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Brat by Kim Hartfield

lezreadalot's review

4.0

“You’ll obey me?”
“Sure, I will.” She let out an unexpected giggle. “If you make me.”

3.5 stars. Exactly what it says on the tin, and I loved that about it. A sexy f/f novella about a spoiled, bratty former child actress, and her new landscaper who takes her in hand... or does she? It's sexy, sweet, and there's a little subplot about versatility/switching that I ended up really liking. Emery really is a brat, from head to toe, and she's constantly trying to goad Sara into action, constantly trying to push her buttons, and she ends up being the catalyst for them exploring their relationship and taking it deeper. I'm not sure if I love brats in BDSM romances, but it was really fun how they clashed, but also fit together. Some parts of this were a little silly, a little unrealistic (staged convos for the paparazzi?) but it was also so mellow and relatively angst-free and I couldn't help but really like it. And I wouldn't call this slow burn, but there was some excellent tension at the beginning. This might be my favourite thing I've read from Hartfield! I'll have to remember to come back to this author again.

Content warnings:

Spoiler

emotionally abusive parent, BDSM elements, bondage, spanking, dominance