![]() ![]() The protagonist’s race shouldn’t be one of them. Look, I get that when you’re diving into a series on the second book out of four the way I am, some things aren’t made apparent there because they were made clear the first book. Here’s the thing about Pain Slut: despite its cute moments and some kink that I really found sexy, it had some incredibly problematic attitudes about race/racism, respectability politics, and how it portrayed the Black main character. The series seemed interesting enough (it’s about four friends who band together to change their local BDSM community after one of their friends and a fellow sub is killed at the hands of a neglectful Dom) but I decided to get the second book since I felt that the stress might be a little lessened as we’re one book past their friend’s death. Rock’s Sub Club series was coming out so I’m a bit behind on the series since this book came out in February. I picked up Pain Slut on a lark when I saw that the fourth and final book in J. Note : I will not be linking to the author, their social media, or any links to purchase this book because the good parts do not begin to make up for the horrible racism that peppers the text. Genre/Category: Contemporary, BDSM, Romance, Interracial, M/M ![]()
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