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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sexy, Innovative, Interesting Story,
By Kim "Kim" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Empress' New Clothes (Paperback)
A lot of romantica walks the narrow line between too much sex and not enough story, not enough sex and too much story, or really lame story and poorly written sex.Jaid Black, thankfully, is a writer who can do both a great, interesting and fresh storyline with really well written sex and relationship between the characters. You've got your Alpha Male and your female lead in a science fiction storyline. How refreshing is that? Even better? The sci fi is well written, funny and isn't eclipsed by the sex. Zor, the High King seeks out his mate, who just so happens to be a human from earth, Kyra Sommers. He comes to get her, finds she's not a typical wilting willow and it goes from there. Nice backstory, thank god the female lead isn't some whining, 18 year old virgin. To those who complain about the sex being graphic - when you read "erotic romance" you're going to get a book with lots of sex in it. If you don't like lots of sex in your books, especially graphic sex, it's pretty much general common sense to avoid the words "Erotic" in the title or description. As to what does or doesn't ring your bell sex wise, that's all relative. I found the sex to be pretty hot and very well written, different things work for different people, this happened to work for me.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Empress' New Clothes (Paperback)
I wish I'd read some of the reviews more carefully. I gave this book three stars because it was an adventure and it was funny. But that is where my praise ends.It lacks originality. The author obviously read Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey. Many of the author's ideas seem inspired by it. Even the name structures seem like they were stolen from that novel. I don't feel that in all the pages of this novel that I got to know the main characters. I know nothing of their dreams, aspirations, or personalities. Some may equate monogamy with monotony, but I'm not one of those people. Enough said. The characters actions lacked any kind of logic. For example, at the end of the novel, there was danger and the warriors wanted to keep everyone within the castle walls. Kyra and her friend Geris, who had probably been outside of the castle twice prior to this, decide that they just must have an outing.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very delicious and interesting romantica...,
This review is from: The Empress' New Clothes (Paperback)
I admit that I'm not a big reader of futuristic and sci-fi novels, but I couldn't resist picking up the novel that made Jaid Black famous amongst romantica enthusiasts. The Empress' New Clothes is the introduction to the Trek Mi Q'an series -- a series that, based on this first installment, seems to be quite a steamy and creative reading experience. In Empress, Zor, a seven-foot tall barbarian, has decided to seek his Sacred Mate. He finds Kyra, a beautiful redhead, on earth and immediately takes her to his home planet Tryston. Kyra soon discovers that Tryston is nothing like earth in terms of erotica. This is a rather uninhibited planet where women submit to their sacred mates and their constant sexual demands. Kyra is not keen with Zor at first, but his sexual prowess, undying devotion and even his possessive temper are hard to resist. There are various twists throughout the novel...I thought the erotic scenes were insatiable beyond words. They aren't Black's best descriptions, for I thought her descriptions in The Possession and Sins of the Father were far steamier, but said scenes left me satisfied -- so to speak. Also, there is a great balance between plot and erotica, something that is seldom done in this specific genre. I give it four stars instead of five because I didn't like the whole brainless female sex slaves thing. That's the sort of storyline you'd find in the Penthouse fiction column. But it doesn't cut it in women's erotica. I've read some of the reviews here and am surprised that a lot of readers find the domination and submission subplot off-putting. I think most readers missed the mark on the sensual implications in the objectification of women within the story. The point is that it is not considered as such on this fictional planet. Also, it is all written in the name of fantasy and escapism, which is the whole point of reading this brand of fiction to begin with. I loved this novel and Jaid Black is on my premier author list! I shall read all of her books, regardless of the subgenre. This is also another great offering from Ellora's Cave! I recommend The Empress' New Clothes most highly!
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