Reviewed by Jess
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani
LENGTH: 73 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2018
BLURB:
Mike doesn’t like overcomplicating things. At thirty-two, he’s nowhere near settling down and divides his time between his construction job and the pub. Then his life becomes everything but simple when his coworkers catcall the wrong person, and Mike ends up punished for it. Which doesn’t seem all that bad, since he loves punishment and discipline.
Loves it so much in fact, that he will do anything for more licks from the sexy crossdresser’s belt.
Living in a state of perfect domestic bliss where he does as he’s told, and in turn gets freshly baked cookies and his laundry done, lines blur all too quickly, and it might just be Momma not Mike who is skittish about relationships.
Despite all the hoops he has to jump through, nothing can scare Mike away, because he is a good boy and he will prove it no matter what punishments Momma has him endure!
REVIEW:
I’ve been trying to move out of my comfort zone when it comes to choosing romance reads, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try something very new for me. Though I enjoy a lot of BDSM romance, I’ve never ventured into mommy kink before, even in F/F works, and I’ve never read a romance with a cross-dressing character (Momma is a full-time transvestite, not a trans woman). There are a lot of really yummy things about this short story, but it left me wanting a lot more.
The spanking and discipline is scorching, especially as Mike allows himself to sink right into subspace and let Momma take care of him completely. I wanted a little more of the BDSM aspect of their relationship, though. There are only two major BDSM scenes and they are both mostly sex-centered, which left me wanting much more of the non-sexual aspects of Momma and Mike’s mutually-satisfying dom/sub relationship. Momma seems to be really into having a service sub who treats her like a goddess, so I wish she was a little stricter with Mike, who let his privates do most of his thinking. I wish they went a little deeper into the eroticism and kinkiness of a BDSM relationship that doesn’t always end in sex.
Momma ended up being a really good character with a lovely backstory. I was worried at first that she’d be more fetishized than anything, but when other characters did try to disrespect her or call her derogatory names, they were shut down right away. Mike was respectful of her needs and asked about her identity and pronouns so he didn’t offend her. I like how her history with her grandmother allowed her to fully embrace her love for cross-dressing and seek out positive experiences with “boys” like Mike.
Mike was a less interesting character in my opinion. He seemed to not take their role-playing as seriously as Momma in the way he slipped into the speech/habits of a teenage boy, but at the same time, he craved discipline at her hand. They ended up being an awesome couple, but he was a bit of an inconsistent character, even in a very short piece of writing.
And I must admit, in my naivete, I’m at a bit of a loss as to how to tag this. Momma is comfortable as a cross-dressing man, but since her and Mike’s relationship is based mainly on role-playing, she’s consistently referred to as a woman. I feel like this isn’t exactly an M/M work, but it would be inaccurate to tag it as M/F. I’d feel comfortable categorizing this as both a bisexual and gay erotic story based off the way Momma and Mike describe their relationship and their own identities. I hope that works well for other readers and helps them find this if it is something they’d enjoy.
This was a rewarding reading experience, even if it ended up being a case of “maybe not my thing, but will certainly please someone else.” I see that the writing duo K.A. Merikan breaks a lot of boundaries with their works, so I’ll definitely keep an eye on what they think up next.
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