Review: 4.5 stars. A sweet dom/sub Christmas story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2010
4.5 stars.This is a beautiful and sweet Christmas short story. Nicky, the submissive, is totally involved in the celebration of Christmas, while his master, Charles, is not interested in it. That's why the Spirit of Christmas Past tries to make Charles understand the extent of Nicky's love for Christmas (and by doing so, his love for his master).Nicky's devotion is heartbreaking. Having read [book:Duck!|8178400] (and having fallen in love with Orin), at one point I knew that I couldn't help feeling so much for Nicky and his efforts. He has the purest heart and intention and he is so considerate and loving, watching him decorate and make their house warm was like contemplating the making of a jewel.Charles, the master, is a good man and he is good to Nicky, but he is probably still too caught up in himself, maybe because he is not used to giving back love. He provides for Nicky (he gives him money, and a roof, and a bed) but he's not giving Nicky the sparkle of real love and commitment.And what about the Spirit of Christmas Past? Naughty!There are two reasons why I'm not giving five stars. There are a couple of editing issues (at one point there's a never mentioned before "Eric" appearing between two Nicky-related paragraphs, or it may be that I didn't understand, I'm not a native speaker, and there was a he/be error). The second reason is that the menage scene was not very convincing (or maybe it was me, I didn't want anyone interfering with Nicky and Charles).It's a great story and it makes me want to buy every Kim Dare book I can lay my hands on!