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Filth #1
Perv
I'm honest about what I am. You want to screw until you can't see straight? I'm your guy. You want to experience the best oral orgasm of your life, don't pass go and collect two-hundred dollars. Eating you for dessert is my specialty. I live for that. Skinny, average or meat on your bones, I don't care. Blonde, brunette...white, Asian, black...
Are you pink where it counts? Then you're my type.
I'm your guy.
For the duration of our affair, I will call you Sugar because I can't bother to retain your name.
That's the kind of man I am, and you will know that going in. I make sure of it.
So it's not my fault her friend loved me, but She is going to make me pay for that.
And I'm too addicted to her taste to walk away.
Are you pink where it counts? Then you're my type.
I'm your guy.
For the duration of our affair, I will call you Sugar because I can't bother to retain your name.
That's the kind of man I am, and you will know that going in. I make sure of it.
So it's not my fault her friend loved me, but She is going to make me pay for that.
And I'm too addicted to her taste to walk away.
276 pages, Paperback
First published August 17, 2016
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Dakota Gray
5 books124 followersDakota Gray is the author of the Filth series. She's a longtime romance reader and she's not ashamed to fangirl over heroes with dirty mouths, dirtier minds and a soft heart.
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May 11, 2020
Awesomely Pervy and hilarious!
I loved this book. The story was in Nathan’s POV, which I really liked because you don’t often get books in the hero’s POV. Nate is a self confessed Perv with a fettish of going down on women. He loves the smell and taste, not that he isn’t also into sex, but he has made himself just about the best giver there is when it comes to oral involvement.
The problem is that Nate is basically just a dick and a mouth. He doesn’t want commitment from the women he dates. Even if he sees some of them for months, he rarely knows their names and is always upfront with them about the nature of the relationship and the fact that it will be short term. His friend Tarik thinks that even so, he is probably hurting these women by giving them something that they won’t easily ever find again. Since he is so good at what he loves to do.
So what happens when a woman comes up to him in a bar and gives him a taste of his own medicine? Sparks fly and things go crazy from there. Basically the story is awesome. Raunchy - yes, but totally worth it. I loved it!
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I loved this book. The story was in Nathan’s POV, which I really liked because you don’t often get books in the hero’s POV. Nate is a self confessed Perv with a fettish of going down on women. He loves the smell and taste, not that he isn’t also into sex, but he has made himself just about the best giver there is when it comes to oral involvement.
The problem is that Nate is basically just a dick and a mouth. He doesn’t want commitment from the women he dates. Even if he sees some of them for months, he rarely knows their names and is always upfront with them about the nature of the relationship and the fact that it will be short term. His friend Tarik thinks that even so, he is probably hurting these women by giving them something that they won’t easily ever find again. Since he is so good at what he loves to do.
So what happens when a woman comes up to him in a bar and gives him a taste of his own medicine? Sparks fly and things go crazy from there. Basically the story is awesome. Raunchy - yes, but totally worth it. I loved it!
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August 29, 2016
I tried. DNF’d at 41%. Overall if this is the type of book you’re into then the sexy times are probably 5 star worthy. Very descriptive. I think it’s possible the power dynamic may end up putting the two on equal footing but I couldn’t say for sure. But I cannot get into the premise of not fucking someone because of “girl code” and then fucking them to… prove a point? Not sure, whole thing was lost on me.
That actually was really my breaking point. I hate to expose the secrets of the sisterhood but guys don’t own the market on casual sex. There is no “girl code” if your friend slept with a fuckboy and then tells everyone he can eat pussy like a god. We do talk…and similar to guys we will put you in “one night stand” verses “boyfriend/husband material” just as fast as guys will deem a girl a slut.
Lastly, and this is probably nit picky as fuck but if a guy has a fetish that is basically getting off on the way a woman’s pussy taste (and I know this may be crude to some of you but that is this guy) he’s not savoring that sweet nectar through a dental dam.
That actually was really my breaking point. I hate to expose the secrets of the sisterhood but guys don’t own the market on casual sex. There is no “girl code” if your friend slept with a fuckboy and then tells everyone he can eat pussy like a god. We do talk…and similar to guys we will put you in “one night stand” verses “boyfriend/husband material” just as fast as guys will deem a girl a slut.
Lastly, and this is probably nit picky as fuck but if a guy has a fetish that is basically getting off on the way a woman’s pussy taste (and I know this may be crude to some of you but that is this guy) he’s not savoring that sweet nectar through a dental dam.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 17, 2019
Review tomorrow, I should be sleeping.. 😆😉
September 1, 2016
Favorite Quote: "Is there anything you need to warn me about?"
I draw my mouth down her cheek then whisper in her ear, "I'm a pervert."
This came as a Twitter recommendation (which really are the best kind) from Bree and several others. I started seeing tweets about a hero obsessed with giving oral and thought - well let me just see what this guy is all about.
Warning: Dirty quotes are coming - Nate is verra naughty.
Nate is an interesting romance hero. He is very full of himself - arrogant, obnoxious to an extent. He is charming yet a total bastard. The kind of romance hero who would be a total dick in real life but endearing in a book because you hope he is redeemed by the end (and he is). And what makes it even better is that the heroine strolls in and will have none of his games. But before we get to her - Nate is a god at giving oral sex - and he knows it. It's his obsession. As he says:
Pussy is my cake.
(I warned you)
It's all he thinks about and it's all he wants to do.
Attraction is that simple for me. Would I like her to sit on my face? Yes. Proceed. No? Pass. I am nothing if not a simple man.
So he gives women the most amazing sex of their life, and yet has a fear of committment. He is honest about it and tries not to lead them on. But he has walked away and left more than one woman upset.
"You torture women, you know that, right?" The huskiness in her voice is the best friction.
"Torture?" I ask.
"Mind blowing head. And then they have to somehow live the rest of their lives cold turkey or with second best. That makes you an asshole."
Robyn is our heroine. She is a paralegal with self-confidence and charm. Her best friend in the world felt hurt by Nate and Robyn has made it her mission to get revenge. She seeks Nate out at a club, and comes on to him. She knows he is hooked, but then she refuses him. She teases him. She wants to make him hurt like he hurt her friend. He can't even remember her friend's name (he doesn't remember many of the women he has been with) In the end, she gives him ten minutes of herself...and then she walks away. Nate wants more of her - and it's all he can think about it.
Robyn has been depressed for some time now and is ready to go out and live life. With the urging of her friend Samantha, she decides to give in and have some fun with Nate. But what starts as a teasing game between the two, leads to a much deeper connection.
I loved Robyn because she can give it to Nate just as good as he deals it out. She can tease him, maybe even better than he can tease her back, and she knows it blows his mind.
But we're back to our power playing game so I take a long sip before I give her the cup. I don't know what it is exactly, even knowing the name, but it taste like sweet grass.
She's so not normal.
“Where do you plan to fuck me today?” She takes the cup and puts her mouth right where I had mine.
My cock is in love with her. I have no doubt of this.
She is ready for anything he throws her way. She isn't afraid to be kinky, or to show Nate her real self. She felt very genuine.
