I must admit there are not many decent S/M novels around that I’d happily tout as good.
The Marketplace series has been about the only set of BDSM books I have enjoyed. I tried reading the Gor books and I seriously could not get past the first few pages. Utterly tedious.
Luckily Eden Fantasys does a pretty good job of stocking quite a few books from Cleis Press which keeps greedy little erotica whores like me, well happy.
Earlier in the year I bought myself, Carrie’s Story written by Molly Weatherfield, after reading quite a few rave reviews on the book. And much to my surprise I did enjoy it. I was intrigued with the story of a young woman discovering BDSM, her journey into slavery and then a deeper journey into a more private world where she is prepared and readied for auction. Carrie is an intelligent, headstrong woman and more than ready to walk down the path of slavery but not without her own inner battles. The book itself was well written, and the POV was a very good insight into the turmoils of a slave’s mind. If you are interested in pony play then you’ll be quite satisfied. Objectification, obedience, and much more to tempt the sexual palate. It’s one woman’s journey of self discovery
All in all … if you want a good book then this is one to adorn your kinky bookshelf with.
And just when I thought that was the end of it with a nice little end to the first book that left me wanting and craving more, I find there is a sequel.
‘Safe Word’ …. and for all you ponies and trainers out there this is one of the most descriptive erotic pony books I have come across in my travels. This book picks up after Carrie’s successful auction sale. She leaves behind her lover Jonathon, and heads off to Greece into a new world with her new owner, Mr Constant. She spends the next year undergoing pony training and learning a much deeper head space and new experiences. The detail in her training is indepth and keeps your nose buried deep within the books pages.
The biggest part that made this book enjoyable was the actual narrative and the style it was presented in. Instead of a typical story you have the two main characters of the story, Carrie & Jonathon spending five days together after her release from Mr.Constant. They meet in Avignon – the ancestral home of Marquis de Sade and his family. Over the course of five days they discuss her past year and his and a decision is made on whether she wants to return to Jonathon as his slave.
There are six chapters, the first five being each of the five days and the stories they share as each day passes by. Insert a few sex scenes in-between the storytelling set mainly in a hotel room where Jonathon asks Carrie to retell all the sexual aspects of her training in Greece and it gets pretty hot and steamy in some parts of the book.
The last chapter is really the part of the book that turns you upside down and ends the story in a way that left me smirking as I hadn’t expected the events to sneak up on me like they did. I absolutely love books that can keep you wanting more right until the end and that’s exactly what this book did.
BDSM wise it is a deeper look in the slavery headspace, acceptance, obedience and refining herself through a deeper level of training, unlike the first book she is not madly in love with her Master so it’s not a love story of sorts in regards to her retelling her journey. The sexual tension between her and her former owner Jonathon is however evident with sexual scenes scattered throughout the story telling. And after reading both books you could go straight into this book without needing to read the first as the second book does a good enough job of miniscule flashbacks to get the storyline.
For those who are relatively kinked these books offer a deeper level where you can relate to and identify more easily to the story being told. There are realistic aspects of a submissive/slave mindset that leave you sat there smiling at times at Carrie’s descriptions of her inner struggles.
They are both paperback books and both covers (see above) are not coffee table friendly, both with nekkid women adorning the front covers. Although you never know what secrets Grandma may be harbouring and you might find them disappearing into her handbag when you are not looking. Safe Word is a nice 243 pages long but very easy to pick up and read from where ever you left off last time.
So yeah.
I liked it. I mean seriously liked the book and I am a hard person to please when it’s comes to erotica let alone S&M erotica.
It gets a 9/10. Why not a ten? I collect books, I design therefore I like sexy books. The cover image is tacky and looks like cheap shit porn. The contents however are anything but.
I told you I was hard to please.
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