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sadpendragon's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lovely story, well written and well paced. It was fun as well as emotional and I loved that. On occasions the conversations were more fluffy than what I’m used to, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I fell pretty quickly in love with the main character Mateo, he was very relatable and his story was very heartening and stirring; I’ve even shed a little tear.
My only note would actually be about the romance. I loved Mateo’s and Arthur’s romance, it felt really natural and I liked the bit of angst. But I did expect, when picking up this story, a bid more of the romance. Although I enjoyed the story was more spread out, after the two lovers had their little falling out I quickly felt a need for more of them and I was not fully satisfied of what I got. I’d say it could’ve used a bit more of their romance. But I understand this story was more centered around Mateo’s journey; it was simply something I expected when picking up this book.
Overall really enjoyed this read, would definitely recommend it. It’s easy and fun to read, even with the angsty bits, and I think might go back to reread it someday.
gale_bruckner's review against another edition
2.0
Hard to finish
Arthur's big black moment left me wondering why he even took a sugar baby at all. I loved Mateo's family, but the love story lost momentum for me pretty quickly. Towards the end it felt like it was just ticking off boxes. I did like the limits Mateo set near the end, but it would have been nice to see more relationship development as opposed to falling right back together.
Arthur's big black moment left me wondering why he even took a sugar baby at all. I loved Mateo's family, but the love story lost momentum for me pretty quickly. Towards the end it felt like it was just ticking off boxes. I did like the limits Mateo set near the end, but it would have been nice to see more relationship development as opposed to falling right back together.
pendygal80's review against another edition
4.0
There are a lot of heavy topics explored in this book - and I think they were done well. But there were also many moments of lightness and joy that made my heart so happy. Mateo and Arthur made such a sweet couple and the epilogue was honestly so cute.
morgan96's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
The beginning was great but around the middle it suddenly went downhill. If the book was longer it may have worked better but here they got back together and the book ends soon after, then we get a big time jump for the epilogue. It's a bit unfortunate because the time jump doesn't add much to the story. I would have preferred something right after the last chapter to have a real moment between the 2 of them after they've fixed things up.
The beginning was great but around the middle it suddenly went downhill. If the book was longer it may have worked better but here they got back together and the book ends soon after, then we get a big time jump for the epilogue. It's a bit unfortunate because the time jump doesn't add much to the story. I would have preferred something right after the last chapter to have a real moment between the 2 of them after they've fixed things up.
lucyhargrave's review against another edition
2.0
I went into this book pretty much blind after hearing a 1 minute review of it on the When in Romance podcast and I'll be honest I was little disappointed. I mainly brought it because I wanted to support an own voice queer author, and I knew it was about a sugar daddy situation, which is typically a theme (situation?) I enjoy. I love the tension it can bring to the relationship, with neither party because sure when the sex-for-money situation has turned into oh-wait-i-love-this-person situation. I like angsty romances and usually when money, sex and feelings are brought together it provides A LOT of angst.
That really wasn't the case with Daddy. Instead the relationship between Mateo and Arthur, was nice. It was sweet, if a little boring. The sugar daddy situation was more of a backdrop to other issues both Mateo and Arthur dealt with throughout the novel. Mateo has a difficult family situation, and money is tight, which isn't surprising as that's why he agreed to be a sugar baby. Arthur is an aloof billionaire with an equally difficult family situation that gets revealed over time. I would argue it was the heroes situations with their families (and the repercussions from them) that brought most of the tension to the story. The problem was I didn't really care... Which sounds awful but it's true. Mateo and Arthur fell into lust/love/liking so quickly I didn't feel I had time to get to know them as individuals. Particularly Arthur as we never given his perspective. I couldn't feel the chemistry between the two heroes. Everything felt a little clinical. Even the brief scene with daddy kink was meh.
I don't know if it was Jack Harbon's writing style I didn't enjoy, or if I just couldn't connect with these characters but it felt like I was watching what happened to them through a two-way mirror. They didn't know I was there, but I wasn't quiet close enough to really feel part of the story. I couldn't lose myself in the world, or the characters and fundamentally it stopped me from enjoying Daddy. Even when the big revelations happened in the story I was struggling to care. All the characters acted just a little too rationally, a little too understanding. Plus without feeling the chemistry between the two characters I had difficulty being invested in their reunion.
I'm currently debating whether to buy the next book in the series Kitten, whose heroes are briefly mentioned towards the end of this novel. I might give it a chance to see if it's the writing style or the characters I don't like. Plus Jess actually recommended Kitten, not Daddy, but I felt bad not starting at the beginning of the series.
That really wasn't the case with Daddy. Instead the relationship between Mateo and Arthur, was nice. It was sweet, if a little boring. The sugar daddy situation was more of a backdrop to other issues both Mateo and Arthur dealt with throughout the novel. Mateo has a difficult family situation, and money is tight, which isn't surprising as that's why he agreed to be a sugar baby. Arthur is an aloof billionaire with an equally difficult family situation that gets revealed over time. I would argue it was the heroes situations with their families (and the repercussions from them) that brought most of the tension to the story. The problem was I didn't really care... Which sounds awful but it's true. Mateo and Arthur fell into lust/love/liking so quickly I didn't feel I had time to get to know them as individuals. Particularly Arthur as we never given his perspective. I couldn't feel the chemistry between the two heroes. Everything felt a little clinical. Even the brief scene with daddy kink was meh.
I don't know if it was Jack Harbon's writing style I didn't enjoy, or if I just couldn't connect with these characters but it felt like I was watching what happened to them through a two-way mirror. They didn't know I was there, but I wasn't quiet close enough to really feel part of the story. I couldn't lose myself in the world, or the characters and fundamentally it stopped me from enjoying Daddy. Even when the big revelations happened in the story I was struggling to care. All the characters acted just a little too rationally, a little too understanding. Plus without feeling the chemistry between the two characters I had difficulty being invested in their reunion.
I'm currently debating whether to buy the next book in the series Kitten, whose heroes are briefly mentioned towards the end of this novel. I might give it a chance to see if it's the writing style or the characters I don't like. Plus Jess actually recommended Kitten, not Daddy, but I felt bad not starting at the beginning of the series.
atheresa's review against another edition
2.0
DNF. Not much chemistry between Mateo and Arthur. The emphasis was on Mateo's inner thoughts and character development. Not much on Arthur and their relationship. I wanted more romance and not new adult coming of age.
shamelesslyash's review against another edition
3.0
While this book has a great storyline, it was just okay. The usual romance, drama, and happily ever after. I liked this book but I was hoping for more sugar daddy/sugar baby stuff. about half way through it just stops (because of the drama) then it barely gets mentioned again. I felt the epilogue wasn't necessary either. All in all this was a cute book, but it was a little meh at times.