Nate IS an asshole, but he is an honest one. And while he doesn't remember the names of the women he is with, and may drop them not always in the nicest fashion, he also to an extent, respects women. He never tries to change a woman, even more so, he loves to see a woman walk away from him with a confident step. He likes to make women feel good about themselves - and I liked that a lot.
And on top of all the games, and teasing, and freaking out over true feelings and committment, we get naughty sexin'
I give her my fingers next, add them to the pleasure. This is where you separate the boys from men. I'm not trying to stab her or play tease and touch with her cervix. Who wants to be nicknamed Jack the Pussy-Ripper? And I know my fingers will never be my cock, but I can create that full and fucked sensation.
The next book coming out in November is called, Filth, but it's just a retelling of this story in Robyn's point of view. I did hear though that Nate's friends may get books and this excites me.
Grade: B
I draw my mouth down her cheek then whisper in her ear, "I'm a pervert."
This came as a Twitter recommendation (which really are the best kind) from Bree and several others. I started seeing tweets about a hero obsessed with giving oral and thought - well let me just see what this guy is all about.
Warning: Dirty quotes are coming - Nate is verra naughty.
Nate is an interesting romance hero. He is very full of himself - arrogant, obnoxious to an extent. He is charming yet a total bastard. The kind of romance hero who would be a total dick in real life but endearing in a book because you hope he is redeemed by the end (and he is). And what makes it even better is that the heroine strolls in and will have none of his games. But before we get to her - Nate is a god at giving oral sex - and he knows it. It's his obsession. As he says:
Pussy is my cake.
(I warned you)
It's all he thinks about and it's all he wants to do.
Attraction is that simple for me. Would I like her to sit on my face? Yes. Proceed. No? Pass. I am nothing if not a simple man.
So he gives women the most amazing sex of their life, and yet has a fear of committment. He is honest about it and tries not to lead them on. But he has walked away and left more than one woman upset.
"You torture women, you know that, right?" The huskiness in her voice is the best friction.
"Torture?" I ask.
"Mind blowing head. And then they have to somehow live the rest of their lives cold turkey or with second best. That makes you an asshole."
Robyn is our heroine. She is a paralegal with self-confidence and charm. Her best friend in the world felt hurt by Nate and Robyn has made it her mission to get revenge. She seeks Nate out at a club, and comes on to him. She knows he is hooked, but then she refuses him. She teases him. She wants to make him hurt like he hurt her friend. He can't even remember her friend's name (he doesn't remember many of the women he has been with) In the end, she gives him ten minutes of herself...and then she walks away. Nate wants more of her - and it's all he can think about it.
Robyn has been depressed for some time now and is ready to go out and live life. With the urging of her friend Samantha, she decides to give in and have some fun with Nate. But what starts as a teasing game between the two, leads to a much deeper connection.
I loved Robyn because she can give it to Nate just as good as he deals it out. She can tease him, maybe even better than he can tease her back, and she knows it blows his mind.
But we're back to our power playing game so I take a long sip before I give her the cup. I don't know what it is exactly, even knowing the name, but it taste like sweet grass.
She's so not normal.
“Where do you plan to fuck me today?” She takes the cup and puts her mouth right where I had mine.
My cock is in love with her. I have no doubt of this.
She is ready for anything he throws her way. She isn't afraid to be kinky, or to show Nate her real self. She felt very genuine.
Nate IS an asshole, but he is an honest one. And while he doesn't remember the names of the women he is with, and may drop them not always in the nicest fashion, he also to an extent, respects women. He never tries to change a woman, even more so, he loves to see a woman walk away from him with a confident step. He likes to make women feel good about themselves - and I liked that a lot.
And on top of all the games, and teasing, and freaking out over true feelings and committment, we get naughty sexin'
I give her my fingers next, add them to the pleasure. This is where you separate the boys from men. I'm not trying to stab her or play tease and touch with her cervix. Who wants to be nicknamed Jack the Pussy-Ripper? And I know my fingers will never be my cock, but I can create that full and fucked sensation.
The next book coming out in November is called, Filth, but it's just a retelling of this story in Robyn's point of view. I did hear though that Nate's friends may get books and this excites me.
Grade: B
September 6, 2016
First, thank you Jessica for gifting me this book
This was my first Dakota Gray book and was ready to dive into a little filthy reading. In Perv, our Hero has a kink, one that I can’t say I’ve read about in any other book before. It’s all about pussy. Smelling it, touching it, tasting it and fucking it. And although he’s never told the women he’s with that he’ll ever be more than a mouth that worships them, he has left a few broken hearts in his wake.
Enter Robyn. She’s not a victim of his mouth, yet – but once she realizes the guy she’s coming onto at the bar is the same man who broke her friend, a little flirting turns into revenge. But poor Robyn never expected this man to be that talented or not being able to keep her heart out of it.
This was a hot little read. And although you do get a story tossed in, it was a lot of insta-everything; which I personally don’t mind. Sometimes I just want to get to the point you know?
Overall I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one. But I think what really sealed the deal for me was oddly enough, what the author wrote in her acknowledgements. I loved that carefree attitude. I love that she wrote the books expected for romance and is now not apologizing for wanting to write a hot little book because it’s what she wants. That right there is what I love to see as a reader. That means the book you get might not always fit the mold for romances, but it’s going to have a bit more of the author’s heart in it.
This was my first Dakota Gray book and was ready to dive into a little filthy reading. In Perv, our Hero has a kink, one that I can’t say I’ve read about in any other book before. It’s all about pussy. Smelling it, touching it, tasting it and fucking it. And although he’s never told the women he’s with that he’ll ever be more than a mouth that worships them, he has left a few broken hearts in his wake.
Enter Robyn. She’s not a victim of his mouth, yet – but once she realizes the guy she’s coming onto at the bar is the same man who broke her friend, a little flirting turns into revenge. But poor Robyn never expected this man to be that talented or not being able to keep her heart out of it.
This was a hot little read. And although you do get a story tossed in, it was a lot of insta-everything; which I personally don’t mind. Sometimes I just want to get to the point you know?
Overall I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one. But I think what really sealed the deal for me was oddly enough, what the author wrote in her acknowledgements. I loved that carefree attitude. I love that she wrote the books expected for romance and is now not apologizing for wanting to write a hot little book because it’s what she wants. That right there is what I love to see as a reader. That means the book you get might not always fit the mold for romances, but it’s going to have a bit more of the author’s heart in it.
March 31, 2017
Meh...
Yes, the book definitely delivered on being one of the dirtiest things I've ever read, but aside from the smutty smutty smut, there wasn't much to this one for me. I never felt connected to the characters and some of the situations were just a little too much on the kink side of things for me. I didn't hate it, I just don't think one this was meant for me.
Pre-read Thoughts: That moment when the author of the sexiest, dirtiest book I've ever read suggests a book and says:
" I read a positively filthy book over the weekend. It was so raunchy and dirty that at one point I was tweeting about clutching my pearls." - Kit Rocha
I NEED TO READ THAT BOOK
June 25, 2018
You guys ........
THIS BOOK
.... I don't even have words.
It has been a very long time since I laughed myself into hiccups AND felt the all the feels jumping from page to page. I'm not gonna tell you this story is sexy because it is WAY more than sexy. It's sex. Just S.E.X. in all its glory! And it was a glorious ride to read.
