Fiftysix

by Seven Rue

Valley

Guys my age didn’t know how to treat me right.
Girls my age would never understand how powerful a woman can feel being adored by older men.
And men twice, even triple my age could never say no to me.
Not even Riggs.
Thirty-eight years my senior, rough, short-tempered, and an alpha type.
I liked being in control in every situation, but he made it hard.
He challenged me while I kept teasing, wanting to push not only his, but my own limits.
And when the most unexpected thing occurred, Riggs showed me just how much he hated the games I played.

This special edition paperback includes a bonus chapter.

Genres: Romance, Erotica, BDSM, Smut, Dark, Dark Romance, Contemporary

656 pages, Paperback

First published November 24, 2020

About the author

Seven Rue is an international bestselling author. Born and raised in a small town by the Lake of Constance in Switzerland, she loves writing books that not only make hearts melt but also push limits. When she's not writing, you can find her on long walks with her pup, Bowie, or kicking around a ball on the soccer field.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sevenrue

Reviews

[Ria · Rating 1 out of 5]

Soooooo.......
I guess I’m doing this lmao!

So a couple months ago I was Invited to this authors FB page and obviously I was like oh ok, she writes taboo stuff so let me give her a try.
Then I actually read one of her books (I think it was forbidden) but I DNF so fucking quick so I was like okayyy this author is not for me. I actually thought I left her group but then BAM I’m scrolling through my Facebook a couple weeks ago and saw some posts from her and I was like hold the fuck up.....

1. Seven encourages her readers to talk shit about ppl who give her one star reviews for her trashy fucking books.
2. There was this whole ass post dedicated to bashing another author.
3. This girl is fucking clueless.....like babe you can’t be talking shit about top selling authors when your books are not even good.
4. This woman had the audacity to post a screenshot of someone’s review because the person didn’t like the fact that 56 contained urine play.

I fucking hate authors and readers like this. I wish one of y’all would come on my post with your fucking bullshit so I can drag your raggedy ass!!!

First to begin I tired to read this book just to post this review so I won’t be unfair but I DNF. You had no trigger warning for readers to actually know there’s urine play and other shit that’s not the norm
In here. The h actually drank all the H’s urine and I was like well fuckkkkk, so that’s it huh??? The sex in this book was a bit much and going in blind I can see why ppl had an issue with it. Your warning was literally ( for open minded reader ) ok ok.... I can definitely see where you was coming from there *inserts sarcasm*

The book is filled with some cringey as fuck dialogue and boring nasty ass sex scenes. I know you’re probably wondering how can sex be both boring and nasty well Seven found that sweet spot.....just ewww!

Honestly this book is not even worth a review, her work is horrible. All of her books contains little to no plot and sex and that’s it. I have no idea how she feels she’s good enough to have this kind of attitude!

It’s not a secret that I don’t support LJ so I’m definitely just giving facts here.....after being in Seven’s reader group and seeing the comments, reading how she interacts with ppl, how she always post about low reviews I can definitely believe that she’s the one who was posing as Venessa giving out one star reviews because she’s bitter as fuck!
Also she’s very young and immature and her cult following are filled of Karen’s!! They constantly blow smoke up her ass and make her think she’s better than she is!


What a fucking mess!!!!

No One:
Absolutely no one:
Seven: I wrote some of my sex scenes based on my actual sex life, did you guys enjoy them?

No one:
Seven: let me pose as Vanessa today!

Seven: writes horrible book
Reviewer: this book was horrible I DNF
Seven: *visibly confused*

Like bitch literally no one asked for this shit! Calm TF down 🤣
Ok I’m finished!

[Katie Utterly Unashamed · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mild spoilers ahead and a ridiculous rant... Proceed with caution..... This is a buddy read gone wrong with Karen!

Okay, just note this low review has nothing to do with the taboo nature of this book. Guys, I love me a good age gap book - 38 years might be stretching it a little for me, but hey, you do you girl!

