Review: Consent, respect + trust = extremely hot!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2011
It's so disappointing the number of homophobes writing one-star reviews for this book (especially when it says everywhere hey guess what, there's man-on-man action in this book -- what exactly did you expect?). I have to thank Jayne Rylon for making me re-think and really enjoy romance novels as things that do NOT have to be filled with sexism or skeezy characters with no understanding of consent or boundaries. Imagine a woman having a say in what she wants done to her, or being able to trust her partner(s!) with her fantasies and not be considered a freak or deviant!The characters are adorable and remarkably well-defined for such a short span of pages to work with, the writing truly a pleasure to read and the scenes steamy and fun. The dialogue is actually very organic, the motivations realistic and it really is nice to have a romance author who believes in respect and consent at every step instead of the female characters being unaccountably aroused by a man's negging and insulting her and refusing to listen to "no".As someone who is bi, it's a treat to see other characters who are as well, and Jayne does an excellent job laying out the idea that the world isn't just black and white in terms of attraction and sexuality!