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A review by iam
His Cocky Cellist by Cole McCade
5.0
Aaaaah this was amazing!!! I'm totally in love!
Content warnings include: A comprehensive list can be found in the book itself, available in the preview on amazon.
I truly enjoyed reading this. I was totally enamoured by Amani from the very beginning, which made me relate to Vic a lot. Though Vic was also a great character in his own right.
The setup of the novel made me wary at first, but it worked out so well, especially with the two characters who were amazing: Amani, who is Moroccan-American, black, Dom, femme, student, masseuse, cellist, and Vic, who is British-American, white, billionaire, CEO, masc, convinced he's straight and totally unawares of what else he likes in bed.
Not just their sexual dynamic was great, I also loved the conversations they had about class, as in the detachment of rich people from the life of the actual 99%. More conversations or at least side remarks about religion, racism, toxic masculinity and of course kink were also present, and I thought handled very well.
The writing was truly beautiful as well, almost poetic at times without being overbearing, but raw and emotional. I especially enjoyed the describtions of clothing, which were presented so naturally and engaging that I didn't just skim over them.
What I found curious was the age of the characters. Amani is 20 and Vic is 24, and I found it fascinating to see their life and their personal experiences at an age I can immediately relate to and compare, yet which were so fundamentally different from my own. For some reason, I was more aware of this in this book than any others I've read recently.
The one thing I would have wished for was more glimpses into the characters' lives around their relationship and how those two things impact each other. Maybe this would have distracted from the actual plot, but I liked reading about Amani and Vic so much that I just wanted to know more about their day to day life.
Content warnings include:
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BDSM involding pain play, D/s, orgasm denial; sex on-page, chronic illness; mentions of sexual assault, bullying, racism, classism.I truly enjoyed reading this. I was totally enamoured by Amani from the very beginning, which made me relate to Vic a lot. Though Vic was also a great character in his own right.
The setup of the novel made me wary at first, but it worked out so well, especially with the two characters who were amazing: Amani, who is Moroccan-American, black, Dom, femme, student, masseuse, cellist, and Vic, who is British-American, white, billionaire, CEO, masc, convinced he's straight and totally unawares of what else he likes in bed.
Not just their sexual dynamic was great, I also loved the conversations they had about class, as in the detachment of rich people from the life of the actual 99%. More conversations or at least side remarks about religion, racism, toxic masculinity and of course kink were also present, and I thought handled very well.
The writing was truly beautiful as well, almost poetic at times without being overbearing, but raw and emotional. I especially enjoyed the describtions of clothing, which were presented so naturally and engaging that I didn't just skim over them.
What I found curious was the age of the characters. Amani is 20 and Vic is 24, and I found it fascinating to see their life and their personal experiences at an age I can immediately relate to and compare, yet which were so fundamentally different from my own. For some reason, I was more aware of this in this book than any others I've read recently.
The one thing I would have wished for was more glimpses into the characters' lives around their relationship and how those two things impact each other. Maybe this would have distracted from the actual plot, but I liked reading about Amani and Vic so much that I just wanted to know more about their day to day life.