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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yup, yup, yup!!! See? This is my type of book! Just the right amount of speed/pacing that I like, right amount of smut and best microtropes in this book!
I’ll be honest, I’ve been on my e-ARC grind for the past 2 months and the book that I read prior to this put me in the biggest book slump ever. If it weren’t for deadlines I wouldn’t have pushed myself to read this book until I gave myself a week off of just no books at all. Seriously, that’s how bad it felt. BUT, last night, I said to myself, just read 2 chapters. If I read 2 chapters, I’ll get to read this steadily and be done by release day.
JOKES ON ME! I read this til 2am in the morning with 20% left (I needed to go to bed cuz…appointments). And, I kept coming to this book while at work and JUST finished.
This book was so good. It caught my attention right from the beginning. I have so much understanding for Penny. I understood her reticence but also her desire to explore herself outside of a relationship…ugh but in comes Mr Grumpy Batman aka Lincoln to ruin it all. Gosh he is so needy for her but man do I love that about him! (Red flag where?) 😂 But seriously, I love that he just had this instinct that she was the one. And that she was a little hesitant.
And, I think I can officially say, this is the first book that I have read that had…certain themes in a sex club. I don’t want to give it away in case you don’t know about it but…you’d be in for a big surprise. I’ll leave it at that. UGH and my favorite microtrope of all….i didn’t realize this was my favorite until I read it LOL! But, the car scene 😘 chefs kiss!!
Please, if you’re looking for a fast paced, forbidden/taboo, with so much spice, this one’s for you babe!
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5⭐️
4🌶️
I love Sarah Blue’s books and I will tell you why. Upon hearing about her writing a story about adopted cousins falling in love after a glory hole hook up, I was like “EW WHATS THAT?! BRUTHAH…” so when I applied for th ARC team and HAD to read Forget Your Morals, I was like “ok fine, I’ll do it but I’m going to gag the whole time.”
IM HAPPY TO REPORT I DID NOT GAG ONCE AND I HAVE A HIGH GAG REFLEX. Sarah makes even the most taboo of romances SO RELATABLE. Like, yes I TOTALLY understand why someone would want to go to a glory hole! It TOTALLY MAKES SENSE why the adopted cousins get together! I GET IT!
Beyond me just being an absolute Sarah Bee STAN, this story was well written, flowed well, and was SPICY HOT! 🥵 even though this is a MF open door smut-fest (which normally is only 3🌶️ in my book), the glory hole bonanza shot that sucker up a whole point.
If you want an ENTRY LEVEL family taboo romance, this is a great one to start with (speaking as a person who has read only a few others and this felt very accessible).
Already purchased my special edition. Will be rereading because Lincoln Carlson is what dirty dreams are made of 🫶
4🌶️
I love Sarah Blue’s books and I will tell you why. Upon hearing about her writing a story about adopted cousins falling in love after a glory hole hook up, I was like “EW WHATS THAT?! BRUTHAH…” so when I applied for th ARC team and HAD to read Forget Your Morals, I was like “ok fine, I’ll do it but I’m going to gag the whole time.”
IM HAPPY TO REPORT I DID NOT GAG ONCE AND I HAVE A HIGH GAG REFLEX. Sarah makes even the most taboo of romances SO RELATABLE. Like, yes I TOTALLY understand why someone would want to go to a glory hole! It TOTALLY MAKES SENSE why the adopted cousins get together! I GET IT!
Beyond me just being an absolute Sarah Bee STAN, this story was well written, flowed well, and was SPICY HOT! 🥵 even though this is a MF open door smut-fest (which normally is only 3🌶️ in my book), the glory hole bonanza shot that sucker up a whole point.
If you want an ENTRY LEVEL family taboo romance, this is a great one to start with (speaking as a person who has read only a few others and this felt very accessible).
Already purchased my special edition. Will be rereading because Lincoln Carlson is what dirty dreams are made of 🫶
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A huge thank you to Sarah letting me join her arc team and by gracing me with Lincoln and Penny’s book. I absolutely loved this one. I devoured it in ONE NIGHT. I clearly don’t have self control.
