Sarah's Awakening [Paperback]

Claire Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2004

Lovely Sarah denies her true desires for many years, hoping to find happiness with the pallid men who court her. Unable to hide her feelings any longer, Sarah explores the S/M scene and tastes fulfillment for the first time. Gradually, her desires lead her to Lawrence, a discriminating man whose course of erotic training awakens in Sarah a fuller realization of her submissive nature and a deeper love than she ever imagined possible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (November 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562014382
• ISBN-13: 978-1562014384
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,249,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Red flags abound..., May 26, 2011

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C. Zeringue (Thibodaux, LA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sarah's Awakening (Kindle Edition)

This is my first Claire Thompson story and it will probably be my last. I usually enjoy a good BDSM story, but I couldn't get through the first chapter of this one and promptly deleted from my Kindle.

I must be spoiled by great BDSM authors like Cherise Sinclair, Melinda Barron, and Sindra van Yssel because I stopped reading due to the many MANY BDSM red flags. This chick is completely new to the scene, yet she wonders around a BDSM club by herself. She goes home with a guy she JUST met without any saftey measures in place like letting a friend know where she is or having a check-in call set up. Then, when they start playing (with the guy she just met) there are no discussions about boundaries, safewords, or any of the other dozen of things a good dom should discuss with a new sub before play.

Maybe it doesn't matter to you, but for me that's all part of the BDSM relationship/fantasy allure. Setting those limits and communicating shows how much the dom cares for his sub. If it's not a big deal for you, you might enjoy the book. But if you're a details person like I am, try some of the above mentioned authors instead.

I'm not sure about trying any other of Ms. Thompson's books. If they all are like this, I think I'll stick with what I know.

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Tale of BDSM Novice, December 3, 2010

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Maria (Minnetonka, MN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sarah's Awakening (Paperback)

First off, I'm a fan of Claire Thompson, so that might make me a little more picky than other readers. This story reminded me of her "Slave Castle," which I enjoyed more and would highly recommend if you like this kind of story. There are plenty of hot scenes and it all feels very realistic, but the writing and story just didn't suck me in like many of her later works. Although it included an HEA (thank you!), I just didn't feel close enough to the characters to care that much. Still, it's a good story and I'm not sorry I bought or read it.