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jaimesamms's review against another edition
3.0
This is a re-read (I listened to the audio version a while ago) and I liked it as much the second time around. Glad I re-read it.
chocolatemeerkat's review
4.0
So I couldn't get into the first 50% of this book at all. I couldn't connect with Jarod or Eli I kept skimming the sex scenes and the wax scene which I should have really enjoyed. The second half of the book once they finally got to Collars and Cuff is what saved this book for me. I enjoyed more the presence of the other characters and how Jarod and Eli interacted with them. This book is far from perfect but the second half was much better than the first. I didn't feel for Jarod as much as I should have in the first act. I didn't particularly like him and Eli together again until later in the book. The mummification scene was so beautiful and is one of my favorite's along with Thomas's birthday.
I feel very much out of the stream on this one being the odd one out because I didn't absolutely love or hate this book. K.C. and Parker Williams did a good job on this and I love that Dirk Caber is on the front. I waffled between a three and four on this but gave it a four for the second half because of Jarod's interactions with Peter and Scott. I do look forward to reading the last book in the series.
I feel very much out of the stream on this one being the odd one out because I didn't absolutely love or hate this book. K.C. and Parker Williams did a good job on this and I love that Dirk Caber is on the front. I waffled between a three and four on this but gave it a four for the second half because of Jarod's interactions with Peter and Scott. I do look forward to reading the last book in the series.
michaeljpdx's review against another edition
4.0
You can read my review of “Dom of Ages” at my web site.
suze_1624's review against another edition
3.0
Took me a while to get into this one, it was a fairly gentle story with gentle MC's so no real hook for me. However, the writing moved the story along at a fair clip except for a couple of spots.
I think my disassociation was because I didn't get fully immersed in the characters - Eli I hardly got a feel for at all and whilst I did get Jarod, it wasn't at a deeply emotional level which I wanted with him.
The story is told in alternating viewpoints that are clearly marked so no confusion. I was excitied to read the older sub/younger Dom dynamic but I just didn't get Eli as a Dom.
I feel that maybe longer stretches in each viewpoint would have given more insight or perhaps a half and half view point.
Anyway, I did like it despite it not having the intensity of some of the earlier books and I shall be getting the last one when it is issued.
There is a lot of the other series characters in the second half of the book so a series read is advisable.
3.5*
I think my disassociation was because I didn't get fully immersed in the characters - Eli I hardly got a feel for at all and whilst I did get Jarod, it wasn't at a deeply emotional level which I wanted with him.
The story is told in alternating viewpoints that are clearly marked so no confusion. I was excitied to read the older sub/younger Dom dynamic but I just didn't get Eli as a Dom.
I feel that maybe longer stretches in each viewpoint would have given more insight or perhaps a half and half view point.
Anyway, I did like it despite it not having the intensity of some of the earlier books and I shall be getting the last one when it is issued.
There is a lot of the other series characters in the second half of the book so a series read is advisable.
3.5*
soft_reads's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Talking about appropriate, consented BDSM. It's about being loved, looking after one another and finding your chosen family.
Jared is an older sub who's partner of 24 years died 4 years before the book is set. He is lost, lonely and feels unworthy of finding anyone he can care for. Eli is searching for what all of his friends have and not what the "pretend" clubs are offering.
Jared and Eli find themselves, what they need from one another and build friendships with people who respect, support and love them.
Jared is an older sub who's partner of 24 years died 4 years before the book is set. He is lost, lonely and feels unworthy of finding anyone he can care for. Eli is searching for what all of his friends have and not what the "pretend" clubs are offering.
Jared and Eli find themselves, what they need from one another and build friendships with people who respect, support and love them.
the_novel_approach's review
5.0
All of the Collars and Cuffs books deal with heavy emotional issues, so I was excited to read one in which the premise sounded like it would be lighter than the others have been… boy was I wrong! I have never been so glad to be wrong. This book was amazing, taking me on a journey from tears—my heart shattered for Jarod—to carefully optimistic, to heartwarming joy.
Jarod is fifty. Having served his Master for twenty-four years, the man is taken from him in a tragic accident. So now what? Jarod doesn’t just have a servant’s heart, he lives and breathes service, but what happens when you no longer fit the “popular” mold of a submissive? Do you stop being what makes you you just because you age? The authors did a fantastic job here, almost too good, as you get glimpses inside a man lost in his grief, with no outlet for the feelings of pain and abandonment and trying to cope, looking for anything that is familiar he can grab on to, and being unable to find the one thing he knows he can do, and that is submit. Jarod has so much to overcome in this book that you find yourself rooting for him, offended for him, crying with him, smiling with him, and healing with him.
