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Friday, September 13, 2013

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty #1)


Genre: Adult Romance, Steamy Romance
Publisher:  Plume
Publication Date: May 1, 1999
Star Rating:  2/5
Links:  Amazon Goodreads
Synopsis
 
From bestselling author Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquleaure. In the traditional folktale of 'Sleeping Beauty,' the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. Now Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince reawakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience.

My Overall Impression of the Book

All I can say is WTH!!  Are you freaking kidding me...This book is not for everyone at all.  I was so disappointed and disgusted with this book. I am all about pleasure and pain and good erotica.  I am in no way a prude, but this book is almost sickening.  I do not mean to be offensive to those that liked the book, but this book is not about passion...it is about cruelty. It was sadistic and I cannot believe I actually read it all the way through. I love a good trilogy, but cannot fathom reading the next two books. 
 
I should have known better when the Prince awakened Beauty by raping her, which is really what he did. I don't care what spin you put on it.  She was a sex slave and there was nothing sensual about it. And how many spankings can be in one book. It was just waaaayyyy to much!!  I can’t get any more detailed in this review.  Read this book at your own risk….

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