REVIEW: Master Class by Cassandra Carr

Master Class
by: Cassandra Carr

 4  HEARTS

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Ryan Tomasi feels like a failure. His marriage is officially over; the ink dried on the divorce decree. His friend Jack introduces him to BDSM and he agrees to attend a Halloween party at a club. A submissive approaches him, offering herself, and how can he refuse the kneeling beauty? They do a whirlwind scene and Ryan is addicted—both to dominance and to her.

Lisette Rinaldo is returning to the BDSM club for the first time since ending a bad relationship with her former master. She spots Ryan and is taken by the combination of self-assurance and nervousness the man displays as he takes in his surroundings. And after he gives her an incredible re-introduction to the lifestyle, she knows she needs to see the man again.

Ryan and Lisette explore each other and the lifestyle, but what started out as playtime quickly evolves into something more. The problem? Ryan isn’t ready to get serious again and Lisette doesn’t want to fall in love with a guy who can’t give all of himself to her. Both of them are going to have to break out of the bonds holding them back from happiness to pass this Master Class.

   

I don’t think even an iceberg can cool me down from this. To say this story was hot is a complete understatement. There wasn’t a single chapter that went by where Ryan and Lisette weren't getting down and dirty, and by god it was awesome! Cloud 9 with some kink? Check!

I really liked how Lisette and Ryan connected with each other. I also like how she first approached him at the club. Everything seemed to fit just right between them and their lives and the moments between them. Both of them are coming out of relationships that, for lack of better words, royally freaking sucked. They both had a sense of incompleteness in their lives and both wanted to find some way to heal and move on. In discovering each other, they slowly learned how to forget their pasts and start a life that included more of each other then they had ever planned for. They took to their roles like they were born to do it, and turned it into something so much deeper.

I’ve read a few BDSM books here and there, each with their own take on the lifestyle and clubs within them. This one was particularly intriguing—with all the different types of rooms and set ups. I almost kind of wished the characters had explored the place more. My interest was piqued and I wanted a little taste of the whole menu, kind of like a sample platter. There were so many ways to tease me in the story, I found myself wanting them to go that one step further, to push that boundary that I knew would make it ever hotter—if that were even possible at this point. But what I got was very satisfying too.

The only issue I had with this book was that sometimes—and I stress sometimes—the writing seemed a little bit too ‘loose’ for my taste. There were times where as I was reading, I found myself thinking ‘Really? You had to reiterate it…literally?’. Thankfully, those were few and far between. It in no way took away from the story, but I guess that it’s just a personal little irritation of mine.

Overall, this was quite an enjoyable book. If you’re looking for something hot and spicy, without all the angst and drama of a regular novel, this will definitely hit the spot. 

Hotness Rating

5 out of 5