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bodebeabay's review
2.0
Finished Reading March 4, 2014
2.25 Stars
This had a lot of potential and there were parts I liked
BUT
It was full of areas that dragged on about nothing much and had tons of typos/errors.
I can't say I liked it. But I didn't hate it either.
This is Erotica Romance but it just rambled way to much. The Cat Woman/Batman thing was a bit 'Tongue in Cheek' and Daisy never came off very domineering to me.
This is the only book I have read by this author according to my shelves. Though GR's constant breaking what works has been know to kick books off my shelves or rearrange them incorrectly.
Prch Amz March 1, 2014
2.25 Stars
This had a lot of potential and there were parts I liked
BUT
It was full of areas that dragged on about nothing much and had tons of typos/errors.
I can't say I liked it. But I didn't hate it either.
This is Erotica Romance but it just rambled way to much. The Cat Woman/Batman thing was a bit 'Tongue in Cheek' and Daisy never came off very domineering to me.
This is the only book I have read by this author according to my shelves. Though GR's constant breaking what works has been know to kick books off my shelves or rearrange them incorrectly.
Prch Amz March 1, 2014
fangirljeanne's review
1.0
I read Catwoman and Dominatrix and I was all over this story. Sadly, it bored me to death before it got to the actual story (aka dominatrix parts).
I liked the idea that the heroine used Catwoman as an avatar for her sexier, stronger alter-ego, but it was also apparent that Daisy/the author neither knew or cared about the actual character of Catwoman. Which bothered me, as a comic book fan who was looking forward to having a fun kinky tribute to one of my favorite fictional heroines.
Setting that aside the start of the books is a very information heavy introduction to the lead and her day to day life as an accountant, with slivers of her darker, fantasy life as Catwoman. But it felt like we got way too much information that I just didn't care about, like her accounting client Chole, who was a ridiculous cliche of an erotica/romance writer. (Side note: I felt Chole was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek poke at the genre this book is from, but it wasn't funny and wasted way too much of my time.)
Also, for a woman who has embraced her sexuality and specifically her desire to dominate men I didn't feel like Daisy actually knew anything about the BDSM lifestyle or even what domination was like, much like why it would be appealing for a woman. The portrayal of dominance felt like an outsiders perspective, it amounted to playing dress up and shouting orders at men. That really disappointed me since when you put the name Dominatrix in the title of a novel I expect to see at least a little honest to god Domination.
Sadly, this book reads more like "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" with a VERY light BDSM theme, that has a lot more to do with dressing up and role playing as comic book characters (written by someone who know nothing of the actual comic book characters).
This is miss-packaged and very disappointing for me.
I liked the idea that the heroine used Catwoman as an avatar for her sexier, stronger alter-ego, but it was also apparent that Daisy/the author neither knew or cared about the actual character of Catwoman. Which bothered me, as a comic book fan who was looking forward to having a fun kinky tribute to one of my favorite fictional heroines.
Setting that aside the start of the books is a very information heavy introduction to the lead and her day to day life as an accountant, with slivers of her darker, fantasy life as Catwoman. But it felt like we got way too much information that I just didn't care about, like her accounting client Chole, who was a ridiculous cliche of an erotica/romance writer. (Side note: I felt Chole was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek poke at the genre this book is from, but it wasn't funny and wasted way too much of my time.)
Also, for a woman who has embraced her sexuality and specifically her desire to dominate men I didn't feel like Daisy actually knew anything about the BDSM lifestyle or even what domination was like, much like why it would be appealing for a woman. The portrayal of dominance felt like an outsiders perspective, it amounted to playing dress up and shouting orders at men. That really disappointed me since when you put the name Dominatrix in the title of a novel I expect to see at least a little honest to god Domination.
Sadly, this book reads more like "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" with a VERY light BDSM theme, that has a lot more to do with dressing up and role playing as comic book characters (written by someone who know nothing of the actual comic book characters).
