Ella Baxter
Autor von New Animal
Werke von Ella Baxter
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Wohnorte
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Werke
- 1
- Mitglieder
- 111
- Beliebtheit
- #175,484
- Bewertung
- 3.6
- Rezensionen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 14
- Sprachen
- 1
First of all, the cover for this novel is gorgeous. Ultimately, it is definitely what first drew me to the book, and I will definitely be considering getting a physical copy for my bookshelf, having also now read and enjoyed the same.
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into this, but what I found was a beautifully moving account of grief. So many quotes stood out to me during the main character (Amelia's) journey of processing these feelings after suddenly and awfully losing her mother. Working as a mortuary beautician in the family funeral parlor means she is constantly around grief, but the impact is profoundly different when it is her own mother.
Amelia is someone who uses casual sex as an outlet anyway, and this aspect of her life ramps up in the days following her mother's death. She finds herself quite accidentally encountering her first experience as a sub, before joining a Kink Club and having a few different experiences.
Admittedly I do not know a lot about the BDSM and kink scene, so I can't comment so much on this aspect; there were some red flags that were clearly intended to be red flags (from Leo, the man she initially subs for), but there were also some afterwards that weren't treated as intentional - for example, an 'experienced' dom in the club mentions not using safe words and instead using 'intuition'. Even as a reader inexperienced with this area of life, it felt a little dangerous to me that the author would include some parts without accurately reflecting them to be an inherently bad example of the BDSM world.
Some parts were explicit and gross and made me cringe, but I personally don't DISLIKE that. It shows good writing, when I physically have to set a book aside and take a moment before continuing, and was, I believe, the intended effect at times.
Ultimately, the book is at its best when focusing solely on the grief and the feelings and processes Amelia goes through, and the multitude of characters and people she has around her who feel just as vibrant and three dimensional. The sexual aspect almost feels like an aside; sure, some parts counter one another well and seem to make sense, but a lot of it also feels somewhat abrupt, and unnecessary.
I thoroughly enjoyed the last chapter, though some loose ends were not tied up as satisfactorily as I might have liked. But perhaps that is a true example of life; with people and things coming and going all the time.… (mehr)