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A review by samanatha
Under His Control by Kiki Burrelli
3.0
3.5/5
Oh the joys of May-December love. There is something about the age difference that I just love. And this is an atypical approach in that it is our younger man who is the dominant. And it works really well here.
[b: Under His Control (Hybrid Heat #2)|40172450|Under His Control (Hybrid Heat #2)|Kiki Burrelli|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1526713570s/40172450.jpg|62322237] has a lot of heat to it. The couple is not shy about how they feel toward one another. And the D/s is moderate here. While there is not a lot of pain play, there is some humiliation and a lot of power exchange. And it was so much fun watching Garth yield to Cassius. If there was more of that and more of the MC, I would have strongly preferred this book.
An underlying message of this book is what can happen to a person who denies who they really are. Garth clearly is unhappy forcing himself to play out a role and live a life that does not work for him. The process of change has some bumps to it, but eventually Cas and Garth find themselves in a better place. This felt very true to real life in which people make themselves miserable living how they think they should rather than exploring what they really need and want.
I am not sure if I’ll continue with the series since the elements that initially interested me most, MC and shifters, are so rarely utilized or discussed. While I enjoyed the two I’ve read so far, I might have to accept that this is not the series for me.
Available on KU.
Happy Reading!
Oh the joys of May-December love. There is something about the age difference that I just love. And this is an atypical approach in that it is our younger man who is the dominant. And it works really well here.
[b: Under His Control (Hybrid Heat #2)|40172450|Under His Control (Hybrid Heat #2)|Kiki Burrelli|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1526713570s/40172450.jpg|62322237] has a lot of heat to it. The couple is not shy about how they feel toward one another. And the D/s is moderate here. While there is not a lot of pain play, there is some humiliation and a lot of power exchange. And it was so much fun watching Garth yield to Cassius. If there was more of that and more of the MC, I would have strongly preferred this book.
An underlying message of this book is what can happen to a person who denies who they really are. Garth clearly is unhappy forcing himself to play out a role and live a life that does not work for him. The process of change has some bumps to it, but eventually Cas and Garth find themselves in a better place. This felt very true to real life in which people make themselves miserable living how they think they should rather than exploring what they really need and want.
I am not sure if I’ll continue with the series since the elements that initially interested me most, MC and shifters, are so rarely utilized or discussed. While I enjoyed the two I’ve read so far, I might have to accept that this is not the series for me.
Available on KU.
Happy Reading!