Just be warned this books triggers have triggers. This book is not for the faint of hearts, and not in the dark romance kind of way. I'm talking in the sexual way, this book crossed that extreme sex line about 6 miles back.

Again, my rating has nothing to do with the kink of this book - well sort of anyway, I'm telling you this was my first exploration into urine, and lets just say I couldn't get down with that.



I have read and enjoyed captive/dark as fuck reads and been able to look past it for the "romance" that is hidden in those books. Yes, I said the romance, it's there if you take a minute to stop judging and see it. Minus cheating, I'm as opened minded as they get when it comes to books.



Well except for urine now, I'm finding my mind to be closed on that topic.

What I didn't like about this book (minus above said urine incidences), was that the storyline had so many fucking meaningless things that never ended up going anywhere. We honestly spent more time with Valley, Kennedy and at school then we did with Riggs (which is a great name by the way).

Seriously, I kept waiting for things to happen. These storylines were getting built - like Mr. T, Cedric and Garrett - I was waiting for a big bomb to drop and then nothing.... Like nothing fucking happened. Why the fuck did we spend so many pages reading about this shit if it served absolutely no purpose to the book.

Why didn't we spend more time building chemistry, showing these two fall in love or fight it at least. No, the first half of this book has nothing of that. It was a bunch of useless pages that got us no where in their relationship. They literally said like 5 sentence to each other and had punishment kinky sex and then they were separate. Like what the actual fuck.

Then all of a sudden they are in love and can't live with out each other.



And lets all be honest, there is not a dad in the world who would respond the way Valley's dad did. Seriously, not a one. I don't care how open minded a dad is, there is no way!

In the end, I won't lie, this book hooked me. Parts of it were so hot I had to fan myself, parts of it disgusted me, parts of if made me want to stop reading, parts of it had me so intrigued I couldn't wait to see what happened, which is why it pissed me off so much when nothing fucking happened.



Like I said, I love me a good age gap book. But I love when my heroines are younger but you forget they are because their maturity level and life circumstances make them seem older. That was not the case here. Valley is a spoiled fucking 18 year old, who is supposedly in college, but everyone treats her and she acts like she is 16. Seriously, I really thought she was in high school, especially the way this fucking college is run and the interactions there.



This is going to be a book that you hate or tell yourself you love and can look past all the crap in it because it is "taboo" and you want to really like taboo. The writing is okay. But for me the characters and the storyline just was so underwhelming in the end I honestly can't bring myself to give it more that 2 stars.

Because of the shady shit this author is doing, I'm dropping my stars to 1, because well... Karma's a bitch in all. I only gave it 2 stars because I actually finished it.



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[Renee Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're into kink and taboo themes, then I'm sure you've seen this book floating around recently. Personally, I was too intrigued by the age gap not to grab this one up as soon as it came out. 18 to 56.... that's a big one. Gotta break out the calculator to figure it.

And, yes. Mind the warnings. It's intense. Turns out that "watersports" is so very very NOT my thing. There are two scenes involving this theme, and your girl was grossed out. Big time. However, I'm not factoring that into my rating at all, because I knew what I was in for. Just trust me when I say that, unless this is something that you're actively looking for in fiction, you're probably not going to enjoy it.

Besides that, the book was H.O.T. A total scorcher. And the vast, vast majority of it is these two getting it on in all kinds of kinky ways. For a book to be so long and so filled with sex, it's a wonder that it never got dull. Ms. Rue sure kept things interesting between Valley and Riggs. Erotica-wise, I was into it.

But there were some things that I didn't like. Valley was pretty cool, and I liked how confident she was in her sexuality. I may have a hard time believing she's 18 but, whatever. She was a breath of fresh air in a cast of characters that were otherwise extremely one dimensional and confusing. Riggs was a total asshole to her throughout most of the book. One scene in particular, where he just leaves her after some heavy sexual punishment, had me hating him. At some point he flips and becomes a different dude that you can kind of like. But it didn't make up for his behavior and was never really mentioned. So it was hard for me to get on board with that.

