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A review by magnafeana
Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon
3.0
Loved loved loved the book!
I think my only squick was how…the trauma felt it was resolved very fast?
Lola’s trauma was similar to mine, but stemming from childhood into my teens. For me, I still have nightmares and all my intimacy is via dissociation.
I felt a bit cheated we never really got more insight on HOW Lola recovered. Therapy was mentioned twice briefly, but we seldom saw what happened, only the “emotional hangover”.
I was hoping for her to push back more on being independent and resolving her internal conflicts. It felt really rushed how she kept caving and we never saw the progress. It felt we were told many things, but we were hardly shown anything outside sex and violence.
Still 4 stars! I just wish we were shown a lot more with the emotional depth than just flashbacks to the trauma. Unpacking the trauma, small steps in healing, her being independent together than her constantly caving to the men in her life, maybe even showing how much she relies on David. Just…more of that.
07/12/2022 re-review
Taking a look at this story now, I think I was a bit blinded since this was the first “different” omegaverse story I had read. But now that I have broadened my horizons, I’m dropping my rating a star.
Everything felt too…rushed. Things were either tropey or cartoonish. We were told things and never shown things.
Eh… I’m not sure if I’ll reread it, but I understand that the Sweetverse is a great break off from traditional ABO.
3.5 ⭐️s
I think my only squick was how…the trauma felt it was resolved very fast?
Lola’s trauma was similar to mine, but stemming from childhood into my teens. For me, I still have nightmares and all my intimacy is via dissociation.
I felt a bit cheated we never really got more insight on HOW Lola recovered. Therapy was mentioned twice briefly, but we seldom saw what happened, only the “emotional hangover”.
I was hoping for her to push back more on being independent and resolving her internal conflicts. It felt really rushed how she kept caving and we never saw the progress. It felt we were told many things, but we were hardly shown anything outside sex and violence.
Still 4 stars! I just wish we were shown a lot more with the emotional depth than just flashbacks to the trauma. Unpacking the trauma, small steps in healing, her being independent together than her constantly caving to the men in her life, maybe even showing how much she relies on David. Just…more of that.
07/12/2022 re-review
Taking a look at this story now, I think I was a bit blinded since this was the first “different” omegaverse story I had read. But now that I have broadened my horizons, I’m dropping my rating a star.
Everything felt too…rushed. Things were either tropey or cartoonish. We were told things and never shown things.
Eh… I’m not sure if I’ll reread it, but I understand that the Sweetverse is a great break off from traditional ABO.
3.5 ⭐️s