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drez80's review
1.0
I don't think I need to rehash all of the issues with this one. If you want to know the issues with this book, please read one of the many other 1 star reviews.
veranthia's review
1.0
"curvy and luscious" zero stars.
in all honesty this book is just vile.
a horny (fat) teenage daydream gotten severely out of hand and somehow through the editing process.
we like to laugh at how men write women but how these authors write the male lead (or all men here) is honestly such an insult to men as a whole that I want to apologise.
the language and overall writing is so crass and amateurish that it's hard to believe an adult wrote this. some words that were used in all seriousness: fuckstick, fuckrod, fuckshaft, fuckpole, gazongas, brown star.
all the reviews saying "steamy" must mean the rage that builds up by the page because sahara has nothing on this prose.
the only positives I wrangled out of this piece of trash were the laughter-inducing ridiculousness and the ego boost an aspiring writer might get from reading this.
apologies to the authors for my brutal honesty, I'm sure you're lovely people, but this just shouldn't exist.
in all honesty this book is just vile.
a horny (fat) teenage daydream gotten severely out of hand and somehow through the editing process.
we like to laugh at how men write women but how these authors write the male lead (or all men here) is honestly such an insult to men as a whole that I want to apologise.
the language and overall writing is so crass and amateurish that it's hard to believe an adult wrote this. some words that were used in all seriousness: fuckstick, fuckrod, fuckshaft, fuckpole, gazongas, brown star.
all the reviews saying "steamy" must mean the rage that builds up by the page because sahara has nothing on this prose.
the only positives I wrangled out of this piece of trash were the laughter-inducing ridiculousness and the ego boost an aspiring writer might get from reading this.
apologies to the authors for my brutal honesty, I'm sure you're lovely people, but this just shouldn't exist.
stacymk84's review
1.0
Didn’t really like the beginning of this so I didn’t finish. There were others stories in this book that I really didn’t care for.
laditori89's review
2.0
Should have been earlier in the story
This was an good book but I gave it two stars because the blurb is so misleading. This book really should have been named something else. There was never a pregnancy until the epilogue and we all know that's the end of the end!! Ooh but where does the name come in you ask?? Baby machine leads one to believe that she's extremely fertile or he has a lot of strong swimmers. Well in the extended epilogue we found out they had nine children in ten years and she was pregnant with the tenth. So baby machine I guess. I just think if you're going to have a book be about something or named something it should've happened further up in the book. Not at the end like an afterthought. It was almost like the authors forgot what they were writing about and just decided to add an epilogue and an extended epilogue with the information instead.
This was an good book but I gave it two stars because the blurb is so misleading. This book really should have been named something else. There was never a pregnancy until the epilogue and we all know that's the end of the end!! Ooh but where does the name come in you ask?? Baby machine leads one to believe that she's extremely fertile or he has a lot of strong swimmers. Well in the extended epilogue we found out they had nine children in ten years and she was pregnant with the tenth. So baby machine I guess. I just think if you're going to have a book be about something or named something it should've happened further up in the book. Not at the end like an afterthought. It was almost like the authors forgot what they were writing about and just decided to add an epilogue and an extended epilogue with the information instead.
bookscrazy87's review
5.0
Love it
I love Cassandra's books. Always entertaining. I didn't want to stop reading it. I loved every second. Hot and steamy read
I love Cassandra's books. Always entertaining. I didn't want to stop reading it. I loved every second. Hot and steamy read
brigit_reads's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
One word: Awful.
This is possibly the worst book I’ve ever read. Not sure how this got published. I almost never give books 1 star because I think authors should be appreciated for their work, even if it’s not my cup of tea. But this book? No. I’m sorry but if I could rate this 0 stars, I would.
I cannot believe that this was written by a woman. The language used reeks of misogyny. In Mason’s POV, he refers to women as ‘bags of bones,’ and calls them whores. Beth also frequently slut-shames herself and other women.
Another issues I have is the vocabulary choices. I cannot express how bored I was reading about how ‘curvy’ and ‘voluptuous’ Beth’s body was. I do not care what she looks like enough to read about it every single paragraph. If this story featured a plus sized protagonist for the representation, I appreciate that. But in this book, Beth’s ‘curviness’ was only there as a kink for Mason. Stop fetishizing plus size women! Appreciate them and respect them instead.
On the topic of word choice, does someone want to tell me why the hell genitals were referred to as ‘fuckrod’? I would rather read ‘velvet wrapped steel’ over ‘fuckrod’. There are so many other bizarre words the author uses to describe anything sexual. It was just weird and really killed the mood.
