Shared and Punished (Bound for Service Book 5)

I had fun with the first had of the book. Fun hot dominant sex scenes. But about half way through the book, those sex scene between consenting adults turn into rape. There is no rape warning on this erotica book. Of there were, then fine, some people like to read rape fantasies, that's fine by me, no kink shaming, but for the rest of us, we would like to be able to steer clear of that kind of thing. I'm sorry, bit the fact that we as the reader know that she is turned on, did not make it not rape. She clearly says no, there is no safe word, a group of around men five her to have sex after binding her to the bed. That is rape. It does not matter that she agreed to have sex earlier in the evening... So content warnings: dubcon and rape

I agree with some of the other comments there needs to be warning in the publishers note all this is a group of men repeatedly raping 2 women.I have read other publishers notes where they leave warnings this book trigger things. Yet there’s no warning here. Overall it was a bunch of trash.

A well written story. A good plot , that leds to a story with sex and yet not just sex. I look forward to reading more of her work.

This was one of my favorite Emily Tilton books yet. She combines the psychology of pleasure and pain into a breathless swirl of submissive yearnings and awakened desires. Her females are always intelligent and independent, even after they've been mastered by the dominant men who love and discipline them. This book in the series dives further into the shadowy organization that is attempting to save the world from the economic collapse they know is ineviteable without their intervention. Judith, caught hacking into the computer program developed by Maia (from book 3), must be brought face-to-face with the secrets she won't admit to herself and the secrets she's keeping from everyone else, before time runs out. It was definitely a one-handed read!

This had promise but it did not deliver for me.It needed a bit more sex and bondage. The author tried.but just did not bring it to a satisfying end.

I struggled with this book. It's unquestionably well-written, and I really liked the premise and world the author is developing with the Praetorian Guard and New Modesty. But I never felt any true affection developing between Judith and Ned, so the romantic element was missing and that made the BDSM feel a little squicky. The primary kink here is gang banging, which often feels devoid of affection anyway, and I didn't feel any here between Judith and the group of four "nymphobus" who were pretty much interchangeable except for their hair and shirt colors. The structure with Judith being closely monitored was good early in the novel, where it made me feel like the Praetorian Guard was taking care of Judith and weren't just putting her through this ordeal for no reason. It was also a nice voyeuristic element. But as the book went on, it became another thing that created distance in the narrative. There's a lot of dubious ethics going on here, and I liked that none of the characters/organizations were wholly morally upright. That made the "justice" of the Praetorian Guard's "punishment" of Judith somewhat tough for me to swallow, however. I also had difficulty believing Judith's growing guilt. She's clear at the beginning that the company she's hacked are not the good guys. I didn't find anything in the course of the novel to change that initial perception, particularly given that the Praetorian Guard don't exactly act ethically: they lure Judith to the island under false pretences, spy on her, commit a number of sexual acts on her with dubious consent and without a safe word, and brainwash her into betraying her employer and committing espionage. There are a lot of shades of grey there and made it tough to like any of the characters. Overall, this is very intellectual erotica, but it left me a little cold.

I am really enjoying every one of these. My husband calls them my naughty books. I'm sad the Bound for Service series is almost over. The writing style is great. Sometimes I try to read other authors but they are just not as skilled writers.

Very enjoyable story, excellent character development. Only negative is the tendency to be too "wordy" in some passages. Overall, I found it a very stimulating read. Will read more stories by Emily.

A very punishing read. Sore bottoms and other intimate places are well used to good effect. An engrossing story full of surprises.

Excellent as usual

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