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Reviews From This Past Week
The Orc Boss by Lark Green
Release Date: February 1, 2023
Content Notes
Male upgrade
Slow Burn
Morally Grey MMC
Grovel Porn
On page murder
Off page sex trafficking
Drug use discussed
If bad boys and monsters are your thing, Lark Green has just started your year off right with The Orc Boss. I would not call this a quick read for me. However, it made up for it in solid character development and low point Romance beats that just squeezed my heart. Then Green patched it right up again. Good times.
I found the character development in this book to be one of the most satisfying parts of the plot. Green builds up a FMC with struggles and repeatability I felt both kinship with and second hand embarrassment for. This made her growth particularly satisfying.
One should approach this book with appreciation for CWs. I would NOT call this book violently graphic. It isn’t the cuddliest monster romance either though.
Orc Sworn fans who love Finley Fenn’s grovel scenes will probably enjoy this one as well. Yes, we have grovel porn. And it is satisfying. It also might help some to know that if they can handle the darker parts of the Orc Sworn series, I suspect they can absolutely handle this book.
**ARC provided and voluntarily reviewed.**
Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon
Release Date: December 27, 2022
Content Notes
Sex Worker MMC
BDSM
Sex Club
Primal Play
Sexual Awakening
Magic Spunk
With Games with the Orc, Kathryn Moon is a force of playful, romantic creativity. The first 50% of the book is a nearly nonstop binge of games. The second half is cozy aftercare.
This book reminds me why Kathryn Moon is on my unofficial writer crush list. She weaves plot progression in with the strong steam of the book’s first half in a way I almost didn’t notice. I was bamboozled in the best way possible.
That being said I would forewarn my fellow readers that they might find that first half to be a spice bender. If that is you mood, this will this be a treat for you. But just as Sunny signs up for an immersive, steamy marathon, you are as well. Come to this story with the appetite of an orc.
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