Well, if you like spankings, S&M, spankings, weird sex, spankings, bondage and spankings, this is the book for you. Did I mention there's a lot of spankings? Like, on every page, starting with, oh...page 2. It's erotic, it's a whole new take on an old fairy tale...it's got A LOT of spankings. Enjoy.

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This was my first foray into Erotica and sorry to say I was a little disappointed. The premise seemed promising but there was very little (if any)character development. I really wanted to like it as I am a big fan of Ann Rice but I just couldn't finish it. MY TBR pile is too big to try and force myself to read this one.

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Well... if you like spanking, you'll like this book. About 75% of it is spanking! :) Very explicit sexual scenes and some homosexual activity as well.

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An interesting idea and very erotically written. But I do expect more character development and depth from this author.

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Classic BDSM erotica. Please know before ordering this book that it deals heavily with adult themes such as sex, enslavement and power exchange.

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It states on the cover, if you liked the Fifty Shades trilogy, you'll love the Sleeping Beauty trilogy. Not so much. This is a whole different kind of story. Fifty Shades was a love story involving some S&M this was just a girl who was forced to like being spanked!

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Anne usually writes such beautiful stories. I don't know what possessed her to write this. Definitely for the erotically, sado-masochistically minded.

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Not a fan of erotica but still tried to read it anyway. It's basically rape and torture sex for the ENTIRE span of the book. Overarching story is barely a story. Merely a vehicle to write about a lot of dirty rape/sex. Not recommended for someone just trying to read a bit of smut. It's completely vulgar and a book full of rape and trying to justify it.

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Extremely explicit, NOT for the faint of heart

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i waited a very long time for this book on my wish list, and now I just want it to be over! Not erotic, no matter what the title says. I'm not a prude and enjoy more riske writing, but this..it's just revolting. Forced S&M, rape, treating people like animals, calling them slaves. Just because Beauty finds she likes it does not make it ok. I'm pretty disappointed.

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The first in the Sleeping Beauty Series, Rice takes you into the psyche of Princess Beauty after she is awakened by Prince Charming and taken away on what becomes a quest to discover her own sexuality and desires. Beautifully well written with careful detail shown to the acts being carried out, without being lurid or vulgar. We see that even in what begins as an unwilling B/D relationship, a love develops that nourishes the desire to please. Rice does a phenomenal job of rewriting this classic fairy tale.

The issue of Beauty's menstrual cycle arose in a review of book 2, to which I say this - suspension of disbelief. It is, after all, fantasy.

Not for the faint of heart or anyone not comfortable with their own sexuality or desires. Strongly suggested to read the books in their correct order.

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