Customer Reviews

Ironwood Revisited

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have mixed feelings about this second novel in the Ironwood series. Again, Don Winslow refers to the origin of the Ironwood papers and, again, you don't know if he's telling the truth or not. But maybe it's better this way. You will always be guessing.

The first part of the book, relating the return of James to Ironwood after a long series of travels, is very good. Excellent erotica, actually. Doesn't have a lot of SM scenes but you won't mind that given the quality of the prose and the sensuality of the scenes. There is a very special welcoming surprise for "master" James the night he arrives and there are a couple of subsequent events that will dazzle you.

One girl is handpicked for welcoming James when he arrives and she is .... well, I don't want to spoil it. Then there is also a scene involving a couple of girls in a private party, involving James and his friends, that will take your breath away. It's just amazing the way you can picture everything that is happening when Don Winslow is writing. That party will be in your memory for days to come, I guarantee you that.

One aspect in particular that catches you in any Ironwood book is the submissive personality of the girls featured there. And, although being submissive, you don't get the impression that they are just puppets without a will of their own.

The second part of the book is not so good. It's seems that the author glued a series of unrelated events together just so that he could finish the book with enough pages. Some of the scenes are just too graphic and not erotic at all while others are just too confusing to understand. One particular chapter, about pictures, is too boring and too long to endure. It's a repetition of the same scene over and over and over again.

It's because of this apparent gluing of unrelated episodes in some parts of the book that the rumours about the Ironwood papers gain some credit. It does appear that this stories were taken from manuscripts and thus being somewhat unrelated. Any author using only it's imagination as fuel would probably relate the events better. And if you read the third book in this series (Images of Ironwood) you will know exactly what I mean and Don Winslow will explain it even better.

But just for the first ninety pages of the book, I highly recommend it. You'll have a good time.

Ironwood, the institution that trains and supplies the finest sex slaves in the world is thriving. Its success is owed to James, and positions are reversed as its head mistress and trainer Cora Blasingdale now stands before his desk . . ready to serve him, to submit her body and mind and will. And from there on in, the pages heat up! Don Winslow sexually strobes the minds-eye in each and every scene with his descriptive magic. Each chapter contains uniquely kinky surprises involving hot/cold play, cameras and orgasmic gadgets guaranteed to ring your bells. I liked them all, but my favorite chapters were City Light's, Photo Opportunities, and Cora Redux.

James celebrates a prosperous five year anniversary, a return and welcoming home to the unique institution called IRONWOOD; a business that houses, supplies, and trains the finest quality female sex slaves the world round. Positions of power are reversed as head trainer, Mistress Cora Blasingdale, now stands before HIS desk, awaiting permission to sit, ready to serve James without reservation. To place her body and mind in his sexual service. . . Wow! This opening scene is hot! And from there on in, author Don Winslow continues to turn up the heat with his absolutely amazing descriptive expositions, almost sexually 'strobing' the readers mind with his attention to every sensual nuisance, nook, cranny, pheromone.
I especially enjoyed James's welcoming home gift of Nichole, laid out upon the bed, blindfolded. And, the Paris trip in 'City of Lights', along with 'Photo Opportunities' and 'Private Lessons'--those chapter titles say it all without giving anything away....

it's a poor continuation of what should have only been one book. That's the problem with sequels ... they just don't cut it .......

Five years have passed and our Hero, James, returns to the school at Ironwood to meet up again with Cora, the headmistress and some of the most salacious of the students.

...

You can imagine the rest is boring drivel .....