B.B Lamett.
Don’t be fooled by the title or the cover. This is not one of those spicy Fifty Shades of Grey type books. It’s a psychological thriller that explores the alternative sex scene through the eyes of a, as the book describes her, very vanilla woman.
Sarah is a middle aged teacher, married with son in university.
Who, whilst she is away with her husband, she receives the shocking news that Simon, her twin brother, has died suddenly.
She knew Simon had been struggling. Recently divorced he had gambling issues and had spent a lot of money in online chat rooms.
What she wasn’t prepared for was the apparent dive her brother had taken in to in the Brighton BDSM scene.
A lot of his antics are alluded to without going into gratuitous detail.
The other surprise is that he had changed his Will to leave everything to his dominatrix Angel.
The book describes Sarah’s journey of discovery whilst carrying out her role of executor of the Will.
Discovering the depths of his drug use, his gambling addiction and his use of Dominatrixes.
She finds that Angel was actually trying to help Simon by taking control of his finances, a fact that totally throws her off guard, as does the friendship she develops with her
Ultimately she just wants to find the truth about her brother, finish off her role as executor, and scatter his ashes.
What she actually does is find herself being pulled into the world he occupied. Becoming obsessed in her commitment to her brother she finds herself losing friends and family.
Where will the descent end, and will she succumb to some of the temptations that come her way.
For me this was a good quick read. The was no need to think too deeply about the plot. Thankfully it wasn’t one of those books that had me going to Google every few chapters. It was the very definition of bubblegum for the brain. A nice distraction.
Pages: 322. Publisher: Broodlero. Available on Kindle Unlimited
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