This is miss-packaged and very disappointing for me.
conniejoy529's review
4.0
I was really torn between three and four stars here so lets call it 3 and 1-2. I really like the beginning of this book, but the middle almost lost me, then the story was completely redeemed by the end. So it left me with a smile on my face which is always good. I got this book as a kindle freebie, so I was excited that it was a full length novel and not just a teaser.
By day Daisy is an accountant. She spends her time doing taxes, taking care of her slightly crazy aunt, and putting up with the mother who was never there when she needed her, but now always manages shows up when she is least wanted. By night, Daisy becomes Catwoman, a professional dominatrix. Where she spends her time in Mistress Minerva's dungeon spanking various men. And never the worlds shall meet.
Until Duran walks into Daisy's accounting office with a shoebox full of receipts and mutual instant attraction. Which is great until Duran also later walks into Mistress Minerva's looking to be dominated by none other than Catwoman herself. Luckily Catwoman is always masked. But eventually Daisy will have to reveal herself.
So yeah, I ended up liking this one in the end. I had seriously mixed feelings about every single character in the book, and there were quite a few of them, there was not a single character that I liked all the way through. In the beginning Daisy seemed genuinely happy with her life (except for her mother, which was to be expected) but through out the book she lost her sense of self. I didn't like the way that she referred to herself as though she had multiple personalities, as though Daisy was one person, and Catwoman was another. I liked the fact that in the beginning she was strong, and confident, and dominant, and I hated when she started to lose that halfway through the book. I was sure this was going to turn into every other bad BDSM book I'd ever attempted to read where the dominant woman "realized" that she didn't need or really want to be dominant and suddenly realized that she was in fact submissive if the right man came along to dominate her. I almost stopped reading because I felt it heading that way, and it actually did reach that point, but (hopefully i'm not spoiling anything here) Daisy snapped out of it, and decided to be who she really was. And was strong enough to decide that if Duran couldn't accept her then he wasn't right for her anyway.
There were so many weird peripheral characters in this book, and so many strange subplots. In total they were interesting, but certainly not all necessary. Overall I was completely creeped out by Duran's father and how he was connected to everything and everyone seemed forced. There was also some unnecessary conflict, but it all did add to the story.
Overall it was an enjoyable read. I would probably read it again, and suggest it to others.
By day Daisy is an accountant. She spends her time doing taxes, taking care of her slightly crazy aunt, and putting up with the mother who was never there when she needed her, but now always manages shows up when she is least wanted. By night, Daisy becomes Catwoman, a professional dominatrix. Where she spends her time in Mistress Minerva's dungeon spanking various men. And never the worlds shall meet.
Until Duran walks into Daisy's accounting office with a shoebox full of receipts and mutual instant attraction. Which is great until Duran also later walks into Mistress Minerva's looking to be dominated by none other than Catwoman herself. Luckily Catwoman is always masked. But eventually Daisy will have to reveal herself.
So yeah, I ended up liking this one in the end. I had seriously mixed feelings about every single character in the book, and there were quite a few of them, there was not a single character that I liked all the way through. In the beginning Daisy seemed genuinely happy with her life (except for her mother, which was to be expected) but through out the book she lost her sense of self. I didn't like the way that she referred to herself as though she had multiple personalities, as though Daisy was one person, and Catwoman was another. I liked the fact that in the beginning she was strong, and confident, and dominant, and I hated when she started to lose that halfway through the book. I was sure this was going to turn into every other bad BDSM book I'd ever attempted to read where the dominant woman "realized" that she didn't need or really want to be dominant and suddenly realized that she was in fact submissive if the right man came along to dominate her. I almost stopped reading because I felt it heading that way, and it actually did reach that point, but (hopefully i'm not spoiling anything here) Daisy snapped out of it, and decided to be who she really was. And was strong enough to decide that if Duran couldn't accept her then he wasn't right for her anyway.
There were so many weird peripheral characters in this book, and so many strange subplots. In total they were interesting, but certainly not all necessary. Overall I was completely creeped out by Duran's father and how he was connected to everything and everyone seemed forced. There was also some unnecessary conflict, but it all did add to the story.
Overall it was an enjoyable read. I would probably read it again, and suggest it to others.
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