Review: Dialogue is a strength as is the relationship between the two!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
I'm a fan of post-apoc dystopian books so when you combine it with spanking that's a huge win for me. Shana and Daman were interesting characters with a very historical feel. It felt late 1800's with the whole dresses thing (apparently that is what women wear in this world) rather than more like Revolution the TV Show (which is more what I expected albeit with a male dominance twist). I liked the world building and would have enjoyed even more thrown in.The relationship between Shana and Daman was very natural (though he is only her "Uncle" as he was married to her mother's sister so no blood relation at all). Shana is a bit of a contradiction - she seems innocent but she's really not. I would have liked more exploration of this. She and her friends clearly could be "naughty" but there is "naughty" and there is NAUGHTY and I got the feeling it was always the former and never the latter so when she displays the latter later through ageplay it felt a bit off for her character. Plausible but would have enjoyed a bit more to get me to the place where it felt more natural.I really liked the story and the world. The spanking and sex is hot but it was almost always told from his point of view so it had a very telling feel instead of showing. You only saw her reactions when he observed them - it just wasn't as descriptive as I like my spanking and sex scenes to be. My preference is to feel like I'm right there in her place rather than merely observing from afar. It starts to get there in places but never really pushes itself over the cliff.On the other hand this is balanced as Daman's words were very hot - I wanted more of them. Especially during sex - I love it when the guy tells the woman what he is doing. I had a total picture of Daman in my mind and got very melty when he would say dirty things to her. I really appreciated that he didn't use verbal humiliation and it was more about the facts of what he was doing. That just gets me hotter. The "intimate punishment" was also good - I do like me some of this type of discipline.Overall a good book especially for those who enjoy spanking and dystopian stories!