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A review by love_katie
The King of Bourbon Street by Thea de Salle
4.0
Fellas, I'm gonna need a cold shower after that one.
I'm thinking about 60-70% of this was sex, which, to be honest, is what I'm looking for in smut. I'm not here for the character development or the setting. I'm here for the sexytimes.
Speaking of the characters and setting, both were fine. Some of the relationships between different characters felt a little stilted, but that's fine. I liked New Orleans as a backdrop for the story, and it helped the atmosphere without overwhelming it too much.
Be warned, if heavy dom/sub dynamics are a yuck for you, then you will not like this book. I think maybe when I first heard about this book I knew that's what it was, and that's why it got on my radar, because I enjoy reading about that. I definitely had forgotten by the time I actually started reading, so when I got to those scenes, I was like OH. OKAY.
I loved the focus on consent and making sure both parties were getting what they wanted and needed out of the relationship. I think that is something that, traditionally, the romance/erotica genre has been notorious for not including, but there's a ton of that here. Lots of communication amidst the sex and angst.
I'm thinking about 60-70% of this was sex, which, to be honest, is what I'm looking for in smut. I'm not here for the character development or the setting. I'm here for the sexytimes.
Speaking of the characters and setting, both were fine. Some of the relationships between different characters felt a little stilted, but that's fine. I liked New Orleans as a backdrop for the story, and it helped the atmosphere without overwhelming it too much.
Be warned, if heavy dom/sub dynamics are a yuck for you, then you will not like this book. I think maybe when I first heard about this book I knew that's what it was, and that's why it got on my radar, because I enjoy reading about that. I definitely had forgotten by the time I actually started reading, so when I got to those scenes, I was like OH. OKAY.
I loved the focus on consent and making sure both parties were getting what they wanted and needed out of the relationship. I think that is something that, traditionally, the romance/erotica genre has been notorious for not including, but there's a ton of that here. Lots of communication amidst the sex and angst.