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geo_ix's review
3.0
Spoilers - 3.5 stars mainly because some things made me feel super uncomfortable. The main one being that everything was a set up for this woman to be a worker there. But it left me thinking, why the fuck does she have to go through all that to run your business? The chick who's running it now wasn't a pet, a handler maybe but not a pet. But they set it up using her attraction to Tino, by sending her t see the Pet in his human time to make her feel like she had to do it to be closer to him.
They all knew her feelings (crazily in love with someone she demeans as a glorified prostitute, even after being told pets pay to be pets, never speaking to him and just fucking him), yet pushed her in that direction. When she claims she wants out, the handlers push her anyway and tell her Tino's joining her for her handler visit. For real? If you tell someone if they talk they're pulling out, then when they do tell them they're silly, you're completely unprofessional.
It looks incredibly like they groomed her into the lifestyle even if she enjoyed it. I mean sure, she liked being a handler and playing a pet with him too, but then to be a pet? A lot of it really is just convincing her and letting her agree to it later, but because of the fact they talked about knowing her answers and stuff, and keeping things from her specifically, it just felt wrong to me.
If those people were the bad guys, I wouldn't have had a problem, but it's kind of just washed over in the end with I love you's and everything was a little predictable in terms of plot development as you went along.
However, that isn't to say the erotic element is fucking the bomb. It's good, great, fantastic. There's many different types of interactions including an orgy outside for everyone to see, and the pet thing still isn't a bad thing to be reading. It was really the plot development and how things panned out that left me hesitant to like to book. I'm super against lying to people if you want something from them, and literally the whole book is a lie while they groom her, just to run the a pet shop. I still can't get over it honestly..
They all knew her feelings (crazily in love with someone she demeans as a glorified prostitute, even after being told pets pay to be pets, never speaking to him and just fucking him), yet pushed her in that direction. When she claims she wants out, the handlers push her anyway and tell her Tino's joining her for her handler visit. For real? If you tell someone if they talk they're pulling out, then when they do tell them they're silly, you're completely unprofessional.
It looks incredibly like they groomed her into the lifestyle even if she enjoyed it. I mean sure, she liked being a handler and playing a pet with him too, but then to be a pet? A lot of it really is just convincing her and letting her agree to it later, but because of the fact they talked about knowing her answers and stuff, and keeping things from her specifically, it just felt wrong to me.
If those people were the bad guys, I wouldn't have had a problem, but it's kind of just washed over in the end with I love you's and everything was a little predictable in terms of plot development as you went along.
However, that isn't to say the erotic element is fucking the bomb. It's good, great, fantastic. There's many different types of interactions including an orgy outside for everyone to see, and the pet thing still isn't a bad thing to be reading. It was really the plot development and how things panned out that left me hesitant to like to book. I'm super against lying to people if you want something from them, and literally the whole book is a lie while they groom her, just to run the a pet shop. I still can't get over it honestly..
tiggers_hate_acorns's review
4.0
Loved it. Not really into Femdom so liked how it was handled. Unlike some other pet-play books this was nearly believable and the pets were always treated with affection. Tino was a great dog and I would have had him as a pet any day!! Read this for a group challenge and will now have to look at others by this author. Recommended to those that like a bit of fun/fur with their erotic romance.
veritytease's review
4.0
This one was recommended to me by Ms Sheziss after I asked about a book that would be both sexy and one that would push me a tad out of my comfort zone.
Boy, did she deliver (thanks Gurl!)!
Not sure how a book that made me feel like this:
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was also making me feel a whole lotta this:
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It had it's funny moments, like I kept ready "back hole" as "black hole" and was thinking they probably made a cream for that, but then there was probably too much mention of "cream" in this one anyway. I was suspicious of just about anyone besides Stella and was wondering why she wasn't making connections (she's no Miss Marple is all I'm saying).
On the whole this was a very enjoyable read and I'll be checking out this author for more smut and weirdness.
Boy, did she deliver (thanks Gurl!)!
Not sure how a book that made me feel like this:
was also making me feel a whole lotta this:
It had it's funny moments, like I kept ready "back hole" as "black hole" and was thinking they probably made a cream for that, but then there was probably too much mention of "cream" in this one anyway. I was suspicious of just about anyone besides Stella and was wondering why she wasn't making connections (she's no Miss Marple is all I'm saying).
On the whole this was a very enjoyable read and I'll be checking out this author for more smut and weirdness.
scorchingnix's review
4.0
The Pet Shop is an exclusive, secretive website that leases humans out for hire. They are, for intents and purposes, prostitutes that cater to a particular kink. They are slaves for their keepers, unable to do anything without consent and treated exactly like a pet. Stella is rewarded by her boss for all her hard work with a particularly cheeky pet by the name of Tino. When he arrives in her home, her initial reaction is one of disgust. Within two minutes of meeting the over friendly, and incredibly sexy Tino, she begins to change her mind. She spends the weekend embroiled in some very hot and heavy, kinky sex (look out for a food scene) but soon she has to say goodbye to her faithful friend. She spends the next week obsessing over the mischievous Tino. When she is offered the opportunity to see him again, she jumps at the chance. Little does she know that she would begin to develop feelings for him, or that their introduction is engineered by her boss to determine her pliability for their secret “plan” When she sees the picture of a local naturist, Vincent Evanston, she realises that Tino may only exist at the weekends. After an altercation with the reclusive millionaire, her access to Tino is cut off abruptly. Luckily, her friend, and superior, Anne, offers her a one shot chance to see him again. Will she allow herself to be immersed deeper into the world of the Pet Shop for him?
