Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset edition by Rosen Trevithick Literature Fiction eBooks
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“When did my lover become my rapist?”
A sexual predator is grooming Willow. Flattered by the attention and blinded by his charm, she doesn't realise she’s being manipulated until she’s too entwined to run.
Having left university to look out for her, Willow's half-sister tries to help. However, Willow feels certain there is no way out - alive.
Provocative, sometimes gritty and with intentional contrasts to the Fifty Shades trilogy, ‘Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset’ is an eye-opening alternative to modern ‘alpha-male’ romances.
Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset edition by Rosen Trevithick Literature Fiction eBooks
As a fan of Rosen Trevithick’s work, it’s unlikely I was going to miss out on this book. But I must admit that I had some reservations. Knowing this novel was Rosen’s response to Fifty Shades of Grey, which I was thoroughly sick of hearing about, gave me doubts. I suspected I might not enjoy it as much as the others.So it was a great joy to discover that Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset works beautifully as a standalone story with its own strong identity. This isn’t a parody, or a commentary, or a satire of anything. It’s a powerful novel that looks at issues of trust and abuse alongside a character-based thriller storyline.
The ingenuity of the story is its portrayal of two developing relationships in parallel. Half-sisters Demi and Willow both get a new man in their lives at the same time. But whereas Demi and Ross are well matched (albeit not without some ups and downs), Willow finds herself physically and emotionally trapped by the domineering Nat who has no respect for her tastes, boundaries or privacy.
Characterisation is one of the book’s strengths. Demi and Ross are a fun couple whose cheerful experimentation with BDSM may well make some readers wonder what they’re missing! Whereas with Willow, those who cannot understand why some people allow themselves to be abused will realise just how easy it is to fall under another’s spell.
For those who dislike reading sex scenes – myself included – I have never seen them handled as well as they are here. The writing throughout is elegantly straightforward but evocative, and the refreshing lack of euphemism means the story zips along without having to pause and think up ridiculous terminology for two people having sex. This is not erotica, but direct storytelling that doesn’t shy away from the sexual dimension of relationships, whether exciting or horrific.
This novel doesn’t deserve to stand in any other book’s feeble shadow. Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset is a gripping thriller as well as a believable exploration of the black and white sides of domination.
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Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset edition by Rosen Trevithick Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
A very well written book, what starts off slow and twisty builds into a crackingly good read that just refuses to be ignored until the very last chapter.
The only fault I could find was that the very last chapter felt a little anticlimactic given the ones leading up to it but this is a minor quibble and simply there to remind the reader about the ethos the book is portraying.
This isn't normally the type of book I'd buy or read. I bought it because I wanted to support the author and, more importantly, I wanted to support the author's point regarding another piece of popular fiction which this book draws intentional parallels to.
This book is fabulous. The author shows the clear difference between a safe, consensual, and--most importantly--loving relationship where the partners trust one another and clearly communicate their desires and their boundaries and a physically and emotionally abusive relationship between an abuser and the abuser's victim. If I could afford it, I would buy a copy of this book for every single person who owned a copy of that other popular book so that they could read it and understand the difference between "the perfect man" and the textbook abuser. I wish I could give it more than five stars.
I cannot say that enjoyed this book, although it was well-written, as is all this author's work, however, I do appreciate its message and argument that sex, regardless of preferences, is about trust and respect, not abuse of power.
I have not read, nor will I read, Fifty Shades of Grey, but understand enough about it by reading numerous comments, so that protests such as this are a great counter-balance to those who may not understand the damage done by 'abusive' stories.
Yes, people should be allowed sexual freedom but not at the expense of the browbeaten.
As a fan of Rosen Trevithick’s work, it’s unlikely I was going to miss out on this book. But I must admit that I had some reservations. Knowing this novel was Rosen’s response to Fifty Shades of Grey, which I was thoroughly sick of hearing about, gave me doubts. I suspected I might not enjoy it as much as the others.
So it was a great joy to discover that Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset works beautifully as a standalone story with its own strong identity. This isn’t a parody, or a commentary, or a satire of anything. It’s a powerful novel that looks at issues of trust and abuse alongside a character-based thriller storyline.
The ingenuity of the story is its portrayal of two developing relationships in parallel. Half-sisters Demi and Willow both get a new man in their lives at the same time. But whereas Demi and Ross are well matched (albeit not without some ups and downs), Willow finds herself physically and emotionally trapped by the domineering Nat who has no respect for her tastes, boundaries or privacy.
Characterisation is one of the book’s strengths. Demi and Ross are a fun couple whose cheerful experimentation with BDSM may well make some readers wonder what they’re missing! Whereas with Willow, those who cannot understand why some people allow themselves to be abused will realise just how easy it is to fall under another’s spell.
For those who dislike reading sex scenes – myself included – I have never seen them handled as well as they are here. The writing throughout is elegantly straightforward but evocative, and the refreshing lack of euphemism means the story zips along without having to pause and think up ridiculous terminology for two people having sex. This is not erotica, but direct storytelling that doesn’t shy away from the sexual dimension of relationships, whether exciting or horrific.
This novel doesn’t deserve to stand in any other book’s feeble shadow. Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset is a gripping thriller as well as a believable exploration of the black and white sides of domination.
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