But don't be fooled by the sex of it all because there is a story here. In between the pussy licking and the My Little Pony anal plugs and every other hiccup inducing moment, there was a story. A story of two people who found the light in the dark. A story of two people who learned to be the best version of themselves thru each other and for each other. A story of love.
Pick this gem up and do it quick. It's filthy and dirty and just so much love :)
Promotional copy provided via instaFreebie
It has been a very long time since I laughed myself into hiccups AND felt the all the feels jumping from page to page. I'm not gonna tell you this story is sexy because it is WAY more than sexy. It's sex. Just S.E.X. in all its glory! And it was a glorious ride to read.
But don't be fooled by the sex of it all because there is a story here. In between the pussy licking and the My Little Pony anal plugs and every other hiccup inducing moment, there was a story. A story of two people who found the light in the dark. A story of two people who learned to be the best version of themselves thru each other and for each other. A story of love.
Pick this gem up and do it quick. It's filthy and dirty and just so much love :)
Promotional copy provided via instaFreebie
September 2, 2016
Decadent smutty perfection!
Funny and sexy? Yes and yes! I think I found a new favorite series :)
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Perv is my first read by Miss Gray. I can not say I like it or enjoy it. The story is very boring. The banter did not meet with my expectation. I can not say, I enjoy reading the book.
I was expecting something hot and sexy. And sadly it is not the case.
2 stars
I was expecting something hot and sexy. And sadly it is not the case.
2 stars
September 1, 2016
Loved every word of it. Better review later when I can think lol.
December 24, 2016
What a fantastic story!
With a title like that I was expecting kinky. Yes, there's kink...forget foot fetishes! Really, there's fetishes and then there's Nate's fetish. OMFG
But there's so much more than kink and fetishes in this story. There's a deeper, heartfelt romance with a devastating reveal.
The characters are expertly developed. Nate is a prime alpha a-hole.
But then...he meets Robyn. She's no pushover. Plus, she has an agenda.
She's no fool and she has a secret. A secret she expects him to know. He doesn't, and it will destroy them both.
The side characters, their friends, are also well developed and a big part of the story.
The men friends:
The women friends:
Overall, a great start to a series that will likely focus on a new couple each book. Although, I look forward to seeing more of Nate and Robyn.
P.S. there were a half dozen typos, but none even came close to detracting from this story.
With a title like that I was expecting kinky. Yes, there's kink...forget foot fetishes! Really, there's fetishes and then there's Nate's fetish. OMFG
But there's so much more than kink and fetishes in this story. There's a deeper, heartfelt romance with a devastating reveal.
The characters are expertly developed. Nate is a prime alpha a-hole.
...
Apparently when I say things like “I want you to come on my tongue” that is considered dirty talk, not relationship goals. Who knew?
That's all I provide—the best sex a woman could want. No shame or excuses. No need to pretend like she wants a relationship to get good sex. The women who do want a relationship, I avoid. Women who start to gaze at me as though I can be that honey-I'm-home guy, I drop—kindly.
But then...he meets Robyn. She's no pushover. Plus, she has an agenda.
...
He probably uses women for money, hates his mother, has no ambition, and is the kind of asshole who would kick a woman out of his house if she were on her period.
I'm going to give him a hard time, but once, just this once, I'm going to have him in my bed. I won't be fool enough to fall for him.
She's no fool and she has a secret. A secret she expects him to know. He doesn't, and it will destroy them both.
There's not going to be a wedding when we're done with each other. There will be gravestones.
The side characters, their friends, are also well developed and a big part of the story.
The men friends:
Men gossip like women. They just use less words when they do.
“You know he's still fucking Robyn.”
“He is? Dumb fuck.”
The women friends:
Samantha rips the cover back an inch and shoves a wine bottle into my hand. “This has got to stop. It's one thing to be sad over a break up. Another to be pathetic.”
...
“Now don't waste another moment. Make mistakes, make love, be happy.
Overall, a great start to a series that will likely focus on a new couple each book. Although, I look forward to seeing more of Nate and Robyn.
P.S. there were a half dozen typos, but none even came close to detracting from this story.
September 5, 2016
This was funny, emotional, and there are no words for how sexy it was! I devoured the whole thing in a couple of days, loved every minute of it, and didn't skim once. From start to finish I was completely engaged in the Nate and Robyn drama. All the stars! One of those books I'm sure I'll reread at some point.
August 24, 2016
**5 I have Cake Stars**
When a woman Hoovers up your c*me before it can spill out and your first thought is marriage, yeah, that can f*ck you up
I’m not going to lie, I have NEVER, EVER in my history of leaving reviews, been more excited than I am right now to write this and plan it. God, I don’t even know where to start, telling you all how much I EFFING loved this damn book.
First and Foremost, if you’re considering reading this book, please don’t be a prude. This book is erotic and dirty and filthy (aptly named), and no one needs a sour puss mucking up the reviews for the rest of us, because you don’t like the “p” word. If you don’t know what “p” word I’m referring to, chances are you probably shouldn’t read it either.
So, let’s be honest here, I write reviews. Usually close to 20 or 30 a month. I read a book, I feel the book, and then I write down my thoughts and what feelings emerged. Then I move on. I find the next story to take me on a new adventure. But this book….. This will be the new book I compare all others to. This will be the book that will set my standards on ALL erotic books to come. Perv is my new addiction, it’s MY cake. (Although I wouldn’t mind having the female equivalent to Nate’s affliction)
Don’t believe anyone who says eating p*ssy is like kissing. If a p*ssy licks you back, you should run
See….I told you, FILTHY! And PERFECT, and AMAZING!! The one liner quips in this book, was my ultimate undoing. They had me rolling around in stitches. Literally, (I read most of it waiting for Grandma to get out of the doctor’s office, and people were staring at me while I laughed). But not only was it erotic, it was also, beautifully written, with an amazing story to back it up. Nate, even through his odd fetishes and insanely good way of incorporating the alphabet, was a man with feelings and a heart. And Robyn, God love a girl who gives good head! I'm not going to say anymore about it though, spoilers aren't my thing.
Traditionally, in this part of the review I would do a little synopsis that matched the blurb, but I don’t want to. I want YOU to read it. I want anyone who thinks they know good Erotica, to read this and then come back to this review. Perv was perfect. Nate was perfect. Robyn was perfect. And the actual sex? F*@K ME SIDEWAYS, it was hot. I realize I’m starting to ramble, and if you’ve made it this far into my review, I will firstly applaud you, and then I’ll slap you for taking the extra time to read MY words and not read the book itself. Go….. go now…. Go buy it…. I’m waiting. Have you left yet? Good…..
I couldn’t put it down, and there’s a VERY high probability that I will read it again, and quite soon. Watch out for Dakota Gray people…. She’s going to take the world by storm. I CANNOT wait for another book from her to emerge, and you can bet Nate’s cunninglingus abilities, that I will be first in line to “snatch” that book up, because I am now a die hard Dakota fan. She’s in my top 5 right next to Pepper Winters and JK Rowling, and for me, that’s saying something (I mean I have a Dark Mark Tattoo for a reason people).
Just take my advice and one-click this book….. You won’t regret it!
