A review by roach
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

 

Humans have commodified us. And the financial compensation for a natural bodily function is a no-brainer. Especially once there is a mortgage to think about. [...] May as well get paid for what goes down the shower drain every day.

I read books about sexuality quite often but I'm not usually one to read this kind of romantic smut. Though when someone brought this up to me in a conversation, my morbid curiosity got the better of me and I figured this might as well be the one to dip my toes into this whole world of literature. Plus, with it being available as an audiobook, it was a pretty easy listen while doing other things. Which also makes this the first full audiobook I ever listened to. So, that's neat.

The world of smut lit obviously hasn't been news to me and I've heard plenty of content creators talk (or joke) about all the different flavors and fetishes that they cater to. It's not really something that would engage me for very long though.
But Morning Glory Milking Farm sounded kinda fascinating and I was curious to see how the author would fill the story centered around this setting. The title makes it pretty obvious what it is about. A human starts working at a minotaur milking facility for a medicinal company and, of course, catches some feelings for one of the clients.
The first half actually had me pretty engaged with some decently interesting fantasy world-building and neat exploration of this fictional sort-of sex work industry with its own professional quirks and ethical questions. Reading a lot of non-fiction about sex work and the adult entertainment industry, it was actually really neat to see this exploration of a fictional parallel.
The second half of the story focuses more on the relationship of the two main characters and loses a bit of those interesting fantasy elements as it leaves behind the initial gimmick for larger parts. The two main characters aren't that interesting to me, so the more or less vanilla romance and smut parts weren't as engaging.

As for the erotic element, I think there is the usual "problem" with books like this where the dramatic storytelling and exaggerated writing made me laugh out loud more often than anything else. Which isn't necessarily to its detriment since I'm assuming that's where the entertainment lies for a lot of the readers. This is lightweight and openly ridiculous entertainment after all. The relentlessly horny monologues and descriptions of things had me cackling pretty frequently throughout the entire book.
There is a stretch somewhere after the halfway point though where the most mundane detail throws the protagonist into lengthy wet daydreams every couple sentences or so and that did get a bit tiring.

I don't have much to compare this to but I think it's a decent read if you're into this genre. It was a fun curiosity for me with some genuinely neat bits and pieces here and there like I said before, but overall not something I'd call great past the funky gimmick setting.
If you just wanna laugh at the musings of a woman who is maximum horny for minotaur dick, you'll probably get your fill here. No pun intended. 

What a title though. That name deserves some awards.