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    Topping from Below: A Novel
    Topping from Below: A Novel
    Topping from Below: A Novel
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    Topping from Below: A Novel

    Written by Laura Reese

    Narrated by Nina Carlisle

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    About this audiobook

    Successful, attractive, and in control, Nora seemed so different from her shy, terribly vulnerable younger sister. Grieving for Franny, Nora reads her diary and is stunned when it reveals a secret sadomasochistic affair with a mysterious professor known only as M. Nora vows to seek justice for the sister she never really knew and undertakes a daring scheme to seduce this lethal and manipulative man in the hope of uncovering information about the murder.

    Instead, she finds herself in thrall to his bizarre sexual magnetism, trapped in a passion so dark and perverse, and yet so compelling, that she is willing to risk her life. And she is in danger, although it may be from someone much closer to her than M., someone so close she might not see it until it is too late.

    With an ending as startling as it is haunting, Topping From Below is unlike any novel you’re ever read. Ever.

    ©1995 Laura Reese (P)2013 by Insatiable Press Limited

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsatiable Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2013
    ISBN9781624610509
    Topping from Below: A Novel
    Author

    Laura Reese

    Laura Reese is the author of the critically acclaimed Topping from Below and Panic Snap. She lives in Davis, California.

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    • 3/5
      It was ok. The beastiality was off-putting I won't listen again.
    • 3/5
      Very erotic. Some very disturbing and disgusting things. But I suppose it goes to show how far one can go when you are messed up. To put it mildly. The utter lack of conscious on the part of M. Part more annoying was Nora. She was so quick to distrust the BF but trusted M enough to sleep over even while believing him the murderer. So wrong in all that.
    • 4/5
      Well written story, but disturbing for my liking. I almost stopped reading due to some of the contexts but I still kept going. Unfortunately for me, I knew who did it but the author did a very good job keeping the readers on their toes. I personally don't recommend this book and I say specifically why because that would mean spoilers.
    • 3/5
      The storyline will push boundaries for most; proceed with caution if you are sensitive.

      I have to say the story did keep me guessing throughout.

      Sad to say the poor narration ruined my enjoyment. The deadpan, monotone and frequent misappropriation of pauses and emphasis was difficult to bear.
    • 5/5
      Fast moving kept me on edge wondering what would happen next.
    • 5/5
      How I never found this until now is a mystery. Published waaaay before 50 Shades, this is a murder mystery with BDSM trappings. Excellently written, hot sex scenes, and a few plot twists too.

      Loved it.
    • 1/5
      Don't read this unless you have a strong stomach.
    • 3/5
      WOW! I read this book and it is definitely erotic. I'm not going to lie some of the things in this book are disgusting.The only thing that kept me reading was the story line. It is about a girl who tries to find out how her sister really died. She finds a guy that knew her and ends up in a sick twisted relationship. If you dare to read this you will be suprised by who the real killer was. But again this book contains very explicit details.
    • 2/5
      I will admit this right now:

      I am way too much of a prude to read erotic fiction.

      In fact, I rarely read it. Although, I will interact with it in other mediums. I am fond of the movie Chloe. However, with the heightened craze of books like the Shades of Grey trilogy, which I cannot get passed Chapter 7 in Book one, it is that horrible, I decided to give Reese's Topping From Below a try after seeing it in my local bookstore.

      Topping from Below is well written. The voices of the characters are very distinctive: Franny, the young naive desperate girl whose tragic end jumpstarts the story. Nora, Franny's older sister and protagonist, is self assured, arrogant, and confident. Although, in the beginning she thinks she can resist the charms but ultimately falls under the dizzying and captivating spell of M also known as Michael, a Music theory professor who is a sadomaschism aficionado and suspected murderer.

      Had it been just a psychological thriller with battle of the wills between M and Nora, I might have even bought this book or wait for it to become a movie of the week on Lifetime. But the rough sex, torture, and beastiality scenes were too much to take. Especially the latter. I got what the Reese was going for. It was supposed to be degrading and immoral. It was meant to break Nora's, and Franny's before her, will but I have my limits.

    • 1/5
      This is a misrepresentation of safe, sane and consensual BDSM.

      At first I really enjoyed the female POV, and found the mystery intriguing. I chalked up the judgmental tone to her inexperience with the BDSM lifestyle. However, as the story progressed and the play became more and more extreme even crossing the line into bestiality and child porn, it became clear that the BDSM lifestyle was purposefully being misrepresent as corrupted and evil.

      Then the toward the end when it's revealed that he did in fact kill her sister I felt like throwing the book out a window. It was a very obvious ploy on the part of the author show his involvement in the BDSM lifestyle as indicated his villainous nature. Not only that to drawing these parallels between BDSM and despicable abuse like bestiality and the exploitation of children is as harmful as it is completely inaccurate.

      It is even more disturbing that the tone of the ALL the content is written in an erotic tone, even the obvious abuse. I strongly suspect it was done purposefully to make the reader identify with the protagonist's own confusion about where to draw the line, unfortunately it ends up coming off as eroticizing the despicably abuse. Not to mention it gives the very inaccurate impression that any "normal" person can being turned into a twisted abuser by participating in BDSM play. ugh!

      It's hard enough being a sexual minority. BDSM doesn't need authors and books exploiting common misconceptions to characterize everyone involved in the community as abusers and/or murders.

      I would actually go as far to say this is thinly veiled anit-BDSM propaganda. A cautionary tale meant to scary sexual adventurous women away from exploring their sexuality for fear of being raped, murdered or turned into a "perverted freak."


      Note: I edited/updated this review after receiving an messaging requesting I give more details and plainer language around why this misrepresents BDSM. This was one of the first reviews I posted to GoodReads and I own that it was very short, vague and passive in it's tone. I hope this makes it clear why I gave this book a 1star review, but also why I enjoyed the first parts of the story. If you have questions feel free to leave a comment or seem me a message.


    • 4/5
      I'm not one for smut, but I had heard so much about this, I had to read it. Approach this CAUTIOUSLY! It has rape, bestiality, and hefty amounts of BDSM. The underlying story is very good, though: a tantalizing, psychological thriller.
    • 1/5
      One of the more terrible BDSM books I have ever read. I expected much more out of it, and only finished it in the hopes that it would improve. It did not; if anything, it actually got worse toward the ending. This novel had an excellent premise, but the execution and character development were abysmal. None of the characters resembled anything recognizable as life, and the dom/sub relationship felt forced and trite.
    • 4/5
      If you can handle delving deeply into the world of S&M, this is great read. Mystery coupled with eroticism topped with deep seated character analysis that brings you to a twisted, yet oddly triumphant and justifiable ending.