It was a matter of availability

[Brwn_Eyed_Girl]

that kept me from reading the Beauty series until now. But yesterday I bought the first book of the trilogy and am reading it now. I am enjoying the story, but there is something missing ... some element that I cannot even put into words. Perhaps it is the element of personal thoughts and feelings of Beauty and her Prince. I read what they 'do' but not how they 'feel', especially Beauty. I want to know more of what Beauty thinks.

Did anyone else who's read these stories feel the same way?

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

that kept me from reading the Beauty series until now. But yesterday I bought the first book of the trilogy and am reading it now. I am enjoying the story, but there is something missing ... some element that I cannot even put into words. Perhaps it is the element of personal thoughts and feelings of Beauty and her Prince. I read what they 'do' but not how they 'feel', especially Beauty. I want to know more of what Beauty thinks.

Did anyone else who's read these stories feel the same way?

I absolutely hated those damn books. I 'made' myself read them as 'reference' material. It fails me how they have such 'status' . Ohh I can't say anything positive about them at all. Its a good thing some self control has kicked in this morning and I am not being more specific on the topic ....laughs. Best not to expect to much from them , see them as a cornucopia of average pornography. The hours I spent trying to work out how on earth some of the torture/punishment scenes were in fact even viable.....laughs......was going out of my freaking mind.

OMG one thing I can say......if you make it all the way through to the end of book 3 'reward' you may in fact feel you have the profound ability to saddle up just about anything to perfection........ a bit of dressage perhaps...... you won't its just crap fiction...

Okay seems I am losing the battle with self control here.....smiles.....one of the things that reaaaaaaaaaaaaally drives me insane about those books is because of the perceived status quite a few 'new submissives" appear to try an mold themselves into the 'character' that is Beauty. Beauty is a loooooooong way from anything that I would ascribe as being a submissive and certainly a false lead for those looking for empathy or someone to identify with in their journey.

My apologies Brwn_Eyed_Girl ......ohhhh.........you struck a nerve.

Welcome to Lit and wishing you well irrespect of my 'opinion'

@}-}rebecca----

PS Saw your location....smiles........nice digs

 

[WriterDom]

I don't think she wrote them as a handbook for submissives. The first book was written 23 years ago. Before Al Gore invented the internet even. I think that is the reason they have a certain status.

I stumbled on them only because I was reading a lot of Anne Rice. I got bored pretty quick. But the power exchange in the first few chapters was fucking amazing to someone who had no exposure to bdsm.

 

[ScarlettRose]

I enjoyed the series but they did seem like fluff to me. Also definately pornography.

 

[Guest]

that kept me from reading the Beauty series until now. But yesterday I bought the first book of the trilogy and am reading it now. I am enjoying the story, but there is something missing ... some element that I cannot even put into words. Perhaps it is the element of personal thoughts and feelings of Beauty and her Prince. I read what they 'do' but not how they 'feel', especially Beauty. I want to know more of what Beauty thinks.

Did anyone else who's read these stories feel the same way?

Of course something is missing...
ANY vestigial communication with reality or the physicly possible..
Every time I hear about those books I wonder how many people have been hurt because of them...

Madame Rice was, if not nuts, a person with a "questionable" contact with reality.

 

[ScarlettRose]

Of course something is missing...
ANY vestigial communication with reality or the physicly possible..
Every time I hear about those books I wonder how many people have been hurt because of them...

Madame Rice was, if not nuts, a person with a "questionable" contact with reality.

Its called a fantasy and fiction. The person that would be nuts would be the one that can't see that.