Review: Fantastic thriller!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2012
My Review:If you had asked me before today if I was a psychological thriller kind of reader, I would have told you emphatically no, but I would have been completely wrong. Today I read a book that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire day with the twists and turns and suspense of it all. But this book was so much more than just a romantic suspense, although there was a magnificent romantic story to it. Nope, this book was definitely a psychological thriller and I loved every single minute of reading it.Bad Girl is about Kris. Two years ago, she was held captive and raped repeatedly for three days. As part of her recovery, her therapist paired her up with another client who was suffering other issues and had them act out dominatrix-type situations. Kris needed the control that the situation provided. The other patient was similarly helped by the situation. This developed into a business for Kris. She has twelve clients, all of them referred to her by her therapist.  Both Kris and the submissives gain strength psychologically through the experiences. Although each client is different in their needs, NONE of them have sex with Kris. It is NOT that kind of situation. For her, it is about the control and NO ONE is ever allowed to touch her, unless she gives exclusive permission.When Kris takes on Nick, a cop, as a client, things start to change. He awakens other feelings within her that she hasn't felt since her attack. This has her off-kilter and defensive especially around him. For the first half of this book, he is very aggressive in his pursuit of her outside of the D/s relationship and she does NOT respond well to that kind of aggression.Then there is Felix. Besides her therapist, Felix has been the only friend that Kris has allowed into her inner circle in two years. Two years ago, she started seeing him on her therapists referral so that she could learn assertiveness and to defend herself. Felix is a huge martial arts expert. As their friendship developed, he started going with Kris to many of her appointments simply to ensure her safety. He's secretly been in love with her for the last two years. He knows not to push her though with her mental issues. He realizes that she needs to make her own moves where he is concerned.Things are already shifting for Kris when suddenly her clients start turning up dead, murdered with her collar on them, usually found dead in some form of her discipline. Nick, of course, is the investigating detective on the case of the Bondage Killer.This book...how can I explain how incredible it was? Yes, there was the whole bizarre BDSM situations, but again, this does not involve actual sex, although the men do become excited by it. The story slowly develops and it's completely intriguing because you have no idea where it was going. Just when I finally thought that I had a handle on it, *BAM* J.D. threw a huge curve into the book (huge enough that I had to stop and email her because I was so completely surprised by it.) I have read this book all day long today and I can guarantee you that it will stick with me so much longer. It was so good. Even knowing all the twists and turns now, I can guarantee you that this will be a book that I re-read over and over again.My only complaint is that it's now over. A sure sign of a great book...when it breaks your heart when it ends. I HIGHLY recommend this one. Such an amazing read!!! I honestly want to go back and re-read it right now!