To stay ‘alive’, a stoneshifter must make love to a female every ten years.When Mila discovers her sister will be the next victim on Sacrifice Day, her normal reply would be, sorry, I’m busy. After viewing ancient data and seeing the massive size of stoneshifters, Mila decides to rescue Tiana. Her sister is blood and she’d rather not see her tied to the sacrifice table and turned into jam.… tied to the sacrifice table and turned into jam.
Everything goes wrong, of course.
Lord Zarblu, stoneshifter and owner of the enormous black fortress looming over the city, turns his gaze upon Mila.
Like a giant cat with a teensy mouse, Zarblu plays with Mila. Catch…release…catch. Gentle and caring are words that no stone-beast monster should claim, surely?
Desiring something that might kill you is insane yet the sacrifice table begins to look attractive. Zarblu is a big, strong, determined male who’s had a thousand, thousand years to contemplate life.
What if he isn’t quite the monster she thought he was…
What if he wants her to be his sacrifice?
Warning: This is a very graphic and carnal story for those who love the fantasy of being caught by a monster.
This is not the normal level of dark that Cari Silverwood writes. This is the dark you reach for when you’re all darked out and one step from seeing your therapist. Some of this story is FUN. Dark twisted fun, but fun nevertheless.
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MONSTER DICK. In all the best ways =)
Once again Cari Silverwood has developed and portrayed a unique world for us to lose ourselves in.
A massive Stoneshifter Monster with a member the size of a human’s arm who lives in a huge black castle overlooking his world with his right hand man who just happens to be a psychotic and murderous cyborg. Lord Zarblu must have sex every 10 years or turn to solid stone and his people make a huge celebration of the event, tying the sacrifice to a stone table. Fortunately he secretes a fluid that makes it easier for that sacrifice to not only accept him but to feel physical and emotional desire for him.
The basis of the book is not just a sister trying to save a sister but also about a monster who can feel attraction for one person over another.
Lots of humour – a talking and sarcastic sword and don’t forget the crazy cyborg- as well as suspense to keep us engaged in the fast moving storyline.
I love reading her books as they offer new and original worlds for us to escape into.
First a picture, then a scene and after much begging emerges the story….
They say a picture paints a thousand words, well one picture inspired a whole book. What started as a fun and very steamy scene written for her reader group had become one kinkily dark and ensnaringly strange story. If it has Cari’s name on then I’m going to read it, because her name is synonymous with strong heroines, witty comebacks, darkly dominating heroes and fantastical world building.
Mila is out to rescue her sister before the stone-shifter who holds her captive, Lord Zarblu, can sacrifice her. Only this isn’t a stab ’em in the heart sacrifice but a sexual orgy one, death isn’t guaranteed it’s more of a risky side effect of being impaled on an enormous stone-shifter phallus. Mila is nothing if not determined, and sneaky to boot. She never lets life, an ancient parasitic infection or the Andurian’s get her down. And the fact that she falls madly in lust with an ancient and almost immortal being, one made of stone and twice her size, just adds to the fun.
The size of the shifter’s male appendage was a problem. Dick was too insignificant a word. She needed a new one like lollapoloozaram-a-dam-a-dingdong
This is a steamy and down right naughty read that dabbles on the edge of consent, with it’s lust inducing basht and manipulation of Mila. The sister, Tiana, turns out to be a real piece of work. If Zarblu carries through on his promise of gifting his sneaky and slightly untrustworthy cyborg assassin, Ledderik, with both genetalia AND Tiana, then she will definitely get her just desserts (and a lot more to boot). I’m hoping that we may get to read of this sometime in the future.
The world building allows you to travel to Dispora, walk it’s dust covered streets, rub shoulders with the characters, whose depth makes them almost seem real, and smell the fetid air. Whilst it’s plot bears absolutely no resemblance to Alice in Wonderland, reading this did feel somewhat like falling down that strange rabbit hole, then eating and drinking some dubious substances. The whole plot is mad-cap crazy yet somehow it works. Even the multi-purpose dildo with special adaptations.
It’s not a book to recommend to your nana (unless your nana is one sex-crazed nympho with a fetish for huge male members). It’s one that would shock the living daylights out of people who iron their underwear. But if your mind spends a good portion of it’s time scouring the gutters for the worst it can find then you’ll love this one.