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Shannon from Alpha Book Club
When a woman Hoovers up your c*me before it can spill out and your first thought is marriage, yeah, that can f*ck you up
I’m not going to lie, I have NEVER, EVER in my history of leaving reviews, been more excited than I am right now to write this and plan it. God, I don’t even know where to start, telling you all how much I EFFING loved this damn book.
First and Foremost, if you’re considering reading this book, please don’t be a prude. This book is erotic and dirty and filthy (aptly named), and no one needs a sour puss mucking up the reviews for the rest of us, because you don’t like the “p” word. If you don’t know what “p” word I’m referring to, chances are you probably shouldn’t read it either.
So, let’s be honest here, I write reviews. Usually close to 20 or 30 a month. I read a book, I feel the book, and then I write down my thoughts and what feelings emerged. Then I move on. I find the next story to take me on a new adventure. But this book….. This will be the new book I compare all others to. This will be the book that will set my standards on ALL erotic books to come. Perv is my new addiction, it’s MY cake. (Although I wouldn’t mind having the female equivalent to Nate’s affliction)
Don’t believe anyone who says eating p*ssy is like kissing. If a p*ssy licks you back, you should run
See….I told you, FILTHY! And PERFECT, and AMAZING!! The one liner quips in this book, was my ultimate undoing. They had me rolling around in stitches. Literally, (I read most of it waiting for Grandma to get out of the doctor’s office, and people were staring at me while I laughed). But not only was it erotic, it was also, beautifully written, with an amazing story to back it up. Nate, even through his odd fetishes and insanely good way of incorporating the alphabet, was a man with feelings and a heart. And Robyn, God love a girl who gives good head! I'm not going to say anymore about it though, spoilers aren't my thing.
Traditionally, in this part of the review I would do a little synopsis that matched the blurb, but I don’t want to. I want YOU to read it. I want anyone who thinks they know good Erotica, to read this and then come back to this review. Perv was perfect. Nate was perfect. Robyn was perfect. And the actual sex? F*@K ME SIDEWAYS, it was hot. I realize I’m starting to ramble, and if you’ve made it this far into my review, I will firstly applaud you, and then I’ll slap you for taking the extra time to read MY words and not read the book itself. Go….. go now…. Go buy it…. I’m waiting. Have you left yet? Good…..
I couldn’t put it down, and there’s a VERY high probability that I will read it again, and quite soon. Watch out for Dakota Gray people…. She’s going to take the world by storm. I CANNOT wait for another book from her to emerge, and you can bet Nate’s cunninglingus abilities, that I will be first in line to “snatch” that book up, because I am now a die hard Dakota fan. She’s in my top 5 right next to Pepper Winters and JK Rowling, and for me, that’s saying something (I mean I have a Dark Mark Tattoo for a reason people).
Just take my advice and one-click this book….. You won’t regret it!
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Shannon from Alpha Book Club
April 23, 2017
Hmmm.
The most intersting part of me about this book isn't the fetish that Nate has for downtown, rather it is the more quiet discussion of connection and objectification and grief.
Those parts of the romance were powerful for me, however, Robyn's and Nate's working stuff out should have been on the page and in the book. Instead, we get melodrama, angst, and don't get the well deserved falling in love.
Revenge plot, jerk heroes and deep 1 person are not my favorites so this book was climbing a steep hill with me.
The sexy stuff is sexy (though opening a romance with him with someone not the heroine makes me cringe a bit).
So, didn't work that great for me and the author's note at the end of the book annoyed me as a reader who is happy to see something different.
However, I will try the next book in the series as Nate's friends are intersting.
The most intersting part of me about this book isn't the fetish that Nate has for downtown, rather it is the more quiet discussion of connection and objectification and grief.
Those parts of the romance were powerful for me, however, Robyn's and Nate's working stuff out should have been on the page and in the book. Instead, we get melodrama, angst, and don't get the well deserved falling in love.
Revenge plot, jerk heroes and deep 1 person are not my favorites so this book was climbing a steep hill with me.
The sexy stuff is sexy (though opening a romance with him with someone not the heroine makes me cringe a bit).
So, didn't work that great for me and the author's note at the end of the book annoyed me as a reader who is happy to see something different.
However, I will try the next book in the series as Nate's friends are intersting.
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August 29, 2016
This guy was soooo pervy. And he was a total douchebag, but he was honest about it. He was pretty much an open book and I loved reading his POV. Robyn, on the other hand, annoyed me a bit because she was such a contradiction. Part of me gets where she was coming from, but the other part says 'nope'. But the sex scenes -- Wowsa! Smokin'hot.
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September 6, 2016
I find the entire premise of this book deeply confusing
1. We live in a sad world if a dude who loves eating pussy is what passes for a perv these days. That should just be a baseline for most acceptable sexual partners.
2. This book comes at things as if Nate is the world's greatest asshole. He barely even qualifies as a fuckboy. He likes and respects women and is very upfront with the fact that he is not looking for a relationship. He even whips out his STI test before any sexual encounters. That's a pretty decent casual sex partner in my opinion! They should have him give talks in high school sex ed classes. A fuckboy pretends he wants a relationship and then goes all "New phone, who this?", when you tell him that he gave you crabs. Fuckboys do not obsess over giving head. Nate is a little bit of a dick and falls on the average end of shitty guys you date in your twenties. But it feels like more of a conceit of the book than actually in character that he would full on forget the name of a girl he was semi-dating for at least three months. Especially once he was able to fill in the details. This wasn't some random bar hookup named Lauren. This was a 25 year old NICU nurse/virgin named Lorraine. Very few people were naming baby girls Lorraine in the late 80's/ early 90's. I have never met one. I doubt he has to reach real deep for that one.
3. I guess we are supposed to chalk Robyn's actions up to grief, which I can understand up to a point. And this is also a weakness of the choice of POV the author used for most of the book, but her entire plan and the actions that set the books to motion are really weird. Revenge sex is not going out and screwing the guy your dead best friend lost her virginity to because he is somehow the reason she died of cervical cancer (?!) and married a dickweed(?!). Revenge sex is fucking your cheating ex boyfriend's brother. I feel like maybe she should have known that poor Lorraine was dying and addled on morphine and was grieving the fact that she was dying so young and in a deeply unfair and shitty manner. I don't know how that leads you to tracking down said best friend's ex-boyfriend (who Lorraine broke up with in the first place!) in order to punish him? Or punish herself. As with a great many books I read, I can't help but think that it should have ended with the main characters in therapy before they even begin to contemplate a lifelong relationship. Maybe this is all explained in the book from Robyn's point of view. But I find that trend annoying and disingenuous. A book should stand on its own as a complete work. Ugh.
1. We live in a sad world if a dude who loves eating pussy is what passes for a perv these days. That should just be a baseline for most acceptable sexual partners.
