Review: poor intro to BDSM
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
Like the previous reviewer, I could only get partway into this book. I have read in the M/M genre for over 4 years, with many being BDSM novels (think along the lines of Chris Owens's excellent Deviations series). Based on my overall impression of BDSM, I found this book to be a pretty poor representation of what it means to be in a true Dom/sub interaction. The main characters, two boys in a band, are portrayed more as a leader and a follower, a pursuer and the pursuee, the latter not even sure he is gay, but thinks he is a submissive.  The author does not explore any complex thought process here. The dialogue feels artificial, just "saying the right lines" if you will. It feels like a bad intro into this aspect of sexual interaction and seems that it could lead a reader looking for accurate depictions of BDSM with the wrong impressions and/or directions. The title is also a bit harsh. The proper Dom/sub relationship is not about breaking someone. To do that is evil. A new book that might better satisfy reading about BDSM is SJD Peterson's Pup (Guards of Folsom), and no, that is not a book about prison guards.