expected more from this book.  3 out of 5  (Carlos)

should be noted that this is chapter one and that you need to purchase
another chapter or more to finish book  1 out of 5

My love-hate relationship with this author's work has, with this book,
slid solidly into hate. I've read two of her previous books and one
thing hasn't changed with this one: the author has a maddening,
idiosyncratic style of almost mindless repetition that nearly demands
that you skim rather than read. Here's a sample:

"Maggie had never been able to get over the development of Melody. How
she had been more advanced than her years. How she had been much like
herself. How her own breasts had popped when she was just twelve years
old. She would always remember that would Maggie. And how she hadn't
been at all surprised when Melody more or less followed the same
development path. Mature physically and with the mind always playing
catch up."

And it's not like this is a once-in-while for emphasis thing. It's
constant. The reading is a slog from start to finish. You might ask,
knowing this, why read her work?

Her previous books delivered in unique fashion lez-dom sexual control
and graphic torture with a pretty good look into the heads of torturer
and victim. Sadly, this is almost absent from this book. There's a
little teaser at the front and a bit at the end, but the middle is a
mind-numbing, boring yet grim look into someone going to pieces under
pressure. I kept waiting for the good bits that never came. Normally,
at the end of book, I'm sad and want more. At the end of this one, it
was, "Thank heaven, it's over."

The author took a short 70,000 word novel and cut into to novellas so
she can sell it as twice the prices. Maybe, just maybe, all the good
stuff is in Taken II? I want to know if I can permanently put this
author on my never-to-be-read-again list. I'm just not sure it's worth
another $7 to find out.  1 out of 5  (Aalok)

Good book. Storyline similiar to some of his other books but if you
liked them you will like this one.  4 out of 5  (SM)

Very good read: tough, strong and imaginative!   4 out of 5  (Eljay)

not bad,just too rough for my tastes  3 out of 5

Boring Repititious could not finish reading it  1 out of 5

Good read. Many interesting scenarios, not repeated as some stories
do.   4 out of 5  (Fred)

Basically boring.  Little or no sex other than anal rape, lots of
beating, scat, other "tortures" with a happy ending for the
protagonist.    2 out of 5  (Bigrdr)

I do enjoy BDSM but this book,I think gets carried away at times. A
threesome where all parties are there for the enjoyment is great but
in this book ,my opinion, carries it to dark times. If that is what
the author wanted he hit the nail on the head. OK ending   3 out of 5 
(homebody1)

disappointing  2 out of 5  (Ruthy)

Wow!  Wonder how much of this story of intense cruelty is based on
fact. Could anyone just write such a story from imagination?    5 out
of 5  (Lena)

A well done book about a young lady becomming a slave to her master. A
great ending  when her master marks and accepters her as one of his
harem  5 out of 5  (homebody)

Well written and plenty of sex.  Rather too much torture for my
tastes, but it is pretty typical of the genre and will no doubt
satisfy others who like that.  4 out of 5  (Sooty)

Another fine installment from W.L.Dowd! The ranch is starting to fill
up with new slaves and the maybe the Shackels have gotten more than
they bargained for in their deal with the Sultan. I'm looking forward
to reading about the suprise to come in part 3.    5 out of 5  (J)

In my opinion a sequel rarely holds up to the original, but in this
case it rivals the first! I really enjoyed the couples abductions and
degrading misery, and the intense whipping scene on the deck was
nearly perfect.  5 out of 5  (kirk)

Another entertaining book by this talented author. I liked how the
pony theme was weaved into the fabric of the story while not
dominating the entire story with nothing but. If Dowd holds true to
form, I expect to another installment which I look forward to.  4 out
of 5  (dan)

An excellent read and enjoyed a lot. A great story that wasn’t as
predictable as you might think. Some surprises for sure and very
erotic with BDSM and forced slavery.   5 out of 5  (dom)

Exactly my cup of tea. Couples and friends bound and driven into
degrading slavery together and the breast bondage and nipple torture
was enthralling. The emotional bonds between the characters was a real
turn on. Please bring on part 3.  5 out of 5  (slaver)

A very nicely paced and descriptive story of abduction, slavery,
degrading bondage and domination, punishment and harsh training.  The
servant’s punishment scene was particularly memorable for me.
Definitely a story that any fan of forced B&D and enslavement will
enjoy.  4 out of 5

Much slower and less interesting than the original.  2 out of 5

ok if you like the style  3 out of 5  (edsubject)

most of his books are pretty good but this one seems to get lost at
times. I found my self skipping pages because of repitation .Ok ending
but lost in the middle  3 out of 5  (homebody)