2. This book comes at things as if Nate is the world's greatest asshole. He barely even qualifies as a fuckboy. He likes and respects women and is very upfront with the fact that he is not looking for a relationship. He even whips out his STI test before any sexual encounters. That's a pretty decent casual sex partner in my opinion! They should have him give talks in high school sex ed classes. A fuckboy pretends he wants a relationship and then goes all "New phone, who this?", when you tell him that he gave you crabs. Fuckboys do not obsess over giving head. Nate is a little bit of a dick and falls on the average end of shitty guys you date in your twenties. But it feels like more of a conceit of the book than actually in character that he would full on forget the name of a girl he was semi-dating for at least three months. Especially once he was able to fill in the details. This wasn't some random bar hookup named Lauren. This was a 25 year old NICU nurse/virgin named Lorraine. Very few people were naming baby girls Lorraine in the late 80's/ early 90's. I have never met one. I doubt he has to reach real deep for that one.
3. I guess we are supposed to chalk Robyn's actions up to grief, which I can understand up to a point. And this is also a weakness of the choice of POV the author used for most of the book, but her entire plan and the actions that set the books to motion are really weird. Revenge sex is not going out and screwing the guy your dead best friend lost her virginity to because he is somehow the reason she died of cervical cancer (?!) and married a dickweed(?!). Revenge sex is fucking your cheating ex boyfriend's brother. I feel like maybe she should have known that poor Lorraine was dying and addled on morphine and was grieving the fact that she was dying so young and in a deeply unfair and shitty manner. I don't know how that leads you to tracking down said best friend's ex-boyfriend (who Lorraine broke up with in the first place!) in order to punish him? Or punish herself. As with a great many books I read, I can't help but think that it should have ended with the main characters in therapy before they even begin to contemplate a lifelong relationship. Maybe this is all explained in the book from Robyn's point of view. But I find that trend annoying and disingenuous. A book should stand on its own as a complete work. Ugh.
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August 17, 2016
It's official - Nate is #ThePussyWhisperer
What a fun and deliciously dirty story! Robyn is out for revenge, one of her friends having had her heart broken by Nate (and not just that, but he is in the habit of ruining women for other men because of his cunnilingus skills). She's determined to bring him down by offering a taste of what he can't have, but things go off the rails when she gets sucked in by his charm (and skills) too. To Nate's credit, he's up front with any of the women he sleeps with, commitment phobic to the core. He's got a military background, some PTSD issues that I would have liked to see delved into a little more. And he's got a pussy fetish - he doesn't care what body they are attached to, he loves them all. I loved seeing him and Robyn dance around each other until they both get slammed by the realization that they've developed feelings in what was supposed to a lighthearted affair. There are some emotional moments to the story too, not enough for tears, but enough to make you realize that Nate is a more complex guy than he lets on. I enjoyed seeing him with his two friends who will also get stories in the series. If you're looking for a fun, super sexy read, this is it!
Note: a copy of this story was provided by the author for review.
What a fun and deliciously dirty story! Robyn is out for revenge, one of her friends having had her heart broken by Nate (and not just that, but he is in the habit of ruining women for other men because of his cunnilingus skills). She's determined to bring him down by offering a taste of what he can't have, but things go off the rails when she gets sucked in by his charm (and skills) too. To Nate's credit, he's up front with any of the women he sleeps with, commitment phobic to the core. He's got a military background, some PTSD issues that I would have liked to see delved into a little more. And he's got a pussy fetish - he doesn't care what body they are attached to, he loves them all. I loved seeing him and Robyn dance around each other until they both get slammed by the realization that they've developed feelings in what was supposed to a lighthearted affair. There are some emotional moments to the story too, not enough for tears, but enough to make you realize that Nate is a more complex guy than he lets on. I enjoyed seeing him with his two friends who will also get stories in the series. If you're looking for a fun, super sexy read, this is it!
Note: a copy of this story was provided by the author for review.
September 11, 2016
Received a complimentary copy of this book as a WOCinRomance book club selection. I cannot wait until we talk about this book!
The writing gets 5 stars alone. Descriptive and hilarious! Kudos to Dakota. Loved her writing style!
Why the rating of 3.5 stars? Nate and Robyn. Robyn alone deserves a throat punch. No true friend would ever ever ever ever EVER do what she did. EVER. This surpasses girl code and dives into you're a shitty human being territory. I was so disappointed in her.
Nate was almost perfect in his douchery, but of course, I had issues with him.
Perv was a funny and entertaining ode to p*ssy that made me laugh out loud more than a few times. The sex scenes were scorching but the characters themselves frustrated me so damn bad. If you're looking for a book with a bunch of LOL moments and scorching sex scenes, grab this.
The writing gets 5 stars alone. Descriptive and hilarious! Kudos to Dakota. Loved her writing style!
Why the rating of 3.5 stars? Nate and Robyn. Robyn alone deserves a throat punch. No true friend would ever ever ever ever EVER do what she did. EVER. This surpasses girl code and dives into you're a shitty human being territory. I was so disappointed in her.
Nate was almost perfect in his douchery, but of course, I had issues with him.
Perv was a funny and entertaining ode to p*ssy that made me laugh out loud more than a few times. The sex scenes were scorching but the characters themselves frustrated me so damn bad. If you're looking for a book with a bunch of LOL moments and scorching sex scenes, grab this.
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August 23, 2016
26 Letters in the Alphabet and "O" is his Favorite Letter!
==========> You for dessert is his specialty.<==========
At his favorite watering hole, Nathan meets a mysterious woman that captures his attention. She flirts, he takes the bait, she knows his name and his game. Women have been talking. She speaks in riddles about a mutual friend (done wrong) that Nathan can't remember. They banter but she refuses to give him her name (so he calls her Stealth & Heels). Stealth definitely gets his attention when she guides his hand to touch her -- down there. Nathan is in heaven, until she walks away -- without a backwards glance. WTF just happened?
No. One. Walks. Away.
Pissed off and intrigued, Nathan begins an aggressive campaign to find out more about the mystery woman who is out for revenge and the name of her wronged friend. The two quickly get caught up in the game of one-upmanship. However, there's a mystery to be solved and Nathan won't rest until he has his answers and Stealth and Heels cries out uncle. The synopsis doesn't do this book justice. This is a story of sex, truth, lies, death, revenge, hate, lust, forgiveness and love.
I leave you with a few quotes from Nathan:
I will lick her elbow in a way that will make her come. My dick hates me, but it always does.
Pussy is my cake.
WARNING: The sex is graphic and molten fire hot and I want to whisper one final word to you: Foreplay! All is explained in the book.
ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
==========> You for dessert is his specialty.<==========
At his favorite watering hole, Nathan meets a mysterious woman that captures his attention. She flirts, he takes the bait, she knows his name and his game. Women have been talking. She speaks in riddles about a mutual friend (done wrong) that Nathan can't remember. They banter but she refuses to give him her name (so he calls her Stealth & Heels). Stealth definitely gets his attention when she guides his hand to touch her -- down there. Nathan is in heaven, until she walks away -- without a backwards glance. WTF just happened?
No. One. Walks. Away.
Pissed off and intrigued, Nathan begins an aggressive campaign to find out more about the mystery woman who is out for revenge and the name of her wronged friend. The two quickly get caught up in the game of one-upmanship. However, there's a mystery to be solved and Nathan won't rest until he has his answers and Stealth and Heels cries out uncle. The synopsis doesn't do this book justice. This is a story of sex, truth, lies, death, revenge, hate, lust, forgiveness and love.
I leave you with a few quotes from Nathan:
I will lick her elbow in a way that will make her come. My dick hates me, but it always does.
