Review: Not my favorite of this author’s BDSM stories
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 5/10PROS:- The mix of dynamics and personalities is amusing. Bay is like a puppy dog, Jai is willing yet cautious, and Storm is steady and confident. I liked how different the two submissive partners are, and I liked seeing how differently Storm treats the two.- Jai’s concern for others is sweet, and I found it endearing that he kept offering to go away so Bay could have Storm to himself. (Naturally, I also liked that neither Bay nor Storm took Jai up on his many offers.)CONS:- I didn’t feel the connection between the characters in this story like I do in so many of Michael’s BDSM works. Bay is so eager that he seemed less specifically interested in Jai and Storm and more broadly interested in whoever-would-have-sex-with-him, and Storm came off as a bit cold to me, possibly because there aren’t too many scenes from his perspective.- I think the author might have the world of this story slightly mixed up with the world of his Hammer stories. I don’t know of many bars that serve lobster and filet mignon (as the bar in this story is supposed to), especially not ones that have such a down-to-earth feeling about them. Such luxuries are more at home in the Hammer club, with its sky-high membership fees and well-to-do client list.Overall comments: I didn’t hate this, but I didn’t love it either. Part of me appreciated the restraint when the guys first meet--that is, that they don’t all have an immediate connection and jump into bed three minutes later, as often happens in this author’s books. The early interactions here are more realistic, but they’re also lacking the magic of some other Michael stories. Caution may be realistic, but it’s also a bit…I don’t know. Boring.