This is definitely the most unusual story I have ever read. It is dark, but there is light. There is a serious plot, yet humor pervades throughout. Our characters face possible death and maybe a better life. Oh yes, and our stone-shifter, Lord Zarblu needs a female sacrifice every ten years to re-energize, except this sacrificial female must consent.
For me, this was not just a thrilling, adventurous roller coaster ride; it was a dark, weird, kinky, tumultuous tornado. And I loved every minute of it!
Cari Silverwood, I am in awe of an author who can take this plot and these characters and make me care deeply for a ROCK! What on earth can possibly be next???
What did I just read this book was so strange; I have never quite experienced anything quite like it and that’s saying something as I’ve read a lot of weird and wonderful fiction.
This is Monster Erotica; Yeh I kid you not, bloody Monster’s.
And in “Prey (Dark Monster Fantasy #1” we are introduced to Lord Zarblu a Stoneshifter; who every decade has to take a willing female sacrifice on an altar of lust; to avoid petrifying for the next ten years and guess what he has a monster cock too and the sacrifice is going to need a lot of preparation to accommodate and avoid being ripped to shreds by Zarblu’s monster appendage; death by dick I’ve heard is not a very attractive way to go.
The sacrifice herself Mila; mercenary, explorer and thief; a small female earthling is all gung-ho ready to rescue her sister from the Stoneshifters Altar and from the first instant Zarblu encounters the feisty earthling he wants to replace his current offering with this fascinating earthling; he’s just got to get her to cooperate; easy right.
So Look; if you’re looking for some serious emotive fiction; this is not it; what we do have here is some Fun, hot completely ridiculous alien monster erotica; it’s surprisingly addictive and does what it says on the tin.
this is a short read that I read in one sitting and I did quite enjoy it once I got over my initial; what the hell am I reading moment.
Its sort of like a porno neverending story for adults.
Sorry; I just couldn’t stop picturing the rock biter in that film as Lord Zarblus stone altar form; not very sexy and comfortable at all I would think; so swiftly moving on here from that non-sexy visual.
This short read was jam-packed with alien beings. talking swords, arena fights and a psychotic Android who really just needed to get laid.
Its never going to win literature awards, but it was never meant to; what we have here is a big hot pile of tongue in cheek, steamy dub-con fun.
It definitely won’t be for everyone, but I love weird so I kinda was digging its vibe all the same.
Give it a go you might surprise yourself.
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All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
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Dark Monster Fantasy, Book 1. Dark, steamy, and downright hilarious! Cari Silverwood is brilliant!
What’s a stoneshifter? Good question. No one truly knows. Dispora keeps its secrets closely hidden. But Mila Echeva knows enough to be certain she doesn’t want to face one. Seems every ten years a stoneshifter has to take a sacrifice. (Hmmm, wonder what that entails?) Otherwise, the stoneshifter becomes…well, what exactly? Lord Zarblu’s chosen Mila’s sister, Tiana, as his sacrifice (for good reason). While Tiana’s a royal PITA, she’s still blood, so Mila’s bound to rescue her. Mila may be an extraordinary thief, tomb raider, and mercenary, but Dispora’s unlike anything she’s ever experienced. Her plan? Does she even have one? Getting into the arena would be nice. If she can survive the battles there, Lord Zarblu has to grant her the grand wish, right? But is anything ever that simple? Getting past the overseer and Andurian guards is no piece of cake. But it’s when she enters the arena that Mila gets the surprise of her life. She already knew the odds were insurmountable, unless she cheats. And on Dispora, the laws are clear. Treachery and cheating are NOT tolerated. Mila’s clever, surreptitious, sneaky, but she’s no match for the spy technology of Dispora. Caught red-handed, it’s Lord Zarblu himself who turns Mila’s plans, and her world, upside down. He always gets what he wants, and his demands are clear. Mila has choices to make. Can she even consider what Zarblu offers, even to save her sister? Is it even possible for her to resist his…umm…special magic? But there’s more at play here than a stoneshifter simply trying to avoid the inevitable without a sacrifice, a whole LOT more. Ultimately, both Zarblu and Mila face challenges that could change each down to a cellular level. The question is, can either survive that process?
