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Judgment

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This is another case of an excellent book for a particular genre not getting deserving attention (at least as far as reviews go...for all I know it's a best seller). I feel compelled to at least write a short review because the story has not left my head even though I finished it a few days ago. Judgment is about domination and submission with a fairly violent spanking bent. Don't get it 'twisted' though, we're not talking about sweet over-the-knee erotic spankings. The action is somewhat extreme but without permanent injury. There's a bondage emphasis as well.

Judgment is a non-consensual capture story about the dominant Mountain Lord and the young woman/captive he takes a particular interest in... who he names Mischief. The Mountain Lord, Daymon Tane, is a slaver and Mischief is originally abducted with other women. The setting is then the mountain fortress where Tane and his cohorts train submissives for sale. I'm not interested in multiple captive stories unless it is personal and important between a particular couple, which is how things develop here. It is definitely a story about Tane and Mischief and, even though I know it's "wrong", I love them together. The secondary characters (mostly the other dominants/masters) and the world building make the story very interesting as well and help to move the action along. And there's also the aspect of Mischief, after becoming the perfect submissive object, interacting with the outside world.

Two other things to say. If you liked stories like Kitty Thomas' Comfort Food, Stephanie Snow's Demon's Captive or Remittance Girl's Gaijin (all of which I recommend), you will definitely like this. Also, it turns out this book existed in another incarnation...as Judgement (notice the now absent E). From what I can tell, this was with a former publisher, BUT, if you go to that link, you can read a few other positive reviews.

OK, I said my piece. I hope you enjoy this if you decide to read it!

There are very few erotica novels out there worth reading. This was one of them. Written from the woman's prospective, the story takes the reader on an imaginative journey into the realm of B&D enthusiasts. I loved it.

Intricately woven between past and present this is the story of Callie McGuire / "Mischief" who was abducted by gypsies and then sold to Judgement along with other captives who are sadistically beaten into trained submission to then be sold around the globe or like a few such as Mischief, kept to become a Personal for the Masters at Judgement. "Judgement" is primarily the story of Tane and Mischief which spans nearly ten years. Ruthless does not begin to describe the treatment of the slaves. Very well written and very hard to put down.

Abduction, submission and a building story between a master and a slave. A must read if you are interested in this type of writing.

While Judgement seemed a bit heavy on the descriptive whipping scenes, what truly was fascinating was watching the steps and journey of the main character, "Mischief" as she became further entrenched in the lifestyle at Judgement. This was offset in a clever way, and truly one of the more interesting aspects of the book, by showing how others not in the scene (the police force) react to the training and ingraining of Mischief after she has been a part of Judgement for 10 years. The last few chapters, in which Mischief becomes the personal slave to the Master of Masters at Judgement, are most gripping, and days later I still am trying to get them out of my mind. A great read for any submissive or Master interested in exploring serious depth in the lifestyle.

First, let me say that I do NOT enjoy the BDSM genre. It is a subject that is off-putting to me. I do not waste my time reading this type of thing.

However, this story sucked me right in from sentence one and before I knew it, I found I could not put the thing down. I began reading only a preview based on high recommendations in the forums. I thought the story would be some kind of sleaze-porn without a plot. Boy was I ever wrong!

The characters were well developed and so life-like I completely forgot where I was. It has been a very long time since I was lost in a tale, but I truly felt as if I were right there as events unfolded. The plot was so well thought out, I couldn't help but read on in horrified fascination til I reached the very end.

Ms. Hall Takes you on a dark journey of horrific degradation through the eyes of a feisty young girl who is abducted, humiliated, violated, tortured, and stripped of her very essence against her will for the sadistic pleasure of a Slaver.

Though the subject matter is quite controversial, I highly recommend this story. It is one that stays with you long after you put the book down.

I was reluctant thinking just 'spankings', boring, vanilla! Not so. Lots of bondage and discipline. Includes piercing and some other fun fetishes. A good long read too. There is a sequel, maybe not quite the same but still entertaining. I hope there is more to come about this mountain fortress training camp for subs.

This books gives a wonderful look at the psychological changes that take place as a woman is trained by brute force to be a slave.

I purchased this book around 1:30 a.m. for some next day reading. "Just a quick chapter," I told myself. I finished Judgment just after dawn.