Review: Promising but needs work
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2012
2.5 StarsUnfortunately, I was very disheartened in "The Bondage Virgin". What should have been a story of the discovery of your inner submissive being brought out by a Dominant that you know and trust turned into a BDSM story that actually scared me.Rebecca meets Will while waiting to vote. They hit it off while waiting in line and Will is waiting for her when she exits the building. He wines and dines her, never touching her even though she has given off all of the signals that she wants his touch. She is trying to get over her boyfriend and thinks that sex with Will will be what finally does it for her.Will is a patient man. He knows that if he brings up his kinky side, Rebecca will be off and running. It's happened in the past. He didn't bother to tell his wife before they were married about his proclivity towards BDSM - she left him. Then there are the woman who are heavy into it. But, he feels Rebecca is the one. That she'll accept him for who he is and be a willing participant in his "games" as he calls them. He text's her "We should do something kinky." And she agrees. What transpires is a night of Master/Slave.So, here's what upset me through out the story. After reading a lot of BDSM, after chatting with a lot of BDSM authors, the one thing that always comes through is "Safe and consensual". There is also the matter of "trust" between his Dom and Submissive. Will kept bringing up trust but I don't see where he instilled it through his character. He went from the "Master" to a very loving man in a heartbeat. He said he was going to punish her for asking questions and not immediately remembering to call him "Master". I thought that part of the BDSM scene was questioning, understanding what was going to happen, explaining a scene, getting your submissive to understand that you are there for her pleasure, as well as yours. Not just saying "Trust Me". Will just seemed to get off on Rebecca's fear, her indecision. She's a librarian, trained to do research, ask questions. He knows this. He collared her during their first scene together....he said he was going to punish her and didn't follow through...he kept giving her orders that were very vague and then getting upset with her when she didn't follow them ... he gave me whiplash going from Dom to man and then back to Dom again. Then there was all the references to "Fifty Shades".Now, I have said this in the past - I am VANILLA. Straight vanilla with no other flavors mixed in (no matter how much I hint that I would like some chocolate swirled in). So, my knowledge is through other authors, people in the lifestyle, website and for all I know maybe it does sometimes happen like this. I am not saying that I am authority on the subject, they are just my views. I understand that this is the first in a trilogy. So I do hope that Ms. Dantes does a little more research into the subject before going into another scene. It would have been a wonderful story with a little more research, a little understanding of the lifestyle. Her writing was fresh and new but unfortunately, to me, it was a little bit unbelievable.Review copy provided for an honest review.