Why, Can’t You Eat? Chapter 41 Discussion

This is all smut with a smattering of plot to string together all the smutty encounters. It's pretty good smut so if that's your thing you should enjoy.

Also, all of the relationships are consenting. Some are not happy about it, but they agreed to the arrangement so she's not forcing them - though Lilith (the succubus side) is totally a sh*t disturber. It's kind of amusing to see things flip between Lily and Lilith in terms of Lilith trying to stir up trouble and Lily trying to keep her head down and just work.

Since smut written about consenting adults is hard to find I will definitely keep reading this. 4 stars for now, but I'll reconsider depending how things progress.

Edit: above written as of chapter 6; below as of chapter 22

This is still quite good. There is rather more plot than I was expecting based on the initial 6 chapters. Chapter 22 edges up against dub-con, which I am very hopeful is a one off.

My current impression of each of the harem members (as of chapter 22) in 5 words or less:

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Odil - hard ass

Endymion - whipped husband

Ares - devoted crybaby

Damien - a**hole

Regulus - sweetheart younger brother type

Clarification on the last 2: Reg is not part of the harem yet, but given his screentime so far, I'm pretty sure he'll be joining. Damien has been on a recon mission since the start so chapter 21/22 is the first (smutty) encounter with him (there was a brief bit of his mission several chapters back). He does not present a great first impression. Especially after the way the others have been behaving around Lily the last several chapters - he figures out Lily is not Lilith, but goes at it anyway. I am hoping my impression of him will improve.

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Aside from chapter 22 having a bit of a dub-con vibe, this story is still very much about consent (which as I said before is pretty refreshing for a smut novel).

Edit: Chapter 23-25

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I still think Damien is an a**hole, but man did he get some pay back. Chapter 23 and 24 she turns into Lilith and makes him aware of how it feels to be dominated. Alas, she turns back into Lily and apologizes to him (he deserved it girl!). Chapter 25 further cements my belief that Reg will be joining the harem and also throws in a bit more plot.

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Edit: Chapter 26-34

Mostly plot for these chapters, but I was disappointed with c34 because the author has gone the dub-con route again:

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Gotta say, that is not the way I was expecting Reg to join the harem. The fact Lilith was firmly aware she shouldn't touch him because Lily will not be able to live with herself AND there's no contract, but then turns around and pretty much forces him anyway made that chapter an uncomfortable read. I'm all about consent so depending how Reg reacts to this in the following chapters this might be the line that was crossed for me.

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Still going to read this (at least until I see how the things I mentioned in the spoiler above are addressed), but I'm concerned that dub-con is going to become a trend...

Edit: Chapter 35-41

Well, I should have known better when the author went dub-con the second time. The c34 issue wasn't addressed at all. It was either ignored or joked about depending who was involved in the conversation and that just irritated me if I'm being honest. Unfortunately, this author is not all about consent after all. That might be part of why I was so irritated these last few chapters. It is so hard to find good smut where everyone is consenting.

Anyway, if you hadn't guessed, chapter 41 ends on another round of dub-con and I'm done. 3 times = trend in my book and I'm not interested in sticking around to be further disappointed by the initial promise of this story not following through. Changing my rating from 4 stars to 2 and dropping this.