Pussy is my cake.
WARNING: The sex is graphic and molten fire hot and I want to whisper one final word to you: Foreplay! All is explained in the book.
ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
May 27, 2020
Hot damn this was filthy. The explicit details on how he got down was so hot!
Reading this you will meet cocky nathan who loves eating the 🐱 and boy can he eat. Anyways while looking to meet someone new he see's Robyn. In which he and her will both indulge in a cat and mouse game.
Reading this you will meet cocky nathan who loves eating the 🐱 and boy can he eat. Anyways while looking to meet someone new he see's Robyn. In which he and her will both indulge in a cat and mouse game.
November 30, 2016
My review? Go. Buy. And. Read. This. Book. Now!!!! If you like dirty, sexy and emotionally compelling erotic romance!
Full review:
The prologue alone made me all fluttery. This guy was going to wreck me. I just knew it!
And he did! Nate Ellis was the epitome of unapologetic and dirty womanizer in all the good ways and it was compelling to watch him fall for the only woman capable of bring him to his knees. Oh, he fought it, but from the start, from their very first interaction, it was clear 'Stealth and Heels' owned him.
This book was all things pervy, filthy, dirty I could wish for. But that's not all it was. I loved the writing and that's saying a lot since it is written in first person POV, which is not a favorite of mine. But it was so good I didn't care. I also loved the way the author divulged the main characters' back stories little by little, keeping me engaged to know more and intrigued to get to the core of the characters.
I adored Robyn and was as intrigued about her back story and past as I was with Nate's. And before I started PERV I already knew there was going to be a book in Robyn's POV (FILTH) so I knew I was going to get that in due course.
But it's not just the dirty that makes this book a 2016 favorite for me. The emotionally gripping characters and their back stories were just as, if not more, excellent. Nate isn't just a f*ckboy with an oral fetish and Robyn isn't just a woman out to revenge her friend. There are layers to them that are subtly laid bare along the way and next to all the sexy times, filthy minds and laugh-out-loud moments, this definitely contributed to my utter enjoyment of this book.
All I can say is: if you like your erotic romance dirty sexy, this one is definitely for you! Hot, emotional, sexy and unapologetic wrapped in brilliant writing.
Favorite Quotes:
Altogether, she's...interesting and I want to taste her.
Yes. Attraction is that simple for me. Would I like her to sit on my face? Yes. Proceed. No? Pass. I am nothing if not a simple man.
I need to run, sweat, and punch something. Maybe kill a cow with my bare hands then eat it. Then I can forget her, and the phantom taste of her p*ssy will leave me the f*ck alone.
He's squinting at me, likely trying to decide just how f*cked I am.
Well...when a woman Hoovers up your come before it can spill out and your first thought is marriage, yeah, that can f*ck you up.
I'm probably wrong about the murderer part. Robyn is some kind of assassin. Her redheaded friend is her handler. The weekly meet at Starbucks is a check in. How do I know this? First, my brain stops working. Second, my heart barely lurches forward again a second later.
There's not going to be a wedding when we're done with each other. There will be gravestones. She's spreading her legs for me, crooking her finger, as she bites the side of her mouth. I cannot wait to die.
“Robyn.”
“Tarek.” She gives him the smile and he blinks for two seconds.
Something like vindication fills me. It's not just me. That smile of hers makes everyone dumb, and because I know she's about to fuck up Tarek's world, too, I stand back to enjoy it.
And try not to laugh.
Full review:
The prologue alone made me all fluttery. This guy was going to wreck me. I just knew it!
And he did! Nate Ellis was the epitome of unapologetic and dirty womanizer in all the good ways and it was compelling to watch him fall for the only woman capable of bring him to his knees. Oh, he fought it, but from the start, from their very first interaction, it was clear 'Stealth and Heels' owned him.
This book was all things pervy, filthy, dirty I could wish for. But that's not all it was. I loved the writing and that's saying a lot since it is written in first person POV, which is not a favorite of mine. But it was so good I didn't care. I also loved the way the author divulged the main characters' back stories little by little, keeping me engaged to know more and intrigued to get to the core of the characters.
I adored Robyn and was as intrigued about her back story and past as I was with Nate's. And before I started PERV I already knew there was going to be a book in Robyn's POV (FILTH) so I knew I was going to get that in due course.
But it's not just the dirty that makes this book a 2016 favorite for me. The emotionally gripping characters and their back stories were just as, if not more, excellent. Nate isn't just a f*ckboy with an oral fetish and Robyn isn't just a woman out to revenge her friend. There are layers to them that are subtly laid bare along the way and next to all the sexy times, filthy minds and laugh-out-loud moments, this definitely contributed to my utter enjoyment of this book.
All I can say is: if you like your erotic romance dirty sexy, this one is definitely for you! Hot, emotional, sexy and unapologetic wrapped in brilliant writing.
Favorite Quotes:
Altogether, she's...interesting and I want to taste her.
Yes. Attraction is that simple for me. Would I like her to sit on my face? Yes. Proceed. No? Pass. I am nothing if not a simple man.
I need to run, sweat, and punch something. Maybe kill a cow with my bare hands then eat it. Then I can forget her, and the phantom taste of her p*ssy will leave me the f*ck alone.
He's squinting at me, likely trying to decide just how f*cked I am.
Well...when a woman Hoovers up your come before it can spill out and your first thought is marriage, yeah, that can f*ck you up.
I'm probably wrong about the murderer part. Robyn is some kind of assassin. Her redheaded friend is her handler. The weekly meet at Starbucks is a check in. How do I know this? First, my brain stops working. Second, my heart barely lurches forward again a second later.
There's not going to be a wedding when we're done with each other. There will be gravestones. She's spreading her legs for me, crooking her finger, as she bites the side of her mouth. I cannot wait to die.
“Robyn.”
“Tarek.” She gives him the smile and he blinks for two seconds.
Something like vindication fills me. It's not just me. That smile of hers makes everyone dumb, and because I know she's about to fuck up Tarek's world, too, I stand back to enjoy it.
And try not to laugh.
March 12, 2019
Perv is honestly not what I was expecting. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. The setup is this: Robyn is out for revenge. Revenge on the man who her best friend said she hated. When Robyn meets that man, she is determined to play him the way she thought he had played her friend. Nate is that man, a commitment phobic, unashamed womanizer who is always completely upfront with the women to whom he gives the best oral of their lives that he does not want a relationship with them. He only wants a good time, he only wants them to have a good time. He's a former stripper, a former soldier who is between jobs, and is satisfied with his hedonistic life. Or at least he is satisfied with it until he meets one woman who calls him on his bs and turns him down after turning him on. Naturally, he wants this woman, and does everything he can to find her and stalk her into giving into him so he can get her out of his mind.
But, once he's had a taste, he can't simply eject her from his life, no, if anything, he becomes even more obsessed with her, even though it's obvious she's playing games with him. Their chemistry is pretty hot, but there was always a feeling of disconnect throughout for me, perhaps because I knew Robyn wasn't all in, was holding back and had devious intentions.
