authorash's review against another edition
5.0
This book was HOT! I love that Selena is doing so well with this series and continuing to make it amazing and fresh (not to mention hot sex scenes!) with every book. This is the first book of the series that I read of hers, and will continue to read more!
foreverbeautifulbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Ok, so this book kinda calls for a more detailed review. Up until this point I had only read Selena's Powerplay series which I kinda love. It is a bit more romancey and less erotica bordering adult film industry reading.
Well, I kept seeing this book pop up in my feed randomly. Everyone loves it! Says its like the end all be all of erotica.
It kinda was.
I mean Selena literally overdoses you to the point of sexual pain with how much she gives you. From f/f to f/f/m to m/f then back to f/f again. It details are really vivid and your going, "Oh, crap I didn't know I was into that! Well, I guess I am now!"
For the most part it is like a really dirty New Adult coming of age book. Maybe if all of them were as blunt and raw as this one was, I would like more New Adult fiction. I was a bit unsatisfied with the ending hence the non full five stars. I guess I understand what she was doing with this story--however, I felt used for Ronnie's sake. It was like, "We love you, we love you, oh you are beautiful." Then literally with no phone call Ronnie is replaced and its like static and crickets. I was like WHAT!
Ok, now I'm pretty open. I was pretty wild when I hit 17 through the age of 20. But if this happened to me. And the raw sexuality and emotions that were spewed out in this book to Ronnie had happened to me it would royally mess me up in the head. Yeah, its technically just erotica. Obviously, some are even calling it pretty much porn. However, I can't help but think it was trying to send a message. Maybe I'm over thinking it because I'm so angry and hurt for Ronnie. Yeah, she's 19 but I can't help but feel one of the GROWN ADULTS should have spoken to her and explained more. It was like like "Good humping you, bye! Moving on to the next nanny."
Ok, before turn this into a rant on the last chapter lol I'm gonna stop and just remember the good times Ronnie had with the Baumgartners--and Gretchen.
Well, I kept seeing this book pop up in my feed randomly. Everyone loves it! Says its like the end all be all of erotica.
It kinda was.
I mean Selena literally overdoses you to the point of sexual pain with how much she gives you. From f/f to f/f/m to m/f then back to f/f again. It details are really vivid and your going, "Oh, crap I didn't know I was into that! Well, I guess I am now!"
For the most part it is like a really dirty New Adult coming of age book. Maybe if all of them were as blunt and raw as this one was, I would like more New Adult fiction. I was a bit unsatisfied with the ending hence the non full five stars. I guess I understand what she was doing with this story--however, I felt used for Ronnie's sake. It was like, "We love you, we love you, oh you are beautiful." Then literally with no phone call Ronnie is replaced and its like static and crickets. I was like WHAT!
Ok, now I'm pretty open. I was pretty wild when I hit 17 through the age of 20. But if this happened to me. And the raw sexuality and emotions that were spewed out in this book to Ronnie had happened to me it would royally mess me up in the head. Yeah, its technically just erotica. Obviously, some are even calling it pretty much porn. However, I can't help but think it was trying to send a message. Maybe I'm over thinking it because I'm so angry and hurt for Ronnie. Yeah, she's 19 but I can't help but feel one of the GROWN ADULTS should have spoken to her and explained more. It was like like "Good humping you, bye! Moving on to the next nanny."
Ok, before turn this into a rant on the last chapter lol I'm gonna stop and just remember the good times Ronnie had with the Baumgartners--and Gretchen.
asryne's review against another edition
3.0
I can't even believe I am rating this. Please don't judge me, Goodreads friends. It was free on Amazon. It has a definite "can't look away" vibe.
tnbythewood's review against another edition
1.0
The book started out great very erotic then it was just downhill from there.
crystalisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Nasty and dirty. that's the best words I can think to describe this book. I can't lie and say I didn't know the subject matter in advance, but it's definitely the most explicit writing I've ever read. and just kinda...ick. I also won't lie--the scenes themselves were pretty hot (except for one I can think of that kinda grossed me out). but the overarching story was just kinda creepy.
oh, hello, cute babysitter that we've known since you were 15. you look hot and you're legal finally. would you like to have lots of dirty sex with a couple that is significantly older than you and has been authority figures in your life? sure. no problem.....I just hated how "Doc" would look at Ronnie during some of these scenes, and say "are you OK?"--it didn't seem sweet or concerned to me. it reminded me of manipulators I've known before, people who want you to say it's OK so they can still get their rocks off, but don't want to seem like jerks, so they ask if you're OK, with the implication that you must say yes...so maybe it's personal issues, but I just found this creepy. a bit too in the vein of Lolita for my taste. the scenes with Ronnie and Gretchen were the least objectionable to me, since they were between peers, not between adults and teens.
Also, there were young kids around while much of this was happening! Especially some of the scenes on the beach, out in the open. it's awfully handy how agreeable those kids were about going to bed and staying there, not looking where they weren't supposed to, etc. just one misplaced glance, and the family would have deserved to be reported to Child and Protective Services.
If I want something else extremely explicit and steamy to read, I'd probably look up the author's other work and hope it was equally hot, but with lots of consenting adults...not barely legal ones, with young kids asleep in the same house. ick.
oh, hello, cute babysitter that we've known since you were 15. you look hot and you're legal finally. would you like to have lots of dirty sex with a couple that is significantly older than you and has been authority figures in your life? sure. no problem.....I just hated how "Doc" would look at Ronnie during some of these scenes, and say "are you OK?"--it didn't seem sweet or concerned to me. it reminded me of manipulators I've known before, people who want you to say it's OK so they can still get their rocks off, but don't want to seem like jerks, so they ask if you're OK, with the implication that you must say yes...so maybe it's personal issues, but I just found this creepy. a bit too in the vein of Lolita for my taste. the scenes with Ronnie and Gretchen were the least objectionable to me, since they were between peers, not between adults and teens.
Also, there were young kids around while much of this was happening! Especially some of the scenes on the beach, out in the open. it's awfully handy how agreeable those kids were about going to bed and staying there, not looking where they weren't supposed to, etc. just one misplaced glance, and the family would have deserved to be reported to Child and Protective Services.
If I want something else extremely explicit and steamy to read, I'd probably look up the author's other work and hope it was equally hot, but with lots of consenting adults...not barely legal ones, with young kids asleep in the same house. ick.
seachell1's review against another edition
2.0
I read this for a reading challenge. This is not my usual genre of choice and I probably won't be reading much more of it. I gave it 2 stars because it was good at what it was, but its just not for me.
mafemoreno's review against another edition
3.0
One of the things that i don't enjoy in books and this book had a first person perspective, so i had to get used to it, but after a while it worked well within the story telling. Lots of sex, and steamy scenes (what I expected actually). Wouldn't mind reading anything else from Ms. Kitt, since this is my first book from her.
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