Sophie's husband has been cheating on her and when the time comes to divorce she knows she must follow through. The idea of dating and getting out there though haunts her and when a random meeting introduces her to the life of submission she finds herself looking up anything and everything she can online. When she finds online submissive training she's so intrigued by it that she can't turn it down. The Dom on the other side of the line is creative, he's bossy, and he's got her doing anything he says. Online may not be enough though and when they take the leap to do a session in person anything could happen.

I've been delaying writing this review, because in the end my rating came down to personal preference entirely. I read the entire book, so it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't necessarily right for me. The writing is great, the creativity totally kept my attention, but the general premise of it threw me off. I get online relationships, 110% actually, but how this one played out just...confused me. Sophie is both this quiet teacher and at this same time a submissive freak, awesome, but it didn't make sense. She was so worried about her career and her image, but she was doing things, in public, that I just couldn't actually see her doing. The stuff at home, in hotels, absolutely, but on a car? No. I really liked that the submission to the man over the internet and the phone was super unique, especially the creative methods the Dom used, and how their relationship played out, but the connection didn't feel like it was there. Plus, I didn't expect to be reading emails from the characters the entire novel, I got so bored! I really just wanted to see them in real life acting all this out, so maybe less time online chatting and more time doing these visits. Of course, there's a sequel where I can go get what I want, but I'm just not sure I will.

Very on the fence with this one, it's just unlike anything I've read before and totally threw me off. ( )

I have to say that this book was nothing that I was expecting. I have read other BDSM books, but this took it to a whole new level. I’m not sure that I was completely ready to go there, but I did! The writing was so descriptive that I felt like I was in the book and experiencing the story first hand. Some of it was a bit too dark for me, but hey we all have our limits!

I was not too sure how Sophie was going to work out doing the whole cyber Dom/sub relationship. When she started getting attached to MC, I started to worry about her. I thought that maybe she would become one of those girls that gives her life because she feels that she is not good enough for a ‘real’ man.

When the end was near and it looked to be a happy ever after, I was so excited. I thought for sure she would give up her job and move to be with him. Now I have to wait until the next book to actually see what happens. I’m all for a good cliffy, if I know that is what is going to happen, and with this book I did not so I was a little bummed.

Overall, it was a good read. I will get book 2 so I can find out what happens with Sophie and Quentin.
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I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a first for me by this author and trust me, it will not be my last! It was such an original concept for a BDSM book.

Sophie is in a marriage that she doesn't really want to be in but can't bring herself to leave her cheating husband. He does it for her by asking for a divorce. One night she stumbles on a BDSM website and starts chatting with a Dom MC. She becomes fascinated with MC and he becomes her online BDSM mentor/master. Even though they could not cam chat due to her need for discretion, he pushes her boundaries with ordinary household items. And wow... I may not look at some of the same again! Loved that part.!
What I loved most about this story was Sophie. I loved her vulnerability, and her honesty in what she wanted to try. But I really how she ended up finding herself in the most unconventional ways.

I can't wait to read the next installment!! ( )

It wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, but I was surprised how not-light the bdsm part was. Usually there's a little bit of spanking and that's it. Here the reader gets for example fork-play.

I was hoping for more details about the online training, since most novels are about live 'training'. Sadly most solo scenes are mere retellings and rather short, too. More about Sophie's feelings would have been appreciated. Instead it felt a little bit rushed. It gets better when they move on to phone sessions at least.

I had some problems with the language (not the dirt talk, mind you). So much 'clit humming' (I never heard humming used that way before, too) and so much 'that clit/pussy etc.' as well. I was tempted to count how often it was used, to be honest.

The end was very predictable and unrealistic as well. So... romance? Not really. Erotica? Yes.

I still was interested in the story and I may read the next installments as well.

Disclaimer: I was provided through NetGalley with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you. ( )