Lincoln and Penny are adopted cousins. They grew up together. Lincoln protected her like any related cousin would be. Penny decided to work on herself after my struggles in her life. I really do love how Lincoln is towards Penny. He is beyond respectful and supportive other half for her.
Sarah out did herself with this one. I can’t wait for my SE to come in the mail
Have you read Sarah Blue yet?
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I knew as soon as I met penny and Lincoln that I’d fall in love with their story and boy have I. They are both struggling to discover who they are and their place in their world. Lincoln has been lost since his breakup with his last serious girlfriend four years ago. Penny never feels like she is enough and is constantly dating losers to boot. They both find themselves searching for something, anything to get them out of their ruts. This leads them to the key club at the spicy club in town. What starts out as anonymous fun turns into something more when they discover each other’s secret.
Their story is full of obsession, angst, and sweet sweet moments as well as such good spice. I want a Lincoln for myself. He’s so patiently not patient and so devoted to penny. He fights for their relationship in the best ways. He also truly makes Penny a better version of herself just by supporting her.
So much of Penny resonated with me. The insecurities and the wanting to feel like you aren’t letting anyone down. Her feeling like she’s just coasting through life, not fully living it. It was very refreshing to have fmc who feels these things. And made me love her so much.
This is the type of book that I immediately want to go back and reread! I loved it so much! It’s so much fun but each character has so much delvelpment and is really fleashed out in the best of ways. The spice in the book just so good too! Lincoln is one heck of a dirty talker! Also, it was really fun to have this book take place at the same time as swallow your pride because you got the other side of a few events and conversations while still giving this book room for its own story.
Tropes:
Forbidden
Taboo romance
Grumpy/ sunshine
Spicy club
He falls first
No 3rd act breakup
*This review is my own opinion, received an ARC for a review
Their story is full of obsession, angst, and sweet sweet moments as well as such good spice. I want a Lincoln for myself. He’s so patiently not patient and so devoted to penny. He fights for their relationship in the best ways. He also truly makes Penny a better version of herself just by supporting her.
So much of Penny resonated with me. The insecurities and the wanting to feel like you aren’t letting anyone down. Her feeling like she’s just coasting through life, not fully living it. It was very refreshing to have fmc who feels these things. And made me love her so much.
This is the type of book that I immediately want to go back and reread! I loved it so much! It’s so much fun but each character has so much delvelpment and is really fleashed out in the best of ways. The spice in the book just so good too! Lincoln is one heck of a dirty talker! Also, it was really fun to have this book take place at the same time as swallow your pride because you got the other side of a few events and conversations while still giving this book room for its own story.
Tropes:
Forbidden
Taboo romance
Grumpy/ sunshine
Spicy club
He falls first
No 3rd act breakup
*This review is my own opinion, received an ARC for a review
Another amazing one from Sarah. Really felt Penny in this one, her self worth definitely hit close to home a lot in this. Grumpy Lincoln turning out to be an absolute golden retriever was so fun to read and great character development. This was all the taboo and cozy vibes I love from Sarah and I can’t wait to see what she does next🫶🏻
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this! All the romance and the kinks seemed well thought out. The character development is palpable and absolutely realistic. Loved erything about this. I felt like this book had the perfect amount of romance, kink, self discovery, family tension, that none was more overpowering than the other.
Lincoln and Penny were just so easy to love!
This was a book that definitely kept me wanting to come back for more.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this! All the romance and the kinks seemed well thought out. The character development is palpable and absolutely realistic. Loved erything about this. I felt like this book had the perfect amount of romance, kink, self discovery, family tension, that none was more overpowering than the other.
Lincoln and Penny were just so easy to love!
This was a book that definitely kept me wanting to come back for more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
There are trigger warnings for this book, please read them before reading the book.
Such as:
CNC
Glory Hole
Bondage
Adoptive cousins
Sex clubs
And more.
