A new book review.

I'm going to be reviewing a new book in segments, as I read it. I'm currently reading "Erotic Slavehood" by Christina Abernathy. I really enjoyed the Forward by Laura Antoniou. I have read her bdsm novels and really enjoyed them. What I liked about her Forward was how she admitted that all those wonderful bdsm novels are just that novels. It would be damn near impossible to actually live many of these fantasies.

In her introduction she talks about "What is bdsm?", "What bdsm is not", and "How D/s is different?". I really like her candidness as well as her practicality.

In part 1 (chapter 1) she covers "The Training Program". I really thought the info about interviewing a submissive was really well written. It highlighted the importance of knowing your submissive beyond just her/his erotic likes and dislike, limits ect...She speaks to knowing medical limitations as well as what medications the submissive is currently using. She also includes having a list of emergency contacts and knowing what info is safe to divulge to these contacts. And finally limitations of play that includes past abuse and incest history.

The ideas that kept coming up in my mind as I read through this part of the book are as follows: A Master/Mistress really needs to be consistant. It is important to the slave/submissive to know what expectations are in order to fulfill them. It is also a sign of committment in the eyes of the submissive if the Master/Mistress/Dom is being consistant. If the submissive slips up and the Dominant does not notice it can really be crushing to the submissive. I hav experienced this myself and know the pain it can cause. On the other hand, noticing the well done work of a submissive is also important. Praise and rewards show that the Dom is please which fills the submissives heart with joy and a sense of security.

Part 1 had much more content then I can communicate in one post. I can say that so far I'm really enjoying the book and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment.

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