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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this book a lot more than book 1. I loved the character development and the conversation with his son was well done.
The main thing that made this reading experience frustrating was the time jump between chapters. I think it's my biggest pet peeve when it's done like this. When you're interrupting the sequence of events between big moments. I guess the author was going for suspense but it was just annoying and it seemed unnecessary.
it probably would've been a four star book otherwise..
The main thing that made this reading experience frustrating was the time jump between chapters. I think it's my biggest pet peeve when it's done like this. When you're interrupting the sequence of events between big moments. I guess the author was going for suspense but it was just annoying and it seemed unnecessary.
it probably would've been a four star book otherwise..
This review will sum up both books in this duology.
Kinsey's story was amazing. I have never read about addiction, really, so that was insteresting, and while I felt the religious trauma was a little heavy, I acknowledge that it is an issue for many.
However, Benoni definitely played second fiddle to Kinsey. Sometimes, he was just there. I don't really feel like I got to know him as anything other than Kinsey's daddy and Jonathan's friend.
Lastly, I will most likely never love when the younger person is the daddy. Something happens to the way the boy acts that I have trouble connection to the older partner - especially with such a big age gap as is here. It maybe played a little too heavily into Kinsey's inexperience, but not in a way that I could connect with.
Kinsey's story was amazing. I have never read about addiction, really, so that was insteresting, and while I felt the religious trauma was a little heavy, I acknowledge that it is an issue for many.
However, Benoni definitely played second fiddle to Kinsey. Sometimes, he was just there. I don't really feel like I got to know him as anything other than Kinsey's daddy and Jonathan's friend.
Lastly, I will most likely never love when the younger person is the daddy. Something happens to the way the boy acts that I have trouble connection to the older partner - especially with such a big age gap as is here. It maybe played a little too heavily into Kinsey's inexperience, but not in a way that I could connect with.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Steamy, well thought through love story, but as a two-parter just too long for my taste.
I really enjoyed this duo. It was sugar sweet at times and bitter at others. I enjoy books with main characters my age.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another really great book. I really like the dynamic but it felt like it went too far with punishments. Especially with all of his trauma, those punishments weren't healthy. They were regular relationship things that should have had a conversation. I'm also not sure I agree with separating daddy/boy from the D/s umbrella, but I guess that's semantics at this point.
I like how the plot lines wrapped up. All the characters seem to work really hard on building bridges which feels so safe to read.
I like how the plot lines wrapped up. All the characters seem to work really hard on building bridges which feels so safe to read.
I enjoyed the first book enough to pick up the rest of the story but I didn't really find myself overly excited to read this, mostly I just wanted to tie up a loose end.
FINALLY! Just for this book I stayed awake until midnight so I could start reading it immediately (work be damned). And I absolutely loved it. It pick up right after the first one ended and it definitely doesn't disappoint. I loved how those two grew together even more and how everything played out for Kinsey. I especially loved the situation with Daniel AND that we got to see one of my favourite couples again - Cornell and Rhys. You definitely need to read this book.