| Title | : | The Delicious Torment (A Story of Submission, #2) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1627780076 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781627780070 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2013 |
The Delicious Torment (A Story of Submission, #2) Reviews
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One of the things that's great about Tyler's writing style (and there are many) is the uncomplicated way she describes complex human interactions. It's spare, but not in a "what's going on here?" kind of way like some literary fiction. She tells me exactly what's going on, in her head and in her body, but she pares away all the non-essential detail. If its important to the story that I know what she's wearing, she'll tell me. Everything else is left out and it makes for a very fast read focused on one thing: the psychological thrill of knowing that the man she's bound herself to is going to go to do the hard work of discovering who she is and what she needs and strip everything else away until it's just the two of them, becoming the other's purpose in life.
So yes, its a love story. If the tone were different--one of danger, or one of cruelty, the story would have been voyeuristic and not that much fun, for me. I like that at the beginning of the first one of these three volumes Tyler told us that this is autobiographical, and she and "Jack" are still together twenty some odd years later. They're happy, and their relationship is based on sex and trust and adventure. This kind of assurance isn't important in a short story, but in a trilogy (this is the second book), you want to know this isn't a tragedy, or an angsty, unfulfilled search for something it's impossible to find. The MC here, Samantha, has found it. So has her Dom, Jack. What they do with their love and trust and sex and adventure is fascinating. Tyler must know this, and thus the book, and thank you for that.
I liked this book more than the last. That one was more angsty, which is understandable. Samantha went from ages 18-23, and from being drawn to something dark to knowing for sure how it brought her satisfaction, and falling in love. This one is about jealousy for the first third or so, establishing what to do about Jack's being unsure of what made Sam "move on" from a lover in the past. This they work out in interesting fashion, as Sam and Jack are both very clever and committed to discovering what will make Jack secure in her devotion.
The last two thirds flip roles, not in terms of D/s (of course, if you read the book you'll understand Sam is deeply submissive and Jack ardently dominant), but in making Sam sure of Jack's devotion even when she has competition for his Dom skills, and for his heart. This is when Sam has to trust Jack's instincts and judgment even when Jack doesn't know what to do, or what he wants. This seems to me the ultimate test of a submissive. Can you put your body and mind into the hands of someone who's a bit fucked-up? Isn't that the scariest thought? But then we all are, and Sam doesn't worry much about this. It's the same in marriage, or any long-term relationship. Your partner isn't entirely sure what they need or want, and you hope they figure it out so they don't drive you crazy.
Because Sam knows what she wants, and needs, with an assurance that I don't see in most people, of any age. She's a lucky girl, in that way, and more confident in her submission than most people are who maintain much more authority in their relationships. The books has a few scenes that describe why this works for Sam, how Jack knows her and dips into her core self--literally, figuratively, confidently, constantly--and these are fun. There's a lot of sex and bondage and beatings and kink.
But mostly I just loved the psychological play back and forth between the two of them (well, the three of them since Jack has a highly involved assistant) being described without any attribution--whatsoever--to what the other characters were thinking or feeling. This is a first person POV in the purest sense of the word. Sam's low-key and low-maintenance in her voice, not asking us to adore her (but we do) and not presuming to know what's going on for other people around her. I really liked this. It's the essence of what Tyler means when she says in the forward that "this is me, this is my story of submission" and it kind of honors those around her who may tell their story to her so she understands and can report it, or (mostly) keep it to themselves.
Scenes go on for chapters, and there are probably only a dozen days or so of their lives detailed in this book. It reminded me a bit of a wartime romance, where all the mini-dramas of life abate and there's just two people focused on one thing--survival. Here, Sam and Jack (and Alex) are focused on one thing--what Jack wants. He's smart and wealthy and working extremely hard. He needs to blow off steam. And since Sam's an open book, literally, the focus shifts to "who and what is Jack" and it's great suspense. I can't wait for book three. -
This is a must read book filled with delicious torment, just as the title promises. Ms. Tyler lays her BDSM lifestyle wide open for anyone sneak a peek. This book is highly recommended for those who love the anti-hero. There is a little note from the author that Samantha is loosely based on herself. For this, I'm completely blown away.
Samantha is an erotic writer who also moonlights at a spa. Her work hours are very flexible. Her relationship with Jake is just passing the newness. It's hard to describe the plot in this book. It's more an erotic journey with relationship conflicts that exemplify what "it's complicated" means. Told from the viewpoint of Samantha, she talks to the reader and at times references ex-lovers. The whole point of this story is Samantha's relationship with Jake and his assistant, Alex.
