Enlightening and at times amusing ... The book gathers a cumulative force in shedding light on sexuality more broadly — the power dynamics baked into desire of all kinds ... Second Skin won’t be for everyone on your Christmas list. But it’s a thoughtful and thought-provoking treatise that articulates the uncharted experience of female fetishism and destigmatises fetish by bringing it out of the dungeon and into the light.
Interweaves vivid personal experience and interviews with fascinating historical research ... Fedorova convincingly makes the link between her own heritage, a lifelong struggle with anxiety and gradual immersion in the fetish world.
