Review: Educational instruction on a new lifestyle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
Rebecca's Bottom is classified as in the erotica genre, and that is not something I normally read. In fact the only erotica I ever read were the three novels by Anne Rice, which, imagine my surprise, just happen to be mentioned in this book. There are some very well-written erotic scenes in the book, but I feel it is much more an educational journey of self discovery book. Just because of the classification, don't let that scare you off from reading this well-written and wonderful book.To begin the book we met Rebecca, a college student who is converting to the Catholic faith.  You already know that she is looking for something, that she feels lost and out of place, so she has left her Baptist roots in search of something more and thinks that the Catholic faith will feel the void. The whole book is her journey, her search for where she belongs and how she fits into the world.Rebecca works a job at a local car dealership and if you have ever been around one or worked at one, the author has it down to a t. The salesman's are overgrown "boys" consistently teasing Rebecca and trying to get her to "date" them or tell them her bra size. I have been around this setting and seen it in real life, and so I understand how unsettling it could be on someone searching for a place. I think the author tells this story so well, and makes you feel you are right there with Rebecca.For those readers out there who are fans of the recent book "50 Shades of Grey", you will enjoy this book.  In "50 Shades of Grey" it was the fantasy of adding BDSM into her life, but in this book you get real life adding BDSM into your life. I can easily be used by couples to enhance and enliven their love lives. BDSM is also not always about the sex either.There is a great deal of educational material on the BDSM culture and lifestyle. Some historical and some current, and this is presented in an interesting way to keep the readers attention. To give the most educational material, but not break the story, it is presented in a series of letters that Rebecca writes to the priest explaining this lifestyle and defending it at first and finally coming to terms with the fact that she is accepted and welcomed there more than anywhere else in the world.For me, I found the educational material to be fascinating and the story was well written and flowed wonderfully. I find that this would be a great book for anyone that might have questions about BDSM, might have never heard of it before and want to know something or just wondered about it. I really got more of an educational and self-discovery vibe from the book and feel that it would be best marketed in that genre over the erotica, but since there are a few erotica scenes I understand it will have to go in the erotica genre.Overall, I was greatly impressed and enjoyed this book. I think it was well worth the money I paid for it and loved the education I got for the book!