This book is not for those with faint hearts or restrictive imagination. It is one of the wildest Thompson’s book I have ever read. The writings are clear yet aggressive, hardcore and graphically seducing. The intertwined lives of Mark and Emily transcends to a euphoric state of sexual and extreme obsessions; leading to an intensive power chase. The contents are dark and extreme;a wild ride with lasting after effects. ( )

It's a shame I have to go to the dirty cellar that is non-consent erotica to find D/s with actual degradation and S/M with real pain and beatings, but I guess I should be glad I can find it at all.

This one had the whole shebang: humiliation, forniphilia, piss play, whips, canes, suspension, piercing, branding, rape, sodomy, and a cage in a dark closet. The emotion didn't blow my hair back or anything, but the characterization and phychology behind the characters' actions and reactions was above average. Thompson does well at showing us a believable dynamic, even if it's not a terribly healthy one.

Not a romance, by any means, but good erotic fiction that pulls no punches. ( )