Review: Slave
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
This is a short, quick, read.I am all for kinky torture. Add in a HEA. I get real excited.This is about Jesse, a sub. This his journey through his heartbreak after his Dom/partner steps out in their relationship. After years of total surrender and pure trust Jesse has to learn to live again. But this time without Matt which has left a whole in his soul. It's heartbreaking watching Jesse stumble through his mothers illness with really nothing to live for.So Jesse is looking for something to fill enough of that gap that he can keep living. When Noah stalks up to Jesse, he knows better. But really he needs the pain to forget. He'll give his body over to Noah to mask the pain in his heart.Noah takes Sadism to the extreme. There are no safe words. There will be pain and blood and lots of it. Jesse's abused body runs into Matt after a particular grueling session with a Cat-o nines. So Matt takes Jesse home, until he's better.In that week Matt has doubts. He's not this perfect picture Jesse has projected across his journal. They are better off until he he's Jesse with Noah again. This time he is gonna claim his man.Of course out HEA. Which yes, I doubt Matt magically changes overnight and emerging peachy. But seriously. This is about as close to a HEA your gonna get in a book titled Slave.So, my 4 stars go toward the emotional aspect of Jesse's character. Not to mention the powerful opening.