{"id":22577,"date":"2017-07-11T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T14:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22577"},"modified":"2017-07-11T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T14:11:40","slug":"arc-review-the-red-by-tiffany-reisz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22577","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: The Red by Tiffany Reisz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3 fantastical filthy stars<\/b><\/p>\n

Holy filthy smut! I think this may well be the dirtiest book I\u2019ve ever read! And leave it to the queen of well-written kink to deliver a limit-pushing read that is surprising and unique with an unexpected fantasy element that left me thinking about the story long after I\u2019d finished reading.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou smile like the devil,\u201d Mona said.
\n\u201cThe devil doesn\u2019t smile,\u201d he said. \u201cThe devil smirks.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mona St. James owns and runs The Red, a small art gallery owned by her mother where she spent the majority of her childhood. On her mother\u2019s death bed, she promised to do anything within her power to keep the gallery running, and that promise is about to be put to the test with The Red struggling, and Mona on the verge of selling.<\/p>\n

And then along comes Malcolm. A tall, dark and handsome stranger, Malcom offers Mona the opportunity to save the gallery she loves so dearly. But his offer is far from what she expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it you want from me?\u201d
\n\u201cMay I be blunt with you?\u201d he asked.
\n\u201cI\u2019d prefer it.\u201d
\n\u201cI very much wish to fuck you.\u201d
\n\u2026.
\n\u201cI have no interest in love or marriage from you. Nor do I wish to take you to dinner. I simply want to fuck you in various ways that please me. It\u2019s my preference.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Malcolm proposes a deal with Mona where she becomes his for a year. Anything he wants, whenever he wants it, and in return he will give her the means to save The Red. Not only is Mona desperate, but she\u2019s also intrigued and disturbingly turned on by Malcolm, so she accepts. Having no clue what she\u2019s going to be in for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll start tomorrow night.\u201d
\n\u201cSo soon?\u201d
\n\u201cDoes your c**t have a prior engagement?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh holy hell, this is one smutty, smutty read! Hot, filthy, explicit and kinky, pretty much anything goes with Malcolm, and Mona soon finds herself completely under his spell. Desperate for his touch and for the scandalous things he does to her.<\/p>\n

His money had made her a whore, but his cock had made her his slave. She never wanted to taste freedom again.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I want to include a warning here that this is not your usual smut. I\u2019m not a prude by any means, and I love my smut just as much as the next romance reader, but there are things that happen in this book that I\u2019ve never read before and certain scenes had me crossing my legs in imagined discomfort. So rather than getting all hot and bothered, I was just uncomfortable and slightly grossed out. But to each their own, and I\u2019m sure there are people who read this book who will love the boundary-pushing erotica aspects to the story. I do want to stress, though, that all acts are consensual and Mona definitely enjoys all that she experiences.<\/p>\n

Along with the filth, there\u2019s an element of mystery. Who is Malcolm? What is his big secret? And how does he manage to evoke the fantasy world that he takes Mona to? Not just sexual fantasy, but actual<\/u> fantasy, with each encounter become more and more fantastical, blowing Mona\u2019s mind and rocking her world.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this all a dream?\u201d That\u2019s the only thing that makes any sense.
\n\u201cYou aren\u2019t dreaming,\u201d he said, and she knew that was true. She was awake and had been every time they had met. \u201cBut if you were a dream, would you want to wake up?\u201d he asked.
\nA good question. A fair question. A hard question, but one she answered easily.
\n\u201cNever.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m a huge fan of Tiffany Reisz. Her writing is always sharp and intelligent, and she draws you into the story, and this book is no different. Although the sexy time pushed limits for me, I kept reading, desperate to figure out what was happening and how it was all going to play out. I liked how she wove the mystery into the story, and the links to the paintings and art that are Mona\u2019s life is really well done, and I thought the tie-in was really clever. I wouldn\u2019t consider this a romance read, there is definitely a strong emotional connection but I\u2019m not sure that I\u2019d call it love, but Tiffany Reisz writes unconventional relationships really well, and it worked for the story.<\/p>\n

Do anything you must, but keep me forever. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So yeah, this is a difficult one for me to rate. The sex was filthy and more OTT than I would usually read, which turned me off a bit, but I thought the story was interesting and unique, and I like the fact that it kept me guessing and kept me thinking even after I had finished.<\/p>\n

3 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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For more reads by this author, check out our Tiffany Reisz Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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