The Pet Whisperer by liliaeth
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Read from April 05 to 08, 2014 — I own a copy, read count: 1

What a Horrifying and Disturbing Story! I have been forcefully defiled. Mind Raped!

I admit it does have some entertainment value, but the munching on humans killed me. I mean I love the angst and liked the wicked pet training, but.... PLEASE! DO NOT EAT PEOPLE! Argh!

Humans as main course on the dining table of Gods. *dying* Gods hunting humans as food, even the children aren't safe. *dies in agony* Keeping humans as livestock for their juicy meat. *am so dead* Some of luckier ones are kept as household slaves, and the luckiest are those pretty ones which the Gods kept as eye-candies aka pets. The pets aren't exactly safe from ending up on the table as well. Da fuq!

How I wish this story could just focus on the pet training and leave out the grisly stuff. Each time I think of it... I.... *pukes everywhere* The slaughter of innocents both angers and sickens me so much I could feel my soul burning at the atrocities happening at every turn of the story. The author is sure brave and daring but too over-the-top with the horror aspect, it squicked me out even knowing she might be trying to deliver her message on animal abuse and to encourage vegetarianism.

The thing is, this story is utterly disturbing and horrifying as the amount of outright cannibalism overshadowed the pet training aspect eventhough petplay should be the main focus of this story as per suggested by its title and blurb. I kept on reading this morbid tale because I couldn't stop until I find out what would happen to Dean at the end.

WARNING: You really can't unseen what you have seen. For sure this is NOT for the faint-of-heart unless you are into gore and cannibalism. Beware of being eaten alive while kicking and screaming even your soul aren't spared. If you could curb your curiosity, I would advice you to stay away from this. The blurb didn't have any warning on the extreme cannibalism. I did blame myself for not checking out the story tags throughly before diving into it.

I am pretty sure that title and blurb would potentially leads unsuspecting readers who are looking forward to some petplay fun with added bonus of the famous Castiel-Dean pairing into the darkest void of evil and then gets drown in human misery so great one would felt scarred for life; speaking from the view of a traumatized reader. I have no way out now, it's too late for me. Go safe yourself!

Da fuq I've just read. @_@;
I need fluff pronto!

THE RATING
I am giving this a 2 stars not entirely because of the disturbing nature of the in-depth cannibalism, it is also due to the quality of the writing itself. There are parts where the plots fails and the characters has OOC moments here and there. I am also deducting points for not staying focus on the promised petplay theme. To be clear, I did appreciate the parts on the pet training and the melding of multiple mythologies with modern religion.

To put it in other words, this story is as entertaining as an intense nightmare you fought to wake up from.



STORY DETAILS:
Title: The Pet Whisperer
Author: liliaeth
Publication Date: July 21st, 2012
Type: Fanfiction of the Supernatural TV Series, 66,475 words (Completed fanfic)
Genre: Alternate Universe M/M-F/M-M/F Fan Fiction, Horror
Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester, Original Female Character(s), Hades (Greek and Roman Mythology), Demeter & Persephone (Greek and Roman Mythology), God (Supernatural), God!Castiel
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Description:
The pagan goddess Despoine is widely regarded as the best trainer of human pets in the supernatural world. When the new god Castiel demands her aid in training his pet Dean, she definitely knows better than to say no.

Words:66,475 Complete - Chapters:19/19 - Free Download
Supernatural Fanfic




* Reviewed on April 8th, 2014

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Brethren, Life In Bondage: Book One by F.B. Peaches
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Recommended by: ARC

4 Wet Panties and Lots of Squirming in the Seat

Writhing, contorting forms of tightly bound subs got to me. I was awash with arousal and giddy with feels. The first chapter already got me squirming - it was both disturbing and highly stimulating.

This book is certainly not for the prudish or the faint-of-heart. Like Steelwhisper said, it was meant for serious kinksters.

Brethren is an engaging extreme S&M fantasy for dominants with a sadistic streak. The writing adopts a third-person narrative mode and it was mainly written from the POV of the Top although you would get occasional faint whispers of the Sub's POV as well.

The story is focused upon sexual objectification. Subs are reduced to human sex toy status. Some are voluntary, some are not. You will also encounter breathplay, extreme body-modification, sexual torment, strict claustrophobic bondage that is heavy on latex and sensory deprivation. This is only a couple of examples of the depravities found within its pages. Google the word, Gord Comics or best still go to the author's blog if you wanna get a feel of what this book is all about. (YES, you will need to be a real kinkster to click that link). *Smug smile* I know you want to click it.

Needless to say, I like this book. It was a wonderfully titillating book to me. I am not sure if it would work as well for those who are sexually submissive since it does lack the POV of the bottom. I couldn't be sure simply because I am not one myself.

I would love to read the rest of the books in this series.




The above examples of latex bondage is the milder version of what is in Brethren.


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* This is an ARC extended to me by the author.



BOOK DETAILS:

Title: Brethren, Life In Bondage: Book One
Author: F.B. Peaches
Publication Date: August 27th, 2012
Type: Short Story, 15,942 words
Genre: Fantasy Hardcore S&M Erotica, Alternate Universe
Tags/Keywords: noncon, dubcon, extreme bondage, domination, submission, humiliation-degradation, sadomasochism, orgasm denial, cunnilingus, edge-play, breath play, restrictive collar and corset, latex, latex bondage, long term bondage/storage, gibbet, gibbeting, boxing, extreme body-modification, sexual objectification, dehumanization, forced arousal, rape, sex toys, human sex toy, fetish-kink, TPE (Total Power Exchange), voyeurism

Description:
Old school bondage meets with high Tech fetish, in this, the first volume in the Brethren series. With a respectful nod to House of Gord and maybe just a touch of Insex, Fb presents a feast of flesh and fetish, purely for your titillation. Practising submissive and hoarder of all things kinky she knows exactly what buttons to push!

Brethren, book one
The world has moved on. The stuff of fantasy has become reality but most important of all, there is now absolute truth. Advances in technology mean citizens are no longer able to lie to the law givers. Those dispensing justice can do so without fear of punishing the innocent. Society is no longer prepared to keep or tolerate those who choose to do harm.

And so the Brethren have arisen.

They offer the world another way, a natural justice. They keep the criminals contained and restrained whilst indulging their fetishes and desires. Criminals are presented to the Brethren to live out their days owned and degraded. Within the city's and county's given over to the elite of the Brethren, normality is subjective. Segregated from the rest of society they indulge without prejudice or interference.

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* Reviewed on January 29th, 2014

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