I think this would have worked a bit better if it didn't strive for a real relationship and an HEA. I mean, the age gap is pretty ridiculous. I don't think I ever believed these two would be more than a kinky fling. The two of them entering a real relationship and seeing how others dealt with it was rushed and completely nonsensical to me. I definitely could have done without all that.

Anyway, read this if you dare. There were many sexy scenes that I really enjoyed, but not everything. And the rest of the story fell a little flat for me. I'm glad I read it, because now I know that watersports has NOTHING to do with jet skiing. 😉

[Seven Rue]

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[currently being delulu · Rating 1 out of 5]

This author is nothing more then a. Manipulative immature brat who doesn’t even write that good



What fucking idiot goes online and basically try’s to get people to hate on her one star reviewers



What a fucking lunatic


Saying “ we’ll I think it’s a little shallow do to that”



Well you want to know what’s really fucking shallow

Pretending to be somebody els and hiding your real identity in Oder to one star other authors











Let be start buy saying that seven rues books are a hit or miss for me and lately there more miss and I know why now
There where things I liked about this book so it wasn’t a complete one start



A few sex scenes where hot and I love age gap relationships obvi and the friendship between the girls was cute and adorable.


And

Seven rue likes to write her heroines having experience sometimes and liking sex with older men witch is something I can appreciate it’s good to know that there are women out there that know there body and mind.



However what bothers me most is that she seems to think she’s writing a very mature and honest heroine.

And valleys not not by a long shot anyway


She has no other ambition in her life but to be a cam girl and watch older men beat off Really ?

You would say I’m slut shaming but really I’m shaming her as a person she’s a freshmen at a private college and she doesn’t want to do anything for the rest of her life but maybe be a Cam girl

The thing is I knew a few People who did the whole cam thing but it wasn’t a long term thing for them and they weren’t doing it for a sole pleasure reason either.

The thing is valley seems to think what she’s doing is so
in powering and it’s not. not really

I think us real people would know that it’s not that hard to get a guy off and it doesn’t make you powerful just because you get paid to do it..


Seven rue likes to write her characters without feeling emotions and what I mean buy that is valley doesn’t feel any shame or guilt .


And I’m sorry but ya know as human beings we feel

Shame anger resentment guilt insecurity confusion about the choices we make.


And as an eighteen year old I would have thought that maybe valley would too?

Just because she likes sex And is “confident” as the author says repeatedly.

doesn’t mean she’s immune to all that


Back to her being “ mature” yeah she’s not

Going to a bar and leaving your friend alone in a place she’s never been before and with a older guy she or you don’t know is not smart or safe or being a good friend IMO.

Leaving the bar and having guys you don’t know drive you home and know where you live isn’t mature or smart in fact it shows me just how immature she is


It made me uncomfortable how many times she would say really stupid things in front of her parents because she seems to think she was sooo mature and smart.


No your not dummy it shows you being a teenage brat


And finally what was so unrealistic was her dad again I’m
Not sure if seven rue just wants it too feel like a realistic situation like this one where a father would be okay with it


But let me tell you no a father would not be okay with his eighteen year old having sex or being with an older man who’s his best friend.


I just find it funny how silly and naive I found the plot in this book considering I’m only a few years from valleys age.


I really think maybe the author should try and do more research for her books or something she seems to like to write about things that maybe she has no clue about


I.e the way we get buy she had no clue how a working class family dynamic worked in that book


And

Idk if she seemed to think that being a cam girl is just all fun and games when that’s not really the case.



Oh someone also pointed this out that I forgot about in the book


But another really fucking stupid thing valley our mature girl
Does is let her mother see her naked with a vibrator in her hand when she goes to check on her.


And it was written like.. lol that so normal to see your 18 year old with a vibrator and the moms just being a prude and closed minded about it.


Bitch ...wtaf


I really don’t care what people say


It’s not about her even if that’s what she was actually doing that

Because I don’t think there’s anything wrong with girls knowing there body


But What dumb ass person opens the door and says



lolz yeah mom was just using my vibrator ...like what




I’m sorry?


