on "Abduction" and you won't be disappointed, I give you my word.
Happy reading!
Now to the good stuff... I don't write a lot of reviews although I read a lot of books, both ebook and PB/HB formats, approx. 400 or so per year. So believe me when I say a book has to really impress me for me to get off my duff and tell others about it. And after finishing "Abduction" over a week ago, I still could not get this book out of my head, and I felt I owed it to the author to put in my 2 cents.
Abduction is very well written, with characters you really care about by the end of the book. The main protagonist, Devan, goes on an erotic journey which changes how she thinks of herself, bringing out parts of herself that she has kept hidden. She learns of her own sexual turn-ons and learns to express and own them, rather than seeing them as something to be ashamed of. Her relationship with Conrad is a forced one, and a hot, confusing mess to her, but one which ultimately helps her realize much about her own identity. The slow building relationship with Vaughn is heart-breaking at times, brutal at others, but so real, touching and very hot. There are some BDSM elements, but even if this isn't your normal type of kink, the storyline is so good you won't care.
I can always tell how good a book is if it:
1) makes me laugh
2) makes me cry
3) makes me think about it long after I finished reading it
4) makes me want to read it again in the future, and
5) makes me attempt to put into my own words (however lame they may be), how wonderful it is so that others will enjoy taking the same journey I did.
This book delivered on all of these.
Believe the hype on this book- it is all that and a bag of chips! Take a chance on "Abduction" and you won't be disappointed, I give you my word.
Happy reading!
April 7, 2013
After a conversation with a GR friend I realized that for one reason or another when I read this book I didn't take the time to give it the proper credit it deserves. My review was a very tiny rushed blurb. I will correct that now by saying this is honestly one of my all time favorite books. It is amazingly well written and these characters have a great deal of depth. There are moments you will love and moments you will hate and moments when you realize you've forgotten to breathe. From beginning to the end I was completely and utterly consumed by this story. It is dark, taboo, emotional, agonizing, disturbing, passionate, erotic and scandalous. This is one that will stay with you...
November 12, 2010
I think this book is over 900 pages long, simply a guess considering it is only available as an e-book. My lists of complaints could be as long but I can't quite bring myself to rate 1 star. Krylov brings up many excellent points through the course of the story, involving submission and coercion. This is the one redeeming feature of the book. Needless to say, this book has an extremely small market. Maybe this is further reflected in the author's inability to use an editor, as there were many, many mistakes and I think half of the book should have been cut or condensed.
I found both of the main characters extremely annoying and I have never been fond of 'the virgin' being a main component of a storyline. There was too much repetition, though I have respect for the author for writing about things that go beyond what most people consider taboo. I love ceilings being pushed and this book shot way into the sky. The idea was excellent but the execution poor. I can not recommend this to anyone except those looking for some dark kink that truly pushes limits.
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Months before reading this......I recently read a free short story by this author called Conrad's First Girl, which I guess is a prequel to this book. The story was erotic and not romantic in the slightest bit. Actually, it was very offensive and maybe the most well written short erotica story I have read. So, based on my high esteem for that piece, I plan on reading this longer work by the author. The book blurbs and few reviews I have read make me feel comfortable with placing it on my horror shelf but we will see if that sticks.
I found both of the main characters extremely annoying and I have never been fond of 'the virgin' being a main component of a storyline. There was too much repetition, though I have respect for the author for writing about things that go beyond what most people consider taboo. I love ceilings being pushed and this book shot way into the sky. The idea was excellent but the execution poor. I can not recommend this to anyone except those looking for some dark kink that truly pushes limits.
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Months before reading this......I recently read a free short story by this author called Conrad's First Girl, which I guess is a prequel to this book. The story was erotic and not romantic in the slightest bit. Actually, it was very offensive and maybe the most well written short erotica story I have read. So, based on my high esteem for that piece, I plan on reading this longer work by the author. The book blurbs and few reviews I have read make me feel comfortable with placing it on my horror shelf but we will see if that sticks.
