Review: Great characters/Story, Strong BDSM elements, Editor needed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
Reviewed by RamenNoodleBookReviews.comThis is a very good M/m story with strong elements of BDSM that falls into the slave/master spectrum, including collars, leashes, public display, spanking, flogging and some mild humiliation. There is a great deal of sexual play scenes in this book, and I did page turn a few times to get back to the story, but they were all well written and nothing over the top/unbelievable. It is more of an elitist BDSM club scene and some very hot scenes on the ranch than a Leather Daddy bar you might have in mind,Beyond the BDSM is a story about two lives coming together, changing and getting over obstacles in order to build a relationship. The 'cowboy' elements were enjoyable, as were both of the main characters. Hunter, the master, was just the perfect amount of dominant, controlling and caring. Ethan, the sub, was a brat, but his brattiness wasn't nearly as annoying as I expected it to be. It was just enough to keep it fun and push Hunter's buttons without being overly angsty or have Ethan sounding like a twit I wanted to slap.There were many parts of the story that drew me in and had me laughing, but that also were heartwarming and at times sad. There was a good array of emotions explored without much drama needed or angst heaped on unnecessarily. This included Ethan's self evaluation, Hunter's conflicts between business and pleasure, and Reggie's unexpected development. There was also a good backdrop plot going on involving Hunter's cattle ranch which helped give an added enjoyment to the book.The book does need an editor. There are so many missed commas, that at times it made it difficult to read. It caused confusion on several occasions, forcing me to re-read the section. There were also many, many typos / misused or incorrect words and a few places where the tense shifted incorrectly. If this book didn't have these issues, I would have given it 5 stars. A few typos and missed commas are always expected and not a big deal to me, but it was much too frequent (almost every other paragraph) not to notice. I only hark on grammar/editing when it takes away from my enjoyment from the story. Unfortunately, this time it did.