Kushiel's Scion

[snugglekitty]

This book, naturally, is a follow-on to the immensely popular Kushiel series. I thought it was well-written. It didn't have as much delightful kinky sex as the earlier books set in this world.



I really liked that Carey has chosen to focus this book (and its hopeful sequels) on a male top character, since the first books addressed a female masochist. Even though I was sad there was not more kinky sex, I think it was really appropriate to the character and his struggles. I thought that she portrayed very well the inner conflict that many tops face, ie, "Am I a terrible person for wanting to do these sorts of things?"

The ideas of trauma and healing were also discussed very compassionately.

I'm looking forward to the sequels. Four stars for book 95.

Comments

[nepenthedreams]

I really did enjoy the visit to the house of Valerian. It was an extremely fun read, shall we say.

Anyway, I did like the different perspective, of the inverse of Phedre. It was a side that I don't think about very often.

I can't wait til the next one.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Yes - I enjoyed and agreed with your review, which I saw when I was a little more than halfway through the book.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm very much looking forward to reading this. I would guess that his inner conflict was pretty interesting, especially considering the horrible stuff he went through as a kid. I'm glad you liked it, and now I'm even more impatient to read it. :)

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

I'm glad. :) I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

[charliegrrrl.livejournal.com]

I, too, was sad at the lack of kinky sex... but it's basically a book about recovering from sexual abuse. And it dealt pretty well with the complexities of being an abuse survivor *and* sadist. I bet the sequels will have more overt kink in them.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Right. I agree. That's what I meant by my comment about "appropriate to the character and his struggles."