Let's discuss the characters. I loathe Jake. From the first few chapters, I want to scream at Samantha aka Sam to leave the controlling bastard. He's fucking nuts. The urge to kick him in the balls is strong. There is such a fine line between domestic abuse and BDSM displayed in this book that it's very very difficult for people outside of the BDSM lifestyle to be able to distinguish. Even I'm a bit hardpressed to make a decision one way or the other from a few glimpses of Jake's control of Sam. What the reader must understand, is this is a 24/7 TPE relationship. This is key. What really bothers me about this Jake's behaviour is how he uses Alex with Sam. What.The.Fuck. Alex is Jake's assistant, but it is very obvious they have history together. I yearn to beat on Alex. He's a smug bastard who constantly shoves Sam into a bad light. What kind of boyfriend is Jake to force Sam to accept discipline from someone like this? Where's the element of trust? What the FUCK? As the story develops, more information is revealed about Alex and Jake; it's so messy emotionally.
What is wrong with Sam? She is still independent and she knows she can leave Jake at any time, yet she doesn't. Each of these characters come across as baggage ridden and just so fucked up with flaws and insecurities. Yet, they aren't "too stupid to live". They are all too realistic and it makes a reader wonder who Alex and Jake really are in life. Do they read this book and think - "this is how she sees us?" My personal issue with Jake's character is how he seemingly plays stupid games with Sam. While Ms. Tyler insists through Sam's proclamation that neither Sam nor Jake plays games, I don't believe it. It is more than mind fuckery in a scene. Jake excels at mind games and twisting words. Stereotypically, he's a lawyer. Somehow, Sam's intention is always turned around and bites her in the ass.
The story flows up and down with the supernova hawt BDSM scenes. There is enough downtime for a reader to recover before the next erotic scene takes place. What Jake does to Sam is creative and so bloody arousing. The BDSM in this story is superb. The medical scenes are panty moistening goodness. The punishment scenes are intensely gratifying. The torment Jake puts Sam through when he forces her to pick her own punishment is sublime. The tie in to Grimm Fairy Tale style punishment choices is a lovely touch and quite apropos since Sam is a writer. Each one builds upon the previous, generating a heightened state of arousal for submissive BDSM readers who love D/s. There isn't a single BDSM scene in this story which didn't turn me into a melted puddle of goo, despite my discomfort.
Ms. Tyler does an excellent job of showing how a dominant male exudes power through actions. There is no mistaking who is in control here. It's not Sam, even when she tries to wrestle control away from Alex or Jake. Jake always takes the power right back and Sam quickly yields into submission. Sometimes, she's not even sure why she's responding. Lest any reader fear that Sam can never say no, that is not the case. There are instances where she says no and Jake accepts and stops. The erotic power exchange here is quite fluid. At times it's a fast rushing river and other times it's a tug of war power struggle. This makes the tale more realistic and believable. It gives the story more dimension and depth because it's not so straightforward.
At the end of this story, Ms. Tyler turns me completely around and I'm accepting of Alex and in frightened awe of Jake. My sympathies to Sam who will be more or less co-dominated by two strong men who rejoice in delivering corporal punishment as well as mind fucking. When the story ends, it leaves the reader craving for more. This book is highly recommended to BDSM lovers who want a meaty story with sadistic dominants and a conflicted submissive. Buy this book now.
*provided by
Manic Readers -
Before we launch into a discussion of this rather brilliant novel, I want to say a few things. I owe a lot to Alison; we work together on several anthologies and other projects like her Smut Marathon and I can no way claim an unbiased review. So, I'm just laying that out here - I'm biased. I like Alison. I like her style and her ideas and I like that she's a genuinely kind and interesting person, which is why I feel confident and happy to endorse her on my blog.
The Delicious Torment is the second installment in a series of books that started last year with My Dark Secret Love (which I discussed here). Where the first book follows the vaguely autobiographical heroine Samantha into her first experiences with bdsm, different dominants and sexual partners in an intense journey of self-discovery, The Delicious Torment describes her long-term relationship with Jack, a Dom she committed to at the end of My Dark Secret Love.
In terms of my personal reaction, I found it easier to empathize and love Samantha of book one. Her discoveries weren't exactly like mine, but there was a sense chaos and drive that felt familiar of that time in my own life. In The Delicious Torment we dig deeper into one specific relationship and here, I had to leave a part of me behind, because I did not like Jack (not one bit) and what he and Sam were up to just wasn't my kink, so to speak.
