Adult review for erotic content 
 "You're the most malicious bitch I've ever known." 
 "Flatterer," she chirped. 
 3.5 stars. 
 Waitress : Welcome to the Fetish Cafe. Please feel feel to browse our menu and I'll be back to take your order shortly. 
 Me : No need. I already know what I want. It's been a rough week and I could use some stress relief. Can you send over a man who has the ability to produce instant *cough* uh...you know...the big "O," on command? 
 Waitress : (raises an eyebrow) You do realize what you're asking for, right? I hear our man is pretty relentless. Sometimes makes it happen repeatedly for hours on end. I can't imagine it will be pleasant the entire time. 
 Me : (getting snappy) Look, I know what I'm paying for. Is my money good or what? And can I get a cup of ice? 
 Waitress : Honey, you're not going to need the ice. Any extra stimulation is just going to go unnoticed. 
 Me : Yes, I think I am. Your hostess brought me iced tea that happens to be room temperature. 
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 Guilty pleasure cheesy PNR goodness, ahoy! This series is like bodice ripping brought back to an artistic parody, except that the sex only dangerously straddles the non-con line instead of enthusiastically tripping over it. Sure you have a moment of feeling awkward, but then you just go with it. It's a fantasy based book. That's the point. 
 Having read A Hunger Like No Other already, I wanted to come back and read the prequel before continuing on with the series. I was hoping for a little more world building to explain some of the questions I had with A Hunger. I did get some answers but in all honesty, this prequel short was a little more porn-ish than the first book in the series. It's okay, I didn't mind. Only with fantasy based books do I get to find myself lost in impossible scenarios which I'd be forced to shun with the contemps. 
 "Five years of hell," he sneered, palming her ass roughly. "You deserve to be fucked till you can't walk." 
 Hah. I love that Myst tortured Wroth by blooding herself to him, then left him in painful torment, unable to satisfy his need to have sex. Mousy heroines need not apply. Myst is here in full force, with her heel firmly planted on her man's balls. Ain't love hate-filled sexual tension grand? 
 What makes series like this one and BDB the fun guilty pleasure that they are is that fantasy becomes reality. I love vampire books where blood sharing is considered sexy. Why the heck would you want to fight a primal urge? Wouldn't it be much more fun to incorporate that into your bedroom play? Wouldn't it only add to the sexual experience? Let the kiddie vamps feast on Bambi. The grownups wanna get down and dirty...