With Eli we really get a picture of a young Dom who likes the idea of a full time sub but isn’t fully prepared for the actuality of having a full time sub. Oh, Eli, I wanted to reach inside the pages and whack you in the head a few times. You were blessed with a gift of magnificent proportions, and you left it at home and went to work. Seriously?! Thank god you had discerning friends like Ben (from Someone to Keep Me) to guide you and do the popping in the head for me. Once you realized it wasn’t all about you, you became a man worthy of Jarod. Eli’s saving grace is that he looks at Jarod and sees the man, not his age. He recognizes in Jarod the submission he has always yearned for. I appreciated the fact that Eli is a relatively simple, honest, and good man. All the angst comes from Jarod in this book, and it’s refreshing that Eli doesn’t have a lot of issues and can just concentrate on Jarod. Eli recognizes the fact that Jarod has been in this lifestyle a lot longer than him, and he respects that knowledge.
This is a slow burn book as these two men learn to take care of each other. It’s not easy, as each have to accept things about each other and commit to opening their hearts to make it work. The sex scenes as well as the BDSM scenes have a maturity to them, still incredibly hot but more fitting a solid, older relationship. I appreciated the fact that sex did not happen between these two until they had worked through some issues first. These two are very much on the same level, they each have something to learn from the other, and I enjoyed that very much.
I will be very sorry to see this series end. K.C. Wells and Parker Williams have a nuance about their writing that captures human emotion and holds it captive. ::sigh:: Really looking forward to the last book so I can keep the set and reread them whenever I want!
And, gotta give a shout out for the cover on this one. AMAZING!
Reviewed by Carrie for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-dom-of-ages-by-k-c-wells-and-parker-williams/
Jarod is fifty. Having served his Master for twenty-four years, the man is taken from him in a tragic accident. So now what? Jarod doesn’t just have a servant’s heart, he lives and breathes service, but what happens when you no longer fit the “popular” mold of a submissive? Do you stop being what makes you you just because you age? The authors did a fantastic job here, almost too good, as you get glimpses inside a man lost in his grief, with no outlet for the feelings of pain and abandonment and trying to cope, looking for anything that is familiar he can grab on to, and being unable to find the one thing he knows he can do, and that is submit. Jarod has so much to overcome in this book that you find yourself rooting for him, offended for him, crying with him, smiling with him, and healing with him.
With Eli we really get a picture of a young Dom who likes the idea of a full time sub but isn’t fully prepared for the actuality of having a full time sub. Oh, Eli, I wanted to reach inside the pages and whack you in the head a few times. You were blessed with a gift of magnificent proportions, and you left it at home and went to work. Seriously?! Thank god you had discerning friends like Ben (from Someone to Keep Me) to guide you and do the popping in the head for me. Once you realized it wasn’t all about you, you became a man worthy of Jarod. Eli’s saving grace is that he looks at Jarod and sees the man, not his age. He recognizes in Jarod the submission he has always yearned for. I appreciated the fact that Eli is a relatively simple, honest, and good man. All the angst comes from Jarod in this book, and it’s refreshing that Eli doesn’t have a lot of issues and can just concentrate on Jarod. Eli recognizes the fact that Jarod has been in this lifestyle a lot longer than him, and he respects that knowledge.
This is a slow burn book as these two men learn to take care of each other. It’s not easy, as each have to accept things about each other and commit to opening their hearts to make it work. The sex scenes as well as the BDSM scenes have a maturity to them, still incredibly hot but more fitting a solid, older relationship. I appreciated the fact that sex did not happen between these two until they had worked through some issues first. These two are very much on the same level, they each have something to learn from the other, and I enjoyed that very much.
I will be very sorry to see this series end. K.C. Wells and Parker Williams have a nuance about their writing that captures human emotion and holds it captive. ::sigh:: Really looking forward to the last book so I can keep the set and reread them whenever I want!
And, gotta give a shout out for the cover on this one. AMAZING!
Reviewed by Carrie for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-dom-of-ages-by-k-c-wells-and-parker-williams/
liliths's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
azelius's review against another edition
Dnf @17% I'm just bored and although it's not exactly insta love it's too close for my liking