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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Smolderingly erotic, despite the poor editing..., June 20, 2004
This review is from: Power Exchange (Paperback)
I was very excited about reading Power Exchange. I'd looked forward to picking up this book and devouring it from cover to cover. But the poor (or lack of) editing almost spoiled a beautifully told story about trusting your dominant partner. Ellora's Cave is the most creative and enticing romantica e-imprint out there, but I hope that they've hired better editors. Alas, this is a great novel about a woman who, with the help of her insatiable and imaginative lover, shatters all of her innermost sexual inhibitions. Mark has found the perfect woman -- an independent, intelligent woman with desires she hasn't discovered. Annie submits to Mark's unconventional sexual demands and discovers the depths of her sexuality in doing so. However, Mark wants more than just a submissive partner -- he wants to turn Annie into his slave. But he discovers things about himself along the sexual and emotional odyssey that he hadn't expected... I love Power Exchange because it is a perfect example of what an important role trust plays in a D/s relationship. I marvel at the realistic and compelling making of a wanton woman. I roll my eyes whenever I read an erotic novel about an inexperienced woman who turns into a borderline nympho after one or two chapters. This novel is so not like that. I love the scene in the shower with Annie, Mark and Alan. The man-woman-man sex scene is delicious beyond words! I also loved how Annie learned new ways to be submissive and obedient. And I loved the first spanking scene. I almost felt Annie's pleasure-pain. But, as said earlier, the poor editing was in the way of full reading enjoyment. There were so many grammatical errors and typos that I almost gave up on finishing up the book. They were distracting and annoying. Was this book edited at all? It seems to me that Ellora's Cave published this novel just as it was turned in. The story was great, the sex scenes even better, but the actual writing was awful. Madeleine Oh (pseudonym) should have done some proofreading of his or her own. I hate to do it, but I've removed two stars because of it. The lack of editing was that bad. Other than that, this is a terrific read. If you're in the bargain for a well-told BDSM novel, Power Exchange is the one for you. I just hope that you're more tolerant to typos and grammar mistakes than I am...
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FABULOUS!, March 27, 2004
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This review is from: Power Exchange (Paperback)
If you've ever had a dominant/submissive fantasy, this is the book for you! It shows how a dominant man brings a submissive woman with plenty of doubts into his world with hot erotica and hot dialogue. The ending disappointed me, but the rest of the book blew me away. I loved it and will read it over and over.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not for the Weak of Heart, January 22, 2003
I guess what I like most about this book is I keep thinking about it. Ms Oh present a dominate and submissive relationship that develops into love. Mark is a caring dominate. He does seem to care about Annie in his own way. I don't think it is the same way Annie cares about him. Annie would and does endure just about anything to please Mark. However, I am not certain that someone that is referred to as Cast Iron Cavendish would allow some of these things without more of a fight. Mark does use a lot of coercion and intimidation to get Annie to do what he wants. Annie likes Mark and loves the sex that they share. But when she becomes unsure or confused, Mark's response is that she was excited by the experience. Mark takes Annie from a normal relationship to a D/s relationship in a every short time. Mark pushes Annie all the way never giving her time to really think about what is going on. He never explains what will happen until the last minute. Surpising Annie at a time that she can't comfortably back out. Even at the end of the book she is still confused and uncertain. I would like to see a continuation of the story to see is Annie will actually marry Mark. Their realtionship has only been on the weekends and one 10 day holiday to the coast, in a span of 4 or 5 weeks. At present Annie has a great deal of time to herself to be with her friends and do what she likes. In a fulltime relationship with Mark I do not think that would be the case. Like I said I have thought alot about the book. I have even read it more than once. The story is well written. The characters are well defined. The scenes believable. There is something here that I continue to question, but I can't seem to catch it. Of course this is what good fiction should do is make you question and examine how you feel about what you read.
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