Review: Not your normal D/s, BDSM story but a good read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2013
This is a story about a girl (Kelly) who grew up as an orphan, her parents having been killed when she was 6 years old. She has emotional issues due to that. Also due to the fact that when she turned 18 and the orphanage tossed her out she turned to prostitution and met a man who turned her into his "little girl" making her sleep in a crib and so on. When she got too old for his fantasy to continue he set her free but not before setting her up in an apartment and making sure she had a proper job so she wouldn't have to turn tricks for a living anymore. However due to her deep emotional issues she turns to BDSM lifestyle to get the structure and control she craves only to be severely abused by a Dom who is one sick @SS. Eventually she escapes and meets another Dom (Kyle) who eventually meets someone (Tiffany) and turns her over to a cop friend and fellow Dom (Jim).Jim recognizes the signs that Kelly has been abused and tries to help her thru the healing process but she fights him to the point of throwing violent temper tantrums, hitting him and testing him at every turn.The thing I didn't like about the whole scenario was there was no talk about hard and soft limits and she was just expected to obey and accept what ever he wanted to do as his right or safe word and they would both go their separate ways and end their relationship which caused Kelly more undue pain and stress -  which is not what she wanted and that is NOT what D/s is about. She wanted to be a sub not a slave. The author even at one point had  Jim strip her of all rights for punishment so you understood the fact that the author understands the difference between a sub and a slave but yet the lines got blurred.Other readers have stated that Jim is a soft, spineless Dom but I didnt find that to be true - yes there were a few occasions when I thought he should have been a bit stronger but he is also trying to come to terms with what kind of Dom he wants to be - does he want to be the hard @ss unbending Dom that most people think Dom's are or does he want to pave his own way and be what a real Dom is and that's being first and foremost what the Sub needs him to be. Every Dom and sub is different therefore each Dom/sub relationship should be different. There is no such thing as healthy cookie cutter relationships in the world of D/s. Each is different and unique as the individuals that are involved.The dynamic between Jim and Kelly is great! Jim's patience and Kelly's quick whit had me laughing out loud. I clearly saw the underlying love between the two that slowly grew stronger and could not be denied by the end of the book.At the end of the day I thought it was a very good read! A unique story about two individuals trying to meet each others needs while getting their own needs met at the same time and isn't that what all relationships are about? I will read it again and I will recommend it to a friend.