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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:
Yes
I loved that he fell first! I was in Lincoln’s corner the whole time. That man can do no wrong. Also the research this author did for the spice….thank you. The spice was amazing.
“𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒎, 𝒎𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Cousins (one is adopted so no blood relation), gloryholes, CNC, roleplay, light bondage, light spitting, anonymous sex
Series: The Carlson Brothers #2
⚠️Check triggers⚠️
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Penny decides to take a break from relationships. She decides to explore her desires and visits Avalon, an adult club that offers a variety of experiences for its patrons, including anonymous hook up rooms. Penny decides to sign up for the experience and soon hooks up with an anonymous partner through a wall. The encounter is unlike any experience she's ever had and she's excited when her anonymous partner books with her again. Penny goes to the club with hopes of finding the anonymous partner and seeing if he wants to explore something with her. She's in for the shock of her life when she finds out her anonymous partner is her cousin through adoption, Lincoln.
When I read Swallow Your Pride (book one) last year, I knew when we got a teaser of Lincoln and Penny that they were going to give me everything I wanted with their story. I'm happy to report they gave me everything and then some.
This was perfection from the start. I liked how we got to see how both Penny and Lincoln decided to try the anonymous partner route and what they were both looking for from the experience. I loved getting to see how everything changed once their identities were exposed to one another. It's like a light bulb came on for both of them and they realized what they had been missing the whole time.
I love love love a man that is obsessed and down for his girl, which is the definition of Lincoln in this book. I loved how much he wanted to be with Penny and the desperation he felt at watching her slip away. He was so sure that they were meant to be and waited for her to realize that truth. He was supportive of her and just loved her so much.
Their chemistry in spicy scenes was something else. Every time they got together it just got hotter and hotter. I loved that they kept trying to fight it but then would ultimately end up back together again. The hole in the wall (if you catch my drift) isn't something I've read before, but wow was it one of the hottest things I've ever read. The art that Sarah had commissioned for these scenes was informative visually and just as hot as the actual scenes 🥵😏
Thank you to Sarah Blue for the early copy!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Cousins (one is adopted so no blood relation), gloryholes, CNC, roleplay, light bondage, light spitting, anonymous sex
Series: The Carlson Brothers #2
⚠️Check triggers⚠️
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Penny decides to take a break from relationships. She decides to explore her desires and visits Avalon, an adult club that offers a variety of experiences for its patrons, including anonymous hook up rooms. Penny decides to sign up for the experience and soon hooks up with an anonymous partner through a wall. The encounter is unlike any experience she's ever had and she's excited when her anonymous partner books with her again. Penny goes to the club with hopes of finding the anonymous partner and seeing if he wants to explore something with her. She's in for the shock of her life when she finds out her anonymous partner is her cousin through adoption, Lincoln.
When I read Swallow Your Pride (book one) last year, I knew when we got a teaser of Lincoln and Penny that they were going to give me everything I wanted with their story. I'm happy to report they gave me everything and then some.
This was perfection from the start. I liked how we got to see how both Penny and Lincoln decided to try the anonymous partner route and what they were both looking for from the experience. I loved getting to see how everything changed once their identities were exposed to one another. It's like a light bulb came on for both of them and they realized what they had been missing the whole time.
I love love love a man that is obsessed and down for his girl, which is the definition of Lincoln in this book. I loved how much he wanted to be with Penny and the desperation he felt at watching her slip away. He was so sure that they were meant to be and waited for her to realize that truth. He was supportive of her and just loved her so much.
Their chemistry in spicy scenes was something else. Every time they got together it just got hotter and hotter. I loved that they kept trying to fight it but then would ultimately end up back together again. The hole in the wall (if you catch my drift) isn't something I've read before, but wow was it one of the hottest things I've ever read. The art that Sarah had commissioned for these scenes was informative visually and just as hot as the actual scenes 🥵😏
Thank you to Sarah Blue for the early copy!