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Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
Poppy Z. Brite | 1997 | Horror
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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"Call it Extreme Southern Gothic, New Orleans division. The protagonists of this dark French Quarter novel are knee-deep in murder, torture, sex and cannibalism. The story is unabashedly grim (or as Brite himself puts it, “twisted, horrific”), but Brite’s prose is crystal clear, and his literate tone is sufficiently wry and ironic that it creates a sort of safety zone in which readers not normally drawn to this sort of stuff (myself included) can take refuge while they read. But even arm’s-length readers are apt to find themselves being drawn further and further into the story—seduced in spite of the themselves. Material that would be merely sick, disgusting, and unreadable in the hands of a lesser writer is, with Brite at the controls, surprisingly erotic and captivating. It’s a tour de force, in a literary category all by itself."

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A Season Of Eden
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
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Lol, remember when I read books like this? I read this back in 2014.

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Please erase this from my memory! I found this to be slow, drab and boring. Where was the excitement, the thrill, the sex?! I was led to believe, by the book description, that this was an erotic book about a love affair between teacher and student, however when I got round to reading it, it was more like a very close awkward friendship between teacher and student.

Eden is a superficial, over dramatic, self obsessed character with no real teenage girl qualities about her and Mr Christian is just a weak man who falls in love with the most beautiful girl in school, what a shocker.

Conversations are short and unrealistic and lots of scenes are overly long and not needed to progress the plot at all. I regret spending my money on this.
  
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
2018 | Drama
Love the characters chemistry and was a bit more sexier lol (0 more)
Needed a Darker Christian Gray Ian would of been a better choice in my opinion as he can go dark looking incredibly sexy (0 more)
Not Like The Book But Not Bad
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First off I loved the actress and actor playing the roles both are incredibly and sexy to boot the sex scenes were better in my opinion the story line was a bit more on track with the book but so much was cut out I would love to see the movie made as in the book but take it a bit darker and more erotic only thing I had issue with was christian in the book based to the movie was a way darker person but it's a good movie I'd suggest it to all your friends it's a good date night movie to get you in the mood ?
  
Desire's Destiny (The Vespian Way #1)
Desire's Destiny (The Vespian Way #1)
Bethany Drake | 2018 | Erotica, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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DESIRE'S DESTINY is the first book in The Vespian Way series, and we are introduced to a world very different from Earth. They have their own customs and traditions, just like Earth does. Heather is assigned to the Ambassador as his bodyguard, but that assignment quickly makes her something else.

This is a very fast-paced story, with plenty of steamy scenes. At times I actually felt as though this detracted a little from the main story, but I could see where the author was going with it.

There are still questions left unanswered but this is only book one, so I'm hoping for answers to at least some of my questions in book two.

An intricate and twisted Sci-Fi Erotic Romance with plenty of stories and characters yet to learn about. If you're looking for something to get you hot under the collar, then I can definitely recommend this.