The "FemDom Diaries" Review

The stories in Mistress Darcy’s The FemDom Diaries remind me of the tales of the trickster god Loki in Norse mythology or Coyote in Native American mythology. The fun of Darcy’s stories isn’t in who will win (Loki, Coyote, and Darcy always win, of course) but, rather, in how Darcy achieves her ultimate victory. Darcy comes across in this collection of stories as a FemDom Wonder Woman before whom all males kneel – literally, that is. Forget the Golden Lasso of Truth (though there are Golden Showers aplenty) or the bullet-deflecting bracelets. All Darcy needs is her overwhelming good looks and charm to overcome all obstacles. Any pathetic, useless male foolish enough to try to oppose her or escape from her ends up crushed, and, while he may not be smiling, he will end up throbbing with desire for her.

Like Loki and Coyote, Darcy shows up in various guises: a scheming professional dominatrix in New York, a newlywed, the wealthy owner of an English manor house, even a French woman who becomes involved with a German POW in WWI.

The FemDom Diaries are much more than darkly erotic stories. They convincingly portray as warm, loving, and human the bond or connection between a dominant and a submissive in a kinky relationship. The slaves, cuckolds, or submissive males in her stories are not freakish sickos but sympathetic characters for whom humiliation and other acts of submission are ultimately life-affirming signs of devotion. Given all the social norms that kinky behavior of all sorts goes against, it’s a daunting challenge to make those who engage in it come across well in fiction. She does an incredible job with that – an impressive feat indeed!

This collection is not for the general reader or the squeamish. If you aren’t into kink or at least interested in kink, you’ll find these stories puzzling, at best, or offensive and off-putting at worst. However, if you’re willing to be open-minded and suspend your disbelief, Mistress Darcy’s The FemDom Diaries will take you on an unforgettable ride.

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