Having been orphaned and raised in a cloistered nunnery, Ysette is released for self abusement and is let loose upon the world, or rather, the world is let loose on her. She is sold to a witch, who wants to use her status as a virgin in a magical rite to extend her life, saved by a high ranking nun(Lalage from Whipping Girl, now a high ranking nun) and put to work as a "sin eater"(use your imagination), taken in by 2 hunters who use her in a scam on unknowing villagers, and finally adopted by a priest who has bad intentions toward her. Of course all of the adventures she has involves heavy doses of whippings and her being taken advantage of.

This is the second book in Morgan's Scarlet Gothic trilogy and while not as over the top and outrageous as Whipping Girl, it still packs a punch. Morgan has created a medieval world where religion and it's repression of sexuality seems to be the cause of most people's misfortune, especially the female protagonists of his books. Although there wasn't as much naughty nun action as the first book in the trilogy, I'm still going to recommend it to fans of Morgan's and to fans of de Sade. First published in 2004 by Nexus. ( )