Religious or not ... that’s obviously something your parents don’t want to see dumb ass


Also I’m considering taking another star off because the author is sharing on social media people’s bad reviews of her books and that would might be fine ...but she keeps doing it

And not blocking out there names witch makes me uncomfortable

[Aisling Zena]

At loss for words here, so I guess first is watersports is a very pretty(for me misleading) word for pee. Yes, y'all this has the H peeing on the h..




And second, this author appears to be the same person as Vanessa Siena who had apparently, created fake accounts to one star competitors books and five stars to her own as well as harassing people that gave negative reviews to her books..

CourtRocks and Katie have more info in their respective reviews. If you are considering picking this up I recommend giving them a read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm kinda speechless here, so

[❁ lilyreadsromance ❁ · Rating 2 out of 5]

What is 'watersports'? I'm too scared to google it.

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So... that was an unforgetful experience. Wow. Let me put this in a crude way and ditch all the subtlety aside. Click the spoiler if you want to know how the watersporting went.

Our fifty-six year old hero peed in the eighteen year old heroine's mouth. Twice. During the entirety of the book.

I know I should heed the content warning and keep an open mind to this. Yeah I know. But I didn't expect to feel... overwhelmed.

Aside for that disturbing part. I do need to note how much of an awesome heroine Valley was. She is unapologetically confident of her sexuality and always takes thing in her own hand. Something that I always notice with Seven Rue's heroines, they always exceed my expectation while the heroes, eh... maybe need more tweaking. I love that she didn't fall into the pit that was teenage angst.

Also, the external conflict in this one, didn't exactly go the way I expected. It was kinda simple and no one actually posed a serious risk. I guess, that's a good thing.

I'm going to end this here. I appreciate the experience and duly noted to any cw involving watersports in the future. Aside from that, I enjoyed this once in a lifetime read. 😝

[Abibliophobia-the fear of running out of things to read 🥺 · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So hot! I was made a little uncomfortable, but it was really good overall.

[Varya · Rating 1 out of 5]

*spoiler alert* one scene described in detail

DNF at 64%
This book kept me awake all night and not in a good way....

So, my friend got me really excited for this book and I thought, why not? Anti-kink shaming and embracing sexuality is something we all need in our lives.

Therefore, I start reading it and there I am, enjoying all the smut and kinky scenes! There is breath play, scat play, spanking, spitting, anal, rimming and our run-of-the-mill, penis and vagina colliding sex scenes.

But when I arrived at 62%, all that liking for Valley turned my stomach. There is a scene where Valley's (the FMC) mother comes to her room to check on her. Now, she is a good, boundary respecting mother and she knocks on her door and asks if everything is alright cuz there are noises coming from inside that sound painful (the fmc is having sex with MC). And what Valley does is open the door slightly, stand behind the door(she is fully naked) and intentionally places her hand on the door in plain sight of her mum which has a vibrator in it, mind you, just to show her that she was 'pleasuring herself' . I was like, WTF?!!!!

Now, it's 3 am and I am lying on my bed with my kindle, thinking....what if I am narrow minded about this stuff and it is okay? Masturbation IS pretty common after all.
......but then I thought hard about it and in all different aspects, I wanna point out IT. IS. NOT. OKAY. !!!!

Yes, parents have a conceptual understanding that children masturbate but they don't wanna witness that or have that thrown in their face. (Just like children know their parents have sex, but they definitely don't wanna see or even imagine that unless they like to bleach their fucking eyes)
I read a few more pages to see if Valley felt guilty maybe, but then, there is her mother reacting wrongly to this whole debacle and saying masturbation is unholy cuz she is religious. Then, Valley goes on a full rant about how masturbation is okay, her mother shouldn't shame her and how Valley doesn't really have religious beliefs herself so she is not gonna feel guilty about all of this.
There is so much wrong with that whole scene that I can't even...!!!!! This is actually manipulative to make the readers feel guilty if they felt that Valley was wrong.

Ugh, i just wanna say....Valley WAS wrong and yes, her mum could've reacted better but that doesn't make Valley justified.

