BOOKS & COZY SPOTS BOOK REVIEWS ~ Submission Times Two by Claire Thompson

 4 ~Stars!

SUBMISSION TIMES TWO by Claire Thompson {Romance Unbound Publishing}

GENRE:MMM menage/ Bdsm / Erotica /

{Previously posted on Goodreads. Purchased on Amazon}

 Reviewed by Jaycee ~

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When Ethan and Cam met the year before at an underground BDSM club, their connection was intense and immediate. There’s just one small problem-they’re both subs. To work around this, they agree to find their own Doms for play, offering their submission and their bodies to would-be Masters, but leaving their hearts at home. The setup works fine, until the day Ethan meets a hot Dom named Maestro. For the first time, Ethan finds himself keeping secrets from his lover. And Maestro has secrets of his own. Unrequited passion and sizzling hot D/s lead to the three agreeing to a play scene that ends up ensnaring them all in something more powerful than any of them had dreamed of. Can two subs submit to a man who would claim not only their bodies, but their hearts and minds? Or will the intensity of a D/s menage break their world apart? 

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I liked this book. The premise seemed genuine as did the characters and their journey. While compressed as a time frame as romance novels have to be, the realistic feel of the journey was not compromised; it’s presentation pretty much perfectly executed.

I liked Cam and Ethan as individuals and as a couple, and while both submissives, their honesty as a pair was pleasing to see. I loved Andrew as the Dom they sought to fulfill both individual needs and those of a triad…at least, I loved the idea of him as the Dom. I loved the concept of what he was as a child compared to what he became as a fully realized adult. I loved that he was honest about what he initially wanted but also honest enough with himself to see what he ultimately wanted. Andrew as a Dom, was sensitive to the individual past experiences and current needs of both Cam and Ethan. There was no drama between the three that was not openly and quickly dealt with. Angst free zone here, and much appreciated.

A 4 star rating instead of a 5 was purely from the lack of emotional connection I, as the reader, felt with Andrew. If I thought he was written as such a strong Dom and I liked the unfolding of the tale as it relates to him, why am I not figuratively dropping to my own knees as I read him? I can’t put my finger on it and yet, there it is…

My interpretation is admittedly my own, and I do understand the 5′s that have been awarded. In fact, I believe most readers will, and indeed should, come to a 5 star conclusion.

 

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SUBMISSION TIMES TWOalso received the following ratings:

 

HEAT FACTOR ~ 4 Flames

STING FACTOR ~ 3 Paddles