This book is erotic romance. This book is also so far removed from my usual comfort zone, I’ve had to give it a few days to digest before I reviewed because I simply could not give it a rating! The concept of the Pet Shop reminded me a little of As She’s Told, which immediately got my back up (sorry Anders fans). The one thing that saved this concept for me was the authors rational for the whole concept. Some people like to be keepers. They want to be in control of another person, to nurture and care for them like a pet. However, they don’t want to do it full time, so they pay for a service. On the other hand, some people like to be pets, so they pay to be pets for a time. This made sense to me. Both participations are open and honest and, importantly for me, paying clients of a company. One big thing for me though, unprotected sex. There is lots and lots of sex. There is also sex with multiple partners and both sexes (There is F/M, F/F, M/M/F and F/F/F/M) but there is no mention of protection. It bugged me, but I didn’t let it affect the scoring, even if was a little irresponsible.
Let’s start with the characters. Stella is a good strong character. She was comfortable with her sexuality, which made the sex scenes amazing. She did, however, get a little too obsessed with Tino a little too soon. Yes, he’s a pretty man, yes, he has some amazing sex moves and he’s incredibly obedient. However, she is obsessed with a suspected hooker after a weekend...it’s odd. I admire her for doing anything she can to see him once she has attempted to contact him though. I won’t tell you the lengths that she goes to, but it’s far! At no point did I feel she was over her head, and the scene with the Professor was mega hot! The Tino/Vincent thing was a little odd to begin with. At the weekend, he is this uninhibited sexual being who will sleep with anyone and do anything. During “Real life”, he is Vincent, a mega businessman with a whole lot of money. I understood the need to let go of the public persona and just be. I thought it was very well crafted. I couldn’t see a HEA; I just enjoyed the incredibly hot sex. There is added intrigue with the “plan” that is constantly discussed by the Boss and Annie in covert phone calls. We don’t know what the deal is, but there is a plan for Stella in the company for which she has been hand selected. It added a level of intrigue, which I enjoyed!
This isn’t palm sweaty sex. Once you get comfortable with the concept, this story is full of sex that makes your heart pump and your libido race. The way Stella abandons everything for the pure sensation and eroticism that Tino brings is refreshing. She craves him, and that kind of erotic desperation was just...wow! This is one of the steamiest books I’ve read this year. No, it wasn’t a “nice” story, and the motivation behind the characters actions was often highly flawed and questionable, but it kept me engrossed and made me react. My favourite scene involved Stella, Tino, a kinky professor and a “punishment”,*phew* :D I’d like a password to that website please........
This book is erotic romance. This book is also so far removed from my usual comfort zone, I’ve had to give it a few days to digest before I reviewed because I simply could not give it a rating! The concept of the Pet Shop reminded me a little of As She’s Told, which immediately got my back up (sorry Anders fans). The one thing that saved this concept for me was the authors rational for the whole concept. Some people like to be keepers. They want to be in control of another person, to nurture and care for them like a pet. However, they don’t want to do it full time, so they pay for a service. On the other hand, some people like to be pets, so they pay to be pets for a time. This made sense to me. Both participations are open and honest and, importantly for me, paying clients of a company. One big thing for me though, unprotected sex. There is lots and lots of sex. There is also sex with multiple partners and both sexes (There is F/M, F/F, M/M/F and F/F/F/M) but there is no mention of protection. It bugged me, but I didn’t let it affect the scoring, even if was a little irresponsible.
Let’s start with the characters. Stella is a good strong character. She was comfortable with her sexuality, which made the sex scenes amazing. She did, however, get a little too obsessed with Tino a little too soon. Yes, he’s a pretty man, yes, he has some amazing sex moves and he’s incredibly obedient. However, she is obsessed with a suspected hooker after a weekend...it’s odd. I admire her for doing anything she can to see him once she has attempted to contact him though. I won’t tell you the lengths that she goes to, but it’s far! At no point did I feel she was over her head, and the scene with the Professor was mega hot! The Tino/Vincent thing was a little odd to begin with. At the weekend, he is this uninhibited sexual being who will sleep with anyone and do anything. During “Real life”, he is Vincent, a mega businessman with a whole lot of money. I understood the need to let go of the public persona and just be. I thought it was very well crafted. I couldn’t see a HEA; I just enjoyed the incredibly hot sex. There is added intrigue with the “plan” that is constantly discussed by the Boss and Annie in covert phone calls. We don’t know what the deal is, but there is a plan for Stella in the company for which she has been hand selected. It added a level of intrigue, which I enjoyed!
This isn’t palm sweaty sex. Once you get comfortable with the concept, this story is full of sex that makes your heart pump and your libido race. The way Stella abandons everything for the pure sensation and eroticism that Tino brings is refreshing. She craves him, and that kind of erotic desperation was just...wow! This is one of the steamiest books I’ve read this year. No, it wasn’t a “nice” story, and the motivation behind the characters actions was often highly flawed and questionable, but it kept me engrossed and made me react. My favourite scene involved Stella, Tino, a kinky professor and a “punishment”,*phew* :D I’d like a password to that website please........
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