First if all, this cover has to be one of the most hideous photoshop jobs I’ve ever seen. Mattin’s head looks like it’s not part of his body…2.5 stars
First if all, this cover has to be one of the most hideous photoshop jobs I’ve ever seen. Mattin’s head looks like it’s not part of his body…
And I have to say, the cover fits the story. Half of the time I had no idea what was going on because of the writing. Now English is not my native language, but I really had a hard time following along.
I wanted to DNF around 10%, but then it started to pick up some and I decided to finish it anyway. There was a part in the middle where I thought I could end up liking this, but once again the weird writing pulled me out of the story.
I thought I could at least follow along with the romance, even if the plot and side characters were a foggy mess to me, but I even got confused during the sex scene. Now that’s never a good sign.
And I’m no expert, but I don’t think an epilogue is simply the last chapter of a book. The purpose of an epilogue to me is to have some kind of closure. Here it was very strange. It was simply a continuation of the story, so no real epilogue at all, and instead of seeing these 3 happy together, we got a bit of a separation, then a reunion, and then it ends.
This was quite a weird book.
Merged review:
2.5 stars
First if all, this cover has to be one of the most hideous photoshop jobs I’ve ever seen. Mattin’s head looks like it’s not part of his body…
And I have to say, the cover fits the story. Half of the time I had no idea what was going on because of the writing. Now English is not my native language, but I really had a hard time following along.
I wanted to DNF around 10%, but then it started to pick up some and I decided to finish it anyway. There was a part in the middle where I thought I could end up liking this, but once again the weird writing pulled me out of the story.
I thought I could at least follow along with the romance, even if the plot and side characters were a foggy mess to me, but I even got confused during the sex scene. Now that’s never a good sign.
And I’m no expert, but I don’t think an epilogue is simply the last chapter of a book. The purpose of an epilogue to me is to have some kind of closure. Here it was very strange. It was simply a continuation of the story, so no real epilogue at all, and instead of seeing these 3 happy together, we got a bit of a separation, then a reunion, and then it ends.
I really enjoyed the other two books this author has written.
But for some reason April Jade decided to make this book extra flowery. It felt out of plI really enjoyed the other two books this author has written.
But for some reason April Jade decided to make this book extra flowery. It felt out of place and just didn't quite fit the story.
I also had a bit of a problem with Roman being the school counselor and Sebastian being a student/his patient. If felt strange that Roman immediately wanted Sebastian and crossed the line without any inner struggles. I would at least expect him to think it was wrong.
But besides all that this wasn't a complete disaster. It had good bones and the hurt/comfort kept me interested.
While I love a good Daddy/little book, this series is so overly sappy that the books I’ve tried so far were not quite what I was hoping.
If the hurt/coWhile I love a good Daddy/little book, this series is so overly sappy that the books I’ve tried so far were not quite what I was hoping.
If the hurt/comfort is too in your face I tend to lose interest. And that was the case here. Terrence was more like a damsel in distress, than I little in need of some assistance. ...more
I promised myself I wouldn’t try any more Roe Horvat, but I still had to read this when I read the blurb.
And while I definitely liked this, it dawned I promised myself I wouldn’t try any more Roe Horvat, but I still had to read this when I read the blurb.
And while I definitely liked this, it dawned to me that the reason I don’t completely love Roe Horvat’s books is because they mostly focus on the sex. (I guess that’s why they’re labeled erotica ;) )
I did like the relationship, but if you took out half of the sex scenes, there wouldn’t be that much plot left.
But if you’re in the mood for something smutty with a sweet romance, Roe Horvat is your guy.
So I'll just continue to read his books when I'm in the right mood. :)...more
I thought I'd give the second and the third book in this series another try, but I still felt the same way. This was waaaaay too rusheRe-read May 2023
I thought I'd give the second and the third book in this series another try, but I still felt the same way. This was waaaaay too rushed.
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I really liked the first book and I couldn't wait for Rowdy and Zane's dad to get their HEA. But this was such a disappointment.
I knew it was short but I was somehow hoping it would deliver anyway.
When Grayson met Rowdy for the first time he rejected him because he felt a bit bitter about how much Grayson lost because he saw Rowdy shift as a small child. So I figured there would be some lovely pining from Rowdy's side and some deep groveling from Grayson's side. But nope, things were resolved in one page! Rowdy runs away, Rider chases him and brings him back. That's it. That was the angst.