Another thing that really irks me is the title. It has no relevance to plot, like at all. She doesn’t get pregnant until the epilogue. And then, the extended epilogue, which is 10 years later, she has 9 kids. Either she had a shit ton of twins and triplets, or she was pregnant every year for 10 years, which can’t be healthy for the mother.
Maybe I shouldn’t complain about this since I should have figured it out from the synopsis, but why are we still using the ‘innocent librarian virgin with the super experienced old dude who is literally the hottest guy ever?’ Aren’t we bored of this yet? Also, they did not have a single interesting conversation.
I get this is a short ‘book’ (if you can even call it that), but there was zero character development. Beth was the same innocent librarian with no personality at the end of the book as she was at the beginning. Mason was also a complete douche and his monologues (which were frequent and all said the exact same thing), did not match up with his actions or lifestyle, like at all. The man had no morals and did not redeem himself at the end. Mason’s monologues, as I mentioned before, were so repetitive. Every single one had the line ‘Beth doesn’t deserve this,’ and then he precedes to screw her over and be an asshole. What a loser.
Also, something slightly concerning: Beth did not have a single friend during the whole book. Her dad and step mom added nothing to the story and did not offer any real support. Her whole life basically revolves around Mason, which is super unhealthy. Don’t get me wrong, Mason’s friends were absolute trash, at least he had a life outside of Beth.
My final complaint is a big one for me. The attempted sexual assault being used a little plot line because the author got bored is disgusting. Not only is the trauma completely glossed over, there was no need for that. Lazy writing and honestly super harmful.
So yeah, don’t read this book. I lost 2 hours of my life that I will never get back. Dora the Explorer is more interesting than this shit show of a book.
P.s If you’re the author reading this, what the actual fuck?
This is possibly the worst book I’ve ever read. Not sure how this got published. I almost never give books 1 star because I think authors should be appreciated for their work, even if it’s not my cup of tea. But this book? No. I’m sorry but if I could rate this 0 stars, I would.
I cannot believe that this was written by a woman. The language used reeks of misogyny. In Mason’s POV, he refers to women as ‘bags of bones,’ and calls them whores. Beth also frequently slut-shames herself and other women.
Another issues I have is the vocabulary choices. I cannot express how bored I was reading about how ‘curvy’ and ‘voluptuous’ Beth’s body was. I do not care what she looks like enough to read about it every single paragraph. If this story featured a plus sized protagonist for the representation, I appreciate that. But in this book, Beth’s ‘curviness’ was only there as a kink for Mason. Stop fetishizing plus size women! Appreciate them and respect them instead.
On the topic of word choice, does someone want to tell me why the hell genitals were referred to as ‘fuckrod’? I would rather read ‘velvet wrapped steel’ over ‘fuckrod’. There are so many other bizarre words the author uses to describe anything sexual. It was just weird and really killed the mood.
Another thing that really irks me is the title. It has no relevance to plot, like at all. She doesn’t get pregnant until the epilogue. And then, the extended epilogue, which is 10 years later, she has 9 kids. Either she had a shit ton of twins and triplets, or she was pregnant every year for 10 years, which can’t be healthy for the mother.
Maybe I shouldn’t complain about this since I should have figured it out from the synopsis, but why are we still using the ‘innocent librarian virgin with the super experienced old dude who is literally the hottest guy ever?’ Aren’t we bored of this yet? Also, they did not have a single interesting conversation.
I get this is a short ‘book’ (if you can even call it that), but there was zero character development. Beth was the same innocent librarian with no personality at the end of the book as she was at the beginning. Mason was also a complete douche and his monologues (which were frequent and all said the exact same thing), did not match up with his actions or lifestyle, like at all. The man had no morals and did not redeem himself at the end. Mason’s monologues, as I mentioned before, were so repetitive. Every single one had the line ‘Beth doesn’t deserve this,’ and then he precedes to screw her over and be an asshole. What a loser.
Also, something slightly concerning: Beth did not have a single friend during the whole book. Her dad and step mom added nothing to the story and did not offer any real support. Her whole life basically revolves around Mason, which is super unhealthy. Don’t get me wrong, Mason’s friends were absolute trash, at least he had a life outside of Beth.
My final complaint is a big one for me. The attempted sexual assault being used a little plot line because the author got bored is disgusting. Not only is the trauma completely glossed over, there was no need for that. Lazy writing and honestly super harmful.
So yeah, don’t read this book. I lost 2 hours of my life that I will never get back. Dora the Explorer is more interesting than this shit show of a book.
P.s If you’re the author reading this, what the actual fuck?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
sveak's review
1.0
This has got to be the most awful book I have read, the writing was terrible, it felt like the sex scenes were written by a 12 year old horny teenage boy and there were many mistakes and confusions in timeline. where did all the good ratings come from lol??
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