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achilly_'s review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
laylayreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zinelib's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Confession: I thought this was a romance going in, not erotica! It's a good read, but more sex than I expected. The protagonist, Suzanne, is into mommy/little girl domination as a sub. Her last domme messed her up, so she's got trust issues when she meets Pilar (Mami P) on kinklife.
The plot of the book is the two of them working out Suzy's issues and falling in love. And doing a lot of fucking. It's a sweet story and an interesting look into a world other vanillas and I don't know about!
The plot of the book is the two of them working out Suzy's issues and falling in love. And doing a lot of fucking. It's a sweet story and an interesting look into a world other vanillas and I don't know about!
mysteryspouse's review against another edition
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
lezreadalot's review
3.0
This won't work for everyone and it didn't completely work for me, sadly. I had the potential to like this a lot more than I did (I'm always in the market for good f/f erotica), but the last quarter of the book just wasn't it for me. I always have to tread light with BDSM romances because I'm just so picky! There's one aspect of the kink that I wasn't prepared for, but I genuinely didn't mind it. It's some other, more mundane things that ended up bugging me.
Suzanne and Pilar meet on a kinky website, and embark on a relationship that addresses both their needs. I really liked that this was super frank and open in discussions about sexuality and kink. They both have to figure out exactly how they fit together, and it's always rewarding reading that, instead of a scenario where they magically slot together perfectly. This slants more to erotica than romance, but the sex scenes never got overwhelming, or boring, for that matter. I really liked Suzanne as a character, and Pilar had her good qualities as well. Their chemistry was fantastic.
Where this started to fail for me, I guess, is with some of Pilar's attitudes/reactions. A couple things she said about withholding affection so that Suzanne would always come back to her sorta rubbed me the wrong way. She wants almost total control over Suzanne, and it works, because that meshes well with Suzanne's needs, but I didn't love it. This has more to do with my own likes more than anything; I just don't enjoy reading about lifestyle D/s, and as the book went on, we got more of that. Most importantly though, there's an instance of sexual harassment and then a more serious sexual assault, and Pilar's reactions to both incidents were completely baffling. Where you would expect her to go apeshit, or be super protective, or super comforting... she chastised Suzanne in one instance and distanced herself completely in the other situation. It was so confusing, made me mad, and honestly sapped a lot of my enjoyment for both the character and the romance.
This is also a book that shows its age in some of the language/terms used. Nothing super egregious, but still... eh. I've also read some of Weatherspoon's more recent work, and this definitely isn't her best writing. Nothing bad about it, just a little run-of-the-mill. This was really sexy and certainly different. It has its audience! I just really wish some of the character stuff played out differently.
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Suzanne and Pilar meet on a kinky website, and embark on a relationship that addresses both their needs. I really liked that this was super frank and open in discussions about sexuality and kink. They both have to figure out exactly how they fit together, and it's always rewarding reading that, instead of a scenario where they magically slot together perfectly. This slants more to erotica than romance, but the sex scenes never got overwhelming, or boring, for that matter. I really liked Suzanne as a character, and Pilar had her good qualities as well. Their chemistry was fantastic.
Where this started to fail for me, I guess, is with some of Pilar's attitudes/reactions. A couple things she said about withholding affection so that Suzanne would always come back to her sorta rubbed me the wrong way. She wants almost total control over Suzanne, and it works, because that meshes well with Suzanne's needs, but I didn't love it. This has more to do with my own likes more than anything; I just don't enjoy reading about lifestyle D/s, and as the book went on, we got more of that. Most importantly though, there's an instance of sexual harassment and then a more serious sexual assault, and Pilar's reactions to both incidents were completely baffling. Where you would expect her to go apeshit, or be super protective, or super comforting... she chastised Suzanne in one instance and distanced herself completely in the other situation. It was so confusing, made me mad, and honestly sapped a lot of my enjoyment for both the character and the romance.
This is also a book that shows its age in some of the language/terms used. Nothing super egregious, but still... eh. I've also read some of Weatherspoon's more recent work, and this definitely isn't her best writing. Nothing bad about it, just a little run-of-the-mill. This was really sexy and certainly different. It has its audience! I just really wish some of the character stuff played out differently.
Content warnings:
Spoiler
mommy kink, age play, D/s. bondage, sexual assault, discussions of past abusive relationshiparoundthecorner's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Emotional abuse
crankyfacedknitter's review against another edition
4.0
So, this kink is not one I share, and it's on the verge of squick for me, but from my outside position of relative ignorance it was still an enjoyable story. I have read hardly any wlw romances, and I enjoyed a world populated almost entirely of female characters for a change. Heed the trigger warning re: BDSM and sex (there's a lot of it, mostly explicit), but also note there is also a sexual harassment/nonconsensual touching scene, and a brief flash of transphobia in a character whose views are rightly mocked. Overall I enjoyed the book, and the insight into a different lifestyle.
sillyhaley's review against another edition
I didn’t realize it was going to be actual age play with a mommy/little girl narrative. I thought it would just be BDSM or a Dom/sub relationship. I kept going until the first sex scene and just couldn’t get past the sexualization of childlike behavior or the very graphic sex after treating her like a child 🤢