Review: Irresponsible Represenation of BDSM Lifestyle
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
TITLE: TaintedAUTHOR: Jamie BegleyMALE LEAD:  KadenFEMALE LEAD:  SawyerSERIES: The VIP RoomSTORYLINE:  Kaden is the former front man of a band, but left for re-hab a few years before.  The current front man has had an accident and Kaden is talked into resuming the position.  Sawyer has been kidnapped and apparently is part of a sex-ring.  When girls are provided to the band one night, Kaden realizes something is wrong.  A bunch of hoo-haw occurs and Kaden takes "responsibility" for Sawyer’s safety.LIKABILITY (MALE) - on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the bestest:  Not so much.  There are a couple scenes (scenes mind you), that I might saw a 8 or 10, but mostly I would say about a 2…maybe even a 1.  While he is made to look like a Dom, he isn’t.  A true Dom wouldn’t be that irresponsible.  Two other members indicate they also enjoy a BDSM lifestyle.  Again, not so for at least one of them.  He too is very irresponsible.LIKABILITY (FEMALE) - on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the bestest: I didn’t hate her.  Not much snarkiness, which I hate in a female lead.  Maybe an 8.  I felt bad that she found herself once again in a position where she was being used, which is really what I thought Kaden was doing.HOT FACTOR:  Its level of irresponsibility regarding a BDSM lifestyle is staggering.  A true BDSM relationship is a power exchange.  A sub surrenders power to her Dom.  How much power? That is negotiated between the two.  HARD LIMITS are always determined before any play begins.  And the sub always, ALWAYS, has a safe-word.  At one point, a secondary member asks if Sawyer has one.  Kaden replies things haven’t progressed that far yet.  VERY IRRESPONSIBLE.  Adding a little kink to spice things up is one thing.  21 swats on a bare ass with a hard paddle, without negotiated hard/soft limit and safe-word provision IS NOT.  Nor is forcing/demanding a blow job to apologize, not being allowed to touch him, forcing/demanding (covert force/demand, but still a demand) a threesome, being forced/demanded to perform a blow job on another man to apologize to him, and being forced her to buy her own implements of discipline and then punished for not buying the right ones. AND CEASING PLAY UPON A SAFE-WORD BEING USED IS NOT!!!!!!I once thought I had a Dom like Kaden (and the other guy, but more so Kaden).  I didn’t.  I had a bully.  Kaden is a combination of a bully, control freak, and ego-maniac.  He is not a Dom.To the reader I say: I urge you not to use this as a guide for a true BDSM relationship. If you are with a partner who defines themselves as a Dom/Domme and you a sub/slave and they HAVE NOT negotiated hard and soft limits, power exchange determination or provided you with a safe-word, CEASE ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY.  A true Dom/Domme would have done these things.  And if you are ever with a Dom/Domme who does not cease play upon use of the safe-word, RUN.  Whether you mean to say it or you are being a brat doesn’t matter.  In a BDSM relationship, all play ceases – NO EXCEPTIONS – when the sub/slave says the safe-word (there a few exceptions, but that is negotiated long before play begins and usually in front of a witness to ensure you are aware of what forfeiting the use of a safe-word means).  If you want to read about BDSM lifestyle relationships, try Kallypso Masters, Cherise Sinclair, and Christina Thatcher, to name a few.KEEPER:  Not sure.  The Last Riders and Biker Bitches series is tied to the VIP Room series.  I am deeply concerned I am going to end up hating the one book I have been waiting for – Shade and Lily’s story.  I hope that Shade is not represented as an irresponsible wannabe Dom as well.If you are going to read the series, read in this order: The first three Last Rider books (Razer’s story, Viper’s story, Knox’ story), then read Biker Bitches (Sex Pistol’s story), then read the VIP (Vida’s story, Sawyer’s story).  Then go back to the Last Rider series and read Shade & Lily’s story.ReaderGurlReviews: 1417