Hi Wild Ones! Every month I recommend books, movies, and TV that I’ve enjoyed. Looking for your next read or watch? Read on. This month I’ve got a VERY SPICY Paranormal Romance with a future post-apocalyptic feel, perfect for Halloween! Plus a couple of TV shows for you to watch: a sci-fi one with some wonderful characters and relationships, and a contemporary show which explores sex, motherhood, and the modern woman.
Hi Wild Ones! I read and watched some fun ones this month. And wound up thinking about consent and how consent was portrayed during each and every one of them, and all for different reasons. It was a very thoughtful month.
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Book Boyfriend by Kris Ripper
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I really enjoyed the writing and authorship parts of this story. It’s always fun to see the process of writing explored in fiction, and this story was no exception. I also enjoyed the main character pining for the other character. So much tension about what would happen! It was a fun read overall, but it had a very unexpected angle, one that involved a serious discussion about consent and how that gets handled within a relationship. I won’t say too much because I don’t want to spoil anything, but it did make me think about some of the ways we approach romance in popular media.
His Human Rebel by Renee Rose
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This is book 4 of the Zandian Masters series, which deals with alien masters and human slaves in an alien galaxy. That premise obviously plays a lot with consent, and it does so in a way I like. Lots of readers like the kind of possessive alpha male that loves and punishes his woman as he sees fit. I like that books like Book Boyfriend exist to talk about the realities of healthy relationships in real life, while there are also books like His Human Rebel that can push my buttons in a safe way when I want that. There’s a place for both, as long as the reader has a good understanding of what’s healthy in real life.
Heartstopper Season 2
Netflix Original Video
Just like the first season, there was lots of fluffy twee queer romance of all kinds. I love these characters, and their friendships and their loves. It was a fun season overall.
SPOILERS! But this season also has a lot to say about trauma and consent issues. There are multiple instances of our main group actively excluding people from their lives who have hurt or traumatized them in the past, even when the offending party apologized for their actions.
The characters chose to keep their spaces safe from those people because they weren’t over the trauma and didn’t want to be around the others.
It was so unexpected and different from the typical narrative of what we’re taught (don’t make a scene, and if the other person apologizes you have to forgive and move on so that everyone can be friends) that it took me by surprise. It felt uncomfortable to me at first, wrong.
So I thought about why that was. And then I realized what the show was doing: it was actively modeling healthy boundaries in a way I don’t think I’ve seen before on TV. At least, not exactly in that way, not in a show about teenagers that’s probably aimed mostly at teenagers (though adults can definitely enjoy it). Most shows would have had the group forgive the past bullies and invite them in, and everyone would be friends. That’s what I expected, but why should trauma victims feel pressured to forgive and befriend their bullies? The show is educating through demonstration. It took me by surprise, but it’s wonderful to see.
What have you read and watched this month? Hit reply and let me know if you have something fantastic!
Hi Wild Ones! I didn’t get much finished this month, but it did enjoy this one!
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Training His Human by Renee Rose
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The third in the Zandian Masters series, which I’m still enjoying. It’s full of yummy sex, like the other books, with a good relationship that develops between Seke and Leora. It’s still primarily an erotic romance story, but the plot still continues to develop.
What have you read and watched this month? Hit reply and let me know if you have something fantastic!
Hi Wild Ones! I got some fun reading done this month! I hope you find something you’ll enjoy reading.
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Carnal Nights by Pinky Cockburn
Amazon (ebook)*
For those looking for MMF menage with some D/S in a quick read, this is it! It was short, hot, and left me thinking about the three of them after. I liked the premise that brought them together, that Cecelia is a travel writer who happens upon a rock concert that changes her life. The rock star angle was handled nicely, and a bit different than I expected. Fun read. It is a Kindle Unlimited book if you have that.
His Human Slave by Renee Rose
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This is the start to the Zandian Masters series, in which a group of alien men each acquires their own human female slave. In this one Lamira is purchased for the purpose of breeding. Of course she’s reluctant in the beginning, but Zander wins her over by the end! Rose is known for her spanking stories, and this one is no exception. It was hot and fun (basically erotica with romantic leanings and the start of a plot I think will go through the whole series), and I enjoyed what Rose did with Lamira’s character. It does have some non-consensual elements to it (due to that slavery aspect), so reader beware.
His Human Prisoner by Renee Rose
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I enjoyed the first one so much I read the second one! This one is a little different in that Lily isn’t Rok’s slave, she’s his prisoner. But lots of yummy sex still happens. And the plot from the first book develops more in this one, as the characters from the first book appear in this one and continue to grow.
What have you read and watched this month? Hit reply and let me know if you have something fantastic!
Hi Wild Ones! Oh, boy, I’ve got some fun ones for you.
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Blowback by Lyn Gala
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Another fantastic space adventure story, this one with some delicious D/s elements. Actually, more than D/s – this one dives straight into ownership and slavery. It’s FemDom and the woman is an alien, if that takes some of the sting out of it for you, but it’s the real deal. I love books like this, where the ownership is total, and yet facilitates good things for the characters involved. I don’t want to say too much, so I’ll just say that the situation is difficult, and yet gives the best possible outcome for our main character. It was a fun read.
Hate F*@k (Forbidden Bodyguards Book 1) by Ainsley Booth
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An ex-navy seal Alpha who’s not really a good guy (except when he is) and bordering on demanding-as-fuck meets a good girl who’s just trying to stay out of trouble – that’s the setup. It may not be the most original in the book, but it’s hot as hell anyway. It’s not exactly a kinky book but Cole is quite the dominant personality and there’s a bit of take-charge attitued at a few places. I ate it up.
Book of Love
I absolutely loved this movie. It’s got a writer who writes a book about love that’s so boring it barely sells a copy to anyone – until it comes up as a bestseller in Mexico. He’s required to go on a promotional tour through the country and gets stuck with a guide that’s the exact opposite of him. Classic Odd Couple trope. It’s funny, heartwarming, and totally killer at places. If you’re looking for a good RomCom, this is it.
The Story of O
And if you’re looking for a hardcore dive into a sadomasochistic relationship with deep ownership themes the 1975 version of this movie is it. (On Netflix) There’s a reason the novel is a classic in the BDSM community: it hits hard on the desires many kinky people have. Countless kinksters have read it and ached with need afterwards. The movie is of course based on the novel, but I like it better than the book. I read the book ages ago. It was probably the first kinky novel I ever read. I was totally enthralled with it, while also being very disappointed and disturbed with the ending. In my opinion, the movie keeps everything provocative and interesting about the novel while fixing the ending. The entire story is stronger and far more satisfying for it. It’s quite an erotic film, without being straight porn, and it has a wonderful softness to it at places that the book doesn’t have. Fully recommended for the kinkster looking for a good movie.
What have you read and watched this month? Hit reply and let me know if you have something fantastic!