Cari Silverwood has outdone herself! This book is so unique I don’t even know how to begin to describe it. A stoneshifter and a tomb raider/thief as the main characters, huge d***s EVERYWHERE, cat-and-mouse games around every corner, machinations worthy of the very best spy novels that exist. Wow! This book is absolutely irresistible! There’s nothing not to love about this story. But the very best thing, for me, was Cari Silverwood’s over-the-top, dark sense of humor that grabbed me from page one. You read that right. Over-the-top, dark sense of humor! I laughed out loud just as much as I shuddered at times. I loved Mila’s snarkiness and outright disrespect even in the face of the most dire circumstances. Zarblu’s the most unlikely villain I’ve ever encountered in any book. And Led? OMG! Talk about comic relief and counterpoint to Zarblu! He’s amazing, and I loved him! (And, no, I’m not telling you who or what Led is! You’ll just have to read the book.) Cari Silverwood has again struck the perfect balance of darkness, hot steaminess, and outrageous over-the-top fun. Congratulations, Ms. Silverwood! I adored this book! It deserves nothing less than five stars!
A final note. This is an ADULT book. It contains explicit language, a small bit of darkness, and sexual scenes. If you don’t enjoy this genre, this may not be the book for you. There are book synopses and reviews available on Goodreads and Amazon. Use these resources. DON’T LEAVE A NEGATIVE REVIEW WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WON’T ENJOY THE BOOK. It’s not fair to the author. She works hard to provide a quality work product. If you know you’ll object to a book’s subject matter before you buy it, you’re doing yourself and the author an extreme disservice.
Thanks for reading my review and happy reading!
Just like the description promised, it is dark, twisted fun. Mila risks her freedom to save her sister from getting pounded into mush as a sacrifice to a HUGE stone-shifting creature that lives on a mysterious planet. Lord Zarblu reminds me of the rock monster in Galaxy Quest but with intelligence and maybe a mushy heart behind all that stone.
If you like unusual sci-fi or paranormal that has a dirty edge to it but isn’t serial killer or Saw dark, give this book a shot. You won’t be disappointed. This world is new to me, and I think it’s going to be a series. There are several characters that could get their own books.
This is a smart, sexy book with an adventurous heroine. Wild, imaginative, well-written, and a fast read. I enjoyed the dark bits, the intense fight and sex dynamics, the gritty setting, and the rough-edged relationships. It’s refreshing to read such an unusual hot book. I’ll be reading the next Dark Monster Fantasy.
Imagine if a group of the weirdest friends got together, got super drunk, and started talking about having sex with an anthropomorphic rock. This story is a more coherent version of what that group might come up with!
It’s whacky, whimsical, depraved and hilarious.
Be prepared for absurdism, great one-liners, adventures, a sassy talking sword, and a weaponized dildo.
I wouldn’t necessarily call this a dark read, I thought it was highly entertaining, very steamy wow was it steamy.
I loved every thing about this book,
Prey was for me a perfect fantasy I love something different.I like authors who take a chance and boy does she do that, Monster size lol
It’s a real good book, with some laugh out loud moments. I loved Mila, from start to finish she just had me in the palm of her hand, what ever was she going to do next.
The writers style is very graphic, hit sweaty and carnal and a whole lot twisted, which I bloody loved, does it make me depraved probably but who cares right,
Somehow she takes all this down right dirty scenes and combines them with a fabulous tale , full of action. A planet filled with some really strange aliens, Some of the things that poor girl went through I have to admit I sucked in my breath and crossed my legs, while greedily reading it
This was just what I needed after reading some heavy duty books, is a total wack job from start to finish – the ‘hero’ Zarblu is a stoneshifter, the heroine Mila (human and a mercenary), a waste of space sister. A cyborg that had me in stitches especially in one scene no spoilers, you will have to get the book to find out.I loved it so much, I have just gone and bought a few more of these delicious morsels including book 2 of this series.
Well done Cari Silverwood, one one hell of a read !!!!!Prey (Dark Monster Fantasy Book 1)
What can you say about a stone monster?! A walking, talking, thinking and feeling mountain !
When Mila, scavenger extraordinaire, rushes to the rescue of her sister, the intended sacrifice for the ruler of Dispora, she is in for a whole lot of surprises!
None of her well thought out plans for the rescue have the intended outcome. But one thing becomes very clear, the lord Zarblu intends to have his sacrifice and keep her.
Stone-clad he may be but is he stone-hearted? Can a hard monster turn into a squishy monster?
