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As Natural As Breathing by Thianna D.
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I'm going with 3 stars because I enjoyed the heck out of this book. However, whoever edited this book needs to have a serious time-out in the naughty corner.

This book juggled a few topics that are easy to mess up. The main character has PTSD from his time in the military, so there are a lot of psychological issues that come into play. This book is also a GFY/OFY, which if done poorly can read really false. Additional, there is domestic discipline in this book with an emphasis on spanking as a fetish. The author managed to combine these elements in a surprisingly cohesive and emotionally charged way.

I liked so many things about this book. I happen to really enjoy domestic disciple books as that sort of lifestyle intrigues me. Here, it is kind of like intro-DD or light BDSM because it is really all about spanking for pleasure instead of discipline, though that is the direction the couple is headed in. And, damn those spanking scenes were HOT! The passion between Christian and Logan was absolutely palpable.

It is well known that I'm a sucker for GFY books. I can't get enough of them, when they are done right. I just loved going along with Christian through his journey of being attracted to a man for the first time. His struggles with his sexuality and coming to terms with his desires really worked for me. The author did a great job showing progression of Christian and Logan's partnership. Their relationship felt natural and they worked beautifully together.

However, this book was not without flaws. It has some seriously annoying and out-of-the-blue POV changes (one of my BIGGEST pet peeves). Also, this book is typos galore. When I read "prostrate" instead of "prostate", I actually growled out loud. Additionally, the author NEEDS to use a word other than "russet" to describe Logan's skin tone. NEEDS. Get a thesaurus, please! Honestly, I blame the editor for a lot of these issues. This book needed a firm hand (ironically for a spanking book!) in the editing process and I would have been blown away.

**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
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Reading Progress

December 10, 2013 – Started Reading
December 10, 2013 – Shelved as: to-read
December 10, 2013 – Shelved
December 10, 2013 – Shelved as: read-to-review-arc
December 10, 2013 – Shelved as: net-galley
December 11, 2013 –
15.0% "Not crazy about the POV changes right now."
December 11, 2013 –
67.0% "I like this book, despite some flaws."
December 11, 2013 –
77.0% "I wish this was properly edited... ugh"
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: romance
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: police-or-military
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: m-m
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: kink
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: hot-hot-hot
December 11, 2013 – Shelved as: huh-maybe-im-bi-or-gay
December 11, 2013 – Finished Reading
February 16, 2015 – Shelved as: domestic-discipline

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message 1: by Trisha (new)

Trisha Harrington Nice review, Heather! :D


Katharina Great review, Heather! You got me interested :-D


Heather K (dentist in my spare time) Trisha wrote: "Nice review, Heather! :D"

Thank you!!


Heather K (dentist in my spare time) Katharina wrote: "Great review, Heather! You got me interested :-D"

Thanks! It was a good read!


Margo - Putting the Mmmmmm back in Menage Wow, I wonder where the prostrate is located? Bet that sucker is hard to find. :)


Heather K (dentist in my spare time) Margo (DamesUnrestrained.blogspot.com) wrote: "Wow, I wonder where the prostrate is located? Bet that sucker is hard to find. :)"

Very hard to find!! :P


message 7: by Ro (new)

Ro The prostrate/prostate thing is a huge pet peeve for me


Heather K (dentist in my spare time) I can't stand it. Inexcusable for any M/M!


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