Nate is really not a perv, at least I don't think he is. But, he is a destroyer of women, albeit unintentionally. And Robyn, hmm, I admit, I didn't like her or connect with her until she let herself be vulnerable to Nate, that's when I could see what had Nate so obsessed with her. But up until that point I thought she was rather cold (perhaps deservedly so) and one dimensional with very questionable motives.
Perv is surprisingly introspective (at least from Nate's perspective) and even a little emotional. I really felt bad for Nate after awhile. It was clear that his time in the military and the death of his father had not done him any favors. I'm glad that Perv is written mostly from his POV, he is a really likable and interesting character. Robyn's book should be equally interesting, perhaps it will give her a more dimensional and humanizing effect that I didn't see in this story written in Nate's perspective. I'm also really excited to read Duke's book, he is just as intriguing as Nate. Is Tarek's book a possibility too?
I received an ARC for an honest review.
But, once he's had a taste, he can't simply eject her from his life, no, if anything, he becomes even more obsessed with her, even though it's obvious she's playing games with him. Their chemistry is pretty hot, but there was always a feeling of disconnect throughout for me, perhaps because I knew Robyn wasn't all in, was holding back and had devious intentions.
Nate is really not a perv, at least I don't think he is. But, he is a destroyer of women, albeit unintentionally. And Robyn, hmm, I admit, I didn't like her or connect with her until she let herself be vulnerable to Nate, that's when I could see what had Nate so obsessed with her. But up until that point I thought she was rather cold (perhaps deservedly so) and one dimensional with very questionable motives.
Perv is surprisingly introspective (at least from Nate's perspective) and even a little emotional. I really felt bad for Nate after awhile. It was clear that his time in the military and the death of his father had not done him any favors. I'm glad that Perv is written mostly from his POV, he is a really likable and interesting character. Robyn's book should be equally interesting, perhaps it will give her a more dimensional and humanizing effect that I didn't see in this story written in Nate's perspective. I'm also really excited to read Duke's book, he is just as intriguing as Nate. Is Tarek's book a possibility too?
I received an ARC for an honest review.
February 5, 2017
Updated; 18th Jan 2017: HI SO THIS BOOK IS ON SALE https://t.co/HlLfcs8hoq
I've never read a more detailed description of cunnilingus ok holy shit I'm so-
ok I finished this in one sitting (or one lying in bed because I was supposed to sleep is more apt in this situation) and holy shit I-
ok NGL I was expecting pure smut but I got that plus much more emotions, damn it this isn't supposed to be deep I came here to have a good time and a few laughs and I still feel so attacked right now I just-
this book is totally filthy and I love every bit of it shamelessly oh my god I mean (NSFW text in the cut):
I'm not sure I want to read the companion/sequel which is basically the same thing but from the heroine's POV, but I'm sure as hell gonna be waiting for Duke's book because holy hell that excerpt-
I've never read a more detailed description of cunnilingus ok holy shit I'm so-
ok I finished this in one sitting (or one lying in bed because I was supposed to sleep is more apt in this situation) and holy shit I-
ok NGL I was expecting pure smut but I got that plus much more emotions, damn it this isn't supposed to be deep I came here to have a good time and a few laughs and I still feel so attacked right now I just-
this book is totally filthy and I love every bit of it shamelessly oh my god I mean (NSFW text in the cut):
I'm not sure I want to read the companion/sequel which is basically the same thing but from the heroine's POV, but I'm sure as hell gonna be waiting for Duke's book because holy hell that excerpt-
August 16, 2016
Everything and more that the blurb indicated it would be.
Nate is honest about what he likes and the fact that he is not a forever type of guy. He enjoys women and skilled in giving pleasure. He has left many behind and one day he runs across a friend of one of those women that wants revenge…and he is unclear why…because he has always been open and honest about what his goals are before, during and at the end of a relationship.
Stealth and Heels (Robyn) is the woman who turns Nate’s life upside down and inside out BUT he returns the favor in spades. Their story is gritty, emotional, explicit and real. I liked both Nate and Robyn and was hoping throughout that the two of them could find a way to be together.
Nate’s friends, Tarek and Duke, are intriguing. I see that Duke is next in line for a book in this series. I will look forward to reading it when it comes out and hope the author will also write a book for Robyn’s friend Samantha.
Well done Dakota Gray! Thank you for the copy in exchange for my honest review.
4.5 Stars
Nate is honest about what he likes and the fact that he is not a forever type of guy. He enjoys women and skilled in giving pleasure. He has left many behind and one day he runs across a friend of one of those women that wants revenge…and he is unclear why…because he has always been open and honest about what his goals are before, during and at the end of a relationship.
Stealth and Heels (Robyn) is the woman who turns Nate’s life upside down and inside out BUT he returns the favor in spades. Their story is gritty, emotional, explicit and real. I liked both Nate and Robyn and was hoping throughout that the two of them could find a way to be together.
Nate’s friends, Tarek and Duke, are intriguing. I see that Duke is next in line for a book in this series. I will look forward to reading it when it comes out and hope the author will also write a book for Robyn’s friend Samantha.
Well done Dakota Gray! Thank you for the copy in exchange for my honest review.
4.5 Stars
January 5, 2026
The title says it all. Dakota Gray delivers a novel that takes you into the mind of Nate who is not just your average perv. She creates this character that you want to hate but you can’t help but love. Hell if I met him in person, I ‘m not sure I could resist him. Nate meets his match in Stealth and Heels and together they take you on a lip-biting, stomach-rolling, nail-clenching roller coaster ride that end in your asking the conductor for ONE MORE go ‘round. Do not read this book if you can’t handle the flame! But if you’re curious like the heroine in the book, you won’t regret giving it just 10 minutes of your time.
January 3, 2020
I basically had to hate-fuck this book to finish it. I wanted to DNF around 55%, but figured it was a short read so I could power through. I'll just go through my gripes because godDAMN did I have some problems with this book.
- Being obsessed with eating puss is not perverted. Like, at all. No one would call a woman who loves sucking dick a perv, and the only reason you'd equate cunnilingus with perversion is straight up misogyny. The sex acts here are, at most, the lightest of BDSM. This book should be called GUY WHO HAS PRETTY STANDARD ISSUE SEX BUT THINKS IT'S A LOT DEEPER THAN IT IS, not PERV. There is something a bit perverse about Nate liking to smell his conquests' underwear, but this wasn't explored at length (which I think I prefer, since "panty sniffer" is a stomach-turning phrase that the author used too much for my taste already).
- Other reviews have pointed this out, but Nate is a misogynist. His friend Duke, a laughably inaccurate caricature of a high-powered lawyer, also seems like one. Tarek is the only one out of the three who acts like a remotely normal person, and he seems to be constantly exasperated with the grunting, stoic antics of his alphahole friends to the point where I wondered why they still hung out. I have issues with the whole concept of alphas to begin with, mainly because IRL you primarily hear alt-right chuds talking about whether men are alphas or betas, and literally every guy I've met who's been described or describes himself as an alpha has been an absolute douchebag. Nate pretends like his casual sex history has been above board when he doesn't even bother learning these women's names and doesn't seem to want to have conversations with the women he bangs, except for Robyn. It doesn't seem like he treats his conquests with much respect, and given that he can barely have an an honest conversation about his feelings with anyone in his life, I would guarantee that Loraine wasn't the only woman he hurt.
