Review: Sex scenes not bad, setting is laughable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
The idea that the cream of Boston high society is all part of the same BDSM club is an amusing one and, as a result, it was a challenge for me to take this book seriously.Ally is a emotionally scarred women (to the nth degree, I wanted to grab her by the shoulders and tell her to get over herself).  After therapy fails, her ultra-rich cousin suggests that she sign a contract to be a professional submissive at the sex club he and his wife belong to (file under:  conversations I hope I never have with any of my cousins).  There she meets JW, just returned from sniper duty and emotionally scarred himself.  He is already a member of the club, but after a chauffeur he never met before tells him he should indulge himself sexually ("If I may be so bold, sir . . . you may find that your dominant tendencies are more aggressive and pronounced than before," he says, and, no, I don't think he's even British), he checks Ally out for 24 hours of fun.Not terrible stuff, although the characters do have a tendency to say hilariously pseudo-profound stuff (JW:  "All these people going about their lives and they have no idea what kind of hell lies beyond these borders.").  It wraps up quickly -- really quickly.  This has the feel of being part of an established universe -- all these men jump in and out of the story, so I figure all their stories are coming or have already been published.