Review: Leather Culture, D/s, and some emotional family dynamics = winner!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2013
Very good novel about a young, inexperienced sub, Dylan. Vin, the Dom, is not much older (though he seems much older in this book than his age) and he has a past imperfect. Dylan is embroiled in a home life that includes a serial rapist brother, a mother who thinks her kids can do no wrong, a sister with a lot more going on than she says (and she certainly says a LOT!), and a father who is about to have the blinders removed. When you add into that Dolphinia, a cross-dressing leather club owner, you get a mix of people that will make you sit up and take notice.I enjoyed Dylan - although his submissiveness was strong he did have a very recognizable and distinct voice. I thought Vin was creepy at first - I think primarily because of unexplained past events and his age. He had his own business and he just "felt" so much older. Many (not all) of the 25 year old's I know are not nearly this self assured or confident - but then I don't know anyone in the more leather oriented old-school lifestyle. It felt odd at times to have him have such a event filled past when he was barely out of teens himself. However I still enjoyed his character - particularly how he cared for and understood Dylan.Dolphinia was a hoot - and a great character to add, well, character!Overall I very much enjoyed it. I waffled a bit on 4 or 5 and decided I'd round up - really more in between but some real strengths here with the exploration of Leather culture and BDSM (not real explicit but fascinating nonetheless), the way the relationship developed between Vin and Dylan, and the messed up family dynamics (after all what one of us doesn't have some of these in our closet? LOL) it had to go up to the best!