The Forbidden Bookshelf reviewed Safeword Rainbow. The heat level and the book review were both a 4 out of 5. Here are a few highlights from the review:
- Despite their differing ideas, the chemistry between Tyler and Vivian was amazing.
- … I love reading books like Safeword: Rainbow that push the boundaries of my comfort zone.
- It was a well-written and fascinating story, definitely a page-turner.
Several people have had trouble with one of the final scenes of the book. My intention was to show a scene that points out how sometimes a Sadist needs more than a regular scene in order to feed his (or her) inner Sadist. There is a conundrum amongst some of the heavier S&M players of… if the submissive goes off into subspace then is the Sadist really hurting her? This type of scene is one of several answers to that conundrum, but in retrospect it may have been better to make it a shorter scene, or to talk about it instead of giving the blow-by-blow version of it.
At any rate, I appreciate the honest feedback about how much is too much. Some people have loved that scene, some have appreciated it for showing them where they don’t want to go, and some haven’t been able to appreciate it even a teeny tiny bit. There is no right or wrong response, everyone responds to it the way that is right for them, of course.
Overall it was a good review, and I’m pleased with it.
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