![]() That brings me to the first theme here, which is one of dominance and submission. ![]() As for her owner, the Prince is an elf-like being – perhaps a god or an alien – from a civilization that looks down on humanity as a lesser, animalistic race. Not a friend, not a companion, not a lover, but a pet that will help its owner to learn compassion and caring. All she knows is that she has been brought there by the Queen, to serve as a pet for an adolescent royal. Lydia awakens from a surreal sort of illness, bereft of both her memories and emotions, to find herself in an alien land. In fact, Lips Like Ice is a very deep, very thoughtful story that goes to some very dark places, both physically and psychologically.īefore I get into its themes, let me set the stage for you. Yes, there is a lot of eroticism here, and it definitely breaks the gender binary, but none of it is fluff. Of course, knowing Peggy, and knowing what else she writes, I really should have expected more. ![]() When Peggy Barnett pitched it to me, I thought it would just be a fun bit of erotic gender-bending fluff. ![]() Well now, this certainly wasn't the book that I was expecting. ![]()
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