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A review by teresab78
Dom of Ages by Parker Williams, K.C. Wells
4.0
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance®****
Story Review:
Age gap isn’t my favourite trope. I don’t know why two humans with a noticeable age gap is hard to wrap my head around when I have no problem with centuries old vampires and werewolves with younger partners. It should be about life experience not what you look like.
And yet, I had a hard time picturing Eli and Jarod together. Personality wise, it was a good fit. They both had something to offer to each other and they worked well together. I think part of my problem was the narration. While Joel Leslie did a great job with the accents and giving each character personality, his voice pitch for Jarod made him sound like a 70 year old butler whenever he said “master”. It made it hard to keep a 50 year old man in my mind, and 50 really isn’t that old. I don’t think I would have had as much trouble it Jarod was the dominant one, but that is my own failing. I did like that this book tackled the age difference the other way around. For Real by Alexis Hall did the same thing, although both the sub and the dom in that was younger than Jarod. I think another problem was all the subs in the Collar and Cuffs series act younger than their actual age. It makes it that much harder to see older Jarod in the role.
Now, despite all that, I did enjoy the story, the sex, and the scenes. I liked being back in this world. I cried at the beginning when Jarod lost his master. It was so poignant and heartbreaking and set the stage for Jarod’s need.
So, if you love age gaps and BDSM, I’m sure you’ll love this book. Even if you don’t, it was still worth the read so I suggest you try it out, but maybe not in audiobook format.
Narration Review:
While I like Joel Leslie’s voice. I had issues with how Jarod sounded. See above.
Story Review:
Age gap isn’t my favourite trope. I don’t know why two humans with a noticeable age gap is hard to wrap my head around when I have no problem with centuries old vampires and werewolves with younger partners. It should be about life experience not what you look like.
And yet, I had a hard time picturing Eli and Jarod together. Personality wise, it was a good fit. They both had something to offer to each other and they worked well together. I think part of my problem was the narration. While Joel Leslie did a great job with the accents and giving each character personality, his voice pitch for Jarod made him sound like a 70 year old butler whenever he said “master”. It made it hard to keep a 50 year old man in my mind, and 50 really isn’t that old. I don’t think I would have had as much trouble it Jarod was the dominant one, but that is my own failing. I did like that this book tackled the age difference the other way around. For Real by Alexis Hall did the same thing, although both the sub and the dom in that was younger than Jarod. I think another problem was all the subs in the Collar and Cuffs series act younger than their actual age. It makes it that much harder to see older Jarod in the role.
Now, despite all that, I did enjoy the story, the sex, and the scenes. I liked being back in this world. I cried at the beginning when Jarod lost his master. It was so poignant and heartbreaking and set the stage for Jarod’s need.
So, if you love age gaps and BDSM, I’m sure you’ll love this book. Even if you don’t, it was still worth the read so I suggest you try it out, but maybe not in audiobook format.
Narration Review:
While I like Joel Leslie’s voice. I had issues with how Jarod sounded. See above.