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A review by shawna_reads
To Offer Her Pleasure by Ali Seay
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Ben did not believe in God. He believed in chaos."
Ben is grieving after the death of his father and his mother taking off. He feels alone until he finds a book that brings forth a shadowy horned figure. As he offers her gifts, he receives comfort in return. It seems easy enough until she craves more.
This is a dark coming of age story filled with grief, pain, and pleasure. With his father gone and his mother abandoning him, all Ben wants is someone to make him feel safe and comforted. He eventually comes across a book that beckons him. A book that shouldn't dare be touched. Yet it offers him things no one else can..
I honestly don't blame Ben for the choices he makes. I mean, a lone teen grieving the loss of his father with pent up anger towards his mother. Of course, he feels lonely and abandoned and craves nothing but love and attention. Something the horned figure gives him easily under her influence, but she needs gifts in return and soon these gifts involve blood and sacrifice.
I'm not going to say anything else to spoil the story. At just over 130 pages, this novella packs a punch and I absolutely loved it. If you enjoy stories about grief and coming of age, then you must read this!
Ben is grieving after the death of his father and his mother taking off. He feels alone until he finds a book that brings forth a shadowy horned figure. As he offers her gifts, he receives comfort in return. It seems easy enough until she craves more.
This is a dark coming of age story filled with grief, pain, and pleasure. With his father gone and his mother abandoning him, all Ben wants is someone to make him feel safe and comforted. He eventually comes across a book that beckons him. A book that shouldn't dare be touched. Yet it offers him things no one else can..
I honestly don't blame Ben for the choices he makes. I mean, a lone teen grieving the loss of his father with pent up anger towards his mother. Of course, he feels lonely and abandoned and craves nothing but love and attention. Something the horned figure gives him easily under her influence, but she needs gifts in return and soon these gifts involve blood and sacrifice.
I'm not going to say anything else to spoil the story. At just over 130 pages, this novella packs a punch and I absolutely loved it. If you enjoy stories about grief and coming of age, then you must read this!