My review:
Apparently there’s a story in this book somewhere. I was too busy ogling at the beautiful artwork of tatooed pretty boys being tied up and abused
Seriously – you don’t want to buy this for the tissue thin adult fairy tale story, which is simply a peg for Kiriko Moth to hang some of her gorgeous images on. She has a distinctive, art nouveau/Japanese inspired style, and if you don’t like her other art, you probably won’t like this. If you do, then you’ll adore it. The pictures are lush, beautifully posed (though I could nitpick some of the postures), and delicately coloured. Each image would be a delight if used as a framed print, and as a book, it will adorn coffee tables of the more enlightened purchasers (but there’s plenty of nudity and bondage, so don’t leave it out where your maiden aunt can see it, unless you think she’ll like it!)
I’d have liked more story since I felt there could have been so much more done with the idea, but the point of the book is the art, and there’s more than enough of that.