On the other hand, that allowed me a different kind of enjoyment in the book. I could read it as a novel, not as erotica and I really loved the way Alison set it up, showed us the characters, their flaws and the careful, slow way in which a relationship grows. She is an amazing story-teller and I so appreciate this series for it literary appeal, not just the hot scenes (which it has plenty!).
Jack and Sam moved in together at the end of the first book. He works all day in a high-powered, well-paid profession, while Sam writes at home. And then we meet Alex, Jack's assistant, who starts to take on tasks that go above and beyond his job - like spanking Sam on Jack's behest or following her to find out where she goes. This development of trust (and the lack thereof on the part of Jack) is one of the main themes of the novel and I loved the development here, until Sam confronts Jack and they can start to move on. Alex remains however, until Sam finds out how deep his feeling for Jack go and she has to decide whether she is okay with turning their relationship into a triangle.
I loved Alex. Even when he was a little shit, I liked him - or rather is catalytic role in the story. Getting to know him was probably the most emotionally rewarding part of my reading experience and I loved the ending he got (sort of, but we'll get to that). I also still adore Sam, she's strong and interesting and I like reading about her.
Jack, though, well... honestly at this point, I'm rooting she and Alex leave him in the next book. He is the kind of domineering person who seems to crave power in every single aspect of his life (which I already find a little icky) but he seems to feel like it's fine for him to hold back from Sam, have secrets, cheat, not give her all of him etc. but not for her to do so (obviously). I also don't think he communicates well, he breaks limits they set together and when she has honest issues, he sort of acknowledges them, but then turns back into domineering Jack, turns them around on her in mind games and power play. He sets up a relationship in which Sam cannot honestly talk to him without the threat of punishment looming over everything - and while, yes, a huge part of her wants that punishment, I did feel like there was a pretty streak through all of this. I especially disliked how, at the end, he forced her to make a really important decision pretty much on the fly and while they were in an intense scene. That doesn't feel fair, that kind of play really messes with your head for a while and I think honest communication about the relationship has to exist apart from that side of things or it starts to feel abusive -- like actually quite a few things he did throughout the book.
So that's how I felt reading it. The book gave me insight into a world of bdsm I will never personally know, but that is vastly fascinating to read about - even and maybe especially the darker elements of it. And on top of that it was a brilliantly crafted and well-written story. I love the honesty in this series, the lack of frills to dress it up in order to make it more accessible - it is what it is, and I love it! -
I’m at a loss for words.
I’m sitting here, trying yet again to write a review for Alison Tyler’s “The Delicious Torment”. Previous attempts left me staring into space with my fingers immobile on the keyboard, or I experienced a sudden pressing urge to unload the dishwasher.
That’s not because “The Delicious Torment” is a bad book. On the contrary, it’s left me speechless in a very, very good way. What’s stalling this review is that ���The Delicious Torment” delves so deep, into such raw emotion, that it feels like an intrusion onto someone’s private space to write about it. I feel like a voyeur into someone’s most intimate thoughts. In reading the book, I’m picking through their head, turning over thoughts as if they are seashells, discovering what’s underneath, revealing secrets that are normally guarded and hidden.
Samantha, the narrator, is falling further into the BDSM lifestyle with her partner, Jack, and Jack’s assistant, Alex. And the reader—you, me—is falling deeper with her. Samantha doesn’t censor her words; she tells it how it is, how she’s feeling, the good, the bad, the shame, the pain, the exhilaration, the pleasure. Lots of pleasure. This closeness, this lack of self-consciousness, this unexpurgated retelling, is what makes this book such an unsettling and compelling read. We all self-censor to some degree, presenting ourselves in the light we want others to see us. Sam doesn’t do that. She puts it all out there in her narration.
Sam is a character. Yes, a character based on the writer’s own memoirs, which makes her closer to reality than many erotic protagonists. And Alison Tyler is one hell of a writer. So between this character-who-is-somewhat-real and Alison’s fluent prose, this book is imbued with a feeling of reality that is lacking in many erotic stories. It describes a lifestyle that is utterly foreign to me (and I imagine to many readers), and sets it apart from the fantasy-escapist category of erotica. Reading this is an immersive experience. “The Delicious Torment” is a fine novel first, and erotica second.
