Review: Finding Ian by Riley Hart
SYNOPSIS:
Jordan
Hookups have always been my thing, and expanding new ways of playing has me . . . curious. The idea of submitting to someone’s total domination and care? It feels right when not much else in my life has.
David
Dominance and submission have always been things I need in my life–even when it made me lose someone I loved. It’s a thrilling, fulfilling spark when a submissive hands control over to me. And, for the right man, at the right time, maybe I need to be the one forced to my knees.
Ian
I’ve never understood the need to be submissive . . . or dominant, for that matter. Trust doesn’t come easily for me. But there was that one time I watched my best friend with his Sir, and it roused something in me I don’t want to admit. Just like I can’t acknowledge out loud how alone I feel.
Then my friend, Jordan, decides to play with David, a dominant we both know, and I think I’m jealous. They intrigue me separately, but Jordan and David together makes my interest even more explosive. Maybe, I want to let go, to let someone else to take the reins, so I can just be. When the three of us decide to explore together, I realize how good it can feel to be submissive, but I like the other side of it, too. Discovering both my submissive and dominant side with them is just playing. I don’t have it in me to fall in love with one person, so how can I risk the pain of loving two?
REVIEW:
Well this story was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t really enjoy Finding Finley so I was a little hesitant going into Finding Ian. But this story had so much heart to balance out the scandalous heat that I couldn’t help but swoon for these men.
These characters were just so in sync. They contrasted and complimented each other perfectly. Jordan with his fiery personality and endless joy, David being a steadfast pillar of support, and Ian being skittish but curious. The pacing of the relationship was fantastic, nothing felt instantaneous about their feelings. While there has always been an undercurrent of sexual tension between these characters, the feelings definitely developed organically after time spent together.
Their intimacy was on a whole other level, some light-BDSM, Daddy-kinks, and pain-kinks…but not nearly as hardcore as Finding Finley was. There were a few moments in the sex scenes that took me out of the book, but that is more personal preference. I don’t care much for reading about armpit obsessions or the fact that there was a lot of d*cks going from butts to mouths…which had me questioning safety and sanitation.
The plot was mainly centered around these men coming together (please ignore the awful, unintentional pun). There was a little external drama for each character but mostly it was them finding their footing in the relationship. They balanced together beautifully, there weren’t moments of jealous and while there were moments of vulnerability, the men would ultimately come together and communicate. Which had to be my favorite part of the story, the men being transparent about their feelings…which just got me in the feels.
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