The Violet and the Tom

I've been going through a phase the past few weeks where I've been scouring online for any good free fiction to read, and this was one of the ones that I found that I did more than glance at. By the time I'd finished the second chapter, I was hooked. The author's grasp of characters and setting are amazing, and she really makes you care about these characters.

Slyvan and his master are both very unique characters. Finding m/m fiction is difficult enough. Finding m/m fiction with true BDSM elements that aren't rape fantasies are even more difficult. But this story goes even further in creating a real situation with characters whose dilemmas are real and imperfect and she makes you feel for them.

I would say I am amazed that this hasn't been published, but as you can see, this isn't the sort of story that you see a lot of. Whether that be because publishers don't want to take a chance on these subjects, or because the author feels uncomfortable about sharing them and doesn't think she could sell them–whatever the reason, I can see why this one would be a hard sell. But I hope it does, someday, because if anything there needs to be more like this out there.

Definitely the best of the stories I've read, and some have been quite good, so that is saying a lot.

ETA: I have posted another review here, for those wanting a bit more detail.