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Beauty & Submission

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Written by one of America's hottest contemporary erotica writers the author takes us on a real life tour of her private world of sex slaves, swinging and BDSM. In contrast to most readers pre conceived notions where the `sadism' part of BDSM lifestyle is usually a description of a master beating the living daylights out of his slave, Maria Isabel Pita describes her relationship with her master as a pretty well wholesome practice of living out her fantasies ......


Yes there are rules and considerations to a good relationship and the results can only be understated as very very satisfying. Being a master erotica writer the author manages to describe her life in a manner that takes the reader on a delicious and vicarious trip into a world that generally are only deep and hidden fantasies of most women ....


This real life exploration of a sex slave/master relationship make these fantasies not only seem more plausible but also delicious .....

What struck me the most all throughout the reading of "Beauty and submission" is the power and bravery behind Maria Pita's prose. She is undoubtedly a wise old soul. Yet, in the same instance, her no-holds-barred honesty about the lifestyle and personal odyssey with her beloved Dom has a youthful innocence that refreshes and renews like rain in the springtime. Love is new, and forever renewed, by each other. Life obstacles faced by most vanilla lovers face are present along with the countless obstacles any alternative lifestyle will bring. Every such mountain is a challenge scaled with intelligent and triumphant results. Missa's enormous heart, and huge capacity to love and submit to her man in the purest sense, will stay with me (and I'm sure all her readers) long after this book is closed. This real life romance makes fictional renditions pale in comparison.

Technically this was an exercise in tautology, and albeit the author admits that they are events not presented chronologically/linerally, the whole thing came off as a repetitive scrapbook of free associative ramblings. Cultural allusions were off and revealed just a shallow dip into areas of interest; just deep enough to create a character for a sexual fantasy.
Every D/s relationship defines it's own perimeters, but this is the most silly top from the bottom (with a side of kink) i've ever read. Any girl who needs to prover her worth and devotion by degrading any and all around her isn't creating a deeper bond of submission, but pathetically wallowing in a misplaced sense of value (with a heaping side of self-image issues).

I think one's like or dislike of this book will be largely dependant on whether or not he or she is into The Lifestyle. And even then- they are going to have be very open minded and refrain from judgment, as everyone's idea of what is "normal" varies so much. That's a hard thing to do, considering the blatant contradictions between the author's actions and her view of herself. This book also seems like a feeble attempt to make more money off of the original, and a way to promote her other novels. A lot of the manuscript is just excerpts from her other books!

However, I did finish the whole thing in about 4 days. It IS a page turner- even though my respect for the author diminished considerably with each passing chapter. Again- it's a matter of preference. She wants to "dispel negative stereotypes", but personally I felt even more afraid of delving into anything beyond vanilla after reading it, and more unwilling to ever be associated with anyone of that nature. If a man wanted me to drink his urine and give me enemas and do it all in the name of love- I'd have a problem with it. Again, I'm not judging. Whatever two consenting adults do together is fine with me. Just don't try to pass it off as normal, and don't pretend to be strong when you aren't.

I picked up Beauty & Submission on a whim, after reading the back cover. I have recently begun to read a few BDSM and thought this book would help broaden my knowledge of the submissive aspect. I was disappointed with the outcome.

I thought the book held more issues with jealousy and swinging than the day-to-day life of a lifestyle submissive. I also thought that the slave seemed to switch between a dominant/submissive role. There were quite a few references to watersports which were personally not my cup o' tea, as you might say.

I did not enjoy all the pages where she "quoted" from her other novels. I believe the book would have been half the size if these would have been cut from the copy. It felt like an attempt to sell her other books.