Review: Too Short But Very Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2013
This book ran out too soon! Tasty characters. The sub, Bret, is a brat but not in an obnoxious, egoistic way. He just knows what he wants and is very honest about his intentions. And what he wants is to submit body and soul to Marcus. He's irrepresible, humorous and not afraid. I read a fair amount of m/m, d/s and I've never come across a sub quite like this one. He was a blast to read.The biggest problem I had was the compressed nature of the storytelling. There was no simmering build up to their first encounter. All we're told is that Bret has been staring silently and yearning for, Marcus' attention for months. Their first scene and all those subsequent are compelling, hot,  touching even and work terrifically on their own. But overall, the story lacks tension. Everything is charming but entirely too easy. I can see Bret falling in love at first sight but what propels the Dom past all his time-tested boundaries? Not enough build-up then release to the story. Kim Dare is a very good writer, but for whatever reason, she left too much unsaid. This is a very tasty snack cake of a novella crying out to be a 7-layer, chocolate extravaganza. Read it anyway.