I’m still battling this head cold and I have uni first thing in the morning so as far as making my brain do ‘stuff’ it ain’t happening. I’ve watched movies, slept and basically rested trying to kick this damn thing. I also did some interwebz surfing hehe.

You know what it’s like when the sauce in the bottle is nearly on it’s last legs and you have to whack the bottom of the bottle to get the sauce to come out. Well lookie what I found … stickers for the bottom of the bottle hehe. I’m thinking it would be kinda fun to sneak these on the bottom of a few unsuspecting owners of sauce bottles … dontcha think? ‘beams’

Oh yeahs and if you haven’t heard of T-Shirt Hell then I suggest you go look .. now

Todays post is bought to you by the letter H for Heh

Another chapter … finished.
And peace of mind.
For those of you who *know* the verdict was … not guilty.

So I did a wee poll the other week on what book is a good all round book to suggest as a good point to start reading about BDSM. The book that came out on top, and one I have to agree with as far as being a brilliant book for beginners and the experienced, was Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns by Philip Miller & Molly Devon. I’ve written a review here. If you are curious pop over and have a read.

The second book and it always seems to be one or the other that comes out on top as far as the best kink book is SM101: A Realistic Introduction by Jay Wiseman. Lots of people have enjoyed this book and it is indeed a thorough reference guide to many aspects of kink. It is a book much like Screw the Roses where it will be one that will be picked up many times and lent out to interested minds. However for me personally this book isn’t one I use often. I don’t know if it’s the writing style but I just found it boring. I need a book to engage me well and it just hasn’t. It is however a good research book if I am in need of information.

It comes down to personal choice at the end of the day and both books are excellent in delivering informative aspects of BDSM. But whatever books you read there is no comparison to experiencing real life. Use the information wisely and make you own decisions as to what you feel comfortable with.

Next week I am going to write up a review of a book (time permitting with starting uni full time) I’ve been chomping at the bit to get my hands on …

Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Omnibus by Christina Abernathy. It’s actually two of her books that have been restructured into one book …” Miss Abernathy’s Concise Slave Training Manual” and “Training With Miss Abernathy: A Workbook for Erotic Slaves and Their Owners”.

It’s been recommended to me and so far I am enjoying it a lot!  I’ll let you know what I think when I’ve finished reading it.

The list doesn’t stop there. There are tons of great books to add to your kinky bookshelf, here are just a few more (and these are only the non fiction ones)…

General Reading
Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely by William Henkin and Sybil Holiday
Jay Wiseman’s Erotic Bondage Handbook by Jay Wiseman.
When Someone You Love is Kinky by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt
Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission By William Brame & Gloria Brame
The Ties That Bind by Guy Baldwin
Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink by Midori
Radical Ectasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence by Dossie Easton
Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely by William Henkin and Sybil Holiday

The Boss Types …
The Loving Dominant by John Warren
The Master’s Manual: A Handbook of Erotic Dominance by Jack Rinella
The New Topping Book, by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
The Masters Manual by Jack Rinella
The Mistress Manual byMistress Lorelei

The Beta Types…
The New Bottoming Book, by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude, principles, skills and tools by a grateful slave with Guy Baldwin, M.S.
The Compleat Slave by Jack Rinella
The Submissive Activity Book by Shannon Reilly
Erotic Surrender by Claudia Varrin