Find out!
This is a very hot, fun, inventive and surprisingly thoughtful story.
Prey was an effed up erotic fantasy 5 star read.
Wow, I’m trying to wrap my head around what I just read. Cari Silverwood has once again pulled the shock factor on me with this story.There are characters so huge in the package that women have to be given a relaxant shot in order to have sex with them, WTF? I love reading everything that Cari writes, she creates some amazing off the wall characters and stories that are fun to read.
We have Mila who is trying to save her sister by fighting for her. In order to fight Mila had to have sex with one of the guards, which was a very interesting scene. Lord Zarblu was expecting Tiana’s sister to come for her and he has plans for her.
Will Mila be able to save her sister Tiana? What will Zarblu do with her?
I have to say that I did have some moments of LOL. The sex scenes are off the charts hot and interesting. Mila was a character that I really enjoyed, she was a very strong woman. And Zarblu grew on me by the end of the story. I’m actually very interested to see what more may come from this group of characters. I would love to see more on Tiana and her love interest.
Review is on ARC version gifted to me by the author. Neither a rating or review was requested or required. Review is my honest opinion.
So…
I saw a picture, a teaser for this book…shared by its author…filled with tongue in cheek humour and KNEW I had to read it…
Mila is a mercenary, a tomb raider, a warrior, a space traveller… and a sister travelling to rescue her sister from the fate of being a sacrifice to the momsterous stoneshifter Lord Zarblu.
She expects a fight, a challenge and to cheat if necessary… after viewing videos of the elusive stoneshifters with their sacarfices, there is no other option..family is family.
Zarblu has picked his beautiful and much needed sacrifice.. every 10 years he must bed a ‘fleshborn’ Or suffer the fate of turning to stone… unlike others of his kind, he has wants, needs and questions.. the only thing holding himself back is himself… those desires are not the stoneshifter way…to wait and decide and stay safe… the same norms year after year… his ‘flesh bound’ sacrifice is appealing but he wants MORE…he may be a monster but he has very human emotions and after viewing Mila in a compromising position…arrangements are made and a trap is set to capture an her as an alternative sacrifice… what neither of them expect is her to be a willing sacrifice!
Ok firstly!! TRIGGERS BEWARE
If graphic, somewhat disturbing and graphic, stone monster porn erotica is not your thing… then DO NOT READ THIS BOOK or review!
If however… you like to walk on the somewhat dark side, then welcome my friend… because… owWWW my lord… STONE PEEN!!
I loved this book, if you are willing to look past the comic and graphic boink scenes…you will find a gem of a book and much more than just Monster erotica.
Filled will emotions and desire… desire for more than just the’norm’ or what is expected… desire to change and evolve and become more… Zarblu’s desires.. to see more than just the planet he lives on, overlord but prisoner bound by chains he has made himself in obligation and tradition…he’s conniving and creative with his traps BUT is still a very likeable Charachter.
There are also some truely brilliantly constructed comedy in this book… Mila is the queen of banter and I truly laughed my way through the majority of this book… she is feisty, sassy and witty… a fantastically written heroine.
It’s also a book about sacrifice, of self to aid others. Without giving away any spoilers…read it you will understand the sarafice on Milas part by taking her sisters place and zarblu’s…. with the wonderful ending…
I will be reading more books by this author and keeping an eye peeled for the next book, which I’m hoping features Led, Zarblu’s cyborg assistant.
A surprisingly good read! I didn’t think I’d like this weirdly dark sounding premise, but the story and its characters grew on me the more I read. Mila is a super badash heroine who is wildly intelligent and adventurous who also has some seriously lethal skills, but she meets her match mentally with the stone lord. I loved how fast the story moved and how many crazy things Mila would agree to in order to save her sister. This is a new to me author but I’m looking forward to reading more from her in the future!
How to describe this book??. Well, it is a real Cari Silverwood book.
That means you get a unique world with beings you have never seen or read about before. And some kinky stuff. It is the first Stone Shifter story I ever read about.
.I really liked Mila. What I loved about her most was that she was down to earth and very realistic. She took what life threw at her, accepted it and moved on what needed to be down. And she kicked a**.
Lord Zarblu is a stone shifter. Ancient and set in his ways in a lot of things, but not oppose to change. i felt he was a philosopher. Very knowledgeable and wanting to learn more.
