Bound by Tradition by Roxy Harte 
ASIN B007BQLEEC
Story rating: 5 out of 5 paddles
Sting factor (kink): 3 out of 5
Blurb:
Stephanie is burnt out with competing and her relationship with her father. At a Karate competition she gets beat by a young woman, whose brother Stephanie is interested in. The complication is that their fathers used to be best friends, but are now archrivals.
Review:
Bound by Tradition was fun to read. Not only do you see the effects of over scheduling and no breaks in training, but volatile family relationships can have a big effect on someone. I liked that Shiro was willing to try to help Stephanie realize there was more to life and that she had a right to find her own happiness. The way he went about it was intriguing to say the least.
I have heard about Shibari and have attended a rope class once where some of the knots and techniques were shown. The author’s descriptions were accurate with my limited knowledge. The art is a beautiful one but one needs to be sure the person doing it is trained and knowledgeable and a very big safety point was brought out in the book, which I appreciated. It was interesting watching Stephanie comes to terms with the fact that she enjoyed being in ropes.
This book is more about relationships and the way Shibari relates to a person and about the journey of coming to terms with oneself. I found the relationship between Stephanie and Shiro great and pretty realistic with young people finding their way.
Reviewed by Iron Mistress
