Review: EMOTIONAL, SEXY, SWEET..... A VERY DIFFERENT BDSM STORY
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
I will be honest.... I almost gave up on this book.  There is a lot of background - I mean A LOT of background on Julie and Evan starting from when they were teenagers - and, I wasn't sure where it was going.  At 30% we were only through Evan's past and still had Julie's to go, I just wanted to get to the part where they finally meet.  I wasn't sure how much more I could take.  Then IT happened....... the Ah-ha moment when it all fell into place..... the moment the silly grin appears on your face and doesn't leave..... the moment you start to get a bit giddy..... the moment that puts you on the edge of your seat and keeps you there until the very end.  Now, I am kicking myself for ever having had the thought of giving up.  DO NOT GIVE UP ON THIS BOOK -- YOU WILL BE SORRY!  You will miss out on a wonderfully crafted story.This isn't what I thought it would be which is probably my own fault.  I went into this with an idea in my head of what I wanted it to be -- I thought I was diving into a steamy, hot, sex filled story.  It was that in part, but it is much much more.  The real story is about two emotionally damaged people with carefully constructed walls taller than Empire State Building that somehow find each other and end up on the road to love.  It's a story about their emotional relationship and their journey together.  The book spans over 15 years so it really does take on the journey along with Evan and Julie."Someday... I want you to show me who you really are."The best part of this book ...... Evan and Julie.  It was very easy to connect and become attached to these characters.  I really fell in love with Evan.  Yes he may be a Dom, but he is very caring and very much wants a relationship aside from the play.  BDSM and a relationship on a personal level aren't separate for Evan - they co-exist.  Evan isn't as damaged as thinks he is and has a huge heart with a tendency to be very protective.  Julie on the other hand has more issues than she is willing to admit (initially).  This is where Evan plays a key role in her life.  He's the one that forces her to face her fears and acknowledge out loud what happened to her and admit what she has done to compensate.  I loved following this pair and enjoyed seeing how they changed along the way."you have made me into someone I actually like.  And I love you for it."This was my first book by Liz Crowe and it definitely won't be my last.