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A review by cleo_reads
Puppuccino by Allison Temple
3.0
I enjoyed this low angst bdsm mm romance (despite the title there is no puppy play, just mild bondage and spanking). A couple of things kept me from loving it. I loved the humor but I didn't like the romance as much as I wanted to.
Charlie is recovering from a bad breakup and is slowly realizing that he stayed with a manipulative, selfish (and maybe abusive) boyfriend/ dom longer than he should have. His first experience with kink was with his crappy ex and that destroyed his confidence - he’s not sure how to trust himself or a new dom. Mason is portrayed as the opposite - he's an experienced dom who immediately "gets" Charlie and is all about understanding and pleasing him.
But Mason’s also one of those annoying romance novels doms who just intuitively knows what his sub needs without all of that boring negotiation and communication. Sometimes I can suspend disbelief and enjoy the fantasy but not in this story. Mason cut too many corners for me to think he was the right dom for Charlie. And that was before he asked about not using condoms during instead of before a scene. Ugh.
Charlie is recovering from a bad breakup and is slowly realizing that he stayed with a manipulative, selfish (and maybe abusive) boyfriend/ dom longer than he should have. His first experience with kink was with his crappy ex and that destroyed his confidence - he’s not sure how to trust himself or a new dom. Mason is portrayed as the opposite - he's an experienced dom who immediately "gets" Charlie and is all about understanding and pleasing him.
But Mason’s also one of those annoying romance novels doms who just intuitively knows what his sub needs without all of that boring negotiation and communication. Sometimes I can suspend disbelief and enjoy the fantasy but not in this story. Mason cut too many corners for me to think he was the right dom for Charlie. And that was before he asked about not using condoms during instead of before a scene. Ugh.