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A review by tita_noir
The Sweetest Taboo: An Unconventional Romance by Harper Miller
4.0
This book had me feeling some kind of way.
Way out of my comfort zone that is for sure.
This book is about a D/s relationship. It isn't a BDSM book with all the spankings & such, even though Rick does have a 'playroom'. It really is a relationship book about a strong submissive who completely lives the life and her search for, and successful landing of, a caring Dom.
This was a very sweet book that alternates POVs between Micah, the female sub and Rick her Dom. Rick was simultaneously Masterful and nurturing, while Micah was strong minded about how she needed to cede control.
The two fall in love fairly soon, but take a while to admit it, mainly because they need to negotiate their relationship on two levels. One of course is the more conventional emotional relationship and the other is making sure they are a right D/s fit for each other. I liked how the author told both levels of that story.
It was also very sexy.
One thing I really appreciated was reading the author's foreword on using lowercase for Micah's name as well as any other references to her (even when she refers to herself in first person the I is in lowercase). Meanwhile all references to Rick is uppercase. While his proper name was expected, whenever Micah used pronounce such as 'Him' and 'He' they were also capitalized. It had the curious effect of giving him an almost Godlike quality. You really start to believe in him as Dom. It was rather fascinating.
Really good book, I recommend it even to people like me who get a little squiffy about D/s stuff.
Way out of my comfort zone that is for sure.
This book is about a D/s relationship. It isn't a BDSM book with all the spankings & such, even though Rick does have a 'playroom'. It really is a relationship book about a strong submissive who completely lives the life and her search for, and successful landing of, a caring Dom.
This was a very sweet book that alternates POVs between Micah, the female sub and Rick her Dom. Rick was simultaneously Masterful and nurturing, while Micah was strong minded about how she needed to cede control.
The two fall in love fairly soon, but take a while to admit it, mainly because they need to negotiate their relationship on two levels. One of course is the more conventional emotional relationship and the other is making sure they are a right D/s fit for each other. I liked how the author told both levels of that story.
It was also very sexy.
One thing I really appreciated was reading the author's foreword on using lowercase for Micah's name as well as any other references to her (even when she refers to herself in first person the I is in lowercase). Meanwhile all references to Rick is uppercase. While his proper name was expected, whenever Micah used pronounce such as 'Him' and 'He' they were also capitalized. It had the curious effect of giving him an almost Godlike quality. You really start to believe in him as Dom. It was rather fascinating.
Really good book, I recommend it even to people like me who get a little squiffy about D/s stuff.