Okay, this was just a little too much on the side of weird for me to handle.
Mostly concerning the sex and other romantic affections, and the disturbinOkay, this was just a little too much on the side of weird for me to handle.
Mostly concerning the sex and other romantic affections, and the disturbing and nonsensical torture and abuse.
I mean, come on. Enough was eventually enough for me, especially when on top of it all the plot seemed pretty non-existent. What I mean is progression was pretty slow and there were moments that seemed useless to the story, like when Daemon is riding a horse named Demon (really?! Like what a coincidence) I was thinking, "What is the point of this scene?"
Now let me throw some of this stuff out here.
-one guy trying to get a sexual reaction out of his brother and the brother feeling a little too much down in the nether regions because of it
-this more than a hundred-year-old guy having feelings for this seven-year-old or so little girl but then calling her the daughter of his soul
-the son of above mentioned guy saying he's the perfect lover of said little girl (though too give him some credit he didn't know her age at the time) and going crazy over just her scent
-mothers having sex with their sons, using threats if they didn't comply
-entertainment for the noble ladies being in the form of a random guy getting his balls cut off
-another poor guy getting his balls eaten off by rats
-the device called the Ring of Obedience that goes around a guy's thing and can be used to send a jolt of pain for however long as punishment
-the casual talk of rape, such as "spearing" a girl bad enough that she loses her powers as a witch or otherwise raping her, and just sex with everyone
-touching of the testicles
Oh God, I'm getting a little sick just writing this and remembering. I think this was most of it.
I definitely did not know what I was getting into with Anne Bishop.
And like another reviewer mentioned, the names are a little stupid.
Got through 47% of the book simply because I was hoping for some kind of turn around. I liked the basic idea behind the book, which is very original, and the little girl who was pretty much an innocent in all of it.
It's a matriarchal society of demons and witches. I couldn't help comparing Saetan to Al from the Rachel Morgan series. However, one disappointing thing is that these demons are poor little victims and even pretty friendly, not scary monsters in the least, though Bishop gives them bat-like wings and black, sharp nails. In fact, most of the time they are described as beautiful. There's also a jewel-power concept, different dimensions, and riding the winds as travel....more
Very nicely put together for a novella. It has a solid enough foundation to have even been made into a full-length book.
In reality, when measured up aVery nicely put together for a novella. It has a solid enough foundation to have even been made into a full-length book.
In reality, when measured up against only other novellas and short stories, these three stars equate to five. However, I try rate fairly and equally by a set of standards that I use to rate all of the printed word I read....more
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