September 11, 2019
I have no words for this one - there's just too much. It's a slow burn that turns into a sexual and mind fuck of a roller coaster. It is sexual as hell but also deeply, deeply psychological. A complete vortex I got sucked into and which still has my head spinning. So instead of attempting a review, I'm going to let the author speak for herself and then end it with Pam Godwin's short but eloquent and completely on point review.
"In my writing, I poke at social issues, but more than anything, I dig into the psyches of my characters. Sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for their insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange and alluring." ~Varian Krylov
"Krylov is the only writer I've encountered who can overwrite in an efficient and tight manner. I absorb her prose with green eyes. Beyond her grasp of the craft, she exceeds at character psychology. This is a biting tale of a girl's internal struggle with her captivity, her abductor's compelling point of view, and a discovery of desire. A twisted ride overran with perversions, stomach-flinging terror, and surprisingly warm sensuality. I sank so deep into the mental complexity of the situation, I lost the ability to interpret my moral compass." ~Pam Godwin
5**** stars all the way for this unique and crazy journey! This will definitely be on my reread list!
"In my writing, I poke at social issues, but more than anything, I dig into the psyches of my characters. Sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for their insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange and alluring." ~Varian Krylov
"Krylov is the only writer I've encountered who can overwrite in an efficient and tight manner. I absorb her prose with green eyes. Beyond her grasp of the craft, she exceeds at character psychology. This is a biting tale of a girl's internal struggle with her captivity, her abductor's compelling point of view, and a discovery of desire. A twisted ride overran with perversions, stomach-flinging terror, and surprisingly warm sensuality. I sank so deep into the mental complexity of the situation, I lost the ability to interpret my moral compass." ~Pam Godwin
5**** stars all the way for this unique and crazy journey! This will definitely be on my reread list!
October 24, 2012
I'm not really sure how this review is going to go. I felt I was pulled in so many different directions that I had to put the book down for a while. Its a very long book. I think the book should have been cut in half.
I do not like when books tend to linger far more than what it is needed. The fantasies were getting a little out of control there for a moment and the story telling. I had to go back to a couple of pages just to see is this for real or more fantasies. I never thought I would say this but I felt this had to much sex in the book. Don't get me wrong I love sex scenes but when page after page seem to have sex written all over it, it gets kind of old fast.
Too much maybe....
I do not like when books tend to linger far more than what it is needed. The fantasies were getting a little out of control there for a moment and the story telling. I had to go back to a couple of pages just to see is this for real or more fantasies. I never thought I would say this but I felt this had to much sex in the book. Don't get me wrong I love sex scenes but when page after page seem to have sex written all over it, it gets kind of old fast.
Too much maybe....
February 23, 2013
This book absolutely blew my mind!! I will HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who likes a good twisted story, one that will question your own sanity and make you wonder what the hell is wrong with me for loving this book so much!!! If I go into the plot at all it will give the story away and I don't want to do that. The book is long but you still don't want it to end. Some say it had to much sex but that is just crazy, I did not feel that way in the slightest!! READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
February 21, 2013
HOLY HAND GRENADES! I feel like have just been hit by a Mack Truck. Abduction is ...WOW...just WOW. This book will wear you out. I am drained. First. This is a looooong book. At least 2 books worth here. Thank you Ms Krylov for giving it to us all at once.
Devon, sweet, innocent, virginal Devon is kidnapped, almost gang raped, escapes, survives plodding through the woods, going over a waterfall, finds a cabin to hide in and is found by the cabin owner who you think is going to rape her. All in the first 5% or so of the book. Tired yet??? Vaughn, the cabin owner is a rock star trying to escape and get some peace and quiet. Ohhhh. Yeah. Enter the Alpha male, right? Nope. Vaughn has some serious issues of his own and I don't mean the warm fuzzy kind he can work through with the love of a good woman who just happened to show up in his cabin. No some serious shit has happened to Vaughn.
Then you guessed it, kidnapper comes back. Now, I do not do spoilers, but you knew that was going to happen. When he finds them, he hold both hostage and does some *blush* REALLY DIRTY stuff to them, at them, with them, over, under, around and through.....you get the picture.
