I think I might need therapy? Master of Bone & Salt by Keri Lake (review) ( some trigger warning)
Okay I just finished my first real anti-hero/ gothic romance /erotica/ murder mystery thriller ... Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake. Totally went in blind the cover and description peaked my interest and never heard of the author before . It was honestly very disturbing to read but of course I could not put it down.. I mean after reading The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn ( which I thoroughly enjoyed lol). I thought I couldn't read anything more out there. Between fucked up childhood of the MMC and learning about Sadism ( very descriptively) this made 50 Shade of Gray dull in comparison ( in my opinion). Also learning about La petite mort was very interesting/disturbing. Also there is a massive age gape between MMC and FMC ( still age of consent but first time reading something like that). For a stand alone book it felt very well rounded and the story was gripping. I wish there was a little more love and relationship development but it showed in the end. Even though again disturbing as it was nice to see the MMC Lucian accept his true nature and find love and happiness again ( after the fucking hell he lived/went through). For a moment I thought it was going to have a very unhappy ending.
This book is most definitely not for everyone, WARNING very strong topics of abusive of every kind and could be triggering for some. Very graphic, I had to skim some parts. So go in with caution.
Since this is my fir anti - Hero romance. Not sure how I feel about falling for the bad guy.. I have always loved the rakish rouge. I mean yes they were bad but they always end up being kind and loving. Lucian did have inner good ( deep inside ) but he was still the bad guy. He was loving in his own obsessive way.
What is your favorite type of MMC?
Over all I really enjoyed the book 8.9/10, Aand would recommend if you can handle the strong topics. The author is a new favorite I will be reading more of her books but in small doses because after reading this it left me feeling some type of way like I needed therapy.