Review: Beautifully written erotica
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
This is a great little story and at times the writing is positively lyrical. The author has tackled a difficult subject with flair. For those who are curious about why people are attracted to power trading sexual games, these characters provide an intriguing glimpse. Not everyone responds exactly the same way to the same situation or stimuli, of course, but this is a realistic response and the characters are both sympathetic. There are a few minor mistakes in the writing, but so small that most readers will either not notice or will fail to have their appreciation diminished.The only suggestion I would make to a reader is to skip the opening chapter, which is out of place chronologically. There seems to be a trend for writers doing this--putting the last or penultimate chapter first--but in my opinion it's almost always a mistake. Why tell us the ending of the story before we start? Sure, it works at times...remember Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None"? But I think it spoils the arc of the story here, so consider saving it for just before the final chapter.Either way, however, this is a good read, whether the reader is already an aficionado of the lifestyle or simply curious about it.I received this book for free through LibraryThing.