Review: I really wanted to but I had a hard time believing it...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
***I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.I find triad relationships fascinating. The problem being that I haven't found one yet that I actually believe works.At about the 75% point in this book I wanted to stop reading. The only reason I didn't was because that is a prerequisite for getting the free copy. You have to actually read it before you review it. So I pressed on.I'm glad I did because the last say 7-8% made me feel a great deal better about the relationship and its viability.My fundamental problem is that, even at the end, when the book was supposed to be at the height of its positive emotion, I still found myself thinking Daniel was slightly on the outside. I know the author worked really hard to try to convince me otherwise, and this could just be "my problem" but nevertheless, there it is.I felt like Naya got the "good stuff" from both sides, and Remy couldn't have been wrapped up in more affection if he'd tried, but Daniel seemed to give and give and give and got a minimum in return.Another reviewer said her favorite parts of the book were the interactions b/w Remy and Daniel. I might have agreed if there were more of them. The only time they happened, for the most part, when Naya wasn't around was when the scene was antagonistic. The last little bit before the epilogue was nice, but it just that...a little bit.Before Daniel went to Hong Kong I was super excited about this book and was already dreaming of writing a 5 star review. Just after the Skype session in Hong Kong, however, was when it all fell apart for me. And Daniel's feelings were never directly addressed with Remy, he just worked them out in his head. I have zero first hand experience in the D/s world, but from my extensive reading on the subject - aren't subs supposed to communicate with their Doms when something has clearly distressed them? Working it out on your own is not submission, it's keeping control.Whatever. This is becoming more a train of consciousness than a review. I will say that I basically enjoyed the book and the author has excellent writing skills. I just didn't believe the relationship.