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The Spreading (eBook)
| The Spreading | |
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 The Spreading eBook Cover, written by Roxxi Rhodes | |
| Author(s) | Roxxi Rhodes |
| Series | Lilith's Kiss |
| Publisher | Dirty Diva Press |
| Publication date | May 21, 2017 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 22 Pages |
| ASIN | B071VYZ3Y6 |
| Preceded by | The Taking |
| Followed by | Lilith's Kiss: A Succubus Transformation Novella |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
The Spreading is an eBook written by Roxxi Rhodes. It is the fifth work in the Lilith's Kiss series by this author. In this work the characters Lizzy and Claire are transformed into Succubi.
Overview
- Title: The Spreading
- Author: Roxxi Rhodes
- Published By: Dirty Diva Press
- Length: 22 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B071VYZ3Y6
- Publishing Date: May 21, 2017
Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki
- The Unleashing
- The Corrupting
- The Lusting
- The Taking
- Lilith's Kiss: A Succubus Transformation Novella
Plot Summary
When the day started, Lizzy wanted nothing more than to ambush her ex-friend Sasha at her Halloween party and confront her about sleeping with her then-boyfriend, Max. And that was exactly the plan—until an encounter with an ancient tome transformed Lizzy into a creature with an insatiable appetite for sex and a mission to spread her “gift” to others. Now, having already given rise to one progeny, Lizzy looks to add to her brood—and you know what they say about keeping your friends close, but your enemies closer…
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on May 23, 2017
Lizzy is rather upset with her best friend and her ex-boyfriend. Planning to go to their Halloween party, she first needs to finish up at the library. A book discovered leads to a transformation for Lizzy. No longer the girl she was, Lizzy the succubus craves something more.
The first thing I’ll note is that the summary of the first work isn’t quite true to the story which appears here. As a whole it covers the first work and tells what Lizzy will likely do in the next. The majority of this work is taken up with Lizzy’s transformation, which is about two-thirds of the work. The remainder is telling of Lizzy’s background, recent events and her being at the library.
There’s nothing really erotic as a whole in this series, there are mentions here and there, but there’s a distinct lack of heat. It’s less about erotica than it is about Lizzy’s transformation and that of other characters that she transforms. That is told in page after page of detail which describes every little thing that Lizzy goes through. Her transformation is both mental and physical of course which leads me to my issues with what happens.
Setting aside my well known dislike for hooves, and yes, Lizzy gets them, the problem I had was trying to picture Lizzy’s new form in my mind. There is such a thing as going a little too far, having something change that pushes reality beyond anything reasonable and in this case that comes to, for the most part, Lizzy’s cleavage.
Double-H isn’t something reasonable. Yes her body changes, yes she’s made more… if not “demonic” then certainly taller. I can sort of see why the author pushed Lizzy’s body to the extremes that it takes in this work, but there are so many changes that it becomes rather monotonous. There is a bit of heat in her transformation, and I can see that and appreciate the author doing so, but… it’s just a little too far, a little too much.
There’s really very little in the way of plot in this work, being that it focuses upon Lizzy’s transformation. There’s a hint of Lilith, though that is fleeting, and what she wants is a bit murky overall. Lizzy’s character has a chance to form in the introduction but through the transformation all of that buildup gets tossed aside.
The following works in the series focus almost entirely on the transformational aspects of the story and not really very much on any sort of plot, or character development. There are a number of characters who are transformed into succubi and each transformation is as over the top as Lizzy’s was.
It’s clear that the focus of the series isn’t so much on the characters being transformed into succubi as it is for their clothing to rip to shreds, their bodies to be expanded out of all proportions, and then move onto the next character encounter.
The erotica, when it comes into focus, didn’t have very much heat for me, which was a shame. More so, the author came to the decision to use the “expected” end for any male that encounters the succubi, which doesn’t do much for me as well. There’s little struggle in each character as they are transformed and once done, all there is left is a character who is exactly as evil as I would have expected and I wish that didn’t happen.
I think there’s a story here, something that might turn into being more than just a little series of hot flashes. But there needs to be more time spent on plot, on the characters, on telling the story more than just telling about transformations.
Two and a half out of five pitchforks.
The series was interesting right up to the point when Lizzy’s transformation took her body into the realm of being “too much.” There’s a point where reality is stretched that little bit too far and this work passed well beyond it. The mental picture of the “new” Lizzy just doesn’t work for me.
The succubi are far too stereotypical in their actions for my liking and I wish there’d be more to the story to expand on them than there is. Beyond that, having Lilith appear in the series and become more than a bare shadow would add a lot to things as well I think.
I’d have liked the author to manage to be on the path of story telling and be less concerned about just showing transformations, some lukewarm erotica and what seems to be not all that much else as a whole.