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Healing Hand by Nora Phoenix

ankysbookbubble's review

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5.0

Omg. Saxton and Gale's story was so beautiful. I always love stories about people on the ace spectrum, since there are so very few of them, so I especially loved it for that. I liked the low-angst quality, too.

The characters were well rounded and it was easy to fall in love with them.

Reread 02/2021: This book was so sweet and I loved revisiting it.

maelled's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

snorey56's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i love this book. Absolutely amazing. the characters were lovely. while this book spoke on very dark content and very real struggles, the way the author went about it was for me - perfect. i know in a lot of books the characters fall in love and are magically fixed - and that can be a lovely read. this was real, and sometimes heart wrenching, but i loved it. 

nasaje's review against another edition

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2.0

This just wasn't my favorite.

It was almost too easy as is sometimes the case with age play-stories, where people come together quickly, and become more secure in themselves because of their play. And that's good for them, but it's a little predictable and boring to read about.

The writing is good, so if you want a feel-good age play story, this is for you.

diidd's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing

Loved this book so much. Gale and Saxton were perfect for each other. I loved how Gale nurtured Saxton without pushing him beyond his limits. It was great to see old characters as well. Little Raf is still my favourite. This whole series has been brilliant. Highly recommend this book

thebookedunicorn's review against another edition

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4.0

Trigger warning Child abuse
This is an Asexual x Demisexual book. Its a lot different from what i am used to but its very much enlightening. This story is about a different kind of love, one that doesn't need physical intimacy but a deeper kind. Its selfless and patient,i enjoyed it. Watching the characters unravel as the story progressed was just beautiful. I don't see enough Ace/ Demi representation and i am glad i read this. I would highly recommend this for people looking for something different.

eman97's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

onyerbike's review

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4.0

I'm not usually a fan of super slow burn, but this one worked for me. A demi Daddy and a sex-averse Little makes for an intense journey where the focus is on honesty and trust, and it turns out that can be super hot.

annas_sweets_and_stories's review

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5.0

Reread November 2021. Yep I love this book a whole heck of a lot. It does drag a little bit in the last 1/3 but I'm not even mad about it.

DEMISEXUAL KINKY REP! I think this and book 4 (Slow Hand) are my favorite of the series. This is a kinky book with no major sex scenes. There's one frotting scene and one handjob scene but they're not steamy, I don't know how to explain that they're much more healing/restorative than they are steamy. One MC is demisexual and the other hates sex due to childhood trauma. This leads to a lot of insecurity between the two of them but also a lot of great communication about trauma and also how being aspec isn't about trauma, and also how kink doesn't need to be sexual at all. There's some wonderful secondary characters and just a lot that I love. Highly recommend.

ilibra's review

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5.0

My god, I fucking adored this book!! Defintiely keep in mind that this book has some really specific kinks and also deals with some serious trauma. So it's not for everyone!

Listen, there are some things in here that would definitely bother some people. The biggest thing that comes to mind is that Gale just kind of moves in with Saxton. And there were some specific aspects of age play in here that I'm not the biggest fan of. But I gotta be honest, I didn't care about that AT ALL.

I loved Saxton and Gale as characters. I really really enjoyed how honest they were with each other! Even if it takes them a little sometimes to talk about their issues, they are always honest with each other. There are no annoying miscommunications in here, because they always talk things out. Even when one of them assumes something about the other, they never let it turn into this giant issue between them. They always take the time to sit down and talk and they are just so honest with each other. Sometimes they acknowledge that there are things they are not ready to talk about yet and that's okay too! I also really enjoyed the amount of hurt/comfort in this. I'm always a sucker for that. And since I'm asexual, it was just really nice to read a m/m romance with a relationship that is not based purely on physical attraction.

This is one of the first books I picked from this author and I loved how you got to see so many characters from other books, but not in a confusing way! Every time someone new was introduced I just thought "Oh, I wonder what their story is." and I'm definitely excited to pick up more books from this series and this author.