Review: Very Intrigued with this book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, so here goes.  Yes Master is a dark tale about a man that was molested from the age of 10 to 13 at the hands of his Uncle.  But not just molested, he is toyed with by other men that his Uncle brings in and is forced to do things no little boy should have to endure. Ryan is tortured by these memories his entire adult life and struggles with the idea of living.  The voices in Ryan's head are always there, so he has never really had a lasting relationship.  The only good things in Ryan's life was the fact that he was in the Army, which taught him discipline and self-control, and his daughter and best friend Mason.  Mason is an actor that has been Ryan's friend since he was around 12 years old. As an adult Ryan finds himself admitting that he has been attracted to Mason since they were teenagers, but struggles with the idea that he might be Gay, Ryan hates that idea because it would mean that he is just like his Uncle.  I don't want to go too much into the details of Ryan's struggles because I hate spoilers.  But I do want to say this is not the first book I have read with M/M action, the way that Ryan feels and thinks about Mason is more like a friendship that is a deep bond of trust and lust.  When Ryan is introduced to Mason's Master Stella, Ryan doesn't realize that Mason is actually a Sub and Stella is his Master.  Ryan is attracted to Stella and the way she is so in control he finds himself so willing to do anything to please her. They embark on a trusting and sharing relationship of Subs and Master.  Stella is a Doctor and knows what to do to help Ryan work through his demons so he can finally be free of the voices in his head.  I found myself very intrigued by this book and really liked how it spoke on the subject of child abuse in a way that could bring awareness to the public and maybe help some people be more open to identifying the symptoms that children may display while being abused. Yes Ryan and Stella and Mason do have scenes of play in this book, and it was not unpleasant to read, not at all.  In fact it was a very Sexy and Hot read, I really like how this story developed and little by little we learn more about Ryan and see how Stella is able to help him with his demons.  Was this a hard book to read? Yes... do I regret reading this book?  No... I finished it late last night and was left pondering my feelings on this book so I waited until the next day to write my feelings on the matter.  I am giving this book 5 of 5 stars because I don't feel fair giving it only 4 stars. Do I love this book? Maybe not so much Love, but I really liked it and was so intrigued that I couldn't put it down, not just for the steamy sexiness of it, but for the fact that it was so sad and heartbreaking.I give this book 4 to 5 stars.The Book Nuts ~ Kim[...]