About the Book
Stephanie Clifford-Smith was fascinated by fetishes. She wondered what happens the first time someone with a sexual fetish shares it with their lover? Do they risk their lover running screaming from the room by asking to lick their eyeballs? Or do they find some oblique way of bringing it up—perhaps when they're struggling with a stray eyelash? Or is it easier to just go behind their back and find a willing partner on the internet? Are sexual fetishes widespread, or are they only the domain of a kinky minority? And how has kinkdom changed over time? So Stephanie assumes an identity, puts an ad in the local paper, and sets off to find out for herself. She infiltrates the scene, goes to bondage parties, and watches grown men as they have their diapers changed.
She thought nothing could shock her, but she was wrong.

This book came to me knowledge after a friend on mine read it for book club.
Apparently one member of the group was tired of Jodi Picoult and Jane Green chic lit, so decided to spice things up a little when it came around to being her turn to choose the month's read!
I believe it was by mutual agreement that she was not welcomed back to the group!

My thoughts...I think Clifford Smith should have stuck with one of the other here. Either write about people's tales and experiences OR the historical links, not both. I found more and more that I skipped through the pages containing historical facts/examples.
I also felt it was quite disrespectful the way the author wrote about her 'subjects' which can only be describes as derogatory at best in parts. She was obviously extremely confident that these people would not wish to be ‘outed’ and therefore would not come forward to kick up a stink. Or perhaps the whole thing was just a work of fiction – which is actually something I thought more than once when reading, particularly the embellishment of how much her husband didn’t like what she was doing due to it being quite unsafe – so why are you doing it then?

I think my biggest mistake was making a cup of tea and coupling it with a chocolate éclair, then settling down with the book for Chapter 29!!!

This is off to AmberC after promising it to her some months back as a Wishlist Tag.

I genuinely look forward to other readers thoughts on this book, so would ask that it is past on, not Wild Released if possible.

Thank you. I recently had a conversation with friends about this very topic...how to bring up your kink with a new partner. I'm interested to see what she found out.

I had the impression the author went into her research with a rather narrow view of kink and fetishes. I had thought from the blurb it was going to more about how people met others with similar kinks or how you introduced your kink to your partner, instead it was more about what she considered to be kinks. I don't think she put much effort into talking to a wide cross-section of the kink community.

The historical background seemed like filler and could have been considerably shortened.

Not sure I needed 3 chapters on Martin, 1 was enough.

Into the bookbag.

This arrived in a book bag from Darwin, I have never read Stephanie Clifford-Smith before but will add it to Mt TBR as I am looking forward to finding out what is going on in our suburbs........

I DID try to read it, really I did - but it just didn't do it for me........
I shall release it at one of our Melbourne meet-ups, either in the CBD or Templestowe.
I have a certain person in mind to place it in front of.

Will release this on to the BC shelves.

To the finder of this book -
Please let me know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it, you are under no obligation to read it and Bookcrossing is completely anonymous.

Picked up today at the Green Sage cafe.

Passing on to someone I hope will enjoy it.