Review: He was a Dom and he felt like he was missing something
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Lucian Bane knew two things. He was a Dom and he felt like he was missing something. What that something was had thus far escaped him. When a contest advertisement catches his eye, he has a chance to not only will a million dollars but he might just end up find that missing piece.Tara believes she has the traits of a Dom, just not in the kink department like the rest of the people in line who are auditioning for a chance to win. But she believes that given her incentive, she can meet the challenge, whatever that may be.Dom Wars is a reality show, set to bring the idea of kink to everyday people. Where Doms are paired and forced to not only earn points while in private being shown by live feed, but through challenges against the others. Both came into this with some need to win, the money a necessity to survive, but both seem to find something that they least expected.There is no doubt that this was a hot read, quick and fast paced with a very interesting plot. I am finding that I am really enjoying the male point of view for stories in this genre. It’s not overly common and it comes across refreshing. My only problem I really had while reading this was the instant-love on behalf of Lucian when it came to Tara. I wasn’t completely sold on his affection so early into this story. There were a few areas where the character transitions weren’t smooth, the one that sticks out the most was the first change from Lucian to Tara, and it wasn’t until you get a page or so into this when you realize that the voice was that of someone new. As the story went on, you were able to recognize the shift, but that first one left a little confused. I can overlook minor spelling and grammar issues, but I found areas where the quotation marks were left out, either to open dialogue or to close it out – when the banter was back and forth or when some inner thoughts were stated, it was hard to follow just what was said out loud and what was just the inner musings.There is no doubt that there is some sizzle to this read along with originality. I am hoping that as the series continues and these two develop further we’ll start to get a better glimpse into their personalities. Usually for these serial type reads it takes a few of them for me to get sucked into the story aspect of it. I am looking forward to continuing on and seeing the author intends this story to go.