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A review by rjordan19
Pounded by Poseidon by Thea Masen, Holly Wilde
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Overall: 4.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥
Humor: Yes
Perspective: first person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium to fast
When mains are first on page together: The hero (sentient sand) observes the heroine immediately, but they don’t interact until 26%
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes ‘many years later’
Format: read an e-book version from kindle unlimited subscription
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone romance.
Basic plot:
Isla is desperate to win the sand sculpting contest this year after her daddy’s despicable behavior the year before, when her sculpture comes to life and wants to be her new ‘daddy’.
Give this a try if you want:
- contemporary sentient object romance
- Mountcastle Cove setting – a sleepy seaside village
- sentient sand hero
- medium to higher steam – 2 full scenes within a short page count including some kink elements
Ages:
- didn’t see them mentioned
First line:
The roar of the sea crashing onto land startles me awake, and I watch as the blue-green comforts surrounding me turn foamy white.
My thoughts:
I overall enjoyed this short sentient story! I will admit my expectations were high, because Stiff by Masen was AMAZING and one of my favorite books recently and definitely my favorite paranormal-ish/sentient-ish romance. And Stiff still has my heart! But still this one is fun.
It’s a shorter story, so you don’t get a ton of background. I liked the set up for this and thought the ‘miscommunication’ of the first couple chapters was so funny. I loved Poseidon as a hero and the spicy scenes are perfection. Always happy to give these a read!
Cock/Hero Stats:
- the hero is sentient sand. He’s sculpted into Poseidon, and struck by lightening to glaze him over.
- his tentacle cock is rough but not gritty – a cocktacle!
- he tastes of salt water taffy
Endearments
Hero calls the heroine ‘little island’
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
- sex on the beach with a sand monster – possibility of being discovered
- spanking, tentacle holding…
- talk of breeding
Author given content warnings: disappointing father figure, daddy kink, dom/little sub, breeding, tentacle play, impact play (spanking), bondage, degradation, oral, anal, sex in public, sandy sex on the beach
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex: No
Hows the consent? It’s good
37% - 🔥 bj, tentacles and suckers grabbing the heroine make her come, throat play with tentacles, hero comes on the heroine’s neck, giving her a pearl necklace
63% - 🔥 oral for her, her on top-ish, spanking, anal fingering, anal with the trident
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥
Humor: Yes
Perspective: first person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium to fast
When mains are first on page together: The hero (sentient sand) observes the heroine immediately, but they don’t interact until 26%
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes ‘many years later’
Format: read an e-book version from kindle unlimited subscription
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone romance.
Basic plot:
Isla is desperate to win the sand sculpting contest this year after her daddy’s despicable behavior the year before, when her sculpture comes to life and wants to be her new ‘daddy’.
Give this a try if you want:
- contemporary sentient object romance
- Mountcastle Cove setting – a sleepy seaside village
- sentient sand hero
- medium to higher steam – 2 full scenes within a short page count including some kink elements
Ages:
- didn’t see them mentioned
First line:
The roar of the sea crashing onto land startles me awake, and I watch as the blue-green comforts surrounding me turn foamy white.
My thoughts:
I overall enjoyed this short sentient story! I will admit my expectations were high, because Stiff by Masen was AMAZING and one of my favorite books recently and definitely my favorite paranormal-ish/sentient-ish romance. And Stiff still has my heart! But still this one is fun.
It’s a shorter story, so you don’t get a ton of background. I liked the set up for this and thought the ‘miscommunication’ of the first couple chapters was so funny. I loved Poseidon as a hero and the spicy scenes are perfection. Always happy to give these a read!
Cock/Hero Stats:
- the hero is sentient sand. He’s sculpted into Poseidon, and struck by lightening to glaze him over.
- his tentacle cock is rough but not gritty – a cocktacle!
- he tastes of salt water taffy
Endearments
Hero calls the heroine ‘little island’
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
- sex on the beach with a sand monster – possibility of being discovered
- spanking, tentacle holding…
- talk of breeding
Author given content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:
Hows the consent?
37% - 🔥 bj, tentacles and suckers grabbing the heroine make her come, throat play with tentacles, hero comes on the heroine’s neck, giving her a pearl necklace
63% - 🔥 oral for her, her on top-ish, spanking, anal fingering, anal with the trident