Helpful Score: 5
The 2nd book, which continues the story of the pestilence that destroyed the grapevines of Europe. The heroine in this book is unusual to say the least. I can honestly say I've never read a heroine like this. VERY erotic and well crafted. Not for the unadventurous reader, but I loved it.
Helpful Score: 4
Grade: C-
Raine is the second book in Elizabeth Amber's The Lords of the Satyr series. Three brothers have been tasked with finding the Fairy King's daughters and marrying them to keep them safe from harm. Raine the second brother is already scarred from an unsuccessful first marriage that failed because of his ravenous sexual appetite. Needless to say he is definitely reluctant when it comes to finding the King's daughter. He finds her in Venice, Italy. Jordan has been raised as a man. She is the most unusual person because she actually has both male and female genitalia. When Raine sets eyes on her Jordan can't believe that a man can look at her as a woman when most of her life she has only been known as a man, especially when deep down inside intrinsically she knows she is a woman regardless of her mysterious sexuality.
I must admit when I first heard about this book I was intrigued. I mean who wouldn't be a little bit curious about a female character that has both a vagina and a penis! I went into this book knowing that it would be outrageous. Knowing that, this book did have its moments when it came to ridiculousness, but I didn't feel that Jordan's sexuality was one of them. What I had a problem with were the so called "bad guys". I just hate it when the bad guys get a lot of page space in a book. That is exactly what happened in Raine and I couldn't stand to read the demented ravings of the enemy. In this case there wasn't just one but two.
I did like Jordan's character and her internal struggle with whether or not she was a man or a woman. There were facets to her personality that suggested she enjoyed playing both parts. I was disappointed though with the conclusion to the story. Jordan and Raine have a major confrontation at the end of the book and I don't feel like things were resolved between them satisfactorily. I felt that Raine owed Jordan a huge apology because of that fight and it never came. The final sex scene seemed overly gratuitous when I would have liked to see them work through some of their earlier conflicts. I will give Ms. Amber kudos for her imagination though!
Raine is the second book in Elizabeth Amber's The Lords of the Satyr series. Three brothers have been tasked with finding the Fairy King's daughters and marrying them to keep them safe from harm. Raine the second brother is already scarred from an unsuccessful first marriage that failed because of his ravenous sexual appetite. Needless to say he is definitely reluctant when it comes to finding the King's daughter. He finds her in Venice, Italy. Jordan has been raised as a man. She is the most unusual person because she actually has both male and female genitalia. When Raine sets eyes on her Jordan can't believe that a man can look at her as a woman when most of her life she has only been known as a man, especially when deep down inside intrinsically she knows she is a woman regardless of her mysterious sexuality.
I must admit when I first heard about this book I was intrigued. I mean who wouldn't be a little bit curious about a female character that has both a vagina and a penis! I went into this book knowing that it would be outrageous. Knowing that, this book did have its moments when it came to ridiculousness, but I didn't feel that Jordan's sexuality was one of them. What I had a problem with were the so called "bad guys". I just hate it when the bad guys get a lot of page space in a book. That is exactly what happened in Raine and I couldn't stand to read the demented ravings of the enemy. In this case there wasn't just one but two.
I did like Jordan's character and her internal struggle with whether or not she was a man or a woman. There were facets to her personality that suggested she enjoyed playing both parts. I was disappointed though with the conclusion to the story. Jordan and Raine have a major confrontation at the end of the book and I don't feel like things were resolved between them satisfactorily. I felt that Raine owed Jordan a huge apology because of that fight and it never came. The final sex scene seemed overly gratuitous when I would have liked to see them work through some of their earlier conflicts. I will give Ms. Amber kudos for her imagination though!
Helpful Score: 4
Wow...this book was unlike anything I've read yet. I thought it was great! I wished it was longer. Maybe a little more in depth about their non-human sides. Not sure if what I'm meaning to say is character development. ?
You've got a hermaphrodite, a crazy bishop, and half human half "else world" people. This book is for the open minded. Can't wait to read the other 2.
You've got a hermaphrodite, a crazy bishop, and half human half "else world" people. This book is for the open minded. Can't wait to read the other 2.
Helpful Score: 1
All I can say is WOW! This series is definitely not for the faint of heart. This is majorly sexually explicit and contains M/M scenes. Read at your own risk.
It starts out like a freak show at the circus with the heroine being put through her paces. The things they do to Jordan are disgraceful and they should be shot. When Raine enters the theater, I immediately thought "now there's a perfect match for him." I can't tell you why Jordan is part of the freak show but what a unique twist.
The bishop lusting after Raine really creeped me out. He has syphillis and is totally diseased and nasty yet he's still raping and killing male victims and chasing after Raine. UGH gross!
Even with their weirdnesses, I really liked both Raine and Jordan. Jordan fits into the Satyr family like she was born to it. I will enjoy their continued appearances in future books. Now if I could just get my hands on [book:Lyon|2951365]. Oh that sounds bad...get my hands on the book not the man though...
It starts out like a freak show at the circus with the heroine being put through her paces. The things they do to Jordan are disgraceful and they should be shot. When Raine enters the theater, I immediately thought "now there's a perfect match for him." I can't tell you why Jordan is part of the freak show but what a unique twist.
The bishop lusting after Raine really creeped me out. He has syphillis and is totally diseased and nasty yet he's still raping and killing male victims and chasing after Raine. UGH gross!
Even with their weirdnesses, I really liked both Raine and Jordan. Jordan fits into the Satyr family like she was born to it. I will enjoy their continued appearances in future books. Now if I could just get my hands on [book:Lyon|2951365]. Oh that sounds bad...get my hands on the book not the man though...
