Review: Well-written erotica
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.It’s been more than 24 hours since I finished Safeword: Rainbow by Candace Blevins and I’m still thinking about the story and trying to wrap my thoughts into a review. Some things I can easily tell you so let me start there. Safeword: Rainbow is very well-written; the writing flows naturally and I couldn’t put the book down. The hero and heroine are fascinating characters, multi-dimensional and people that I would be interested in meeting. The sex scenes are so full of description that I can close my eyes and easily picture everything. Yet it’s those sex scenes that are throwing me for a loop. Safeword: Rainbow is hardcore BDSM so if you’re looking for some kinky, sensual play and light BDSM then you will most likely not be comfortable reading this book.Tyler and Viv first met three years ago and had short, but intense scenes at a local BDSM club. Each felt a connection, but circumstances separated them. Now after a chance meeting, they want to pick up where they left off and see if they can make things work. However, making a relationship work is not going to be easy.Tyler is a sadist Dom, which means he not only enjoys dominating but also enjoys inflicting pain. He is interested in a 24/7 total power exchange. Viv is a submissive, but not necessarily a masochist. She derives great pleasure and satisfaction from her Dom’s pleasure. She loves to submit during a scene but cannot imagine being a 24/7 slave. It’s going to take a lot of compromise and flexibility to make them work.Safeword: Rainbow starts off hot and never cools down. But be prepared to be uncomfortable. Tyler needs his submissive to feel pain and he has some pretty inventive ways to deliver that pain. Because Ms. Blevins did such an amazing job in describing each scene, I found myself on edge and cringing with each lash of the cane or twist of the clamp. I consider myself a veteran reader of BDSM including hardcore and even non-consensual, yet even I was uncomfortable at times. I often had to remind myself this was safe, sane, consensual sex. Scenes were negotiated, safewords were observed. I was impressed with the couple’s communication skills. It’s just when they are negotiating how long marks are allowed to remain on her body, I’m going to squirm in my seat. Yet I could not put the book down and found any excuse to disappear for a minute and read a few more pages.Safeword: Rainbow is not a new book, it was originally published in 2010. Luckily for the reader, Ms. Blevins has rewritten the story and added a large amount of detail. I had not read the original version so I can’t compare. I just know that this version kept me up all night until I finished it and I look forward to reading more in Ms. Blevin’s Safeword series.