Color Erotica

Cadalan twins Arianhrod and Efnisien are enjoying a lazy day on the riverbank when they see the ships approaching. They are not alarmed at the coming of the Arbortanum traders, but the day soon turns into a nightmare as their village is plundered and Efnisien is taken captive. Arianhrod flees, but is also captured. Her assailants are preparing to take her by force when she is saved by a magical wind. After viewing the devastation of her village, she sets out to find answers.

Her travels take her far, and a horse is sent to carry her as she passes over many lands, coming at last to the cursed territory of Uratia and beyond, to an island in the sea. There Arianhrod meets Terynon, and the passion between them thrums like the strings of a fast-played harp. Her quest through the colors of the rainbow continues, and she meets shapeshifters of every color and many other wonderful and terrifying creatures. Can she triumph over the evil that invades her world?

Emy Naso’s Color Erotica is a sensual feast for the senses. The author weaves fantastic elements and the face of wickedness into this tale with the skill of a master bard, putting an entirely new spin on the old “good versus evil” story. The concept of having to defeat foes belonging to each color of the rainbow was unique and interesting, while the the descriptions of the lands Arianhrod travels through are simply stunning in their realism. This was a departure of sorts for me from my reading comfort zone, so to speak, but I found Color Erotica to be an enjoyable and mesmerizing read. This book is made all the more poignant and gripping by the fact that Emy Naso is blind, causing the use of brilliant color and vivid imagery to take on a whole new depth.

Reviewed by: Michelle