Captive in the Underworld, Lianyu Tan
Captive in the Underworld, Lianyu Tan
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Captive in the Underworld
A Dark Lesbian Romance Novel

Author: Lianyu Tan

Narrator: Eva Caine

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2023


Synopsis

A dark lesbian romance retelling of the Hades/Persephone abduction story, set in mythological ancient Greece.In the land of the dead, Queen Hades’ word is law. Hades gets what she wants—always—and what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime.Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother’s hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter’s suitors, but she is not yet satisfied; she strives to crush Persephone’s spirit.Still, when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld, Persephone longs for the world above, even if it means an eternity under her mother’s thumb.With her tears and pleas for freedom ignored by pitiless Hades, Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways, lest she suffer the consequences.And though she cannot deny that something blooms within her, something forbidden, Persephone despairs of ever feeling the sun upon her skin once more.No matter the cost, Hades intends to keep her.Forever.* * *Captive in the Underworld is a standalone dark lesbian romance audiobook set in mythological ancient Greece. It is rooted in the misogyny and cruelties of the Hades/Persephone myth and contains sensitive material. Due to mature content and dark themes, this audiobook is intended for adult readers only. It contains scenes depicting non-consensual sex, death, abuse, kidnapping, assault, and other intimate partner violence. It is not recommended for readers sensitive to such content. Further content warnings are available from the author’s website, lianyutan.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ria on January 11, 2021

"Name me, Persephone.” She made herself look into Hades’ eyes, which were as black as Erebus. “Hades, Queen of the Underworld, daughter of Kronos and Rhea.” “And?”“And my wife,” Persephone said in a whisper. “And?”“My abductor, and my defiler! My excitement for this book was INSANE! FF Dark Romance Had......more

Goodreads review by Rae on December 22, 2020

Captive In The Underworld is a dark, erotic sapphic romance based on the myth of Persephone and Hades. This basic premise has been explored before with another novel, The Dark Wife, along with countless straight interpretations, but I found author Lianyu Tan’s version to be entertaining, captivating......more

Goodreads review by Karin on December 29, 2020

Reading this book were my first steps into the sapphic dark romance trope. A couple of months ago I did read a M/F dark romance, but that was way more carnal and aggressive than Tan's Captive in the Underworld. Main characters in this book are the Gods and Goddesses of Greek Mythology. For the benefi......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn on June 22, 2023

2023 update: I received an ARC copy of the new audiobook and loved it just as much this time around. The narrator does a fantastic job and really fits the tone of the story well! If you're in for some steamy, dark, lesbian romance, look no further. As always with LT's books, MIND THE TRIGGER WARNINGS......more

Goodreads review by Jude in the Stars on February 14, 2021

One day I’m reading about cute cupids and cheeky gods and the next I’m on the dark side of that universe. This sapphic retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone sees the young goddess of spring fleeing her overbearing mother’s home after a long-overdue fight over Demeter’s attempts at keeping he......more