Now I don't need angst in my books, but I do love me some pining and groveling. This was just ridiculous....more
I wasn’t too sure if I was in the right mood for this, since I hadn’Re-read April 2022
Such a feel-good romance.
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This was fun!
I wasn’t too sure if I was in the right mood for this, since I hadn’t been impressed with the first book in the Whispering Key series.
But this was more fun than I thought it would be!
At first it was a little as I expected, just a tad boring, even though I did like the characters.
I figured there would be sex early on in a friends-with-benefits kind of situation, but then the scene at the club happened and it was so funny that I was glad things between Gage and Knox progressed after that and not before. It was worth the wait.
Overall I really liked this and there were even a few scenes that had me laughing out loud....more
I absolutely love this author's other series, Adler and Orrick. But this was quite the disappointment.
Everything was so rushed! It was a bit of a messI absolutely love this author's other series, Adler and Orrick. But this was quite the disappointment.
Everything was so rushed! It was a bit of a mess to be honest. Things were skipped and there was no time for any deep emotions on page, while there was so much potential for some lovely hurt/comfort!
And I thought it was a bit weird that this book ends with us meeting a couple who hasn't gotten their own book yet. I am still hoping for Toby and Beau's book to come out soon and here they are suddenly together. Not nice, author. Not nice....more
I read most of these stories and the ones I read were pretty good. I skipped the ones that didn't appeal to me.
A Leap3.5 stars for the stories I read.
I read most of these stories and the ones I read were pretty good. I skipped the ones that didn't appeal to me.
A Leap of Faith (MM) M.A. Innes – 3 stars
While I loved the daddy/little parts of this short, I wasn’t a fan of the BDSM parts.
I love established couples who are trying out age play for the first time (or when one of them is a secret little like in this one). But I was a bit disappointed that these guys also liked the Dom/sub relationship they had. I’m just not a fan of BDSM these days. And while there wasn’t any real BDSM on page, the kneeling and the whole Dom/sub vibe always turn me off.
Daddy’s Rent Boy (MM) Chara Croft – 4 stars
I really liked this one. There was plenty of hurt/comfort and ticked all my happy buttons. Although I did want more. This is basically one extended sex scene and that’s it. I would have loved to read an entire book about these two.
Sculptures and Snuggles (MM) by Della Cain - 4 stars
Normally I’m not a fan of second chance romance, but this was all rainbows and puppies, so I had no issue with that part. The reason I don’t like second chance romance overall is because there often is a lot of anger and resentment. But not here. It was all happy kisses an lovely cuddles.
Dirty Deed (MM) by Gianni Holmes – 3 stars
I waited too long to review this so I honestly don’t remember a lot. I just remembered that I thought Noah was a bit too bratty and Sawyer a bit too stiff.
Daddy Abroad (MM) by P.D. Carter – DNF
Couldn’t get into it because of the flashbacks. One moment we get one MC meeting a potential love interest only for him to decide it’s just sex. That chapter ends with him moving away, and the next chapter we get the two MCs already together (I think?). It was confusing.
Dirty Hand (MM) by Nora Phoenix – 3.5 stars
This was quite cute. I did feel like something was missing at times, but overall I liked it. I did wait too long after finishing to review this so the details are a bit vague…...more
I really liked this. It would have been 4.5 stars if not for the drama aRe-read August 2023
Still a very nice daddy read.
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I really liked this. It would have been 4.5 stars if not for the drama at the end. I thought it was too late in the book for that, and it wasn’t fleshed out enough.
I read the first book but skipped the second, but this book works fine as a stand-alone.
I really liked how sweet and patient Caleb was. And Max was such a sweet thing, even though he tried to be prickly, he couldn’t really pull it off.
I was happy to see that Max slowly came around to realising he might not know what he was looking for, and that he might actually need a daddy, and not a hardcore sadist, as he figured he would need.
The daddy kink in this is very light. Caleb is only just realising that the way he wants to care for his partners means he is a daddy. But Max thinks having a daddy means he has to be a little like his friends Charlie and Dash. But he slowly figures out that daddies and boys are not all the same. And that they can be whatever they want to be.
The one thing I didn’t like was Max’s grandfather trying to make him stop seeing Caleb, while the old man hadn’t been present in the entire book. I would have believed in it more if it didn’t feel like it was added as an afterthought at 93%.
