So this is the new book by Alex Jordaine, which follows the very enjoyable 'Naked for the Mistress', 'Mistress of Torment' and (the one I haven't read) 'Mistress Divine'. In it, the 'hero' David falls under the spell of Mistress Isabella, who abuses him as she sees fit, when she sees fit, and inbetween times he is not even allowed to try to contact her, at least to begin with...
I must admit, after the first two books I was expecting a lot from this and the truth is that it was a little disappointing. The first few chapters are a little tedious, with the endless waiting for her to contact him. I know the idea is to set the scene and all that, but I just thought it didn't really flow that well.
Later things improve but then I found it a little over the top, if I'm honest. There were brutal beatings in the other book but this one starts at such a high pitch and leaves itself no room for upping the tempo that by the end it's more like torture porn than BDSM, or maybe that's just my fairly vanilla view of it? I'm not into pain myself, but I think even GoodHubby would find this a little harsh. Personally it doesn't turn me on to read about people being beaten or caned until the are 'lacerated'. But I digress...
What I do applaud Alex for is his willingness to explore themes which most other authors will shy away from, you may remember my recent review of another book where all the women where brought into a circle of men and ordered to pleasure each other for 'educational purposes', but yet when it came to the men this was dismissed with a throwaway line that the women where shown 'videos' to educate them... talk about a massive fucking cop-out.
Okay I know that most of these books are probably read by men and bi/homosexual sex isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but when it comes to Femdom I'm sure it's a pretty common fantasy for the guy to be 'forced' to prove his devotion to his Mistress by doing something that he would find difficult / unpleasant / possibly even abhorrent... and so it is with this book with David being forced to suck Isabella's dominant husband's cock and later forced into many sexual situations with his own friend (and fellow submissive).
There's also a pretty heavy gay scene (which I didn't particularly like myself, partly because gay sex without the Femdom element doesn't appeal to me, partly because some of it was quite brutal and partly because it was written in a thoroughly shit style, frankly...).
Ah yes, and we're back to my main beef with this book, everyone is stunningly good looking, with piercing eyes, and blah blah blah blah blah blah... no literally everyone. I know it's a fantasy, but, it doesn't help to suspend belief (at least for me) when everyone is so fucking gorgeous all the time. I would much prefer a little realism, sure Isabella needs to be something above the ordinary for David to fall so hard for her, but the fact that everybody else is so fabulous, just makes it harder for her to stand out, surely?
Anyway, that rather common failing aside, this is not a bad book, maybe a three out of five, but I would say the other two were four out of fives. However if you like your novels a bit fantastical and you appreciate brutal whippings, needle play and all that heavy stuff, then this might float your boat more than it does mine. Personally, I prefer a Mistress who dominates in a more cerebral manner, rather than simply battering the shit out of someone with a flogger...
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