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Anyone who has read any of Janet Hardy's previous works has likely been impatiently awaiting a book like Impervious. Hardy's co-authored book The Ethical Slut is many reader's go to recommendation for a frank, funny, and insightful view on polyamory. If you expect Impervious to be every bit as good as it's predecessor, and I'm happy to announce it lives up to expectations.
Though an auto-biography, Hardy's Impervious works as both a memoir and a sort of self-help title, allowing the reader to discover or rediscover pieces of themself as Hardy candidly reminisces about her introduction to and growth through the world of kink. Hardy explains how kink touched every aspect of her life, starting her tale by examining her childhood fascination with spanking. The clever use of parts of titles relating to BDSM scenes (Negotiation, Warmup, Engagement, Climax, and Aftercare) split the book into easily digestible sections that explain where Hardy was in her kink journey for the various stories she shares.
Sprinkled throughout the narrative, along with pop culture references and beginning of chapter quotes, are extremely helpful terminology and rules for those new to kink. Illustrations of floggers, hairbrushes, hangers, and something called the "two-bladed thing" accompany Hardy's stories. These handy references help readers understand her experiences even if they haven't encountered the implement in question or how it is used in a non-conventional setting.
For those more experienced in the world of BDSM, Hardy's stories are a combo of communally shared firsts (everyone starts somewhere) and introduction to one switch's way of understanding the lifestyle. As expressed in The Ethical Slut, Hardy is not one to choose one path when many options are available. Thus, the reader gets the benefit of experiencing scenes with Hardy from a bottom or submissive point of view as well as a dominant or top point of view.
One of the best parts of this book is that Hardy is always unabashedly herself. She doesn't hide the bits of her journey that made her feel out-of-place any more than she boasts about major successes. Descriptions of crafting kinky, spanking-related fanfiction in her head at ten years old, are discussed with the same humor and honesty as fumbling first experiences with partners and the heady exhilaration of a topping session well-done.
In these days of 50 Shades, Hardy's book is refreshing and welcome. Like the best of books, it feels more like a conversation with a close friend than a memoir. This honest look into kink is non-sensationalized and offers plenty of humor along the way. It's a true look at the BDSM lifestyle with all of it's ups and downs, triumphs and missed opportunities, bad decisions and great loves. If you're going to pick up a book for lifestyle 101, get this one. Hardy got that perfect mix of depth and light-hardheartedness that makes Imperviousa quick read you'll find yourself going back to time and again.
Though an auto-biography, Hardy's Impervious works as both a memoir and a sort of self-help title, allowing the reader to discover or rediscover pieces of themself as Hardy candidly reminisces about her introduction to and growth through the world of kink. Hardy explains how kink touched every aspect of her life, starting her tale by examining her childhood fascination with spanking. The clever use of parts of titles relating to BDSM scenes (Negotiation, Warmup, Engagement, Climax, and Aftercare) split the book into easily digestible sections that explain where Hardy was in her kink journey for the various stories she shares.
Sprinkled throughout the narrative, along with pop culture references and beginning of chapter quotes, are extremely helpful terminology and rules for those new to kink. Illustrations of floggers, hairbrushes, hangers, and something called the "two-bladed thing" accompany Hardy's stories. These handy references help readers understand her experiences even if they haven't encountered the implement in question or how it is used in a non-conventional setting.
For those more experienced in the world of BDSM, Hardy's stories are a combo of communally shared firsts (everyone starts somewhere) and introduction to one switch's way of understanding the lifestyle. As expressed in The Ethical Slut, Hardy is not one to choose one path when many options are available. Thus, the reader gets the benefit of experiencing scenes with Hardy from a bottom or submissive point of view as well as a dominant or top point of view.
One of the best parts of this book is that Hardy is always unabashedly herself. She doesn't hide the bits of her journey that made her feel out-of-place any more than she boasts about major successes. Descriptions of crafting kinky, spanking-related fanfiction in her head at ten years old, are discussed with the same humor and honesty as fumbling first experiences with partners and the heady exhilaration of a topping session well-done.
In these days of 50 Shades, Hardy's book is refreshing and welcome. Like the best of books, it feels more like a conversation with a close friend than a memoir. This honest look into kink is non-sensationalized and offers plenty of humor along the way. It's a true look at the BDSM lifestyle with all of it's ups and downs, triumphs and missed opportunities, bad decisions and great loves. If you're going to pick up a book for lifestyle 101, get this one. Hardy got that perfect mix of depth and light-hardheartedness that makes Imperviousa quick read you'll find yourself going back to time and again.
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