I didn’t read this in one enormous gulp as I often do with books I’m in love with. I had to keep setting it aside to process what was happening, to fully appreciate the exquisite mindgames, the subtleties, the darkness, the light. And sometimes (for this relative newbie BDSM reader) it all became too much, and I had to set it aside to read something sparkly and made of fairy-floss. But I always came back, and toward the end, I never went away.
I’ve just read what I’ve written here, and I realize I’ve barely mentioned what the book is about. I haven’t described the plot, talked about the characters, how it hangs together or what it’s like as a cohesive story. I haven’t talked about the excellent writing. I don’t think it matters. There are plenty of other excellent reviews that will give you that. For me, the ultimate test of a good book is how it makes me feel, does it stir emotion, does it make me react? Will I remember it when I’ve finished it?
Fuck, yeah.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. -
4.5/5 stars.
Wow. Unlike book one of this trilogy (which don't get me wrong, I definitely enjoyed), The Delicious Torment has left me with far more feelings. The problem is, these feelings are more complex and plentiful than I'm used to, and are harder to process. I was expecting to like this book, but I wasn't expecting to like it better. Please excuse me in advance if this review isn't the most cohesive thing that I've ever written.
This book is a stunning example of Tyler's writing. I think it's absolutely incredible the way that woman can weave a story. She is so detailed that I would swear I was right there in the story. Logically, I know that this is (at least somewhat) a work of fiction and that's not possible. But the emotions are so intense that it's scary, and the visuals are so clear that it's almost filmic. This is especially skillful, because she uses something almost like subliminal detail: there's no long winded paragraphs that talk about the colors of the sunset for three pages, or wordy sentences about the way an autumn road looks. Her words are compacted, to the point, and precise. Each word feels hand-plucked for the page, like an elaborate puzzle.
Honestly, if you had ever asked me if I'd ever describe a BDSM romance that way prior to reading Tyler's work, I would have probably laughed and told you no way. But here we are. It's fantastic.
I think part of why I enjoyed this work more than the first book is the menage turn that the story takes. Jack and Samantha are the main stars of this book, but it isn't too long before Jack's assistant, Alex, gets involved. This makes everything more challenging, more intense, and just more. I'm a sucker for a good menage story, and this book definitely scratches that itch.
Samantha continues her self-exploration and honestly, I kind of love her. She's so strong and dedicated and my inner submissive longs to be a bit more like her. She puts herself through so much pain and struggle and so many obstacles/challenges that it's rather impressive. I felt the same attraction and relation to her that I felt in book one, possibly even more so.
A note on the cover of this book: I absolutely love the way it matches the first (and third) books in the trilogy. I also think it's a great reflection of the book, because her hands are open and up in a more submissive pose than the first one and the shading and colors of the books are darker. Just like Samantha.
This is a sequel, but in my opinion it can be read by itself. Though, I would recommend reading book one and really as much of Alison Tyler's work as possible. This is a dark but beautifully written BDSM novel that I'd recommend to any erotica or BDSM fan who wants more from their book than just sex. (Though don't worry- there's plenty of that too!)
Thanks to Cleis Press for my copy in exchange for my honest review. This review can also be found on my blog,
Bitches n Prose. -
well well well... this little book...
THINGS ABOUT THIS BOOK THAT I DONT LIKE
- I was getting a very "stalkery" vibe from the jack guy
- alex is a creeper
- the club scene
- when he punishes her for making him think she was leaving
ok explanations for the checks mentioned above
- people in healthy relationships DO NOT send assistants out to STALK their partner
- assistants DO NOT agree to STALK the partner of their employer, NO MATTER THEIR SEXUAL HISTORY
- I really have a problem with out jack expects her to just read his mind, especially when it involves people of questionable intentions or that SHE DOESNT KNOW, like I was discussing with the Story of O, there has to be INFORMED CONSENT in EVERY aspect of the relationship WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMMITTED TO parties other than yourself or your partner being brought into the relationship.
AND BECAUSE THIS IS NOT UPHELD IN THE BOOK I HOLD THE FOLLOWING TRUTH TO BE SELF EVIDENT: the jack guy is an asshole stalker and abusive dom.
- if my boyfriend punished me every time I joked about leaving him I would be what the generally public call "battered" as in "in an abusive relationship".
did I also tell you all the problems I have with him stalking her? I did? great. were finished here. -
This is an outstandingly good book. It succeeds on every level for me:
1) it's very well-written. The prose crackles on the page.
2) it's very HOT. The sex/BDSM scenes are well crafted, full of erotic suspense and sensual payoff.
