A review by crystalisreading
Like a Thorn: BDSM Fairy Tales by Shanna Germain, Mercy Loomis, Sarah Desautels, Cecilia Tan, Kieran Wyn Dewhurst, Sunny Moraine, Mari Ness

3.0

This wasn't a bad collection of short fairy-tale inspired BDSM erotica. Not a great one either. I thought the Bluebeard story was very creative, and, while a little disturbing, very erotic. But the Beauty and the Beast story felt far too similar to the Bluebeard story, and less enjoyable. The Hansel and Gretel story was clever and quite erotic. sizzling, even. the Cinderella story was fine, but the Princess and the Pea story, despite some cheeky humor, was kind of boring. I wanted to be amused by it, especially the surprise at the end, but I mostly didn't care about the princess and Peony.
I feel like this theme could be done better, but it was a decent collection for what it was. Probably worth reading for Hansel and Gretel and the Bluebeard stories alone.