Reviews

Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare

Only show reviews with written explanations

lorenare's review

Go to review page

reflective

4.0

poopadoop's review

Go to review page

medium-paced

3.25

erinlcrane's review against another edition

Go to review page

Enjoyed the beginning and the religious background piece (relatable), but I lost steam at about 50 pages in.

mckmillican's review against another edition

Go to review page

2.0

Look, I knew what I was getting into when I downloaded this. I needed an easy travel day book and this definitely accomplished that. This book scratched the same itch that series like The A List or The It Girl scratched for me when I was a tween - innocent girl gets pulled into the lure of a glamorous life, learns some lessons along the way, etc. But those books were really just a vehicle for describing the glamorous life in great detail. Sugar, Baby is the adult equivalent of that - instead of teenagers wearing bedazzled Juicy sweatsuits, we’ve got twenty somethings doing baby Botox and fillers and ogling Chanel bags. Unfortunately, the book is a little too grim (sexual trauma abounds) to be escapist, but it’s a little too escapist to be an effective critique or condemnation of the sugar babying world.

mollyahxxx's review

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readbetweendeelines's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Agnes is 21 years old, sneaking out, wearing makeup, partying, and doing everything her Pentecostal mother disapproves of. Tired of living under her mother’s strict religious regime, Agnes craves more from life. She quits her job as a house cleaner for the wealthy after the daughter of one of her clients introduces her to the world of being a sugar baby.

Through sugaring, Agnes gains access to a life of luxury—expensive shoes, designer clothes, lavish trips, gourmet food, and a steadily growing bank account. But along with these material gains comes a newfound perspective on life and herself.

This novel is as much about the glamorous sugaring lifestyle as it is about Agnes’ coming-of-age journey and the internal struggle between living a devout life or indulging in a worldly existence.

Through Agnes’ experiences, Sugar, Baby delves into deeper issues of identity, race, and class. As Agnes becomes more entangled in this world of wealth and allure, the novel raises important questions about what we are willing to sacrifice for money and validation.

I pulled this off the shelf from my local library on a whim, and thoroughly enjoyed it!