In the end...which is still a Loooong way off, this is a love story about 2 or maybe 3 or dare I say 4 people who find what and who they need. I highly recommend this if you loved Captive in The Dark and want more dark, kidnappy, stories. Just be warned this is DARK, EROTIC and.... DOUBLE EROTIC.
Devon, sweet, innocent, virginal Devon is kidnapped, almost gang raped, escapes, survives plodding through the woods, going over a waterfall, finds a cabin to hide in and is found by the cabin owner who you think is going to rape her. All in the first 5% or so of the book. Tired yet??? Vaughn, the cabin owner is a rock star trying to escape and get some peace and quiet. Ohhhh. Yeah. Enter the Alpha male, right? Nope. Vaughn has some serious issues of his own and I don't mean the warm fuzzy kind he can work through with the love of a good woman who just happened to show up in his cabin. No some serious shit has happened to Vaughn.
Then you guessed it, kidnapper comes back. Now, I do not do spoilers, but you knew that was going to happen. When he finds them, he hold both hostage and does some *blush* REALLY DIRTY stuff to them, at them, with them, over, under, around and through.....you get the picture.
In the end...which is still a Loooong way off, this is a love story about 2 or maybe 3 or dare I say 4 people who find what and who they need. I highly recommend this if you loved Captive in The Dark and want more dark, kidnappy, stories. Just be warned this is DARK, EROTIC and.... DOUBLE EROTIC.
September 26, 2012
I just finished this book. I may come back and change my rating to higher on this book, I'm just confused at the moment of how I actually do feel about it. Parts of the book were HOT, especially between Vaughn and Dev, btw I love Vaughn. Some of it not so much and Conrad just leaving I don't understand completely. I mean I'm glad he did, but he had been so determined to get Dev, watching her for years, kidnapping her, and everything else, I just don't see him just giving her over to Vaughn in the middle of the night without no explanation. I kept expecting him to come back or something. The Jeremy and Gordon thing seemed to forced into the story, I don't know, I didn't get that part. I like the way the ending turned out for Vaughn and Dev but still have a few unanswered questions that I wish would have gotten answered. Overall I was sick when I read this book and instead of taking a shot of Nyquil and sleeping I stayed up until 2 in the morning intranced and then read the next entire day still sick on the couch reading. I liked the detail put in, made me feel right there. I'm kinda all over the place at the moment with it but overall a really good read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 30, 2016
I really wanted to give a higher rating...
I really wanted to give a higher rating... I really did. The truth is the writing is superb, the storyline is interesting, character development is well done, sex scenes are plentiful, and it has the dark elements I love. So, why? It's sooo long. Don't misunderstand; I read fast so I enjoy a long book but I don't enjoy books that say in three paragraphs what you can say in three sentences. To say this novel is verbose is a gross understatement. I read a lot of erotica and this is the first time I've ever read a sex scene described to death. It just went on and on and on to the point where I felt so out of the moment it was more like reading a how to manual. The entire book was like that--every scene described in exacting detail to the point of boredom. Cut the word count in half and this would've been a great book. Such a shame.
I really wanted to give a higher rating... I really did. The truth is the writing is superb, the storyline is interesting, character development is well done, sex scenes are plentiful, and it has the dark elements I love. So, why? It's sooo long. Don't misunderstand; I read fast so I enjoy a long book but I don't enjoy books that say in three paragraphs what you can say in three sentences. To say this novel is verbose is a gross understatement. I read a lot of erotica and this is the first time I've ever read a sex scene described to death. It just went on and on and on to the point where I felt so out of the moment it was more like reading a how to manual. The entire book was like that--every scene described in exacting detail to the point of boredom. Cut the word count in half and this would've been a great book. Such a shame.
