Review: Paging Dr. Freud....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2012
I don't know what goes on in the mind of a person who writes something like this. But viv la difference.This book was recommended to me when I purchased "After Hours: A BDSM Fantasy" from the same publisher and thought, "Why not?" It's a good price and as it turns out I got more than I bargained for.Unlike "After Hours," this book is set in 1920's-era England where a poor young thing named Amanda is taken by her controlling fiancé to a physician for a pre-marital checkup. You've never seen a more sinister bunch than what's at this doctor's office. Think Dr. Evil (only serious and better looking) and Nurse Ratchett with a sex drive. The detail of what's done to Amanda is delicious or excruciating, depending on your tolerance. From spankings to enemas, she's giving a working over that should have her eating an apple a day afterwards, just to keep the doctor away.But somehow, it's all kind of sexy in a nihilistic, escapist kind of way. If you're not into this stuff, reading about it is kind of like watching a kinky train wreck. You won't be able to stop reading. If you're into torturous medical humiliation, though, you'll start right back at the beginning once you've reached the end because yes, it is just THAT explicit.I give it a high rating because it is wonderfully written, which is one thing I require from any genre. Good writing can be rare in erotica, but this writer is excellent. You can almost feel what the character is going through. Again, that's going to be good or bad depending on what your tastes are.