Scarlett Snow

I had to read this to support the authors due to the book being banned by Amazon twice. I will not say that it is the worst thing that I have read in regards to trigger content but it also isn't sugar and spice. I wish there had been more to the actual story than just the smexy times. There was so much possibility to the story and it frustrated me that more of that world wasn't explored. It is a short story but it did keep me entertained.

Heed the trigger warnings. Saphyre doesn't have it easy.… (meer)

Let me start by saying that this book is not for the faint of heart. It is dark and twisted in the most delicious of ways. The story is something completely new and different from anything else I've had the pleasure of reading, and I absolutely loved it! Before reading Once Upon a Wolf I had seen it compared to Sabrina and Id say that is an entirely accurate comparison. So if praising Satan upsets you then this might not be the book for you. If however you are looking for an adventure in the dark woods with blood stained alter stones, magical combinations beyond your wildest imagination, and sinfully hot sex scenes, then buckle up and enjoy the ride! It promises to be a painfully pleasurable one!!… (meer)

“In the face of pain there are no heroes.”

This book was banned by Amazon on release. The authors edited it to remove the most extreme content, re-titled it and commissioned new cover art, and it was again banned by Amazon upon release.

I don't usually start a series until it is complete, but under the circumstances I wanted to support the authors (who seem like nice people) and to see what all the fuss is about.

This is the first volume in a planned series of six. It is short and it ends with a bang in a "happy for now" scenario, setting up the story to come.

This is a "dark romance". It isn't the grimmest thing I've read this year but there is a lot of sex, much of it "non-consensual" and scenes of torture and public humiliation of the main character. She gets through it, and it felt "right" for the world the authors have created, but you should not read this book if such triggers are going to offend you.

I'm keen to see where the story goes, though I probably won't read any more of it until I have the complete series. I definitely feel that what hasn't killed Saphyre has made her stronger for what comes next.

I thought is was apt to open this review with a quote from George Orwell's "1984", given the undercurrent (well, over-current really) of torture in this story, and the interference of "Big Brother" Amazon in its publication.… (meer)