3) the BDSM is fantastic. Realistic, moving, gripping, I'm right there with the main character.
4) it works as a romance! I didn't expect to have my heart strings tugged and to root for a happy ending, but it absolutely worked as well (or better!) than some of the romance novels I've read!
So basically my recommendation to anyone who likes BDSM, erotica, romance, or literary erotic books, GET THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. -
Reviewed for RT Book Reviews January 2014 issue:
http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/delicious-torment -
Review to come.
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Reviewed by Amy W
Book provided by publisher
Originally posted at Romancing the Book
Within the opening pages of The Delicious Torment, author Alison Tyler issues an invitation for readers to join her on a seductive, erotic journey.
The first step in embarking on this whirlwind deep into the land of dominance and submission is to read Tyler’s first book titled Dark Secret Love. It’s an adventure quite unlike any I’ve read depicting the BDSM lifestyle. Told from the perspective of the submissive, the story explores Samantha’s love affair with Jack.
It’s a story that goes well beyond the boundaries of what would be considered basic BDSM — the spankings, fetish wear and handcuffs. Instead, the author has jumped in with both feet, showing readers what it is really like to be a submissive. Samantha’s relationship with Jack continues to grow, but there are some added kinks (no pun intended) thrown into the mix.
Whether it’s the conversational writing style that is both raw and gripping at the same time, there is something very compelling about the way the author puts the story together. The series has been described as a blur between memoir and meta, which certainly is an apt description.
As a piece of erotica, I found this to be a true exploration of the BDSM lifestyle in its purest form. It’s rare in today’s world for a reader to find one of these jewels without the sensationalistic coating. With this story, even readers new to the lifestyle can appreciate the emotional bonds that form between lovers. -
I know this is a bit of a cop-out but I am going to copy and paste my review from the first book because it really fits the way I feel about this book as well. I do want to thank Alison Tyler for giving us a glimpse of her world. Although I still don't fully understand it, I do respect her choice to live the way she chooses.
This was a very interesting book. I still have trouble with the whole Dom/sub thing personally. I can understand to an extent why people are attracted to one or the other and I would never criticize them for making that choice, but there seems to be a recurring theme in all of the BDSM books that I have read that really bothers me. I don't understand the need to publicly humiliate the sub and/or sharing them with other people as if they were an object. I also have trouble with the inflicting pain out of anger. To me that is abuse plain and simple. In my opinion there is a huge difference between inflicting pain for the mutual pleasure of both parties involved and severely/savagely beating someone in anger, even if they are willingly taking the beating. That being said, I found this book to be well written and a very interesting story to read. Knowing that it was written by someone with actual experience made it so much more interesting. I had trouble putting it down. As much as this subject bothers me, I must admit that it also intrigues me and I do believe there are many healthy Dom/sub relationships out there. I also believe there are many Dom/sub relationships that are just calling it that to justify a truly abusive relationship and from an outsiders view it would be very difficult to tell the difference between a loving Dom/sub relationship and a hateful abusive relationship. -
The second in this trilogy of "fiction" - which prolific author and editor Tyler openly admits is based on her own life and journey as a submissive woman - is even more poignant, hot and luscious - as well as uplifting - as the first installment, Dark Secret Love. In Torment, we find Samantha still adjusting to life with her Sir, Jack. Having survived the tumult of earlier affairs, she's found exactly the sort of Dominant she's been looking for. He seems to know exactly what she needs - which includes the deliverance and ecstasy she finds in receiving pain. Whereas it was the wrong man at the wrong time that gave her trouble the last time, in Torment it is Jack's assistant - and helper in all this BDSM, including tormenting Sam in Jack's stead.
The every day of Sam's writing life, coupled with the steamy kink of her love life with Jack is rendered perfectly, including the knife-edge she walks as she waits to hear Jack say those three little words. And the lessons she's forced to learn about herself, her feelings for Jack and how their future might play out.
When his assistant Alex's emotion are exposed, Sam has to face Jack's past - a past she knows nothing about - as well as the possibility that the relationship she hoped for might not work as she'd planned.
Straightforward, with an immediacy perhaps due to Ms. Tyler's intimacy with the subject (!) and the subject matter, The Delicious Torment is a wonderfully textured glimpse into the mind, and heart - and body - of a young woman looking for the perfect man to make it all hurt so good. Emotional with no holes barred sexual heat, Torment is blended beautifully with humor and insight into the human heart.
