A review by vrstal
Nine Lives by Helen Juliet

5.0

5/5. Highlights may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Content Warnings for book: Homophobia, attempted sexual assault, parental death

Kink: Daddy kink, kitten play, exhibitionism, impact play

Nine Lives was so sweet! We have Charlie, a virgin down on his luck, and Miller, a Daddy who swoops in to save him. This is the instafluff hurt/comfort daddy kink type of book that I really love.

The kitten play aspect I thought was well done, and it's not something I've read often before so it was nice to read. There's a group scene towards the end (though those participants are not doing anything sexual with Charlie) that I really loved, because it was so unique! There was brief but good aftercare scenes, and I liked how there wasn't only penetrative sex. There was even a "let's make love" scene and it was intercrural! Usually when characters say that, they have anal sex, so it was nice to see that and it totally made sense in context of why that choice was made. They also use condoms in this book which I loved to see.

Florence was a funny character, and I enjoyed the way that Charlie flourished under Miller's guidance and how his kitten play headspace really helped him tap into some confidence too. I know these types of stories are wholly unrealistic, instalovey, all that stuff that people might not enjoy - but I think if you do enjoy that sort of thing, this will be right up your alley.