He and Mila made sense. They may look different on outside, but were actually very much alike.
I really enjoyed the book.
Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Sarah –
This is a mind-bending bit of erotica from a new-to-me author. Every so often I like to push my boundaries and sign up for something outside of my comfort zone. Even so, I definitely wasn’t ready for alien shape shifters with giant stone cocks. I can enjoy sci-fi and I can enjoy erotica. But this pushed boundaries I didn’t even know I had.
With only the tiniest nod to a plot, the story is a string of dark sexual fantasies. And honestly, none of them were my fantasies. The scenes with the giant stone cocks had me wincing in sympathetic pain. The dub-con/non-con scenes made me cross and had me thinking way too hard. Even the female sex slave sacrifice tradition didn’t work for me.
Everyone is different and I’m sure there is a niche audience who will really respond to this book. Personally, I need a little more plot, a whole lot more dialogue, reasonably sized cocks, and clear consent between sexual partners. Guess I’m a bit of a prude.
Erica –
I need to preface this review by stating I’m not sure what the spirit of the novel was meant to be – you’ll understand what I mean by that as I continue onward with the review.
I struggled from the first page, unsure what to expect. The cover and the use of ‘dark’ had me thinking it would be darker themes. As I read, it was so over-the-top forced, I viewed it as satire. That is what my comment above was about.
Mila tries too hard to sound like a badass from the get-go. She’s on a rescue mission for her sister. The world-building is spit out at the reader with little to no explanation, but I just rolled with it and wasn’t too confused, because the world-building obviously isn’t the point. Definitely science fiction in nature, which I enjoy.
The entire plot consists of two points: rescue the sister for Mila, a successful sacrifice for Zarblu. The plot was merely a device to propel Mila into unconventional, semi dubious consent sexual situations. I’m all for darker themes, when it comes to unconventional and dub-con, but this was so over the top it was comical.
As I said, I’m not sure what the vibe was supposed to be, so I feel badly stating this. I wasn’t titillated or aroused by the content. So far out of the realm of believability, I found entertainment via humor.
Recommended to fans of the author, science-fiction erotica where unrealistic sex overpowers all plot. Obviously, I was not the intended audience.
Ruthie –
This is the first book in a new series – I will definitely be looking out for the next one to see how it could top this one for super crazy. I don’t read a lot of sci-fi paranormal shifter books, but every so often the blurb just drags me in and I love the depths of crazy to which an author can take us. This certainly did that, but I did not see any of the dark that it suggested, rather I found it sweetly entertaining.
For me, Mila worked perfectly as a character because of the creature living in her. Her ability to disassociate from the peril was thanks to a strong realisation that she did not have much to lose. As any reader will find out, her fate is pretty scary, so some final dastardly deeds hardly seem an issue. It does make her sister’s behaviour pretty unkind, but Mila does get the very best type of revenge – inspired in fact!
Lord Zarblu is a massive contradiction, but Mila gets to the heart of his issues… fear. And he finds that she may just have cured him by the end (I sort of hope that we get to see how in future installments). The sex scenes were, for me, not terribly erotic, as they involved the potential of far too much pain, and not in a good way!
At the core of this book is a rather cute romance, which was utterly unexpected, but rather fun.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Prey (Dark Monster Fantasy #1) by Cari Silverwood to read and review.
Wow. Is it wrong that I giggled like a wealthy, drunken sailor on shore leave at a brothel? Because if that’s the case, I don’t want to be right. Seriously, this was a fun story in all the right naughty ways with a touch of sibling love and rivalry thrown in to make things seem, uh, normal. Definite must read.
Must read . I had a hard time putting my kindle aside even to make dinner for my family. I look forward to the next book hoping it won’t be long.
This was a quick erotic read. It’s labeled as monster erotica but it raises the question of when in space what is the difference between a monster and an alien? Maybe I’m a little jaded but this is not as extreme as I expected it to be. However, it is still a good erotic read and Lord Zarblu was a new and unique character. I will definitely read the next book in the series.
oh dear need clean sheets
Another wonderful start to an another questionable series
What can I say Silverwood is one of the few authors who can blend absolutely make your panties melt raw animalistic sex and sci-fi and come up with an engaging and exciting story with a real plotline too boot
It’s erotica on steroids