Dom Wars: Round 1 & 2 by Lucian BaneMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Within the last 5% of this book, I found a sentence that defines the entire book.... That being, "I can have sex with meaning."
Translation? When the D/s relationship is real and authentic, it's not about pain, degradation, and humiliation. When it's pure and true, it's about trust and intimacy (into me you see).
As a Sociologist, I've researched the BDSM culture along with it's growing influence on the publishing industry, and found that the success/acceptance of a lot of erotic/BDSM authors (published since 2011), can be attributed to the wildly popular FSOG.
A decade or two before FSOG's success, BDSM/Erotica books were considered to be somewhat deviant in Popular Culture. (I should know, because I spent 10 years in the bookselling industry.)
Even though this author and others strongly dislike
, they'd better thank E.L James for taking this genre and mainstreaming it for consumption amongst Popular Culture. Better yet, thank "Twilight."
(Yeah, I said it!)
Other than that, this book could have named "The Dom & The Switch."
It wasn't pitch perfect, nor was it without its moments of corniness and over-the-top antics. I don't know who Lucian Bane is, but I can definitely see some autobiographical elements interwoven amongst the pages.
Basically, it was good, but it needs more polishing.
Giving this one: 3 stars
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