4.25 duuurty-and-spice-and-everything-nice stars
Oh LAWD! This entire series is just seeeeeexy AF… and all three focus so much on the main couples/relationships that it’s hard to move on to a normal back after; they’re just not built the same anymore 🤣… but alas… I needs to keep attacking my TBR 🤣 they’re not gonna read themselves 🤣.
In terms of which one I liked the most, sigh… it might still be a tie between Glitch and Flip… but the reasons why I liked this one less is based on my likes/dislikes and nothing else 🫣. If it wasn’t for that, it’d be hard to decide which one was my favorite 😅. I love these characters so much 😭.
Carson’s a boudoir photographer, a dom daddy, and has insecurities like a normal person. Because of this, he doesn’t like being touched. In every other aspect though, he’s a confident, big, burly, buff man 🫠.
Mak/Makayla has had a photo shoot scheduled for MANY months ago, and when she tries to cancel, Carson convinces her to keep it. Originally, she wanted to do this shoot for her then-boyfriend who was an a hole. Carson’s been in the business long-enough and gives her the confidence-boost she needs to go through with it.
That same night, she ends up signing up for KinkLink, an app that will allow her to finally act out on one of her biggest fantasies, primal kink 👀. She gets matched quickly and finds the dom she matched with incredibly seeeexy. He sends her his contract to sign and she’s giddy with excitement.
The next day, she shows up for the photo shoot, and gasps. Because the man photographing her is none other than the dom she matched with 👀
Let the tension begin 😈
What I liked/loved: possible spoilers
—the 🔥. I mean… duh 🤣. This entire series is so full of 🔥, that I don’t know if I’ll ever find another that’ll compare. But it’s not just the seeexy times on page that makes it so sensual, it’s what happens before and after 😅. First kiss happens at about 28%, some 💦 eating at about 35% with full 🔥 by 41%
—relationship-based ❤️. I looooove that this book is mostly about them, their inner struggles, their character/growths, and it showcases how their emotional connections evolve as the book progresses which is rooted in their physical attraction but branches out to waaaay more than that ❤️
—their vulnerabilities 🫶. Carson actually has the bigger one because of his body dysmorphia 😥. I felt completely immersed in their hesitations and discomforts, more specifically, Carson’s fear of not being fit enough for Mak or being too big since she’s so petite (as in, he’s like 150 pounds heavier than her).
—he’s a pleasure dom 🥵. Jeeeezus does he love eating cereal 🫠 he makes sure she’s ready 💦
—primal play at its finest 😮💨. Oh LAWWWWD 🫠 have mercy 🥵. Dayum Mak, you’re a lucky girl. I loved every since chasing scene 😉
—after care and cuddling 🫶. Ufff… I felt satiated with this. The way Carson makes sure Mak’s safe made me gooey inside
—praise k 🙃. Tell me I’m being good all day please 🫠
—being patient with her (and prepping her right) ❤️. I’ve read toooons of books, and I find that I prefer when the H takes the time to make sure his girl is ready for ALLLL kinds of things (like a). Carson ensures Mak is ready 😉. He doesn’t rush anything 👏🏻
—previous mcs 👀. I loved seeing/hearing them 🤣
—how kiiiiinky it gets 😉. What can I say 🤷🏻♀️
—daddy bod 🥵. Mak is very into Carson’s body, and you know what? Me too Mak 👀
—body positivity 🫶. For the first time in a long time, I felt connected to the hero in the story more than the heroine, and it’s because of Carson’s feelings about his body ❤️. I wanted to hug him 🫶
—experienced mcs 😅. No v’s anywhere here
—mild OMD 😈. I love me a jealous H 😉
—the couple pictures 🥰
—Buy me books and tell me to STFUATTDLAGG
What I wanted more of/didn’t like: SPOILERS
—this is just a personal thing, but I felt sad that neither of them want kids or to get married 😭
—Carson’s job 🫣 (this is on me since I knew that going in). Sigh. I’m glad Mak isn’t bothered by it… but🫣. I don’t know how I feel about the H taking sexy pictures of women for a living 😬 (besides his job of shooting the cover of romance books), who might sometimes be sans clothes 😬. I tried not to let it bother me (because Mak isn’t bothered luckily)… but… 😬🫣. i DO like how professional he is while shooting though, and we get to see him take pictures of others (and because we’re in his head, we know he’s not perverse about it), but yeah… 😅
—when she’s doing her photo shoot, I was 🤔 sometimes after Mak changed clothes. We’re in Carson’s POV for some of it and I couldn’t picture her outfits. The only reason why it made me 🤔 was because when she’s using the wings, she’s topless, but we had no idea 🤷🏻♀️. If it wasn’t because his next client came for their appointment and she felt flush with embarrassment, I wouldn’t have known. I guess having more details here would’ve made it better for me. So it made me question the other photo shoot we see him do earlier in the book 😅. I’m sure the reason this was done was to show how professional he is, but still 😐. 🤣
Overall, I loved this ❤️
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/or real owd*
-bullying recounted
-body dysmorphia
-OMD: the h’s ex makes a few appearances and tries to get her back
-OWN: the H’s ex sub is mentioned. The H has a picture of her in one of my photography albums but it’s not necessarily because of sentimental value, more of a professional reason
-praise kink/primal play/spanking/primal/marking/biting/toys/anal play/anal sex
-no condoms/both clean/he’s had a vasectomy since he was 23/she’s on bc
-HEA/epilogue/over a year later