Comments on: The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

By: EVENT: Harlequin Summit 2013 – Book Thingo

EVENT: Harlequin Summit 2013 – Book Thingo — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:01:33 +0000

[...] read this series (Envyious is our Reisz reviewer—her review of the first book is here), but every time it comes up in conversation everyone tells me to read [...]

By: Envyious

Envyious — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:34:03 +0000

Oh I am sorry for the laate reply! You will definitely love it Decadence – Reisz writes brilliantly and Nora is a great character. The relationships are complex and the sex scenes are, IMHO, not gratuitous and fits within the plot.

Kat go and pick it up lol It’s really a very good read.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:28:03 +0000

lol Okay, please tell me if you think I'll like it. Kate loved it, and I'm kind of tempted (if I ever find time to read again!).

By: Decadence

Decadence — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:34:02 +0000

After reading spoilers for this book, I told myself I wouldn’t read it because it seemed too squicky. I didn’t think there could be a way to handle the subject matter that wouldn’t disgust me. I figured that if I ever did, it would be as a challenge, like Kat’s attempt to read Fifty Shades. Then I came across an article somewhere about Tiffany Reisz having done her research by paying a dominatrix to flog her, how she experienced the session and what that brought to her writing. While I wasn’t sold on her book, I had to respect her for doing that.

Then I came across a link to her short stories. I have a feeling that they’ll make more sense after reading The Siren, but I gave Little Red Riding Crop a go. I was surprised to like it. There was a certain casual meaning to the sex, if that makes sense. Nora’s relationships are compartmentalised but she doesn’t just have sex for prurient reader jollies or to push boundaries for the sake of getting attention. In that moment in time, what she’s doing and who she’s doing it with actually matters. So I was surprised to like the short story.

I read an excerpt of The Angel and may just have to add the books to my TBR after all. It touched on one of my hard limits, but Reisz made it work. Plus picturing Alexander Skarsgard in any kind of sexual setting never hurts either ;)

By: Envyious

Envyious — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:44:31 +0000

OMG Marg I know! One does try to refrain from gushing but I will be reviewing The Angel too :D

By: Marg

Marg — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:22:26 +0000

Wasn’t this fabulous! And The Angel is just as good! I need to read the short stories on the author’s website and then wait very impatiently for the next two books!