A Variety of Chains Bloodhavens Book 1 edition by Christine Blackthorn Literature Fiction eBooks
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Kathryn McClusky is an ErGer – a rare and highly prized individual in the supernatural world.
She has spent her life running and hiding, but circumstances have changed and the only way to protect her family is to hand herself over to the Vampire Lord of London to face slavery or death.
Lucian Neben runs his London court with a stern but fair hand, but political pressures are building from both the human and fey worlds, and taking possession of an ErGer would cement his position of power.
Kathryn is vulnerable and broken almost beyond repair, but she holds in her hands the one treasure Lucian desperately wants – the possibility of home and family.
Can he teach her to open herself up; to choose to life, and him, before reality forces him to take her freedom?
A Variety of Chains Bloodhavens Book 1 edition by Christine Blackthorn Literature Fiction eBooks
Despite all I had to do this afternoon, I spent it cuddled with this book. Definitely worth the time ... my only complaint is it ended too abruptly.If this is part of a series, I will long forget about finishing it because the important part of the relationship - the bond - is basically there. This book would gave been better off as a complete story with a higher price.
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A Variety of Chains Bloodhavens Book 1 edition by Christine Blackthorn Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This highly steamy paranormal romance made for a really good read. In it we have Kathryn, who is a highly sought after being in the supernatural community. She has been on the run most of her life from people who want to catch her and use her to increase their power. She's finally caught by Lucien, a powerful vampire lord who wants her not only for the increased power she can give him, but also for the possibility of home, family and maybe a chance at love.
I really liked Lucien. He was very sweet, compassionate, sensual, and all alpha. His capacity for caring was clear pretty early on in the book, but the more I got to know this character, the more there was to love. Kathryn on the other hand had so many walls up and was so guarded, but for completely understandable reasons. Watching these two characters with such big hearts try to navigate their situation was very interesting.
Beyond the relationship development between our two main characters, there was also betrayal from unknown sources, danger on the horizon, and intriguing secondary characters. This was book one of the series, and it happily for me, did not end in a cliffhanger but more a happy for now moment. I would definitely be interested in seeing what comes next.
Paranormal thriller... Check. Sex... Check. Sex and BSDM...Hell yeah! Check! Make no mistake people, A Variety of Chains is erotica. Just know what you're getting before you buy. That said, what makes this novel stand out isn't so much the naughty bits, which do a fine job on their own, but rather author Christine Blackthorn's talent for pulling you intimately into each moment.
A Variety of Chains is an erotic paranormal fantasy romance. Kathryn McCulsky is an ErGer, a rare supernatural being with the ability to enhance the power of others. After a lifetime running and hiding from those who would use her, she decides to surrender herself to the Vampire Lord of London to save her family. Lucian is a powerful, but fair, Vampire Lord who is facing dangers from both humans and fey. Having an ErGer would give him the power he needs to secure his court. However, a broken and defeated Kathryn is not the partner he needs. Can he rebuild her trust and confidence before he has to make the choice to enslave her?
I was looking forward to reading this book. A new take on the supernatural is always interesting. I wasn’t disappointed in the world-building. The author has created an interesting supernatural world with the creation of ErGer’s and the relationship between the fey and the rest of the supernaturals. The characters are fully developed and interesting. I didn’t mind, as some reviewers have said, being thrown into the story so abruptly and having to fill in the gaps on the nature of the supernatural world and the backstory of the characters as the story unfolds. I find that a more interesting approach than a lot of exposition. I didn’t even object to the explicit sexuality, although it wasn’t quite what I expected from the description of the book. I don’t mind some steamy sex in a novel if there is also an interesting plot and characters.
I had a struggle deciding what I felt about this novel. There is much I liked about it, but I was troubled by some aspects of the BDSM sexuality used in the novel. Although it isn’t really my thing, I don’t object to BDSM, between consenting adults, in otherwise well written books. However, my problem with this novel centres on the concept of “consent”. Given the power differential between the two main characters, I have doubts about the validity of the consent. I dislike the ideas of accepting submission as being the same as learning trust and taking away autonomy as a way to rebuild self-esteem. I was reminded of the old bodice-ripper “heroine falling in love with her rapist/abductor” trope. The author made an effort early on to make the hero’s true feelings and motivations known to the reader and in this way the novel differs from those earlier, darker, examples where the hero eventually discovers he has fallen in love with the heroine and that redeems all of his earlier abusive behaviour.
So, I think I might want to read the next novel in this series. I am curious about the nature and intentions of the fey in this world. I want to know what the humans have planned, and who the London Court’s true enemies are. I am even interested in the developing relationship between Kathryn and Lucian now that Kathryn seems to be reclaiming her power. I read the author’s blog to get a better sense of her views and I want to give her the benefit of the doubt about not meaning to use one of the most objectionable tropes in romance. But I am still a bit uncomfortable.
Despite all I had to do this afternoon, I spent it cuddled with this book. Definitely worth the time ... my only complaint is it ended too abruptly.
If this is part of a series, I will long forget about finishing it because the important part of the relationship - the bond - is basically there. This book would gave been better off as a complete story with a higher price.
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