Review: Spanked Princesses: The Pianist (RECOMMENDED READ)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2012
I have to admit, I went into this story with a bit of trepidation. I am not a huge fan of Domestic Discipline. It comes off to me as far to humiliating at times. Or maybe, as a submissive, I feel that I need it in my life, and it is a hard pill to swallow, that something that intense is something I crave. Either way, I was hunting for something with great spanking in it, and I grabbed this title off my review list. I let it hang back a bit. I hate not liking a story for reasons that are personal, so I almost, I repeat, almost passed this book off.I have to say that I am so glad that I didn't! Once I started this story, I couldn't stop. I read well into the wee hours of the morning till I finished the story, because it was one of those stories that I just had to know how it all turned out. Or maybe at certain points, I really needed it to turn out well! I needed answers, and I was longing to get them. The author did a great job about not giving away too much, and allowing the storyline to take place through the lead female's eyes. There were slight shifts in POV to the male lead, which we needed. I needed to know how he was feeling. However, at a certain point, the author gave it all over to Kristina. I empathized with her so much, that I found myself crying many times in this story. I did get the feeling that she was written overly childish, but if I was dressed and told I had all the rights of a thirteen year old, I have this pressing feeling that I would behave very similar to Kristina.I had trouble at times with some of the spanking scenes. But as the scene progressed, feeling the reaction of the Heroine, and then noticing my own reaction to the scene, I realized it wasn't hitting triggers, but it was hitting curiosity. The woman was raised from the age of thirteen to be self centered. It wasn't a choice, and I was wondering how Jack, as a experienced Dom, totally thought his wife was vanilla, and moaned to his best friend about it nightly. Yet, Kristina was so submissive I related to her on every need, and urge she had. The spanking scenes were what I like to call, impact play, or heavy spanking. It was bordering on masochistic, so if you are faint at heart, don't read this. I, however, loved every scene I knew she was getting spanked in.The story flowed and I read each word riveted to the page. I found myself wanting more at the end. I do think the author could have given a longer HEA. It was all explained, and sorted in the last few percents (I have a kindle) and I would have liked Jack to come forward sooner, and give her the run down. It was a great ending, that made me suck in my breath and if I was Jack's submissive I would have earned a new punishment with some more pouting, while being aroused at how controlled he was through the whole thing. He had a vulnerability that slowly evolved into the Dom he was meant to be at the end. I knew that Kristina was a sub, because I am a sub, and I felt everything that she felt. Confusion and arousal clashed to create a very titillating read.This book did have some grammar issues for me, but I can over look grammar any day for a great story!This is a recommended read for me.