Blurb
50 Shades meets Gone Girl in this immensely erotic, deliciously dark, and psychologically twisted new novel
Whether by free will or fate, Luna’s encounter with Nico provokes a storm that shatters her perceptions of identity, duty, morality, and self-worth. The storm didn’t blow in from the outside. She was the storm. Its turbulence within her, forcing her to confront the darkness, uncovers her secrets and her pain.
Book Description
Luna Saint Claire has a loving husband and an enviable career as a Hollywood costume designer. Still, something is gnawing at her. Bored with her conventional and circumscribed existence, she feels herself becoming invisible. When she meets Nico Romero, a charismatic yoga guru, his attentions awaken her passions and desires. Dangerous, but not in a way that scares her, he makes her feel as if anything is possible. Infatuated, she becomes entangled in Nico’s life as he uses his mesmerizing sexuality to manipulate everyone around him in his pursuit of women, wealth, and celebrity.
Immensely erotic and psychologically captivating, The Sleeping Serpent is the compelling story of a woman’s obsession with a spellbinding guru and the struggle to reclaim her life. At its heart, it is a painfully beautiful exposition of unconditional love that makes us question what we truly want.
Luna Saint Claire is a costume designer and author residing in Los Angeles with her husband, a philosophy professor. She loves blues rock and Indie music, often setting her Pandora station to Damien Rice. Her personal style can best be described as eclectic bohemian. Though she now enjoys running and yoga, she spent years of her youth in the ballet studio. Her part Native American heritage informs her work as a designer and influences her storytelling.
The Sleeping Serpent: A Woman's Struggle to Break an Obsessive Bond With Her Yoga Master by Luna Saint ClaireMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
So I must admit that this isn’t usually the type of book that shouts out to me that I must read it but that being said it was actually a good book. I was unfamiliar with this author before being contacted and asked to review this book so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I will tell you that the writing is excellent, very descriptive and full of sophistication. The characters and their story are very well developed. To say that this book is a bit of a mind**** is an understatement, it is full of twists and turns that will hook you right in. Nico is definitely a character that you are going to find easy to dislike, deep down he is just this terribly rotten guy that thinks nothing of using women, not only that but he has these women so into him that they don’t even realize how they are being used. I really felt bad for the way these women were being treated and I almost wanted to jump into the pages and break them free of his spell. To actually intensely dislike a character I think you have to be invested in the story, the writer has to make you feel like you are a part of it and I feel like Luna does that here. I won’t say much more about the characters or storyline because I don’t like to give out any spoilers, what I will say is that it’s definitely not a light read, it gets deep and dark, it is full of substance and will mess with your mind but it is worth it! 4 stars to The Sleeping Serpent.
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