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House of Dark Delights by Louisa Burton

glowingrabbits's review against another edition

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

1.25


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jemms's review

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2.5 ⭐️ for amount read, 4.0 🌶️
Interesting concept and cast of characters, but ultimately neither the plot or characters were compelling enough for me to finish after 70%.

Characters: 0.5; interesting but underdeveloped characters with potential that was never realized
Plot: 0
; sub-plots of each story went nowhere, should have been written as character studies instead
Pacing: 0.25
; inconsistent, dragged in many places
Writing Style: 0.75
; lusher style with nice turns of phrase
Vibes: 1.0
;  the interesting concept, mystical, dream-like

Spice: 4.0; averaging a 4.0 because of the differing story lines in the book, ranging from mild descriptions to intense BDSM impact play. Heed content warnings about dubious/non-consent.

Tags: mythical creature characters, multiple stories in one 

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k_motta95's review against another edition

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No idea what was going on or who anyone really was. No plot line really at 148 pages. Just wasn’t interesting enough to keep me reading. Spice was even boring. 

dzzzywbooks's review against another edition

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1.0

I hated this so much I’m still mad. I was so curious because erotica with interesting plot lines is always fun and so many mythical fantasy sex creatures - what could go wrong? Basically everything. And the sex wasn’t event sexy!! It was so meh and rapey even though it’s all supposed to be about dark desires. I am passionate displeased I wasted time with this.

vikingllama's review against another edition

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Bad writing overall. 

k8typ's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

b0okcupidity's review against another edition

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DNF 62%

Fails as a fantasy - little plot, very slow pacing. The immortal characters were dusty and underdeveloped.

Fails as erotic literature - scenes were dry and route. No tension, no drama.

If I were to finish it would probably be a 1.5-2.5 star, but I just didn't care enough to keep reading.

fairislemeadow's review against another edition

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5.0

Too often in erotica, fantasy creatures are ignored. (Or maybe I just haven't read much erotica.) But this book lets you imagine sex with vampires as well as androgynous elf-like succubi. What's not to like?

reginaexmachina's review against another edition

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I really wanted to like this novel. It seemed to be right up my alley but somehow it just didn't work out for me. I didn't really care about the characters and sometimes didn't even know what the heck was going on in the first place. Very disappointing.

cryptidreader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0