There is no need for her to be 15. I will forgive him being 18 as that's legal and although 2 years is the limit when one of you is underage for me, I understand that not that long ago 3 wasn't considered that bad. I also simply cannot abide bringing Beauty's family into it all. The first few pages has the prince demanding she not wear clothes to supper with her FATHER, which is just absolutely foul. It's not that I am opposed to porn or I wouldn't have read this, but this one is just wrong. I also just found this extremely poorly written. The same expressions and terms are used over and over, and I just can't put myself in the shoes of someone who would find something as perverse as this arousing. I could understand liking very specific, one off aspects of it, but I am horrified that any person could think up the combination of it all and type it out, albeit messily, like an ao3 fanfic, ironic Anne wasn't too keen on fanfiction of her work, considering Sleeping Beauty isn't her creation. I hate the talk of the fact the "slaves" are disposable, when their frontal lobes are developed they're sent home "changed for the better." How is this not a psychological horror?! They have PTSD? Stockholm syndrome? Is that how they've changed? Eugh!! I don't like that they have to walk on all fours either, how is that sexy to anyone? Humans doing that looks stupid. Especially naked. And how unhygienic it must be having so many people crawl around the castle naked. How has this kingdom not created a new STD yet with their practices? This really should be considered a horror book, maybe it'd be interesting if someone died due to the abuse they faced and the monarchy was overthrown. But no, the entire human race in this world is full of pervs who would approve of how often Rice uses the word "suckle". The chapters in which Prince Alexi tells his backstory are terrifying. They read like something out of A Clockwork Orange or Killing Stalking. I was confused to why everyone kept saying Beauty was clearly The Prince's favourite until Alexi recounted his past, I genuinely cannot understand how Anne Rice could have thought up the things they do to him as they are so unbelievably disgusting and disturbing. I refuse to believe this is actually considered just an erotica novel. I can't believe I found it in the romance section, it is utterly deranged. I seriously think anyone who reads this and has any different of an opinion to me on it should be investigated. I understand people have fantasies they don't want to fulfil, and know would be unethical in practice. But if your brain can handle this shit that alone should get you put in prison so I never have to come across you in the world. Before reading this I told my grandma it existed and she said it sounded hilarious and asked me to get it for her. I did. She was traumatised. She's dead now, as I tried reading this a few times and didn't get very far, but I hope she can see I finished it and I can't believe she also finished it. I think she was expecting something more.. Colleen Hoover, Sarah J Maas level. & I was expecting to be able to stomach it more than her. Nope. Curious to see how this series ends but not in a hurry to read more. May just flip to the last page of the last book. Also how did no one get pregnant?? No way they've got proper birth control. Please, if you want fairytale erotica, watch the 1977 porno Cinderella with Brett Smiley, because it is self aware it's absurd and at least Brett Smiley was fuckin' hot! Unlike every single thing described in this God forsaken text.