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The Roommate (eBook)
| The Roommate | |
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 The Roommate eBook Cover, written by Ariel Cross | |
| Author(s) | Ariel Cross |
| Series | Seven Hills Supernatural Tales |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Publishing |
| Publication date | January 18, 2020 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 9 Pages |
| ASIN | B0841NWK9R |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
The Roommate is an eBook written by Ariel Cross. It is the first work in the Seven Hills Supernatural Tales series by this author. In this work the character Ross is a male Succubus.
Overview
- Title: The Roommate
- Author: Ariel Cross
- Published By: Amazon Digital Publishing
- Length: 9 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B0841NWK9R
- Publishing Date: January 18, 2020
Plot Summary
Who is the ideal roommate for a succubus like Ross? Definitely someone like Jean: asexual, aromantic, and uninterested. It's a beautiful coexistence, but one hostile observer doesn't see it that way...
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on February 7, 2020
A story of a human and a succubus being roommate, their lives passing like ships in the night. But with the shifting of understanding something more comes to pass. They being friends above all else.
The work is a very short, what I call a pamphlet, piece of writing which isn’t at all erotic in nature. It’s a relationship story, the characters coming to terms with each other, and what each means to the other. It’s not sexual in nature, being more a matter-of-fact story telling of what they have been though and what comes of their being roommates, more importantly, friends.
Ross, the succubus of the work, is male gendered, but refers to themselves as being a succubus. The reasons are a bit vague, but the statement about male bias is quite a telling one. There is a glimpse of him with horns, tail and wings, but for the most part he’s very much human, if sexually attractive.
His roommate Jean brings a story idea which, honestly, I have rarely seen and its done really well. She’s asexual, cares not for sex, and becomes something of a mystery and relief to Ross. Everyone needs a friend, and Jane is sort of an odd one as the story is told. But in the end, it makes sense, the close fits them both and it’s quite emotionally powerful.
Four out of five pitchforks.
It’s a very telling and touching story, one that evolves over the story and becomes something not a romance, but a friendship needed dearly. It’s a shame that it is so short, there’s so much promise in the characters and I wish that could have been explored deeper than it was.