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Lush Money
by Angelina M. Lopez
Lush Money is a well constructed romance book where the plot is intriguing, the romance hits in all the right places, the character arcs are well orchestrated, and the ending is satisfying as hell.
Roxanne needs a royal baby while Mateo needs to save his kingdom. Both of their solutions lie in one another, but due to equally shitty parents, both Roxanne and Mateo have it in their minds that there is no "normal" way to go about it. Roxanne basically propositions Mateo to be her royal sperm donor, while Mateo detests every second of having to sell his body to save the kingdom. Due to this critical point I found it hard to stomach some of the scenes in the books because while I enjoyed the entirety of the romance, the beginning with Roxanne using Mateo as a way to assert her dominance did not sit well with me at all. Had the genders been reversed, it'd have made many readers outraged and I believe that just because the abuser is a woman, it doesn't mean it's less abusive. Sure, Roxanne atones for the way she treats Mateo but I still wonder if this couldn't have been avoided. Except, these days, a good "hook" is often sought after and I'm sure that this version of the book appeals to many readers. Except, it didn't suit me personally.
Roxanne needs a royal baby while Mateo needs to save his kingdom. Both of their solutions lie in one another, but due to equally shitty parents, both Roxanne and Mateo have it in their minds that there is no "normal" way to go about it. Roxanne basically propositions Mateo to be her royal sperm donor, while Mateo detests every second of having to sell his body to save the kingdom. Due to this critical point I found it hard to stomach some of the scenes in the books because while I enjoyed the entirety of the romance, the beginning with Roxanne using Mateo as a way to assert her dominance did not sit well with me at all. Had the genders been reversed, it'd have made many readers outraged and I believe that just because the abuser is a woman, it doesn't mean it's less abusive. Sure, Roxanne atones for the way she treats Mateo but I still wonder if this couldn't have been avoided. Except, these days, a good "hook" is often sought after and I'm sure that this version of the book appeals to many readers. Except, it didn't suit me personally.