The third in the series is as good as the previous two, fiction and fantacy but with a good dollop of reality. I have ordered the remaining two in this series so we'll see if Laura can live up to what has been so far some very enjoyable reading.
SJB

When I frist start reading this book, I thought that I would be reading another Master and Sub book. This was not so. I found this book looking into another site of hold a Real Master have what it take to be a Real Master. I enjoy this series, due to the factor it takes it from our time not years ago in a far way place.

The main character here, Michael is a egocentric Californiacated yuppie with a lack of observation of others that is truly remarkable in someone over the age of 16. He has been rated as a trainer by Hegel who runs his training house more like a dating service than anything else and Michaels lack of training eventually leads to Chris' proposal in The Archenemy. It is also our first sight of Anderson another of the series major players. I find Michael's character rather off-putting but this is still a good read. I would give it 3.5 but the system doesn't allow for that.

Unlike some standard erotic fiction these books by Laura Antoniou have plots, humor and good character development with interesting characters.

Once again, we join the world of The Marketplace. This time, we meet a rather gormless dork called Michael. Michael has delusions of grandeur. He seems to think that being a trainer/dominant involves demanding sex from slaves and not a lot else. He is quickly disillusioned of this fantasy.

Strangely enough, it seems to me that the slaves in the first book were basically trained to offer sex on demand, with a few chores chucked in for good measure. But in this book, that's a big no-no.

So Michael the Annoying goes to The Trainer of Trainers after he's somehow convinced her that he is worthy of being trained by her. It's never quite clear why she would take on such an obviously clueless idiot. However, she does. Maybe she knows how much of an idiot he's going to be, which is why the mysterious Chris Parker pops up again.

Michael is a very irritating character and I found myself wishing that The Trainer would just throw him out in the street or that Chris would punch him out. In that respect, it's not a very convincing story--most people would ignore or reject the Michaels of the world. Michael's journey doesn't quite end as he planned, which is sort of a pleasant surprise