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Innocence and Carnality
Mann Ramblings

Reviewer: Puppilull
Status: Complete
Word Count: 119,440

Steam punk extravaganza with attention to detail like you wouldn’t believe. Or well, if you’ve read any of Mann Rambling’s stories before, you know they are beautifully crafted. This one is no exception. It is one of my absolute favorite stories here. I feel almost foolish trying to review a story like this, with its well thought out plot, incredibly vivid setting and characters that you both love and hate. Sometimes it’s difficult to figure out just how you are feeling about the people inhabiting the story, since they are complex and challenge your views on good and bad. No cookie cutter personas here!

I&C (as it was lovingly dubbed in the forum) started out as a weekly prompt story, giving the initial readers a meager diet of a mere 1000 words a week for a long time. New readers can consider themselves lucky to have unhindered binge opportunity. And trust me, you will binge. The story turned into a two-book series and it’s a page turner. Or in this case page scroller…

It’s an undoubtedly sexy tale, but also for me quite emotional. Maybe it’s my soft mother’s heart or perhaps my mama bear awakened by the plight of our main character. The poor little rich boy who is an outcast from his family, brought up for a specific reason ever since his fundamental flaw was exposed. A disappointment to his family and therefore treated accordingly.

It broke my heart so many times to see him mistreated and I raged repeatedly in the forum discussing the story. Of course, our hero is stronger than he appears, and he manages to use his brains to get him where he wants to be. The road there is however far from straight and danger lurks behind each corner.

I should warn you: If you are a sensitive reader this story is perhaps not for you. There are definite elements of bdsm which in a moderately disturbing (but so well written) way segues into abuse.  It’s nothing too graphic but can cause unexpected whirls of emotion. Even an enjoyer of the rougher side of things like me found the story line triggered deeply rooted feelings of outrage over injustice and the unfairness of life. It sparked a definite need for revenge.

To stir such emotion is of course testament of a truly great writer. Mann Ramblings does not disappoint but provides in abundance. So give yourself a treat and enjoy some high quality reading! Just don’t say I didn’t warn you when you feel like punching some of the characters in the face…

 Category: Fiction  Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi  Tags:  mature adult, alternate earth, bdsm, fetish, oral, anal, abuse  Rating: Mature