I wasn't sure how there could be a whole book about an establiRe-read November 2021 Still good.
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Now this I really liked!
I wasn't sure how there could be a whole book about an established couple without it being dull, but it really wasn't. It was amazing.
Since this book starts out with Frank and Colin trying their best at a long distance relationship, it had this great build-up. There was pining! There was insecurity! There was longing! It was amazing.
This was such a sweet age play book. And we even got some lovely hurt/comfort in the second half. I really liked this....more
While at times I felt this had the potential to be really great, I also felt this book was simply too long.
I do love the bodyguard trope, so I was preWhile at times I felt this had the potential to be really great, I also felt this book was simply too long.
I do love the bodyguard trope, so I was pretty excited to read this. Add in some shifters, some mate stuff and the promise of mpreg and this should have been a slam dunk. But it was just okay. And long, let's not forget long.
The things I liked: - Jesse's talk with his asshole father and how they both opened up so they could finally have a better relationship. - The bodyguard/damsel in distress trope. What can I say, I'm a sucker for this trope. - The different kind of shifters. I loved that Jesse was a monkey. I don't think I've ever read a book about a monkey shifter before.
What I liked less: - The romance was kind of missing that spark for me. I felt they went from 'no no, we can't be together, we have to stay professional' to 'you're my mate and I want to be with you forever and ever' way too easily. - The bad guy. I couldn't even remember who he was. All the side characters got equal page time, so it wasn't that obvious, but it also felt like I didn't know any of them enough to care who the bad guy was. - It was just too long. It could have been shorter and more to the point.
Overall this was a nice shifter/bodyguard/hurt/comfort/mpreg book (no mpreg in this book), but I still felt it missed its mark for me....more
I feel like Jayda Marx is writing more rushed these days. I can do insta-love just fine, but all of the characters in her new books feel like they're I feel like Jayda Marx is writing more rushed these days. I can do insta-love just fine, but all of the characters in her new books feel like they're on speed.
So while I still liked the sweetness of this, and there were a few lovely hurt/comfort moments, I wish it was longer and not so rushed....more
Nice read, but the fact that the word little was in cursive all the time was still very weird. The other books in the series didn't haRe-read May 2021
Nice read, but the fact that the word little was in cursive all the time was still very weird. The other books in the series didn't have that, so why the author suddenly decided that was a good idea... who knows... ...more
This started out quite promising, but then it slowly deteriorated until there wasn't that much left to like.
I honestly don't care if my MCs are young This started out quite promising, but then it slowly deteriorated until there wasn't that much left to like.
I honestly don't care if my MCs are young or if someone is barely legal. But Nym has loved Josiah for years, while Josiah just turned 18... So a grown up elf has loved a teenage boy for years...? I get that it wasn't meant in a creepy way, but it kind of squeaked me out....more
This was really sweet. Sanders was absolutely adorablRe-read August 2023
I just needed to re-read all my daddy books.
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This was really sweet. Sanders was absolutely adorable, and his daddy Briggs was perfect for him.
I liked the friendship between Sanders and Leo as well. How they got drunk and decided now would be a good time to make that door by putting a hammer through the wall of the coffeeshop…
Sanders is having a hard time juggling everything in his life. He tries to run the coffeeshop his sick mother can’t run anymore, he tries to complete his college degree, and he tries to not be so awkward every time a hot older guy comes into the coffeeshop.
But when 40 year old Briggs walks into the cute coffeeshop in his new town, he is immediately charmed when the awkward Sanders drops a tray of coffee when he spots Briggs.
But it seems that Sanders can’t really relax enough around him to have a decent conversation, but Briggs keeps trying.
Except no matter how cute the coffeeshop barista is, he is probably not into the same kink Briggs likes. Briggs wants a boy who he can spoil and take care of.
And that’s why Briggs tries the kink app he installed a while ago.
He immediately hits it off with the cutest boy named Awkward_and_Adorable and they start texting.
In the meantime Sanders is head over heels for this daddy he met on Cuff’d, but of course neither knows they are really talking to each other…
I absolutely loved the scene when they find out who they’ve been talking to. That was just adorable!
This whole book was pretty adorable actually. I loved how Briggs helped Sanders being more confident and kept praising him.
Overall, a very cute holiday read with some daddy kink (no age-play)....more
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