Summer Earns Her Collar
By Dominic Freeman
Synopsis:
A story of submission as Summer finds out what it means to be a sub. Her Dom
has a surprise for her and as long as she can take it, a reward as well.
(Yes that is literally all the synopsis you get from the author)
Review:
I was looking for a quick steamy read when I downloaded this book. While the
story is only 2,500 words long I found nothing steamy about it. In a short
story things need to be made clear. I'm still not sure if this is just one part
of a larger story since every other book I found by Dominic Freeman had the
same exact cover (P.S. There was nothing about duct tape roses in the book so
I'm not sure what the cover was trying to get at).
From the beginning paragraph I had a bad feeling about this story and my
fears were confirmed when the male character started biting the woman over and
over again. I have no issue with biting, but I couldn't figure out why he was
doing that. It was never made clear to the reader if he was some sort of supernatural
character, or if he was just a jerk who was hungry. Yes this was a BDSM book
but I've read BDSM stories before where there was character development that
explained who, and more importantly, what the people were.
Summer's Dom oozes the creep factors. Doms can be sexy, they can be
enticing, Summer's Dom however was neither of those things he was simply a
creepy bully with no finesse.
Here's the breakdown: They've been Dom and sub for some extended period of
time, they have been planning this “big night” for weeks. And yet when she goes
to the cafe to meet him he never shows up, she waits a half an hour and finally
he calls her to tell her he's been watching her.
Creepy. Then he tells her to walk down a dark alley, where he then
basically attacks her.
Creepy. He
then reminds her that it is his job to be a sadistic asshole. I'm paraphrasing
her, but that is it in a nutshell.
Still
creepy. So they've been together all this time and she is getting the
“honor” of seeing where he lives for the first time.
Super creepy. I half expect there to be a musty smell of decaying
flesh and blood splatters on the floor of his hovel, which by the way is a loft
apartment with a door right in the same dark alleyway.
They laugh and frolic, as he flip flops between a dick and uber creepy uncle-type.
And Summer just thinks he's swell and laps up his attention like a puppy at the
water bowl. He restrains her, bites her all over and then they have sex.
Afterward is full of cuddles and falling asleep. You know what, he still hadn't
given her the collar, only in the morning when he tells her he has something
for her and she assumes that means he wants a blowjob does he give her the collar...
Making her the most gosh-darn happiest girl in the world. Then of course she
sucks him off as a sign of appreciation and the story ends with her
acknowledging the fact that tomorrow things would go back to normal. Which I
can only assume means her Dom will continue to be a douche bag who doesn't
allow her access to him in his normal life, which really leads me to believe
that Mister "I like to sink my teeth into your flesh" Dom is probably
some bored banker with poor self-esteem, a wife and 5 kids at home and this
alleyway loft of his is where he takes all the whimpering little Mary Sue's he
cons into spreading their legs for him.
Would I recommend this free read to anyone? No. I'm not going to get into
the formatting, editing, grammar, and book cover. The story was enough for me
to decide on a rating. I love BDSM books, but I like strong female characters,
you can be strong and still submit. There is strength in choosing to submit and
hand over control to someone else whom you can trust and is worthy of taking
control, but Mary Sue characters like Summer aren't strong, they are gullible
and needy. That doesn't make for a good read.
1 out of 5 Stars
Heat Rating: Mild/Spicy
(The
descriptions of sex are graphic and use words normally seen in a spicy rating
but the lack of emotion and flavor left the sex scenes bland and stagnant. Be
warned, due to the language used this is not a read for anyone under 18 years
old or who is looking for a sweet romance)
(mild, medium, hot, spicy, scorching)
I downloaded a free copy of this book from Smashwords.
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