Grab a fan. You'll need it when Jack starts unloading his special closet and Sam faces his kinky Torment. -
I read most of this story when Ms. Tyler serialized it on her blog a few years ago. The breathless, confessional style of those vignettes transfers well to this short novel of consensual submission and erotic discovery. Nor did this (memoir? fiction? both?) lose any of its power on re-read. Alison Tyler is a well-known writer and editor of erotic fiction for excellent reasons, most showcased here. She creates strong, believable characters and plausible plots.
Her protagonist, Samantha, is a self-employer writer (write what you know? - not to mention that it's really hard to head out for a midday fetish shopping trip if one was punching a time clock). She is no wimp - self-assured and confident in her sexuality. Samantha lives on the line between submission as what she does, and as who she is.
She lives with her boyfriend Jack, a successful and very busy lawyer and demanding dominant. In the very first chapter, Jack's assistant Alex begins standing in for Jack, giving her Jack-directed punishments - but not sex. Samantha suspects there is far more to the relationship between Jack and Alex than mere assistant, and over the course of the story relationships fracture, deepen and change. Not in any over-the-top-pron or "50 Shades" drama way, either. Ms. Tyler has an ear for believable dialogue, and an eye for the prosaic, structuring her story in a most authentic way.
This is a middle volume of a trilogy, but stands alone quite nicely. Enjoy.
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Alison Tyler does it again!
The Delicious Torment is the sexy and incredibly delicious—yes, delicious—sequel to Dark Secret Love. In this episode, we follow the budding relationship between Jack and Samantha, and also get a peek at the true role of Jack's assistant, Alex. The evolution of all three relationships paired with the overall dynamic is magical to watch unfold. For starters, Sam is coming into her own and uncovering her true desires. Then we have Jack living up to his Dom nature (and oh so delightfully so), making the heat level between these two scorch the pages. And of course there's Alex, dousing everything with a little more lighter fluid and BOOM. One hot tale!
As always, Ms. Tyler's characterizations are rich, deep, and sexy, allowing the reader to get completely caught up in the tale and the lifestyle. I am a moderate-paced reader, but each time I read her stories, I whip right through. To me, this is a sign of wonderful, straightforward, and captivating writing, as well as a damn good tale. Or in this case, a wickedly delicious one.
I am counting down the days to the third installment, Ms. Tyler. Tick, tock, tick, tock... -
The Delicious Torment is book two in Alison Tyler's semi-autobiographical series. It was such a delight to read this book--indeed I relished in the torment of the unknown. I only knew what Samantha knew, and this forced me to either 1) keep reading at a hurried pace, or 2) be left wondering where things stood for her and the two men in her life, Jack and Alex. The unknown is probably my greatest foe, more than any crop or cane, and this book made me squirm with the anticipation of not knowing what would happen next.
I really loved how Sam's inner dialogue was so realistic, and how this story was so intimate. This book brought me to tears in the end, because it resonated so well with me. It was beautiful to read. -
Alison Tyler wrote with such openness and vulnerability that I find I'm a bit speechless. The book is well written. The relationships, and emotions of the characters are so raw that even had the author not revealed this was a story based on her personal experience the reader would have suspected it. I was captivated and drawn into the story, and found myself very invested in the outcome. Be advised, this is not a book for everyone. It is close to a TPE, and heavy on the S&M without a lot of tender romantic balance.
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Alison Tyler’s writing is raw: full of emotions, sensory descriptions and sexy scenarios. When reading her work it is like you are there with her, sharing her experiences alongside her. Her words resonate in my memories and to a deep part of myself few have ever known. It often feels like she is writing her stories from within my head and every new element she adds becomes something I crave.
Read the full review on my blog! -
I finished the book, then I went right back to the beginning and read it again. That's how much I loved it.
Haven't done that since the last Harry Potter book in 2007.
What a bastard Jack was but I loved him.Loved all the characters, even Alex (mostly) -
Another smart and sexy book involving a BDSM relationship between our heroine, Sam, and her Dom lover, Jack. This time, Jack's assistant, Alex, gets in on the action. So much love and trust. And paddles. Transcendent. XO.
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I was lucky that this whole series was out before I started. Although Jack and Sam's relationship wasn't normal it was very real. I loved how they pushed their limits and explored their desires. I loved it!
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Alison Tyler is an incredible writer! This is the real deal! Fantastic story of a true Submissive! Highly recommend!
Happy Reading! ;-) -
4.5, rounding up.
