Review: This is BDSM romance ?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
I thought I will give this writer another try afterReaching the Edge (Tales from The Edge)and the rave reviews here. Have to say I am not impressed. I like BDSM romance done right which this one is not. The chemistry between Lucien and Ben was lacking. I like Ben but felt nothing for Lucien. The words used on Lucien like smirking, smiling, laughing cruelly, evilly and snarling certainly did not help. Instead of a cool alpha dom, I find Lucien a shallow jerk. So the writer tried to convey that Lucien really was a big softie because he allowed his twin nephews to trod all over him but this little bit only make this character more bland. The later information revealed by Lucien's sister made this character even worse. Lucien was only 25 years old and only had casual flings before Ben. How stupid! So no prior dom/sub experience? As for the sex there was plenty but read more like mechanical torture of poor Ben by Lucien using BDSM gadgets. Where were the dom/sub bonding and true feelings ? The only plus in this story was the setting involving rowing.