Official Review: House of Pain by Denna Holm

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Re: Official Review: House of Pain by Denna Holm

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I appreciate a story that answers all my questions but erotica and abuse arent something I enjoy reading about.
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The thought of the year 3515 is mind-boggling. This alone already intrigued me greatly that I am so excited to dig into this as soon as possible. The plot is controversial and unique. Furthermore, the author is quite bold and daring with the storyline. There seems so many levels of love and relationships in this novel. Very creative indeed! Congrats!
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This one sounds too dark for my tastes. But a well-written book is always a good thing! Thanks for a thoughtful review!
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Wow ... what an interesting mix of concepts ripe for the picking for lovers of a genre like this. A Sci-Fi/Fantasy, dark erotica novel that is apocalyptic and full of demons and magic sounds extremely interesting.
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What intrigued me in your review was that you were able to put your real-life biases aside while reading. I'm curious to examine my own conscious and subconscious biases. Will definitely read this book. Thank you for an enticing review.
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Congrats to Denna Holm for BOTD honors. I will have to put "House of Pain" on my reading list.
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This sounds like it could be borderline BDSM by the title and the sexual nature you described. Generally, I avoid this genre but I am attempting to broaden my reading interests so I am putting this on my to read shelf.
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I don't have any problem with sexual content and I enjoy erotica when it's tastefully written, but I don't think I can stomach anything that involves children.
Thank you for the trigger warning and the great review.
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The story of Maggie set in more than a thousand years from now, in a world which appears to have gone backwards in time, sounds very absorbing. Perhaps the world is actually more advanced than ours, and only appears backwards to us. I am fascinated that the author actually handles some almost taboo subjects, something which takes great courage, as a writer. This sounds like a dark an entertaining book which I look forward to reading. Your review was very colourful and I enjoyed reading it.
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This dark novel sounds like an exciting mixture of genres. It has a bit of dystopian, fantasy, and suspense. I love that the storyline flows perfectly. Congrats on the book of the day. Great review.
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Oh..sounds intriguing...I love erotica...Haha...thanks for your thorough review
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Sci-Fi fantasy, dark erotica, abuse, pain.... Sounds like the best example of my anti-genre out there, no matter how well-written it is. Plenty of pain to go around without writing or reading about it. Thanks for the review.
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Maggie is trying to extricate herself from slavery and Daniel trying to rescue his son.Abuse of children is gross.
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Nisha Ward wrote: 12 Jun 2019, 12:28 This sounds very anime in concept but erotic in execution. I'm not sure I would have picked it up on its own, but I just might do so now. Thanks!
Yeah! I thought so too. Well it is an awesome book. I'm scared to read it though. The book might giving me nightmare. I will get mental breakdown. Good job author for bravely written this kind of book. :tiphat:
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I was worried when I saw the title and cover, and when you said " a dark erotica novel" it confirmed that this book will not be staying on my kindle. I only downloaded it as it is the book of the day, so thank you for your review.
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