Dark Notes

The Best 5 STARS

Dark notes is Pam Godwin at her best, writing about themes that are complicated and that only a brilliant and brave mind could pick it up and make it it's own. Every time I hear or think myself that someone looks like a slut, I will remember Ivory's story and mentally slap myself for my unrequited assumptions. Every time I hear a piano playing, I will remember Ivory and Emeric's song, one that I have never heard before, made of breaths and heartbeats that sound in synchrony, that create their hypnotic dark notes.

This is a journey through the world of piano musicians, where Ivory is the student, a brilliant one by the way, and Emeric is her new teacher. But like every other book from this amazing author, you can never wait for it to be just the story of love between a teacher and a student. No, her books are always intricate, deep, very real, basically a true masterpiece with multiple layers to uncover through the pages.

So, Ivory has to act like a slut and perform as one to survive her prestigious school, her wrecked home and to finally be free to attend the university of her dreams. She has to endure years of man taking more than she wants to give, of always making a once over every time they see her, without realizing, or maybe not even caring, that it generates a true discomfort within women. In a society where our looks seem to value more than our soul or brains, this is a topic that speaks for itself.

Emeric is a piano musician that has a brilliant career and plays in a non-conservative way, one that already shows his mind is ahead of our times, or maybe some of us can't just move forward and let go of the strictness that marked the previous centuries. He loves as he plays, embracing his dominant character (that suits him so well) and demanding true trust upon him and his methods.

When this two meet, there is true chemistry and intrigue for each other, and it seems odd how a man who needs submission and a woman who has only counted on herself for years and despises the opposite gender's touch can connect and fit so perfectly, deeply and entirely.

Ivory surprises us all on how head on she faces every challenge and demand from Emeric, and he reveals how tenderly and completely he is able to care for her. It is a true lesson to see them both risking it all to be together, finding solutions and not more problems.

This couple have their hearing so accurate, they pay attention to simple breaths, heartbeats, the pounding of blood through their veins, the clicking of a clock, the moans and groans, the tears, the sting of a punishing belt, the sound of true love. In the end, I could also hear their ultimate love song!

I would highly recommend Dark notes to every lover of dark romance and erotica, but be aware that you are in for a hell of a ride. And if you haven't read a book from Pam Godwin, starting with this one will already show you what all the worldwide awe with her is about! However, as she recreates scenes of rape and abuse, not only physical but psychological, and explores the relationship between a Dominant and a Submissive, be careful for they may trigger traumatic memories or upset you.

This book deserves the best 5 stars, for it's a true gem. The writing is flawless, the characters are complicated and so damn beautiful, and you will be hooked to the pages trying to find fast enough what will happen next. And as we are already used to, you will never see coming how the story will end.

This is a stand alone book from Pam Godwin, and although I enjoyed the series Trails of Sin a little bit better than Dark notes, I can´t wait to read more stand alone books from her!