Review: Leaves a bad taste in your mouth
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
I read this book a while ago. Originally, I didn't leave a review because I thought it was a bad and misguided book from an otherwise mediocre (e.g., Amazon Companion) to decent (e.g., Fitting In) author. In light of the fact that it is now clear "Robin" is a guy named Joe Larson, I believe readers have the right to know about the unpolished turd that is this book. Not because it was written by a guy, per se, but because it was written by a guys who has tried to deceive lesbians before, as Julia P Lynde, and actually managed to cause some real damage this time around ([...])This book, at its core, is about battered wife syndrome. The protagonist is kidnapped, enchanted, and tortured by her "love" interest. The abuse is bad, the woman who is supposed to be the reader's proxy tries end her own life. How delightful, right? Who wouldn't enjoy reading about a woman being lied to, tied to a table, forced under threat of her friend being hurt to accept being magically bound to a cruel witch, being forced to love said cruel witch, being  mentally and physically tortured by said witch, helping said witch kidnap and enslave others, and all in the context of a love story? Because it doesn't matter that the love comes from a love spell that the protagonist didn't want and fought every chance she got. It's love, damn it.No. This is not kink. This is not love. This is sick. Readers, you have been warned. Read at your own risk.