Sin City: The Big Fat Kill

Book #3 in the Sin City series in which Ethan continues to be our wide eyed babe in the woods and Max his Pygmalion/Svengali. I loved it!This installment is a little sweeter than the previous two and we get to see the natural progression of the relationship, much to Max's chagrin. The story with Harry, Lara and Jack just serves as a backdrop to the changes going on within Max & Ethan's lives. I think that the use of Harry as a prodder to get Max to talk or at least think about what relationships are, what love is, was an inspired choice by [a:Tricia Owens 953273 Tricia Owens https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1474564769p2/953273.jpg] as we don't have Ethan having to constantly confront Max. That would be averse to the D/s relationship that is mutually satisfying for both. The choice of Lovers In The Sky of Nice by Chagall as a leitmotif was truly inspired. I wish I were more technologically adept to add a pic of the painting as it is so very Ethan.Ethan is a sweet innocent who loves people deeply, feels sympathy and empathy, enjoys life without guile, comes in a hot package made to order for all of Max's kinks and yet is a man confident in his abilities who can and will protect and stand by those he loves and what he believes in. I almost felt bad for Max. One of my favorite songs is Something So Right by Paul Simon and in part the lyrics are:They got a wall in ChinaIt's a thousand miles longTo keep out the foreignersThey made it strongAnd I got a wall around meThat you can't even seeIt took a little timeTo get next to me...Some people never say the words“I love you”It's not their styleTo be so boldSome people never say those words“I love you”But like a child they're longing to be toldTo me this is Max to a T. Don't get me wrong. He's still a total Dom who gets off on submission and “torturing” his lover but Ethan wouldn't want him any other way.It would be a sin not to mention and praise to the rafters [a:Nick J. Russo 8141120 Nick J. Russo https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] for his excellent narration. The man is awesome. He's the reason why I'll wait for the audio to be available before I dive into the next book. But I will go on with this series. I'm happily hooked. ;-)