Published: March 08, 2010
Words: 220735 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook description

The forest dweller, Yhalen is captured by ogres, and surviving their viciousness, he is given to Bloodraven, the half ogre, half human war leader as a slave. Yhalen soon pays the price for offending ogre pride. But Bloodraven is no mindless beast, and Yhalen is drawn into human and ogre politics, and into forbidden magic which might mean the difference between death and salvation.

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fantasy, mm erotica, bloodraven, ogres, noncon

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Review by: Joana Brito on Jan. 31, 2012 :
I cannot fully express just how wonderful this story was for me. The writing flows beautifully and the development between Yhalen and Bloodraven captured me instantly that once I started could not put it down. Yes, I finished the story in two days and will definitely read it again.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Tercia Iyer on Jan. 29, 2012 :
I loved this story, there was amazing character development for both Yhalen and Bloodraven throughout the book. Yhalen went through some terrible things but it added to the story as it helped him grow into his potential that you can see he would never have realised on his own. It was also great to see Bloodraven coming into his own and allowing himself to be changed by Yhalen. Extremely well written and great length that you could really sink your teeth into.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Iris English on Jan. 29, 2012 :
Really, really, really good.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: sfrizell on Dec. 31, 2011 :
Great! Long, involved, and detailed....captivating and enthralling. I didn't want to put it down and I certainly didn't want it to end.

Given how it ended, one assumes there will be a sequel.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Barbara Collins on Dec. 19, 2011 :
Excellent book! One of the best I've read on Smashwords. Great erotica, great adventure, characters you care about. Highly recommended.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Steven Anderson on Dec. 19, 2011 :
Since I started reading books from Smashwords, I have completed over 200 titles. I am always asked to review what I have read, and never seem to get around to it because I can't wait to begin reading a new title.

I have been convinced to review Bloodraven by PL Nunn because it was so well written and just a very exciting read from beginning to end.

Forget all about the m/m erotica, although that was very well described also, the story could very well stand alone without it and still be an excellent read. I will not hesitate to read another story by this author. As a matter of fact, I will look for one right now!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: c jenny on Dec. 13, 2011 :
one word....OUTSTANDING!!!!!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Shonee McCord on Aug. 19, 2011 :
Like many have said, this book isn't for the faint-hearted. Like, seriously. I've read PL Nunn's fiction for years, but the level of brutality in this story still caught me off guard. One thing that threw me off was the speed at which the Yhalen and Bloodraven become attached to each other. Which isn't to say that it was by any means "speedy," it just happened faster that I thought it would. Just a personal preference, I guess. Also, the story ends with a semi-open ending. The possibility of a sequel is a definite plus.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Penelope Frost on Aug. 05, 2011 :
OMG!! I love this! I want to reread it and I've just finished it! I really wasn't what I had expected but I loved it none the less!
I did wonder, though, why Bloodraven didn't even consider the fact that Yhalen could have slit his throat the night he escaped, and maybe appreciate it or at least wonder a little as to why Yhalen didn't.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: lizblue on July 16, 2011 :
While this book was too violent to be one of my favorites, it is still well worth the purchase price. Long, detailed, well-characterized, and well-edited, it rewards both fantasy and romance fans.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Belle Ann Dane on April 18, 2011 :
Bloodraven is one of the few books I've felt I got the better deal on. It is at times humorous and horrific, romantic and gut wrenching, but it is still one of the best and most enjoyable books I've ever hand the pleasure of reading. I keep coming back to it over and over.

P.L. Nunn's work is truly amazing and I highly recommend this book.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: DarkSunshine on Jan. 28, 2011 :
The book starts off with real sexual brutality but if you’re able to continue reading past the first few chapters, you are going to enjoy the story. Yhalen is nothing like a good submissive slave and struggle to survive and to deal with his feeling toward Bloodraven and his own dark side. And we get to see past Bloodraven’s brutal ogre side as he is growing increasingly fond and proud of his little human.

I loved following the slow and delicate building of their relationship, through a very convincing plot toward a satisfying end. The story was excellent, I am reading it again for the third time!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Amaranth on Jan. 15, 2011 :
You know you've read an amazing story when you're sad to see it end. This is a very long read and yet it's not long enough. I became very emotionally involved with the characters of Bloodraven and Yhalen and there were parts where I literally sobbed in anguish for them. There are scenes that were really hard to get through simply because of the intensity of the abuse Yhalen suffers at the hands of the ogres. It's relentless and almost unbearable. I really like P.L. Nunn's writing style and there was not one moment in the book that I felt like it dragged or could have been better. And my only complaint would be the grammatical errors that riddled this book. I would love to be Ms. Nunn's spellchecker/editor. In fact, I would do it for free just to be able to read her awesome work! I highly recommend this book to any m/m fans out there, and just wait til you get a load of Bloodraven. Yummy!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: BarkLess WagMore on Dec. 09, 2010 :
I should not have started this book when I did. I had books to read for review (with deadlines looming over my head), several reviews to write and another book halfway finished. But after being drawn to it by a review from a Goodreads friend, I bought it and started it immediately. Everything else came to a screeching halt until I finished.

This book gripped me in a way that very few books can manage. It starts off with unimaginable sexual brutality but if you’re able to recover from the first few chapters of grue and pain you should be ready to deal with all that happens later. I knew what I was getting into, having read some spoilerific reviews but it was still . . . shocking.

