The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Ratings19
Average rating3.8
4.5, I enjoyed this immensely, but it's odd and I wouldn't recommend it to everyone.
Not for me, but I bet goth chicks looking for something to finger themselves to would enjoy it. I haven't read Eat, Pray, Love, but I think this is basically that with more pentagrams.
this book genuienly was so weird and fun. i really just had such a good time reading this book. not only is this just like a weird fun book, but it also has something to say. it deals with power and greed and even just a woman who is willing to do anything for her husband who has gotten a tragic diagnosis.
This was most definitely weird. I love the way Sara Gran's writing makes me want to keep reading. I would have liked to read more about the occult and the demonic aspect of the book, but I had a fun time with this one.
The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran is an exciting new supernatural erotic thriller, marking the debut of Gran's new publishing label Dreamland Books. I think it's important to provide a content advisory at this point, this book is appropriate for adult readers only, age 18 or older. Though I had previously read Gran's book Come Closer, this novel represented a departure from my typical reading fare. It was a very sexual story detailing the adventures of an author-turned-book-dealer named Lily, on her quest for a very rare occult volume. Lily's husband Able has some form of early on-set dementia, and the sale of this desired yet elusive Book of the Most Precious Substance could provide much needed life changing money. Thus Lily goes on a globe trotting adventure chasing rumors of the book. Even though I don't normally read erotica, I was really drawn in by the thriller and supernatural/horror elements of this story. I wanted to know if Lily and her associates would find the book, if the magic was real, and ultimately where this volume was going. I enjoyed the ride for the most part. I did think the plot got a bit thin at a few points, and perhaps the page count was a bit long (over 100 pages longer than Come Closer). There were a few places where I think the book could have been tightened up. Yet, overall I did find the mysteries and suspenseful elements compelling and Gran's prose to be well written. The ending was a mixed bag for me, I felt lots of conflicting emotions, but overall I enjoyed this story. I look forward to seeing what's next from Dreamland Books and Sara Gran ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐⭐⭐⭐ – I prefer the hardback cover to this one.
I loved this book. Honestly, that was pretty much guaranteed by the subject matter. A book about book. Rare book sellers. A mysterious occult book about sex magic. Murder. Adventure. BDSM witches. It's book crack to this reader.
As a book nerd (if you're reading this, you probably are too) the prospect of an old sex magic book is too enticing to miss up on. I had to read this book.
The first half of this book I found to be really boring and slow paced and nothing really happened but the second half was a little more action packed. Still, the ending felt a tiny bit anticlimactic.
I liked the narration of the protagonist though. She is one of those people who is just extremely brutally honest. Will not care about what you might think, and will always slap you with the truth no matter what. That was an interesting thing to follow.