Worth the Risk

Giving Consent Series, Book 1

De: Kate Hawthorne

Narrado por: Z.A. Martin

At 18, Landon Miller was sure about two things - he was a submissive and he was going to be with Gregory Douglas for the rest of his life. That was until parents and school got in the way, and he found himself in New York, thousands of miles from the man who had learned how to take him in hand.

Years later, behind the bar at Rapture, the BDSM club he's built on a foundation of disillusioned dreams and broken bricks, Landon finds himself face to face with his favorite memory and greatest regret - Gregory. Determined to recapture the magic of their first love, Gregory works to right the wrongs of their past so they can move on together.

Battling through the resentment from their youth, Landon is unexpectedly called back to New York, and Gregory can't help but fear the past is repeating itself. Fighting familiar feelings of helplessness, he makes the decision to give Landon what he needs, even if that means not chasing after the man he adores...again. Gregory can only hope when Landon returns, he won't throw away the love they've fought and risked everything for.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Kate Hawthorne (P)2019 Tantor

Fantastic Narration

He can go by Z.A Martin but I would know Iggy Toma anywhere. One of my favorite narrators.

What a rapturous book

What do you get when you combine tantrum throwing sub and an no nonsense dom, one heck of a steamy book is what you get. Landon and Gregory were meant to be in this second chance novel. ZA Martin did a great job narrating. On to the next book in the series.

Kinky, emotional, 2nd chance

Kinky, emotional, 2nd chance. Reigniting a relationship. Series surrounding. High steam and very emotional. Love it.

Lucky Landon, Patient Gregory

This book took me a week or more to finish, it felt like a slog about 1/2 way through. I kept leaving it and going on to another book to relieve the slog.
The book is of the Dom/Sub genre and isn't anything dark or violent, but quite descriptive so be prepared for lots of sex scenes. While lots of sex in a book is usually one of my favs, it just felt tedious about 1/2 way through. The premise of young high school lovers who went to different colleges in different states losing their connection completely, but then meeting by chance and re-connecting was good. Gregory, the Dom in this story was a steady, thoughtful, and competent personality. Landon was a brat and not very likeable. I would have booted his bum to the curb if I were Gregory. Landon held a grudge against Gregory for their lost connection out of high school, and refused to accept his own culpability for about 1/4 the book. Good grief! Grow up already. Landon also behaved immaturely several more times by misinterpreting events and choosing to hold on to his anger and pout. Nope, not a person I would care to bond with for the rest of my life. Landon is very very lucky that Kate Hawthorne wrote Gregory to be patient, insightful, and willing to compromise.
Z.A. Martin was a competent narrator, about the same level as the story he narrated.

I don't think the author has ever been to a BDSM club

I couldn't finish the book.

***SPOILERS***
I'm not sure the author has ever talked with anyone truly involved with BDSM. There were so many risky behaviors in this book. The sub says right off the bat that he has no limits. No one has "no limits". They negotiate their D/s relationship while in the middle of a scene. The dominant says they aren't going to do something then literally one minute later they're doing it. And the BDSM club that the MC owns serves alcohol in the play room! Alcohol and play, especially the heavy impact play that they engage in, do NOT mix!!! They don't actually drink the alcohol in the scene that I read, but they do mention stocking the bar in the room with wine.

The entire book reads like a vanilla person's idea of the fantasy of BDSM. If you're just looking for a light read, then you might enjoy this book. If you're looking for something that actually resembles the lifestyle, then this book isn't for you.

The excitement of the story

I love this story and the narrator was great.. the story it self get great!

Decent Story, Disappointing Narration

Some of kinky activities don't sound safe and the narration was rather irritating. The vocal inflection depicted emotion that was contrary to what was being read. For example, the narrator sounded stressed and tense when the story would have been better served by a calm and soft tone. I may read the other books to see if they get better. Z.A. Martin needs more practice.

Masterful story telling

Not even being from the lifestyle, I was hooked from the start. This story leads you through an amazing journey of Landon and Gregories lives. The BDSM aspects of the story were so well incorporated into the base of the story that it just felt natural. The tale was summed up in the end with a delightful and heart warming conclusion. Z.A.Marin did a great job narrating the story and bringing the characters to life. It feels like I made new friends and will miss living through the story with them. Thank you for sharing this engrossing and beautiful tale with us.

The story fell flat

It started out promising with Landon and Verity but with the return of Gregory the story tanked.
I thought Gregory was self serving and a horrible Dom. Landon had issues and he was a Sub so he was more sensitive and I don’t think Gregory took that into consideration even though he claimed to know him so well because they were high school sweethearts.
So far this is the only book I’ve read where I had an ick factor with the BDSM (whole hand fisting and urethra plug) and I didn’t want the main characters to end up together.
Here’s hoping the second one is better.

they them pronouns

I had trouble keeping up with the day them pronoun situation. I didn't make it through the first chapter before I gave up. just not my thing and it just sounded weird to me. all that non-binary stuff might be somebody else's thing but not mine. it just weird