The lines between love and obsession grow thinner as Clara’s perfect partner refuses to stay within the boundaries she thought she set. With her personal and professional life colliding, she begins to realize that the fantasy may be far harder to escape than it was to create.
9 1/2 Weeks meets Terminator in ARTIFICIAL, the new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Crave, Violent Flowers, All The Things We Didn't Do Last Night).
As advertised, the moment we dread since the original solicitation is here. Even after being aware of the worst case scenario's inevitability. Maria Llovet surpasses the expected by avoiding crossing the line of no return. Rather than dragging the reader through one of the most horrific acts witnessed by human kind, Maria Llovet suddenly deescalates the scene. Just so we the readers can wait in dread and fear with Clara the protagonist. This is not for the faint of heart. Read Full Review
Above all, the stark simplicity of Llovets story is the central appeal of the whole thing.The lack of narrative flourishes around the edges of the central story keeps the focus on the love triangle in a way that keeps it all moving from beginning to end and adds to the resonance of its central conflict. The simplicity of the story is almost minimalist in its execution, which is substantially refreshing in an information-based era of popular culture in which everything has to be so totally loaded-down with detail in every way. Llovetts work in Artificial feels romantic in form as well as fashion. Read Full Review
Romance isn't easy, but the real thing has its charms. And Artificial #3 is a great look at the difference between the two. Read Full Review
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