Review: Talk Supe Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
Copy rec from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Before I do my review, I want to say that I'm a little tired of BDSM erotica. Since this genre boomed, I feel like I've read my share of D/s relationships enough to last me a year or maybe more. With the exception of select books, most BDSM erotica novels are usually dark, scary and borderline porn and frankly I'd rather read about monsters than monstrous sex. Sadly not every erotica writer understands what good erotica is. But as I love Stacey Kennedy, I took a chance and really psyched myself to be receptive and appreciative of CLAIMED. I have to say that the mental preps were unnecessary because I breezed through this book!CLAIMED has the usual markings of a good BDSM novel. Charming sub, rich and handsome Dom, lots of sex with accouterments and tight emotional tension. What made CLAIMED a great read for me is the way SKennedy presented different angles of the lifestyle, from the perspectives of the practitioners to the observers to the clueless outsiders.It's obvious from my rating that I love CLAIMED. It may be BDSM but it stayed light and realistic on the surface and I love the fact that SKennedy didn't shove it down our throats. Presley's initial encounter with live scenes in the Club cowed her, made her cringe, had her second guessing herself, normal reactions I think one would get as a first timer. Presley gave a wonderful portrayal of a woman whose has curiosities she wants to explore and her cravings sated. I hope that SKennedy will keep the flavor of the series like this, make BDSM a little more enjoyable and not the dark, scary and taboo that other series make it out to be.