Peter is a Twenty-Seven-year old heterosexual or so he thought... then he met Isaac and the dangerous fantasies he thought he left behind in the vanilla world come rushing back. Things seem to fit but there are others to think about, Isaac belongs to Layton and can he really be the person that Isaac needs? He's been hiding the things inside him for so long and hiding with Julian but he can't hide if he wants Isaac.
Adult only - Contains descriptive scenes of M/f, M/m sex and BDSM play.
Peter's book was a bit different and I was hesitant to start it properly. Until this time, the story was told only from Isaac's POV, so when the book started with Peter's and with his past, I was both intrigued and afraid. Intrigued, because I wanted to see and know what made Peter the man he is, and afraid, because he is hetero - so the book has m/f scenes in it. And just when I thought the whole book is going to be about Peter, we were back with Isaac and with his beautiful mind again. Layton and Isaac is together, but Isaac is still dreaming about a Keeper. About his perfect Keeper. And surprise, surprise, Peter is just the perfect character. Isaac falls in love immediately and Peter's feelings are confused because he is straight. He lives in this world, he is friends with Julian and has feelings toward Kendal, but Isaac is a storm you can't stop no matter how hard you're trying.
Until this time I binge read the whole series, so there weren't any other thoughts in my mind just these characters and their story. Isaac was in my mind all the time and I couldn't wait to read his next journey. At the time I didn't know it would be the last, so I just waited happily for the next book...
What a remarkable healing journey for Isaac in this book! This one is packed with different timelines, settings and deep soul searching conversations to explore and explain how and why the main MCs came together in the imaginary master and slave world they live in. They share their stories, passions, interest, emotions and feelings. Isaac is like a glue that connects people around him. Isaac is such a wonderful boy who often times is confused about what his place is, delicate in his own way, sneaky, needy, yet so forthcoming, honestly open to share his thoughts and feelings, so passionate and willing to help and sacrifice his own needs to comfort others. He is so lovable. Some scenes in the story are so touching, the one with Jacob and Orion. The book dived deeper into the minds of Isaac, Layton, Peter, Julian, and others. Another excellent book in this series!
This book started decent but it dropped off around half way through. It could have been a lot shorter. It was very repetitive and needs more action than just mulling over the psychology behind Isaac's submission over and over and over again. The scenes like the one with Orion are good, but they get lost in all the other fluff. While I agree the psychology of submission should be addressed, it does not have to take up as much room. It bogged the story down where I was tempted to give up on it, but I continued reading hoping there would be more playtime scenes. Unfortunately there weren't. I have hope for the final installment, but if it continues to be unbalanced like the past two installments, I may have to just give up.
There is a lot going on in this book. Layton, Isaac, Peter, Orion, Michael. I enjoyed their stories but feel they would have been given more justice if done in separate books. There was too much repetition.
Glad to hear there a coup!e more books coming out. Very dark, but very good reading. Totally different feel good than usual. I enjoyed the whole series.