Review: 2-1/2 stars - wanted to like this so much but......
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2012
When I first came across this I thought wow how lucky am I as an advent reader of this genre....an actual novel (lengthy) on a BDSM romance.  Boy was I wrong.  Although I feel the author is truly talented this book was a major disappointment for me.  In the past when I've read a review that a reader has commented on the numerous editing errors distracting them from the story it never was an issue for me but now I can say I understand how they've felt.  Nothing is more frustrating while reading a story to be immensely sidetracked.Aside from the horrendous editing job or lack of (i.e. spelling and wrong usage of words) there were also parts of this book that I felt weren't necessary (the book could've been half the length).****SPOILER ALERT****Please don't read beyond this point if you don't want the story ruined for you.There is absolutely NO sex between Trenton and Katianna until you are at 85% (on Kindle).  Yeah, sure there's a whole lot of buildup which I don't mind.  Quite frankly it gets to be very cumbersome if every page and/or chapter is inundated with sex scenes.  However once the sex scenes started rolling I found myself skimming through most of them.  They were heavily saturated at this point and IMO slightly anticlimactic.  As a reader I don't mind being teased and rewarded when the Hero/Heroine are finally at the point to consummate their love for one another but this was beyond torture.****END SPOILER****The D/s element did not satisfy my appetite at all it felt like it was more as an afterthought rather than the premise of the story.  And it may be because either the author didn't want to delve into the lifestyle that's portrayed by other authors (wanted to keep it light) and/or wasn't used to this genre at all.  With that said there were some scenes that didn't follow with the persona of the Dominus.  Don't get me wrong I didn't need to see the harsh side of B&D; but it didn't make much sense or flowed with perception of what the environment the author was trying to create.Furthermore, as much as I loved Kat in the beginning....my first impression was that she was a survivor, independent and strong willed was totally the opposite of that towards the end.  She had no appealing qualities that I found worthy of becoming Trenton's "One and only".  MOF, she was terribly frightened most of the time, pretty much afraid of her own shadow which was highly exaggerated and on the border of being ridiculous and downright annoying.  I would've understood more if something horrible had happened to her (such as abuse) before the "significant" incident mentioned in the book (will not spoil that for you and that reminds me that was another plot bunny that did NOT come to fruition - UNLESS of course I somehow missed it).Back to my point....I've read lots and lots of books about women that become submissives/slaves (which in the end made them stronger) that went through much worse.  That part of the story in itself was very disappointing and at times frustrating as hell.  Like come on!!!  She actually overcame the aforementioned tragic event which I had given her a lot of kudos for.  But at some point I felt like the author was writing about two different people (from how she was in the beginning until the conclusion of the story).  Therefore, you really never see her growth other than her truly submitting to Trenton completely.  That again was a letdown because I had hoped she would find strength through him but once again I was wrong.Bottom line as a rule I try not to write bad reviews often but for the price of this book I was expecting a quality novel (will be returning immediately).  And although I liked some of the sub-characters I will not be reading the future installments in this series.  Which unfortunately is a shame since I feel the author is very talented; unfortunately I do not recommend this book......sorry.  :(