Well, where do I start???
No seriously, I don't know where to start! This book actually rendered me speechless.
The Life of Anna is classed as a 'dark erotic' novel, which sets the tone for how this review will go.
The story is full of sex... It almost feels like it's nothing but sex! If it were to be turned into a movie, there would be no saving it like Fifty Shades of Grey - this would go straight to the hard porn section, LOL.
Marissa Honeycutt is one twisted author! Being a dark novel, you know straight away that there is going to be something twisted about it. Whether it's pain, or something more sinister, you know it's coming. Heck, there's even a solid warning at the start of the book (which is actually five books, but I bought the whole series as one big book because I'd heard good reviews about it) stating its darkness. Yet, I continued. What can I say?? I kind of like it dark sometimes. I'm a little dark myself.
However, what I am NOT is... Well, the list is long. I am not:
- a rapist, and there's a LOT of rape.
- a pedophile, and at one point in the book, it is revealed that the 'bad guy' basically molested a three-day old baby. Yep, told you, it's gross.
- a torturer, and the book is about sex slavery, basically. A bunch of the "men" in the book would more than likely have killed Anna, had she not been trained (basically since she was 12) to tolerate a man's wants. Bleh.
- incestuous.
This world is twisted, no doubt. I actually didn't plan on continuing reading this book after learning that Devin "claimed" Anna as a baby, but then I got sucked back in, because I knew this book ended with a happily ever after and well, I was curious. So at any mention of the "claiming", I skipped a few paragraphs and read on. However, I couldn't help but feel mildly disgusted with myself. Why am I still reading this filth??? I tasted bile in my mouth on more than one occasion...
What kept me reading, I hear you ask? Well, enter the Germans. Jesus, they sounded tall and handsome. Yummy. As did some of the other characters in the book. Whilst the story was dark, there were captivating elements, such as reading along as Anna became stronger and more independent. She was even happy at one point in the story. And yes, the pedophilia stuff is hinted at early on in the story, but I kind of remained oblivious to the yucky bits until it was shoved under my nose. By which point, I was hooked. Damn authors.
I know you're curious about some of the gross stuff.
Basically, the owners of the sex slaves are part of a Brotherhood. A Brotherhood that rules the world. The Brotherhood includes 'Elders': these guys rule countries (or states, in the case of the US) and aren't all super bad guys. Some of them are actually nice. Like the Germans. I like the Germans. I now have a desire to marry a German, so he can whisper sweet German nothings into my ear whilst he makes love to me.... Ahhhh.
I digress. To become an Elder, you must first become an Elder-Son. Basically, the legitimate first-born son of an Elder. This process involves lots of sex. Both hetero and homosexual. Immortals come into play as well, with their super large wangs that could tear humans in half, if they so desired. Creepy, right??!
As an Elder-Son, you are required to get married.Prior to the wedding, there are rituals, which vary depending on your family's traditions. The Germans are to be teased and aroused until their wang essentially grows and is perpetually hard until consummation after the wedding... During this process, the Elder-Son is fucked by the Elders - including his father. WHAT.
Yep, it's true. And Anna is shared amongst the German family. She sleeps with not only the son, but also his brother AND his father. His father even impregnates her at one point - on purpose. It's so twisted, but tame in comparison to the rest of the story.
So anyway, this book is both arousing and disgusting. I had to stop reading many times, due to being grossed out or turned on. Thankfully, never both at the same time. I feel dirty after finishing the book, but did enjoy the happily ever after. I enjoyed it immensely. The bastard got what's coming to him, yay. :)
3.5 stars, as it's well written (for the most part) and was able to reel me in, even when I was so grossed out I wanted to hunt the author down and get her admitted into a psychiatric hospital.
Peace out.
- L. x
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