Review: Outside of Fabian Black...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2012
This is one of the better written and interesting domestic discipline books I have read. It's hard to do these well and I rarely see this type of D/s relationship portrayed outside of Fabian Black's books.I found the Author's writing style smooth, intelligent and she kept things interesting. It was well edited. I have no memory of typos, grammatical problems, or sentence structure issues--a very big deal for me.Also, really important for this type of D/s, there is almost no cheese factor. With so many D/s stories, I inevitably end up saying "that's dumb," or "who would actually say that?" and right before ditching the book, "too ridiculous for me."None of that with this book.The characters were so well developed it was easy to get them. It was also easy to follow the emotional journey and emotional shifts Aiden made throughout the story. It also helped that the dialogue was believable, and polished with emotions expressed that made sense to me and for the story line. There are also a couple light moments; this did much to add more dimensions to the characters and to cool things off when it got a little rough; A la the dinner party scene.I thought the ending could have been pulled together a little better; it seemed a little rushed to tie up loose ends. But that still was not that bad--it made sense to the storyline. But, my main issue why I would say this is 4 1/2 star book and not 5, is a personal issue: I kept waiting for more than a glimpse at Aiden's and Keaton's backstory. Not much was needed, but it would have helped me understand both of them better. It's a book that for the most part starts where it is-you get a glimpse, but that's all you get. I like sequels. This might be a good book to give us one. I think there's enough there for these characters to have another book.All in all, even though I think Fabian Black is the queen of this subgenre of kink, J.A. Rock jumps in with a big splash. The princess perhaps.She really understands D/D and this is a great story with a good balance of emotions and outrage, but J.A. bringst you back with a sweet HFN that left me wanting more of these two and their friends.Keep `em coming! Well done!