Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Éxtasis

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Éxtasis by Maya Banks

14 reviews

comet64's review against another edition

dark relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

There’s not much to say about it. It’s generic trashy cishet erotica with a romanticized but unhealthy kink dynamic. There are thousands of books like this, but hey at least this one has a print edition.

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raindrops333's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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darcyharper's review against another edition

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It was supposed to be a romance, but it was assault. That is not love or a Dom/sub relationship
That's sexual abuse and lack of respect, control and decency.

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jadepoirier's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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schromrgn's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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shayem07's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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miaisabelle7's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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rachaelreadsalot's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

I wish I had not finished this. Some really great erotic scenes but overall not good romantic writing. Like I just don’t believe these people know enough about each other to have any feelings beyond lust, which makes the rest of the story unbelievable and at times gross. Things that gave me the ick here:
- her BROTHER calling her “baby girl” (can we all just collectively stop using baby girl? I’m begging)
- halfway through (when I first was like “okay maybe we don’t finish”) he flies off the handle because…. She called a cab instead of using the driver on a night out with her girls? Please.
- gratuitous sexual assault plot line
- gratuitous fatphobic comments about staying skinny for a dumb pair of jeans and only eating salads around her love interest
- literally no scene negotiation. He’s supposedly an experienced dom and yet. I mean generally just no communication. Like he proposes and THEN they talk about whether they want to have kids etc? I hate it here

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scootie's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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loshells's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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