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tringlo 's review for:
The Submissive
by Tara Sue Me
Initially this tale of sex and romance had me intrigued. The cold exterior of Nathaniel, the dom, and Abigail's willingness to follow his every wish is typical of the novels genre. Nevertheless, as someone who isn't really into that stuff, but more interested in the romance side of things, I still found the scenes very well written and not too confronting. The explicit sex scenes between the dom and sub are exotic but not hardcore. Tara Sue Me has maintained a nice balance, to display the dynamic relationship involved between a Dom and Sub, whilst still making it appealing to an audience not typically familiar with it. For me, I started to really enjoy this tale of a confused love when Nathaniel (the dom) and Abigail (the sub) start to interact with one another more, without sex having to be an element. The playful banter between Abigail and Nathaniel is endearing and did at times make me laugh out loud. The scene of Abigail throwing snowballs to Nathaniel's dog, and them then crumbling upon contact with the ground is a sweet touch and perhaps one of my favourite moments within the book. The major issue I had with 'The Submissive', was at times the story would throw in elements which didn't seem to really fit in or were rather unrealistic. Such as Nathaniel and Abigail's past connections. I understand these elements were put in place to illustrate how their love was always meant to be, but I feel like the two examples of their distant knowing of one another left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I cannot put my finger on in, but I really didn't like these inclusions in the tale. Furthermore, the scene at the engagement party and their meeting thereafter really annoyed me. Nathaniel is a Dom, yet in both these scenes he is portrayed rather weak in demeanour. Yes, the author was trying to show he was lost without Abigail and he would change to get her back, but this doesn't mean Nathaniel had to be shown as weak and pathetic, as harsh as that may sound. The novel ends nicely however, as a real connection between the two is established and the sex still as hot as ever.