Rose P. (capereader) -
Helpful Score: 4
This story touched me on many levels. It's not ssc- it's a very well written story about a woman who doesn't feel safe unless she can turn over COMPLETE control to someone and about a man who wants a woman he can control completely. Some people are offended by it, but the obvious care and love between the two makes this book work for me. If you like your bdsm with more than the usual 'scenes' and 'master/slave' and 'safe sane consensual' stuff that you see everywhere, you'll like this. I actually had to put it down and walk away once in awhile because it affected me so much that I had to digest what I had read.
An earlier reviewer mentioned how the 'pet's' lack of sexual satisfaction made this story not as enjoyable for her. When I first read Jacob's earlier book- Owned and Owner- I was also bothered by the lack of pleasure allowed his 'pet'. It seems to be something she likes to write about. In this second book, I got that even her not being allowed pleasure made her feel cared for. That he would want to try and test her to such extremes made her feel his love. My favorite line in the whole book was his response to her anxiety about what he was turning her into- he said " I would never turn you into something I would despise." I actually gasped at that because I knew it was what she needed to hear to be able to trust him implicitly.
While this is not something I would desire in my own life, I loved reading about Maia and Anders. To me, their story was romantic, violent, debasing, humiliating, and frustrating. But most of all, it was fascinating.
An earlier reviewer mentioned how the 'pet's' lack of sexual satisfaction made this story not as enjoyable for her. When I first read Jacob's earlier book- Owned and Owner- I was also bothered by the lack of pleasure allowed his 'pet'. It seems to be something she likes to write about. In this second book, I got that even her not being allowed pleasure made her feel cared for. That he would want to try and test her to such extremes made her feel his love. My favorite line in the whole book was his response to her anxiety about what he was turning her into- he said " I would never turn you into something I would despise." I actually gasped at that because I knew it was what she needed to hear to be able to trust him implicitly.
While this is not something I would desire in my own life, I loved reading about Maia and Anders. To me, their story was romantic, violent, debasing, humiliating, and frustrating. But most of all, it was fascinating.
