In the Bedroom of Medusa

By Magen Cubed

An ancient monster in the modern-day. A gilded castle with whispered secrets. A peculiar sapphic romance.

 

When Evelyn agrees to become the live-in companion of the secretive Lady Demetria Balaskas, the human finds herself falling for a creature lost to time.

 

IN THE BEDROOM OF MEDUSA is an erotic F/F romance novella featuring a gorgon/human relationship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Magen Cubed
• Release date: Sep 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201283438

Magen Cubed

Magen Cubed is an Eisner-nominated writer, essayist, and occasional critic, best known for her queer monster-hunting horror-fantasy-romance series SOUTHERN GOTHIC. She has appeared in the critically acclaimed TWISTED ROMANCE comics anthology from Image Comics and has bylines on the award-winning Women Write About Comics. Magen also lives in Florida with her girlfriend Melissa and a little dog named Cecil.

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Reviews for In the Bedroom of Medusa

[Marianne · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

CW: Graphic sexual content, reference to past abuse/beating

? Sex worker romance
? Monster Romance
? Gorgon x Human

? Sapphic Romance

? Queer FMC
? Lesbian FMC

? Biting (snakes not humans ?)
? Stone top pleasure domme
? Light BDSM

Okay so this reeeeeally would've been perfect with a second POV. I really enjoyed the setup of the story, but I feel like I didn't get to connect with Demetria at all. Her POV would have been a great addition to the story.

The plot is your standard sex worker romance fare, she's booked as a "companion" and they end up falling in love. It's a simple recipe that always works. However, with the addition of one of our FMCs being a gorgon, it added some mystique into the mix as we only had the Medusa lore to build our assumptions off of, while waiting on Demetria's backstory.

Their domme/sub vibe was super well done and there didn't feel like a power imbalance was at play even though Demetria was *technically* her boss. It worked naturally into their relationship and wasn't jarring to the story developing around it.

All in all this was pretty good, yeah. I love me a sapphic romance at the best of times, but you throw a monster in and I WILL read it. No questions asked.

I think you should read this if you're looking for a WLW monster romance that's short, doesn't have overly dark themes, and you enjoy a slow burn novella.