Review: An Amazing Must Read Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.When you’re lucky enough to read a good book, you will find yourself transported directly into the fictional world the author has created.  You will find yourself smiling and laughing one minute then crying the next as you feel everything the characters are feelings. You’ll hold your breath waiting to see what happens next and you’ll yell at anyone dumb enough to try to interrupt you while you are reading.That’s how I know that My Wicked Masters by Ann Mayburn was going to rock my world. It is so filled with emotional highs and lows that I was wrung out by the time I read the last page. If there is subspace, then there has to be readerspace because that’s how I felt while reading.I was grabbed from the very first page and pulled into the story of Rhiannon Mirga who had a reputation of being an ice princess. Very few people knew that she was hiding behind that persona trying to cope with a devastating past.  Rhiannon was really a loving, caring woman who yearned to find the right Master to submit to. She thinks that if she can get Master Rory and Master Liam to train her that she will be able to overcome her fears.One of the reasons that I love reading Ms. Mayburn’s books is because she creates amazing multi-dimensional characters that I always fall in love with. This time she has outdone herself, especially with Rhiannon. I was so emotionally vested in her that I just wanted to reach through my e-reader, give her a hug, and tell her it was a going to be okay.Ms. Mayburn masterfully established the trauma and tragedy in Rhiannon’s life and the devastating consequences without revealing the complete details. I appreciated this because even the hinted details were horrific and I think the full story would have been overwhelming. Instead it is left to the reader to infer the events of her past thereby making it as graphic as the reader deems necessary in order to connect to Rhiannon.  I am awed by Ms. Mayburn’s writing skills.In addition to a compelling heroine, we’ve been given not one, but two delicious alpha men. Liam and Rory are known for training shy and withdrawn submissives. Their caring and gentle ways while still being dominant is exactly what Rhiannon needs. But they had their own storyline that was just as fascinating. Watching Liam struggle with his feelings for Rory just about broke my heart. I can’t begin to imagine how difficult it would be to overcome the lessons of homophobia that were drilled into him from a young age.Ultimately My Wicked Master is about facing and overcoming your fears with the support of those who love you. The message was so uplifting and reminded me to never let fear stand in my way. It’s a very special book that not only entertains you but has a positive impact on your life. And I think that it just jumped to the top of my life of favorite Ann Mayburn books. Just be forewarned – make sure you set aside a good chuck of time to read My Wicked Masters because once you start you will not want to put it down.