Review: Disappointed and angry
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
I know how hard an author works to write a book, and it makes me cringe to write a critical review.  The premise of the book - a DD relationship that spirals into abuse - attracted me enough that I jumped into the Corbin's Bend series for the first time in book 7.  *Spoiler alert*  What angered me, though, was that this community, which is based on the practice of consensual DD, would think that severe and permanent physical injuries could possibly be part of the lifestyle, and that the husband who without question inflicted them should be given the chance to explain himself before any action is taken.  A community like this absolutely without fail must be aware of the possibility of abuse and at the first hint must close ranks around the woman who is uniquely vulnerable. To do otherwise makes the community as guilty of abuse as the husband is.  And for the hospital to fail to report it to the police is not realistic - all hospital staff are required by law to report assault and abuse.  If this were an "alternate world" story the rules might be different, but since this community exists in "our world" the rules of our world must apply, and there were too many incidents that strained credulity to be able to enjoy the story.