March 25, 2013
Buddy read with Miss.:)
February 26, 2013
Let me start of with saying this book was a challenge for me based on the overall subject matter of rape and kidnapping. The story starts off with Devon running in the woods struggling to get her sense of direction and not walk back into the hands of her capture. You experience several flashbacks and get a glimpse into what happened well she was captive. I felt like a deer starring into headlights 95% of the book and I really got carried away by Devon's imagination and fantasies!! Devon is a virgin, but you would never know by the stories she has written starting at a young age. Conrad takes it upon himself to help her live out her fantasy world and in the middle of this alternate world walks Vaughn. Oh Vaughn
July 2, 2013
The beginning was somewhat slow and at the end the writing style was weird because the author stopped transitioning into new scenes. Also, while I liked that we were given the chance to see what happened after the capture some of it didn't sit that well with me.
This book is definitely not for someone that has issues with people being coerced into sexual situations. There is no violence so the characters weren't beaten into submission etc. but they are placed in scenarios where they are forced to do things that they didn't choose. It also deals with the guilt and shame that they feel for enjoying those things done to them and that they did to others.
One thing that I did enjoy were the conversations between Captor and Victim in which the Captor rationalizes what he is doing. He believes that these forced experiences are things that are wanted so he feels justified in removing freedom of choice in order to give it. And if not something that the victim wanted that the pleasure felt by those forced actions makes it worthwhile. "...this delicious, intense experience, would never have been possible for you had someone not forced it upon you." He refuses to believe/accept that those few minutes of ecstasy can have detrimental results for that person going forward.
The book is long, it has a lot of sex/sexual situations but it also makes you think and dissect. What's happening to them is wrong because it's against their will. But they enjoy it and they aren't being hurt. Still, they are being forced...but it's something they secretly want and fantasize about. Hmm.
This book is definitely not for someone that has issues with people being coerced into sexual situations. There is no violence so the characters weren't beaten into submission etc. but they are placed in scenarios where they are forced to do things that they didn't choose. It also deals with the guilt and shame that they feel for enjoying those things done to them and that they did to others.
One thing that I did enjoy were the conversations between Captor and Victim in which the Captor rationalizes what he is doing. He believes that these forced experiences are things that are wanted so he feels justified in removing freedom of choice in order to give it. And if not something that the victim wanted that the pleasure felt by those forced actions makes it worthwhile. "...this delicious, intense experience, would never have been possible for you had someone not forced it upon you." He refuses to believe/accept that those few minutes of ecstasy can have detrimental results for that person going forward.
The book is long, it has a lot of sex/sexual situations but it also makes you think and dissect. What's happening to them is wrong because it's against their will. But they enjoy it and they aren't being hurt. Still, they are being forced...but it's something they secretly want and fantasize about. Hmm.
January 22, 2013
Sigh. This book was seriously twisted. I am very, very surprised that I was able to get through the entire thing given the subject matter. There is a very, very thin line between coercion and rape, and this book walks the tightrope the entire time. Conrad is one very twisted, sick bastard. Vaughn and Devan...well, I wasn't really surprised when they ended up together because who else could understand what they went through if not the other? First you have the bonding over the journal. Then you have all the sick twisted mind games that Conrad put them through...and ended up MAKING them like! I shuddered more than once. Granted, there were some parts of this book that were very hot. Bottom line, Devan is a submissive. She knows it. And Conrad (and eventually Vaughn) knew it. It was written very, very, very well. The suspense kept this book moving along very quickly and I didn't feel that it dragged on at all. I do feel like the book should have ended without the entrance of Gordon and Jeremy. I don't know if that was just pushed in there to show how far Devan and Vaughn came along in their own sexuality or what, but it was just strange. I would not recommend this book for anyone that has a problem with coercion, rape fantasies or extreme domination. It is not for the faint of heart. Not. At. All. However, if you can get through it without curling in a corner in the fetal position, I think it will be a book that will stay with you for a long time. I know it will for me.
June 15, 2012
2.5 stars. This would have been a better story if half of it was cut out. Seriously, a good 50% of the book was extraneous and repetitive stuff that didn't add to the story at all. And it's a loooong book, so it would have been just dandy to stick with the major premise and write another book out of the left over. There are also some plot points that are implausible, like a virgin who writes BDSM porn with the knowledge of an experiencd Dom. Umm, probably not.