Yhalen is a young, beautiful, carefree forest dwelling human who spends his time flirting and having sex with his closest male friends. He is blissfully ignorant of what lurks beyond the boundaries of the safe haven his people call home. Political machinations mean nothing to him but everything in Yhalen’s world is shattered when he is attacked by a group of violent ogres. REALLY bad things happen to Yhalen. He only manages to survive by tapping into power he hadn’t realized he had. Scary, awful, forest destroying powers that frighten him and shake him to the core. And as if all this weren’t bad enough he’s given to Bloodraven, a half-human/half-ogre warlord who chains him up like a dog and uses him as a sexual toy.

Sounds truly awful, doesn’t it? Well, it is! But I’ll be honest. I could not stop reading. The world is vivid, the writing thoroughly captivating and it never lets up. Yhalen maintains his spirit despite everything and does not make a good submissive slave. He has a strong will to survive and after all he’s been through at the hands of the ogres he has to admit that Bloodraven isn’t as bad as all that. He’s afraid, he’s tormented and he despises Bloodraven’s touch but he submits because he hasn’t a choice. As time goes by he realizes that there is more to Bloodraven than his brutal ogre side and he is shamed to find his body responding to Bloodraven. Though raised by ogres he is much smarter than any full blood ogre, he’s ambitious (some may say insanely ambitious) and has grand plans to save other half-lings from the torment they’re currently exposed to in the ogre camp. Bloodraven’s plans include Yhalen, who he’s growing increasingly fond of. As the story progresses the two forge an uneasy relationship that will be tested time and again.

Their relationship is a slow building and tenuous thing that changes as circumstances change. Both characters have major struggles to overcome and inner issues. This is not a “shove all the bad stuff under the carpet and forget about it while you declare your undying love and live happy ever after” type of story. It’s rough and pain-filled and in the end very believable. There are no unrealistic revelations of undying love on either side but what they have is strong and it worked for me on so many levels. I could have spent another 500 pages with these two and still wanted more. The story was darkly fascinating. 5 stars all the way.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: BookwormDragon on Nov. 27, 2010 :
Awesome book. Definitely not for the faint hearted, but well worth reading. I can hardly wait for the next book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Suong Doan on Oct. 09, 2010 :
This is such an amazing read. By no means for the faint hearted. I had to read it in parts to get through the brutality of it all. Probably not so much for those who are looking for an intense romantic relationship.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Sue on Oct. 02, 2010 :
I am rapidly becoming P L Nunn's devoted fangirl!
I bought 'Dynasty of Ghosts', loved it, and so bought Bloodraven.
I must say I was never disappointed. From the first page her care in writing is apparent, her characters took shape quickly and were people you wanted to follow, to root for, to suffer and cry and hug and love.
Yhalen has such an awful time of it - beware! the scenes where he is abused by the ogres are traumatic reading. Then he is given to Bloodraven, and the story really gets going.
I haven't finished the book yet, but know I won't be disappointed. P L Nunn gives real value for money in the length of her sagas, her knowledge of the craft of writing English and making a satisfying, complex, wonderful plot that ensures you won't put this one down.
If you haven't already, buy it! Well, as long as you can cope with the non-con and violence, but the overriding themes make that a necessary, if harsh part of the point of the book. The ability to rise above such behaviour, such upbringing (in Bloodraven's case) and such treatment (in Yhalen's) is, I think, a large point of the story. And of course, the redeeming nature of love. I can't think of greater themes to interweave in such a fantastic narrative.
So yeah, I love it, and will re-read this and Dynasty of Ghosts, something I do quite rarely with books.
5/5 from me. :)
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: L R on Aug. 22, 2010 : (no rating)
Well written with just the right blend of erotic and story. The descriptions are never too much and you are drawn in to the main characters pain and pleasure. And excellent read and I'm glad I bought it!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Siobhan Irwin on July 29, 2010 :
Awesome story though not for the faint-hearted! I enjoyed this very much. The characters were well developed and stayed true throughout the entire novel. A very enjoyable story.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Siobhan Irwin on July 29, 2010 :
Awesome story though not for the faint-hearted! I enjoyed this very much. The characters were well developed and stayed true throughout the entire novel. A very enjoyable story.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: deathonl on July 27, 2010 :
Has the polish and care of a traditionally published book.
Enjoyment of the story will depend on whether you like that sort of thing :)
For my part it was money well spent.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Eleonora on July 03, 2010 :
The first few lines of the book were definitely the most difficult to plough through in the whole book. The introduction of those names that are all almost the same was very jarring to me. But I'd read Dynasty of Ghosts before and liked that one, so I continued reading, and it was well worth it. The characters are strong, and the story is compelling.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Amy on April 24, 2010 :
This book drew me in from the second I opened this book, i just couldn't put it down. The love between them was seen throughout the book and i just loved how she wrote their characters. You felt for them and just wanted it to work out for them no matter what. I loved this book!!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Andre Marks on April 22, 2010 : (no rating)
very well written. powerful magic, and love.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Bianne Bobbitt on April 13, 2010 : (no rating)
This is an unusual love story between two special beings, misfits of great power and attraction brought together in a satisfying tale of pleasure slaves, mighty warriors and magic! Enjoy!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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