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Feed (eBook)
| Feed | |
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 Feed eBook Cover, written by Rinda Elliott | |
| Author(s) | Rinda Elliott |
| Series | The Blood Coterie |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Services |
| Publication date | March 30, 2023 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 258 Pages |
| ASIN | B0C15TFFCG |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
For other uses of the word Incubus, see Incubus (disambiguation).
Feed is an eBook written by Rinda Elliott. It is the first work in the Blood Coterie series by this author. In this work the character Naurel is a Succubus and the characters Baruch, Fintan, Samuel and Keesan are Incubi and several other characters are Succubi or Incubi.
Overview
- Title: Feed
- Author: Rinda Elliott
- Published By: Amazon Digital Services
- Length: 258 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B0C15TFFCG
- Publishing Date: March 30, 2023
Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki
Plot Summary
Naurel
Stay on the run. Don’t let them catch you.
For three hundred years I wandered the planet, terrified that if I spent too much time in one place, I would be caught. By scientists who want to study a succubus’s extended life-force. Or, even worse, by a pack of incubi determined to feed from me until there’s nothing left. Eventually, though, exhaustion overwhelmed my fear, and I settled down to make a real life for myself, even if that meant keeping one eye out for danger. Finally, I could breathe. Until I found myself faced with my worst fear…
Baruch, Fintan, Samuel, and Keesan
Our love for each other is without end. But our longing for her consumes us.
For centuries we’ve searched for our mate, for the woman who can complete our bond and fill our hearts. The woman we would kill for. Fight for. Die for. Finally, we've found her; we all felt the spark. With Naurel in our pack, we could achieve perfect balance. We’d have no need to feed from humans, or to kill. We would never again need anything but one another. Yet for reasons we don't understand, Naurel is terrified of us. Gaining her trust won’t be easy. But she needs us as badly as we need her, and we will not give up.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on June 4, 2024
The past is something we can never truly escape. It hides in our shadow, whispers in our minds and never releases its hold. Naurel can’t trust anyone, least of which incubi like Baruch, Fintan, Samuel and Keesan. The stories she’s known since she was a girl tell her to not trust any of them. Sometimes the stories aren’t telling the truth, they are stories after all.
The work is a deeply complex and telling story that focuses on a group of succubi and incubi characters, delving into each of their stories. At the same time, there is time spent to tell about the larger society they live in, the past threats seen, and the future hoped for by many.
While it is a romance, there’s also a very strong reverse harem aspect which centres on the main characters. It does take control of much of the story, but doesn’t overcome the succubus and incubus aspects of the characters, which, for me, was what I wanted to see explored. The emotions run deep, the characters battle themselves and each other to come to an understanding, which takes up much the story.
That said, the work holds your attention, becoming a page-turner with the action never quite letting up as the story progresses. The erotic aspects don’t overlook the main character being a succubus or the incubi who need and desire her. It’s part of who they are and isn’t left aside. It remains in the fore and the history of their kind really matters.
Naurel is a succubus without question, but that’s part of her. What comes out is something close to a scared girl looking for escape, which makes sense with her past. At the same time Baruch, Fintan, Samuel and Keesan are very much incubi, but shade themselves and their emotions in a way that makes all of the main characters have to battle themselves to come to realize the truth before them.
The mythos that has been created by this work bodes well for the series going forwards. There’s a lot of breadcrumbs scattered throughout and seeing how the author brings the characters and stories together will be fascinating.
Four out of five pitchforks.
While it’s seemingly clear that each book will focus on one of the missing succubi, there’s also a lot of deeper mythos and history that really needs to be explored as well. Hopefully that will happen, I do look forwards to what comes next.