Fruit of the Flesh

Fruit of the Flesh

Softcover
2.711

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Description

Instant USA Today bestseller.Behind the glamour of Gilded Age New York, a marriage of convenience between an artisan and a ballerina masks their shared appetite for revenge in this darkly seductive gothic romance.In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it's an escape from her family's unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement.But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage. Their shared obsessions draw them into an intoxicating dance of predator and prey, though it's never quite clear who is which.Bound by law, God, and blood, they must decide if their monstrous natures will tear them apart or forge them into something terribly wonderful together. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, two creatures of shadow learn that true love requires a taste for the macabre.

Book Information

Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Classics
Format
Softcover
Pages
331
Price
13.00 €

Characteristics

1 reviews

Mood

Sad
Funny
Scary
Erotic
Exciting
Romantic
Disturbing
Thoughtful
Informative
Heartwarming
26%
24%
56%
71%
77%
40%
49%
36%
34%
33%

Protagonist(s)

Likable
Credible
Developing
Multifaceted
61%
39%
73%
69%

Pace

Fast0%
Slow0%
Moderate100%
Variable0%

Writing Style

Simple0%
Complex0%
Moderate100%
Poetisch (100%)

Posts

5
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2

Unfortunately such a disappointment

I hate when fully grown MC act like they’re children and have one tantrum after another. While the other MC acts like a all knowing parent. The whole dynamic between these two was so weird. They really needed to talk for more than two sentences. I still don’t understand how the mystery part was so badly written that I mostly forgotten about this throughout the book. What do you mean there was literally murder and then nothing happened for the next 100 pages? Like nothing, they didn’t even mentioned anything about it? Great, let’s ignore the big elephant in the room. The worst part is that the overall idea is actually really good and would’ve been a fantastic read but nothing about this particular book is good (besides the cover).

2.5

Well that wasnt a book for me

4.5

Ich wünschte ich hätte es besser verstanden

4

This one was a long anticipated read for me. There is just something about the growing romance between a ballet dancer and a sculptor in the early 1900s that feels a tad poetic to me. The story itself was quite layered and while of course it was servicing mostly to the romance and smut aspect, I loved that it also managed to tackle topics like generational trauma, mental health struggles and the butterfly affect. Some points need to be redacted though because it was written quite jumpy which caused some confusions and incoherence in the story every now and then. But all in all I found this one to be quite entertaining and it was one of those rare books I bingeread through.

4

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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