The 50% that did pertain to an abduction was dark and delicious...in a scary stalker kind of way. I loved Conrad.
I think that's what leaves me frustrated after having just freshly finished reading the book. After they left the scene of the crime, I kept hoping that the story would pick back up that dark edgy feel, but it took on this college-frat-explore-your-sexuality mode and stayed there. So if you get to that part and you're hoping for more of what the earlier part of the book delivered...don't. Of course there's information you'll want to know so don't discount it all together.
I definitely recommend half the book, because the parts that are good are real good.
The 50% that did pertain to an abduction was dark and delicious...in a scary stalker kind of way. I loved Conrad.
I think that's what leaves me frustrated after having just freshly finished reading the book. After they left the scene of the crime, I kept hoping that the story would pick back up that dark edgy feel, but it took on this college-frat-explore-your-sexuality mode and stayed there. So if you get to that part and you're hoping for more of what the earlier part of the book delivered...don't. Of course there's information you'll want to know so don't discount it all together.
I definitely recommend half the book, because the parts that are good are real good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2013
***3.5 stars***
Ever read something that totally threw you for a loop?
Ever been oddly turned on by something that shouldn't?
Ever been mentally confused about a book but emotionally moved?
This book left me with these questions and the star rating reflects my mixed up feelings. Although I'd love to give a synopsis, this book is the type to be read not shared: it's that fucked up. In a sort of good way ;)
I will say it was darkly disturbing yet incredibly sensual. It was intensely erotic and disturbingly relatable.
The characters are so tangible with their emotions I felt like I was intruding on something fiercely private. I did like Devan, she was the perfect combo of naive yet longingly obsessed with sex and its perverse cousins. Vaughn was wonderful and as much as it bothers me to say, Conrad was exquisitely sexy and alluring to me. I would do what that man says any day***in my fantasy world :)***
VERY interesting premise but definitely not for the faint of heart. I loved it, I hated it...my brain is fried right now.
But one things for sure. It was FUCKING HOT!
Ever read something that totally threw you for a loop?
Ever been oddly turned on by something that shouldn't?
Ever been mentally confused about a book but emotionally moved?
This book left me with these questions and the star rating reflects my mixed up feelings. Although I'd love to give a synopsis, this book is the type to be read not shared: it's that fucked up. In a sort of good way ;)
I will say it was darkly disturbing yet incredibly sensual. It was intensely erotic and disturbingly relatable.
The characters are so tangible with their emotions I felt like I was intruding on something fiercely private. I did like Devan, she was the perfect combo of naive yet longingly obsessed with sex and its perverse cousins. Vaughn was wonderful and as much as it bothers me to say, Conrad was exquisitely sexy and alluring to me. I would do what that man says any day***in my fantasy world :)***
VERY interesting premise but definitely not for the faint of heart. I loved it, I hated it...my brain is fried right now.
But one things for sure. It was FUCKING HOT!
May 14, 2010
To begin, this book did have some problems. There were lots of editing errors, typos, etc. But, it does credit to the story that I kept reading. Poor editing or too many typos and I'll put a book down and move on to the next one.
I really liked how the author got into the characters' heads and displayed their motivations. I found myself liking Conrad when I didn't want to, when I didn't think I should and that's what the book is all about, submission to desires you're not "supposed" to want.
The sex was very well-written, no odd word usage or startling word usage. It was told plainly, in a fank language, no purple prose, but neither was it crass.
There are some themes that might bother some people, but I think they were intrinsic to the plot.
This is the first thing I've read by this author and I'm interested to check out the rest of the catalog.
I really liked how the author got into the characters' heads and displayed their motivations. I found myself liking Conrad when I didn't want to, when I didn't think I should and that's what the book is all about, submission to desires you're not "supposed" to want.
The sex was very well-written, no odd word usage or startling word usage. It was told plainly, in a fank language, no purple prose, but neither was it crass.
There are some themes that might bother some people, but I think they were intrinsic to the plot.
This is the first thing I've read by this author and I'm interested to check out the rest of the catalog.
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