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taylahmay's review
The “romance” (actually just possession and declared ownership) was so dub-con it felt like rape the entire time with the author just telling us the girl wasn’t scared despite describing her fear and fighting against it the sentence before. “Oh you miss the family you were ripped from yesterday? Get over it, I’m your only family now. Now take your clothes off.” Gross 🤢
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
warmdoughnuts's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
poppymonster's review against another edition
3.0
Still a bit confused
I’m a big fan of Minotaur books, because who doesn’t like the primal hunting and chasing in the classic maze scenario? The spice was fun. The FMC had some good potential. But then… there was some disconnect, or perhaps lack of info on lore. I understood Aldora’s acceptance of her situation, but the relationship between the two was just a bit off.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: dubcon, violence, SA, gore,
I’m a big fan of Minotaur books, because who doesn’t like the primal hunting and chasing in the classic maze scenario? The spice was fun. The FMC had some good potential. But then… there was some disconnect, or perhaps lack of info on lore. I understood Aldora’s acceptance of her situation, but the relationship between the two was just a bit off.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: dubcon, violence, SA, gore,
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
4.0
I saw the cover for Minotaur: Bloodedon my feed one day and one look at it had me wanting to know more! I already knew that I wanted to read it and the synopsis just cinched it for me. I couldn’t wait until it was out and the wait was mildly torturous. Minotaur: Blooded wasn’t quite what I expected when I was finally able to dive in, but I really enjoyed it.
Before Minotaur: Blooded came out, I decided to check out Ms. Lucas and when I saw that she wrote about cyborgs and cyborg shifters, I immediately got the first Cyborg Shifter book, Wild Blood, and I loved it and was eager to read more! I will say that I love her Cyborg Shifters series more than this one so far, but Minotaur: Blooded was definitely unique and interesting. It didn’t take me long to read when I was actually able to read, but it had somewhat of a suspenseful atmosphere or at least it felt like things were happening a little slowly. I didn’t mind that though, I loved Videkus and Aldora and their story and I’m looking forward to the next book!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
Before Minotaur: Blooded came out, I decided to check out Ms. Lucas and when I saw that she wrote about cyborgs and cyborg shifters, I immediately got the first Cyborg Shifter book, Wild Blood, and I loved it and was eager to read more! I will say that I love her Cyborg Shifters series more than this one so far, but Minotaur: Blooded was definitely unique and interesting. It didn’t take me long to read when I was actually able to read, but it had somewhat of a suspenseful atmosphere or at least it felt like things were happening a little slowly. I didn’t mind that though, I loved Videkus and Aldora and their story and I’m looking forward to the next book!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
solaana's review against another edition
This book has everything! Centaurs, witches, menstruating zombies!
eve_boobies's review
2.0
2.5
I unfortunately found myself feeling utterly indifferent toward this book. There were of course some good aspects, but on the whole it just felt entirely underwhelming which is a darn shame. Don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t a bad book, far from it in fact, it just felt as though it was missing some important ingredients.
I unfortunately found myself feeling utterly indifferent toward this book. There were of course some good aspects, but on the whole it just felt entirely underwhelming which is a darn shame. Don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t a bad book, far from it in fact, it just felt as though it was missing some important ingredients.
gothamvorona's review
3.0
2.5*
I thought I was gonna love this way more than I did which is sad for me. It was a good book, interesting and dark but it just didn’t pack the punch I thought it would.
Way more of a dark romance than a dark smut, but still a great read.
I thought I was gonna love this way more than I did which is sad for me. It was a good book, interesting and dark but it just didn’t pack the punch I thought it would.
Way more of a dark romance than a dark smut, but still a great read.
beckiebookworm1974's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars
KU Book Review
Release Date-28/8/18
There was nothing hearts and roses in any shape or form about this story; in fact, it was more in my opinion about claiming and animalistic lust.
It was also if I'm being honest a trifle strange in content, so you know what it was absolutely inevitable that I was going to bloody love this.
I adore the weird and wacky and that is definitely what we are given here in spades.
This is a strange unapologetic romp filled with bloody gore and extremely graphic and carnal copulation.
Look this is going to be an acquired taste folks a bit like marmite; love or hate it people this is one that your not likely to forget in a bloody hurry.
If your easily offended or shocked then probably better to walk on by here.
Myself being a bit of a perve I found myself a spot and immediately got comfy; immersing myself fully in this unusual and strangely hot story.
Have to say this was my first minotaur romance; I have done centaur (I loved that also; see self-confessed perve here)
But here I did surely pop my cherry in all things, Bull.
I say romance lightly here as we actually have precious little of that, this is much more raw and primal in nature than romantic overtures and heartfelt declarations.
I also didn't actually find this that dub-con in nature this to me just screamed more heavy seduction rather than rapey.
Also, this is in no shape or form bestiality either I mean yeh technically the guy has hooves and a big bull dong and even horns but the dude walks upright and can reason and talk so in my book he's hardly there chewing the cud in a field now is he.
By that token, all shapeshifter romances would be reclassified wouldnt they.
So In "Minotaur: Blooded (The Bestial Tribe, #1)" the story is relatively simple Aldora living in a border town gets herself thrown into the Labyrinth.
Vedikus a Minotaur in the ways of his people takes Aldora for his own keeping her alive from all that would do her harm (Other than himself of course) within the labyrinth.
Determining to claim her for his mate he is willing to maim and destroy anyone who dares try to take his prize away from him.
And that's it really; its actually quite a simple concept but I really did work.
So Vedikus himself did kind of grow on me and though Aldora did very swiftly accept her fate here I found I didn't have it in me to care that much, this really for me was pure unadulterated fantasy at its very best and I devoured every wicked scenario I was given gladly.
The only reason I marked this down to a four rather than a five is I would have liked to have seen a bit more of them actually settled as a couple when they reached Vedikus's home other than that I was a happy camper.
I will definitely be indulging in the next book in this series Minotaurs are now my new flavour of strange but sexy.
I borrowed Minotaur: Blooded (The Bestial Tribe, #1) with my KU subscription.
All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm.
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