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Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission: After Graduation by Red Phoenix

anasatticbookblog's review

4.0

The continuation of Brie Learns the Art of Submission (book 1-see my review) was a nice, long, juicy book. Made even longer by the fact that I had to stop to jump my husband's bones a few times. Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission was to me, less lady porn and more character depth, which I was really pleased to see. One of the things I wanted more of was to get to know the character's backgrounds. In this book, we actually get to meet the families of our beloved characters.

"No need to cry, Babygirl. This is just the beginning."

There was much more depth and conflict, but also a strong deep love. Speaking of strong and deep...there was lots of that too! Though there was more depth of story than the first book, don't worry, this one still gets you all hot and bothered, big time.

“It is my belief that you cannot know your desires or limits unless you expose yourself to them” – Sir

Brie may have graduated the Center, but she is still learning. And she still has a lot to learn. Though she is absolutely thrilled to be collared by Sir, she is still haunted by her lingering feelings for Tono (who plays a big part in this book, I love him!), and her dreams are haunted by Faelen who refuses to let her go. But Brie is reluctant to share these feelings with Sir.

“Brie, anything that causes you discomfort must be shared, no matter the reaction you fear will result from it. Without trust, you and I are nothing.”

In the beginning, Sir just kind of pissed me off. I never felt the connection Brie had to him compared to Tono (and I can't see any appeal in the simpering Faelen) but then again, Brie loves everyone (except Mary and Ms. Clarke, with good reason). I felt like he punished her very unfairly.

As the couple works through their trust issues, their love really blossoms. Brie has an opportunity to have her documentary produced, so Sir makes sure that that is where her priorities lie, and he supports her in every way possible, even if it means he has to leave her in the hands of another.

"Brie, do not let this deter you from your goal. Even when I am not near, my love and support are yours."

As the book continues, they grow closer and I can see why she loves him. They travel throughoout the world visiting family and friends and have plenty of unique and HOT scenes along the way. We learn of Sir's background, in depth, and meet his family, and we also meet Brie's parents who are appalled at her lifestyle choice.

Though Brie is collared, she still gets to scene with other Doms, and there are plenty of hot scenes. The Tantra Chair 

had some pretty awesome scenes, and it inspired Mr. Ana and I to use the chaise in our bedroom. Wow, I gotta say, the new angle was awesome. ;). There was also some use of the Hitachi Magic Wand. I have talked about this before. HOLY CRAP, Magic is the only word for it. It's so magical, I created a whole store for it in my Red Room of Pain (look on the left sidebar).

We got to really get to know all of the characters in a much deeper way (haha...I said deeper), and as the book progressed, I was able to see what Brie saw in Sir, and I had no doubts of his love for her.

Brie's sunshiny, sweet demeanor where everything makes her soul sing and she cries tears of joy was still there. A little annoying, but you can't help but love her.

Likes:

• •Learning much more about each of the characters. This book delved much more into them vs. the sex.


• •The sex was still varied, hot, kinky and often (though not quite as hot as the first book).


• •How much Sir supported and aided Brie's film career.


• •There was lots more of Tono and Rystar.


• •Leah's goofy jokes.


• •Though I had trouble seeing the connection at first, Sir and Brie's love was proven many times throughout the book.


• •Brie remained feisty and never lost her spark.


• •Lots of funny lines, like "I love the taste of Brie" that had me giggling.


• •Made it clear to me that while I may play in the bedroom, I am no submissive.


• •A wonderful, yet bittersweet ending.

Dislikes:

• •Sir doesn't use contractions. As headmaster and instructor I didn't mind, but all the time made the relationship a bit too detached and formal.


• •Brie's soul sings, or cries out, or gets caressed, or flooded or lifted over 50 times! That's a lot of soul movement. Added to her many tears of joy there was just too much of that.


• •Faelen: ugh. What a pussy. I didn't see one drop of dominant in him.


• •I tried to, but I never found a reason to like Mary.


• •3rd person stopped me from fully connecting.

Rating: 4 stars 5 Heat





If you enjoyed the first book, Brie Learns the Art of Submission, you will love Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission. It is a great continuation, and it fully told all of the side character's stories while still being an educational, hot read.

Purchase Book 1: Brie Learns the Art of Submission by Red Phoenix

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brandy_wine's review

2.0

So this one I had put off for a very long time. I don't know why, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for bdsm so I waited and waited. SO I got around to reading it and it was a long one. I just feel like there was so much going on and it was so long and could have been cut much shorter. I won't lie I felt like okay this is a long one so something horrible must happen. But nothing did, at least not what I was thinking.
I am not one to give a bad review because there are people out there who will absolutely love this book and the length of it. Because there are times when I just want a good long story but this time just wasn't it for me. It was an okay read but I don't know if I will continue to read them.

jericoknight's review

4.0

This is a good, although somewhat idealized, introduction to BDSM. The people were all a bit too nice for my taste, but that's a personal quibble that doesn't reflect on the writer at all. This is truly excellent romantic erotica.

shelovestoread81's review

4.0

So these novellas were just an fun as the other ones. Glad that lots of people got happy endings.