Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet Book 1)

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You stole my heart, and now it beats, fragile and weeping, within your fist. I should despise you for that.” Characters are flat and boring, it is immediately obvious what we are supposed to think about each character, and the narrative can't resist clubbing us over the head with things we definitely need to know, but also can't actually take time to develop properly. Besides the fact that it was just porn, you only get half a book. Thinking that it might pan out in the end, you reluctantly buy the other half of the book, only to realize, it too is just ridiculous porn. I really don't mind adult themes, if there's an interesting story to go with it. Still, when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld, Persephone longs for the world above, even if it means an eternity under her mother’s thumb. Weatherspoon loves to play with themes of dominance and submission in her books. She has at least one other series besides Beards & Bondage (of which Haven is the first book) that revolves around the same. Haven is about a camping trip gone seriously awry, which pitches a young woman on the run into the arms of a solitary nature photographer who’s not keen on company. Drawn together by their shared experience the night of the incident, the two get involved in an intense relationship, hindered by their own dark memories. Asking for It by Lilah Pace

The flimsy attempts of the novel to improve Hades' image by trying to make everyone else seem crazy and abusive is kind of a lost cause. Throughout my reading period, when I wasn't feeling revulsion and disgust at the love interest we are supposed to root for, I cheered myself up by imagining Hades being fed into a woodchipper, and if you think that way about the love interest, something has gone very, very wrong. Different books serve different purposes, and Captive In The Underworld accomplishes its purpose in a very entertaining fashion. I read it twice in a row without stopping, and if the above description sounds at all interesting to you, I suggest you do the same immediately! Support an independent, debut author. I’m so glad I got the chance to read it before its release. alta la carica di erotismo; le scene di sesso sono esplicite, ben scritte, mai volgari. C'è una componente di violenza che potrebbe disturbare gli animi più sensibili, ma ben presto si comprende la vera natura del rapporto fra le due. To be quite frank, if Hades had just stabbed Persephone to death somewhere in the first third of the book, it would have been a happier ending than this deplorable... thing.Persephone was always going to be the annoying heroine in the story so I was hoping that Hades would of made up for it. Unfortunately she did not, her character was always straddling that line of being Great but never really crossing it. Persephone's naiveté in the beginning was understandable. But to have her still pining for her mother's affection until the very end, after everything Demeter made her suffer through, was just plain stupid. Where's the character development? This book is for people who looked at the stalker-ish, non-con parts of Twilight and 50 shades and thought "Okay, but what if me made it CREEPIER?" With her tears and pleas for freedom ignored by pitiless Hades, Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways, lest she suffer the consequences. Hades... was a bit harder to connect to as a character. Throughout the novel she always seemed way too remote. I believed she was in love with Persephone, but I still could never understand the inner workings of her character or her motivations beyond simply wanting to keep her wife with her in the Underworld.

What's sad is this story could've been great. But I couldn't find it in myself to justify the author's choices for Hades' actions. She was needlessly made to be abusive. We weren't provided deeper meanings to explain her decisions nor to make her misdeeds a tad defensible. I didn't even get a sense of remorse from her. The writing style is clear, easy to read, and suitably descriptive for the genre. There’s some lovely prose and sensory details, particularly in relation to Persephone’s ‘dreaming’ of the earth, plants, and flowers. The pacing is tight, which I personally appreciate in a book. However, people looking for massive fantasy worldbuilding instead of a dark romance might feel it’s a bit short. It didn’t happen exactly as Livvie said. She’s been very kind to me in the retelling of our story. The truth is far more…complicated. There's no complexity, no moral gleamed from this mess. It's basically just snuff for people I would not want to associate with. La narrazione in terza persona racconta i fatti in modo onnisciente, senza, però, apparire fredda o distaccata. Le descrizioni sono evocative, grazie alle parole usate sono riuscita a immaginare alla perfezione ogni dettaglio. Le ambientazioni sono curate, nonchè uno sfondo perfetto per le vicende. Mi sono calata sempre più in un'atmosfera cupa e rarefatta. La scrittrice ha uno stile che è raffinato, eppure mai eccessivo.

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L'idea di base mi piace e ammetto di essere stata curiosa perché era il mio primo romance FF. Anni fa avevo letto un romanzo di formazione a tematica FF, ma niente a che vedere con un romance. Non sapevo cosa avrei incontrato, eppure avevo aspettative molto alte. Without any knowledge of the dark romance trope, I think I would qualify this novel as an entry-level dark romance. After reading this novel you can decide if you either like it like this, like it darker or this is not your trope. Si parla poi dell'amore tra Persefone e Ade; un amore che nasce da condizioni avverse e che si trasforma in un sentimento genuino. Non ho percepito il sentimento come una Sindrome di Stoccolma, perché in fondo Persefone ha sempre desiderato la Regina degli Inferi, fin da loro primo incontro. la prima volta che mi approccio al genere FF, e grazie alla Virgibooks ho potuto sperimentare una lettura diversa dalla mia comfort zone. Ho apprezzato come l’autrice abbia fornito una chiave di lettura originale sui miti, senza però stravolgere le nostre conoscenze sull’antica Grecia, creando una storia accattivante e dal forte tasso erotico. Please note that reading further below, you may come across minor spoilers. But I think they are functional for those who are a first-time-reader of dark romance)

Her being in poverty enables Caleb to get away with kidnapping her, as he supposes. He sees her as the ultimate reward that his aim will surely desire. He intends to train her as one of the pleasure slaves we noted already, then sell her off into slavery to the man that once took and tortured him. Walking Into a NightmareThe reader will find himself or herself casting doubt at his or her own inclinations, sense of morality, and emotions. What new vistas are to be found reading this book we can only hint at with our Captive in the Dark book review. Nevertheless, let’s meet Caleb and Olivia. Good pacing. A nice balance of familiarity (standard myth retelling) and uniqueness (exploring a dysfunctional family dynamic and themes of mental health). Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.

Even if you conclude that this isn't your trope. You will have to admit that Tan has a way with words. I really enjoyed her writing style and usage of old words perfectly fitting the ancient Mythology theme of this book. Despite having used my Kindle dictionary to look up some of the ancient words, this novel is easy to read. The storyline and world-building are done very well. Towards the end, I would have appreciated a chapter dedicated to the thoughts and feelings of Hades and how she fares when Persephone is unconscious for such a long stretch of time (for us mortals half a lifetime). But also without that, I had a great time reading this novel. I hated Demeter’s character so much, and Persephone’s devotion to her, despite her being constantly abused by her mother. This shows that our protagonist has a very weak personality, and has always been at the mercy of every person in her life. This doesn't change with Hades.Reading this book were my first steps into the sapphic dark romance trope. A couple of months ago I did read a M/F dark romance, but that was way more carnal and aggressive than Tan's Captive in the Underworld. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. All’improvviso le apparve Ade, la Dea degli Inferi, che si mostrò subito benevola e interessata alla motivazione del perché si trovasse proprio in quel luogo. A Persefone sembrò anche che la guardasse in modo lascivo, ma non era possibile perché non poteva certo piacerle una ragazzina inesperta, acerba e insignificante come lei. As for the sensitive content, I knew exactly what I was getting into: the content warning is clear not only at the beginning of the book but even on the blurb (which is not something I see often). Due to this, I expected much more violence and more graphic scenes than what I got, so that was a nice surprise. (Frankly, Demeter's scenes upset me ten times more than the non-con content, but that's my personal view, and I'm sure it's different for everyone.)