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Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage

19 reviews

jackalest's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ngl, I feel a little tricked. I sought this book out for its abusive elements, and it was quite enjoyable as such. I love these charming and manipulative characters, complex power dynamics. And there was much to be had. And in the chance that my bird of a feather may one day cross this comment, that like-minded person who has a thing for abusive relationships, I do highly recommend this book for abuse “porn”.

Then the first phase of the book passed and delved into a deeper story that I could not remotely have anticipated. And I could not put it down.

This book is an easy 5 stars from me. Despite my initial expectations, and my disappointment to lose those, I can fully appreciate and cherish the direction the author took.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

eeefann125's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

klamsc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

ekeiser8's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

veggitorian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

feministmidwife's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was fast, enthralling, and very difficult to read. Check all CWs. However, it all felt real. The unlikeability of the character who made every wrong decisions again and again and again was on point. I agree with others that there was a loss in not learning more about the other harmed characters, but it that lack of information tracks with the flippancy-turned-trauma written into the main character. Will not forget this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

julesrsovis's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I didn’t expect this book to be so violent. It made it extremely difficult to read at many times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Religious bigotry

samuaint's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was deeply compelling but very dark and triggering to be honest. A wonderfully written tale that I'm honestly not sure I would recommend reading because the subject matter it so difficult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug use

camille_caterpillar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

This book truly knocked the wind out of me.

Dark, emotional, and genre-bending. At times my pulse quickened; I thought "perhaps this more of a thriller than I thought", the darker end of the domestic suspense genre. 

It had a little bit of the "offer that's too good to be true" thriller trope at first, then it had a little bit of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf twisted love games, it's got the compound and the vile rich and famous, then it veers to outright horror [CW: the book contains some graphic sexual assault, drug use, and mental health themes].

And then, it simmered into lit fic territory, introspective, observational, culminating into a series of emotional gut-punches.

Personally, I was moved by the religious commentary, the self-loathing narrative, and the unlikely, bittersweet redemption story at its heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

deezy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment