Review: This is a pull-no-punches deep and often uncomfortable look at BDSM
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2013
This is a pull-no-punches deep and often uncomfortable look at BDSM as explored through the relationship between Travis and Cara: both approaching the lifestyle for their own personal reasons and desires.  This is not the bored housewife looking for a fantasy sort of `playing at BDSM story: there are scenes and ideas detailed that are far beyond a wild Saturday night's experimentation.Blevins pulls no punches: as an exploration into extreme objectification and a raw look at the emotional and psychological niches that these acts fill.  Each highly uncomfortable moment was prefaced by an easy to understand build up to the action, providing an awareness of the reasons behind the action that helped to show them in a less prurient manner.  In addition, the slow growth of the relationship between Travis and Cara, and the ever-increasing stakes for both in each encounter aid in the reader's understanding of their particular situations and feelings.This book is one that made me uncomfortable, provided answers to questions that I didn't know I had, and was totally riveting despite moments of almost painful reading.  Needing to know where Blevins would venture next, just what extremes the characters would go through, and just how those extremes would change their relationship outside the bedroom became an all-consuming passion.When an author can present such deeply unusual and disturbing material in a manner that makes you want to read more, that is an author to put in the pile of `must reads'.  Although, I will say that this is not a book for the faint of heart: open minded readers who are curious and those who find the darker BDSM titles favorites will most certainly appreciate this authors work.  Beautifully written, she has delivered on the promise of the book blurb, and provided so much more.I received an eBook copy from the author for purpose of honest review for Full Moon Bites tours. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.