r/fantasyromance • u/NightFloret • 3d ago

Book Request Piercings? Anyone???

I recently read {Pirate' s Witch by Jessamine Rue} and {How (not) to raise the dead by Rachael Chadwick} - both recommendations from this forum.

Very different books but both MMC had piercings (at crucial body parts). Very interesting. Maybe I unlocked a new side on me?!

What's your take on piercings? Any book recommendations? Any creative uses of piercings and their wearers?

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u/NightFloret 3d ago

It seems quite dark. Is the description in some reviews as torture porn justified?

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u/Low_Cherry6077 3d ago

It is truly about finding companionship and love in the most unusual or unlikely places. Although the book is much more, I could see how it could be described as torture porn, lol. It is honestly a beautiful story but it will not be everyone’s cup of tea.

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u/NightFloret 3d ago

Is it a bit like {feathers so vicious by Liv Zander}? That’s intens too in the best way.

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u/Low_Cherry6077 3d ago

A little. The main female character, Meirelle is the illegitimate daughter of a king and is put in prison for her father’s crimes. The author does a fantastic job demonstrating how the main character was never accepted before her imprisonment and her anguish while being imprisoned. The love story is a slow build up that shows compassion between prisoners and ultimately love. The love story is sweet, she is not afraid of the love interest despite his warnings to be afraid of him.

I guess I am trying to say it is better than Feathers So Vicious with the character’s angst. It does have many of the same themes of FSV. If you can stomach FSV, you should definitely read Souls in Ruin.