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weelasswithabook's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
CW previous death of a child (off page), neglectful childhood, grief, trauma, age play, daddy kink, toxic friendships
I am 100% conflicted writing this review. So looking at it from an overall perspective, this was an age gap, daddy kink romance, which I love and adore. However, there were 3 very specific and very distinct points in this book that whipped me right out of the story and made me more than uncomfortable.
Without those 3 moments, this could've easily been a 4/5 star, but they really hindered my enjoyment at those moments in time.
I am 100% conflicted writing this review. So looking at it from an overall perspective, this was an age gap, daddy kink romance, which I love and adore. However, there were 3 very specific and very distinct points in this book that whipped me right out of the story and made me more than uncomfortable.
Without those 3 moments, this could've easily been a 4/5 star, but they really hindered my enjoyment at those moments in time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Grief and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death and Car accident
dirtysoy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
While all the parts are there theoretically, this book just isn't for me. It's not incredibly well written, there is a lot of infantilization, and the smut is a bit awkward. While I often look the other way with some morally grey situations in books (age gaps, virgins ect ect) this just too weird with all the kid stuff. I understand that trauma can influence kinks, and age play is a thing but I am personally very uncomfortable with the way it's portrayed in this.
While I love a Daddy kink, and I love other books with virginity stuff and age gaps, the fact that this girl meets this stranger on her 18th birthday and stays in a child's room, and that's where they do most of the spice...in an actual childs room...not even a room they made with childlike things for her, it's a real childs room...no thank you. I know by the end they recognize that she's an adult and they should be partners instead of him always treating her like a child but it was all a little too icky for me
It's a quick read so not much time lost but all in all not very good in my opinion. The audio book is alright.
While I love a Daddy kink, and I love other books with virginity stuff and age gaps, the fact that this girl meets this stranger on her 18th birthday and stays in a child's room, and that's where they do most of the spice...in an actual childs room...not even a room they made with childlike things for her, it's a real childs room...no thank you. I know by the end they recognize that she's an adult and they should be partners instead of him always treating her like a child but it was all a little too icky for me
It's a quick read so not much time lost but all in all not very good in my opinion. The audio book is alright.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol