Review: It's A Kinky Life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
This second book in the Divine Life Trilogy enchanted me from the very first page. A fan of the first book, I was eager to read this one. Jayden is a man who knows what he wants, and he will take it at any cost. When he found Catherine, he knew she was special. Getting to know her in the first book, he soon learned about the scars that made her unlovable in her own eyes. She was ill used by her previous Master and had a lot of ground to cover to get past it. Eager to please her new Master, Catherine absorbs the new life thrust before her as a submissive. I finished the book chomping at the bit for book two and it did not disappoint.The second book opens with some hot sex gone BDSM wild. It is absolutely toe curling, so of course I had to keep reading. *grin*  Anal play, floggings and more…After this luscious scene the plot develops into a spa treatment day where Catherine is told to do whatever is asked of her to please her Master. As she goes through the varying experiences (enemas, f/f and then some), she is tested significantly on her limitations and just how far she is willing to go for her Master. Will he keep her or cast her aside? Those questions run through her mind as others taste her charms and she wonders how he can want her to do this. It tests her mentally and physically and may just go beyond what she is ready for.Jayden himself experiences some trepidation regarding his developing feelings for his new sub. She is unlike anyone else and he finds himself unhappy unless he is with her. Touching others does nothing for him and he begins to think about relinquishing his other submissives. It is a choice that rips him up inside, but it must be done. He can have it no other way. He really cares for these people deeply but no one is more important to him than Catherine. I loved that about Jayden.The emotional interplay with the characters and the attention to detail that Ms. Hargrave gives each and every scene make these books some of my favorites. During the enema scene, you could feel the discomfort and embarrassment she was experiencing because of the spot on description and interaction with the other characters. It is the same throughout the whole book. Whether it is a flogging or a particularly sexy anal sex scene, you feel it and that my friends is what makes a great book. I can only hope my own writing will someday come as close to Ms. Hargrave’s apt descriptions and creative plot developments. Her use of multiple elements of BDSM was also something that drew me into this series.If you are looking for a read to keep your kinky heart happy this holiday season, read A Divine Life.  Collars, chains and floggers reign.  I can only hold my breath until next spring for part three…