Petals and Thorns

by Jennifer Paris

• ISBN13: 9781607378174
• Publish Date: 2010
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 81
• Language: English

Reviews

[Melanie]

I met Jeffe Kennedy at RT for the first time in Dallas of this year. I sat through one of her panels was inspired to try one of her books. The panel was about drawing the line in consent in stories. The panel talked about how the line of consent in fictional stories can be different from what we would expect in real life. That line rings very true in this book. This book was mentioned a lot. It is an erotic retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

Amarantha is forced to marry the Beast by her father to regain his wealth. If she does not consummate the marriage within seven days, her father gets the wealth returned. Amarantha is allowed to refuse intercourse, but everything else is fair game. And the Beast takes advantage of everything he is allowed. He does not give her a choice in anything but the final act to consummate the marriage.

This story is a very hot BDSM story. Amarantha is taken on a very seductive journey with the Beast. She learns that while the Beast is half man and half monster on the outside, he does have a good heart on the inside. He pushes her boundaries in many ways, but in the end, they are places she ends up enjoying and getting turned on. I think this bothers her more than the acts themselves. I also loved when Amarantha goes into the stable to find her father's horse that he abandoned because he felt she was of no use anymore. This horse thrived in the care of the beast who actually cared for the mare. Also, he makes even riding the horses a sexual torment.

While this book is short, it is very erotic. The Beast coming up with new and interesting ways to torment Amarantha each evening. He is a very dominate master, but he is also an attentive master. If you are a fan of erotic fairy tales, then you must add this one to your list. You won't regret it.

**Book was provided to me by the author. This review is my opinion and was not requested or provoked in anyway by the author.

[Cocktails and Books]

This was an interesting take on Beauty and the Beast. If the Beast and his lady love were into BDSM, that is.

Amarantha is forced to marry "The Beast", in exchange for her father's debt to be forgiven. She only needs to hold onto her virginity for one night and then she'll be sent back home to her family with half of the Beast's wealth. She figures that will be easy...but she's in for a surprise.

The Beast does all sorts of sexual things to Amarantha during their time together, but he never takes her virginity. He vows that is a choice that she will have to and agree to verbally. To me, not personally breaking her maidenhead is semantics when we read all the other things they do together.

As with the fairy tale, we find that the Beast was cursed because of his excesses and he'll never be free of his curse until someone willingly submits to him. So it was of no great surprise that when Amarantha returns home she realizes that her place truly is with the beast and not with the family that would give her away for money.

A quick read and highly erotic spin on a classic fairy tale.