Review: A Spanking Story that is STORY
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
I'm a difficult reader. I apologize. (Not really)  I want the hot spanking scenes-and the hot sex--but I insist on a story. I want developed characters that aren't just cutouts rubber stamped on the laptop screen. I know there are readers who are quiet, shy, maybe timid. Apparently, there really are women who act like Reality TV stars. Of course there are women comfortable acting impulsively, in a carefree manner, maybe even carelessly, regardless of the situation. And granted, not everyone is comfortable being in charge. But, for better or worse,I was born, and encouraged by nurture, an alpha woman. I want a heroine who is a woman I can relate to, strong, courageous, independent, mature, competent, AND (This is really important): She can't be what we romance writers call TSTL (Too Stupid To Live).Also, (go ahead,  shoot me!), I want a plot--one that is credible. While we modern, strong women may still want the alpha wolf as a partner,  we can't all be kidnapped by slavers and sold to Sheiks, or time travel back to the Scottish highlands in the 1800s.Rowan Delaney is a woman I can relate to, and her situation, while it may be a tiny stretch for me personally, is credible.As another reviewer commented, one of the major challenges to a writer in this genre is the non consensual spanking scene.  Jade pulls it off. I could completely buy the entire scene. Rowan is extremely attracted to Vince and decides to make her move, clad in only his cast off white dress shirt.  But she loses confidence and bungles the scene. Vince, being male, misinterprets, feels played, gets pissed. Rowan retreats and goes for a run to sort herself out, forgetting Vince's prohibition about putting herself in danger. She doesn't see herself as in danger going for a run. Been there--done that--felt the wrath....)Another one of my apparently difficult desires for a book is that it be a novel, not a short story, not a novella.  It's not easy top deliver the other things I want in 20-30 thousand words.  Jade has given readers a book.Last but not by no means least, Jade gives the reader an idea of what comes next for one couple, after the initial settling in power struggles are resolved; Vince and Rowan add a dos of dominance and submission to their everyday lovemaking-which rings true for me.....I became a fan of Jade Cary the minute I started reading Point of it All. I was waiting for this one. I'm also waiting for the next one....