- CAN WE TALK ABOUT LORAINE. What a goddamn dumbass. She knew she had cervical cancer, so somehow it's Nate's fault that she hooked up with him without telling him about her cancer and then she held onto her resentment towards him while she was on her fucking deathbed! Girl, no dick is that good. Not to mention the narrative repeatedly calling her "broken" when really she just needed some grief counseling and a vibrator.
- Robyn sucks so much. What the fuck kind of revenge plan is it to fuck the guy who DESTROYED YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE because of how good he is at sex?! Why bother getting involved when you have already seen what this dude's fuck game did to your best friend? There are about a thousand ways to get revenge on someone, and giving him free access to your vajay because he fucked your (unbeknownst to him) terminally ill friend so good she killed herself is NOT one of them. On top of that, what Nate did to Loraine was... nothing. If he's as obvious about his proclivities as he says he is, then she knew what she was getting into (as a virgin!), she didn't give him all of the facts about herself, she dumped him, and then she blamed him for her shitty decision-making. Nate's narrative notes that he didn't know, but her pain was his fault anyway... yeah no. That's absolute bullshit.
- Nate repeatedly calls Robyn "not normal" because... she drinks green tea and doesn't wear underwear? Robyn is exceedingly normal, right down to her drinking wine in her pajamas because she's sad over her and Nate's blink-and-you-miss-it breakup. If anything, Robyn is an absolute moron for not wearing underwear with her nice work clothes.
- Related to my previous point, I would like to see the permanent death of the "dom ignored my safe word and now I'm incredibly tortured but still into BDSM" trope. Either treat it like sexual assault - which it is - or stop using it as a shorthand for someone who likes getting beat up but has trauma attached to it. There were a lot of opportunities here for Robyn to explore her dissatisfaction with BDSM and its community and feeling doubly alienated by both BDSM and the vanilla world, but mostly it was an excuse to have Nate slap her tits a couple of times.
- The writing is so, so bad. It's trying so hard to be intense and quippy but it's just choppy and incredibly lame. I groaned out loud a few times reading some of the "flirty" lines that Nate threw out. There were also a few instances where the quips just didn't make sense, like when it's revealed that Loraine worked in the NICU because she had her works out due to the cancer and wanted to be closer to kids I guess? (Maybe choose pediatrics instead, it's less traumatic on top of all the cancer and life-destroying sex.) The lines of dialogue just didn't follow each other logically, and the writing was so stilted that there was never any sense of flow. Not to mention that Nate's nicknaming conventions are just so corny and lame. "Stealth and Heels" is a godawful nickname and genuinely one of the stupidest things I've read in fiction, especially because there's nothing stealthy about literally putting your tits on the bar to get the bartender's attention and then letting a total stranger finger you in public, which is what Robyn does in the opening scene.
This was the first book I started in 2020 and I hope it's not an omen for the rest of my reads this year. Mama, this was hot garbage.
- Being obsessed with eating puss is not perverted. Like, at all. No one would call a woman who loves sucking dick a perv, and the only reason you'd equate cunnilingus with perversion is straight up misogyny. The sex acts here are, at most, the lightest of BDSM. This book should be called GUY WHO HAS PRETTY STANDARD ISSUE SEX BUT THINKS IT'S A LOT DEEPER THAN IT IS, not PERV. There is something a bit perverse about Nate liking to smell his conquests' underwear, but this wasn't explored at length (which I think I prefer, since "panty sniffer" is a stomach-turning phrase that the author used too much for my taste already).
- Other reviews have pointed this out, but Nate is a misogynist. His friend Duke, a laughably inaccurate caricature of a high-powered lawyer, also seems like one. Tarek is the only one out of the three who acts like a remotely normal person, and he seems to be constantly exasperated with the grunting, stoic antics of his alphahole friends to the point where I wondered why they still hung out. I have issues with the whole concept of alphas to begin with, mainly because IRL you primarily hear alt-right chuds talking about whether men are alphas or betas, and literally every guy I've met who's been described or describes himself as an alpha has been an absolute douchebag. Nate pretends like his casual sex history has been above board when he doesn't even bother learning these women's names and doesn't seem to want to have conversations with the women he bangs, except for Robyn. It doesn't seem like he treats his conquests with much respect, and given that he can barely have an an honest conversation about his feelings with anyone in his life, I would guarantee that Loraine wasn't the only woman he hurt.
- CAN WE TALK ABOUT LORAINE. What a goddamn dumbass. She knew she had cervical cancer, so somehow it's Nate's fault that she hooked up with him without telling him about her cancer and then she held onto her resentment towards him while she was on her fucking deathbed! Girl, no dick is that good. Not to mention the narrative repeatedly calling her "broken" when really she just needed some grief counseling and a vibrator.
- Robyn sucks so much. What the fuck kind of revenge plan is it to fuck the guy who DESTROYED YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE because of how good he is at sex?! Why bother getting involved when you have already seen what this dude's fuck game did to your best friend? There are about a thousand ways to get revenge on someone, and giving him free access to your vajay because he fucked your (unbeknownst to him) terminally ill friend so good she killed herself is NOT one of them. On top of that, what Nate did to Loraine was... nothing. If he's as obvious about his proclivities as he says he is, then she knew what she was getting into (as a virgin!), she didn't give him all of the facts about herself, she dumped him, and then she blamed him for her shitty decision-making. Nate's narrative notes that he didn't know, but her pain was his fault anyway... yeah no. That's absolute bullshit.
- Nate repeatedly calls Robyn "not normal" because... she drinks green tea and doesn't wear underwear? Robyn is exceedingly normal, right down to her drinking wine in her pajamas because she's sad over her and Nate's blink-and-you-miss-it breakup. If anything, Robyn is an absolute moron for not wearing underwear with her nice work clothes.
- Related to my previous point, I would like to see the permanent death of the "dom ignored my safe word and now I'm incredibly tortured but still into BDSM" trope. Either treat it like sexual assault - which it is - or stop using it as a shorthand for someone who likes getting beat up but has trauma attached to it. There were a lot of opportunities here for Robyn to explore her dissatisfaction with BDSM and its community and feeling doubly alienated by both BDSM and the vanilla world, but mostly it was an excuse to have Nate slap her tits a couple of times.
- The writing is so, so bad. It's trying so hard to be intense and quippy but it's just choppy and incredibly lame. I groaned out loud a few times reading some of the "flirty" lines that Nate threw out. There were also a few instances where the quips just didn't make sense, like when it's revealed that Loraine worked in the NICU because she had her works out due to the cancer and wanted to be closer to kids I guess? (Maybe choose pediatrics instead, it's less traumatic on top of all the cancer and life-destroying sex.) The lines of dialogue just didn't follow each other logically, and the writing was so stilted that there was never any sense of flow. Not to mention that Nate's nicknaming conventions are just so corny and lame. "Stealth and Heels" is a godawful nickname and genuinely one of the stupidest things I've read in fiction, especially because there's nothing stealthy about literally putting your tits on the bar to get the bartender's attention and then letting a total stranger finger you in public, which is what Robyn does in the opening scene.
This was the first book I started in 2020 and I hope it's not an omen for the rest of my reads this year. Mama, this was hot garbage.
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