Fettered by Lyn Gala 
ASIN B00BJL0A0O
Story Rating: 5 out of 5 paddles
Sting Factor (kink): 5 out of 5
Review:
First impressions are important, especially in a BDSM scenario. Dylan, aka Dilly, first learned of BDSM by seeing his sadistic brother’s tools on a news broadcast. His brother is being tried for raping and torturing women. Dilly isn’t looking to torture women or wield the whip. Instead, he lusts after men flogging and spanking his ass until he squirts. A young eighteen year old, he’s both innocent and completely naïve.
This book is much lauded among many BDSM m/m readers. In the BDSM book club in Goodreads, members are fawning over this book. They wax about hawt BDSM scenes and engaging characters. Can this book live up to the hype? Why yes it can.
Ms. Gala writes moving characters. Dilly may at first come across as a too stupid to live character. Dilly is bumbling boy and an all-around pussy who can’t stand up for himself. This perception of Dilly is not that far off. Initially he is very frustrating and makes a reader want to grab him by the shoulders and shake him hard. Maybe slap him around a little bit so he will toughen up. However, it’s more complicated than it initially appears. Dilly isn’t stupid. What he is, is a survivor. My heart bleeds for Dilly. He’s emotionally abused by his evil older brother, Gary. He’s pushed around by his headstrong sister, Carmine. The only role Dilly knows and clings to is one who is passive and stays invisible. This one explanation of how Dilly sees himself breaks my heart.
