Review: Decent writing. Didn't like MC.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2012
I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this book. I can't say that I understood Aiden at all. I found him to be VERY childish and I realize he was 23 years old but did he really know what he wanted? I know he thought he wanted a good whipping but, seriously, how much brain power does it take to realize that you're not going to get what you need from a sadist like Scott.I felt sorry for Keaton, the professor who took Aiden in when he had nowhere else to go. He took so much crap from Aiden. Hard to like anything about Aiden perhaps because I just don't understand what motivated him to desire to be so badly beaten. I totally get wanting to get out of your head and self imposed abuse (God knows I do that to myself) but will getting beaten half to death lessen any pain that you carry in your soul? So, I'm confused. No back story didn't help.Kind of not all that enamoured of Hera and her 2 girlfriends though I did like Kim (she was the vegan, right? I'm not but she seemed the only one with a level headed view on Aiden.).I know it sounds like I didn't like the book but it's the characters (well, really the main character, Aiden) that I didn't like. The writing was good. I'd certainly buy another book from this author.