Another thing...I really wanna THROAT PUNCH the MC. He was no alpha or dominant; he was an asshole, plain and simple. Here, the book isn't in the wrong cuz it is mentioned that Valley has a degradation kink and how the MC behaves actually turns her on...but I (for me and myself) really wanted to punch the guy. Maybe also kick him a time or two. Damn, this book is driving me to violence.

Also, Valley is not mature, just wanna put it out there. She gave her number to strangers and let them drive her home so they knew her address. Not mature!

This was my first book by Seven Rue and I don't think I did a good job choosing the book. This is why I will give myself and the author one more chance and read another book.

[Ath · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Honestly, final.


Ok.. I've been trying to read this book 3 times so I can get my mind to review this.

Firstly.. I don't mind with the age gap and all that jazz between the H and h. Every people it's free to choose whom they love and to be with so I don't have a judgement on that..

But the fact that the h it's still a long way to go from the words 'mature' for me yet she acts like 'I know what I want' it's kinda a bit annoying me a little because how she overboard that thing. So does about the cam girl thing.. I.. yeah. Kinda too overboard as well so I prefer to skip that if it's too much for me.

Plus I'm still a bit bothered with the h's dad being ok with his 18 yo daughter went with his best friend(?) And the one who is making a big deal out of it actually the stepmom.. yet it's also a slightly too much... I mean logically if that's happened in real life.. God knows how horrific it will be. I just wish it can be a bit realistic.


Second.. yeah well the sex's its all great and dirty enough.. the watersport stuff, not my thing but still doing ok for me at least doesn't make me throw the book away. Quite balance with the drama with the story so it's well put out.. as always Miss Rue.. great job.

Third..
I love how Miss Rue writing her h characteristics in this one being a brat and all and I'm sure she probably has a mind of why she writes what she writes. But I kinda wish to have this young h with a female dominant character in bed as well.. could be a unique variation for the repertoire later maybe.. hopefully...

Looking forward to the next book..Miss Rue ☺️

[Ms reads a lot · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok… this is what I get for not reading reviews and trusting Facebook recommendations. I was looking for an age-gap romance, which this most definitely qualifies as. I did read the trigger warnings, but I didn’t realize that “water sports” is code for “drinking a dude’s piss”. I was imagining more like a golden shower situation, where maybe one party wizzes on another person’s legs (or torso at the very most). I was NOT prepared for this chick guzzling down the dude’s piss like it was champagne 🥴. I am not kink shaming, this just wasn’t for me.

Aside from the drinking of bodily fluids that have no business being drunk, there really wasn’t much of a plot to this. Just a lot of sex. If it wasn’t for the pee thing, I would have given this 3 stars because the sex scenes were hot.

[Jessica 🔮]

Not my cup of tea + 🍵

I won’t rate this book because I only read some scenes and quickly understood it wasn’t my cup of tea and I don’t like giving low rating when the problem is only my personal taste preference (too wide age gap, golden 🚿). The book has TW, I knew what I was getting into. It just didn’t worked out and it's totally my fault. As I said I wasn’t even going to write a review for Fiftysix because I read less than 30 pages (mostly skim-read) but then I saw this

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFFr8gCA...

This video claims (and convinced me, look at it and form your own opinion) that Seven Rue is the new pen name of the infamous Venessa Siena (Harlow) aka the person who left fake reviews to promote her books and trashed other authors new releases (LJ Shen,Penelope Ward,..). I believe in second chances but it’s clear the author only changed name, not her ethics :
she is still using her old fake accounts to BULLY other authors (1 stars and rant reviews while giving her books 5 stars).
THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I won’t ever buy another book by this author and she’s officially part of my blacklist 👎🏻

[Ashton Reads · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 56%

This was just ridiculous and sooo poorly written. If you’re looking for a hot, kinky age gap romance, there are MUCH better ones out there.

[Darlene I read WAY to many books · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have has this book on my tbr for awhile now i dont mind alot of these kinks but I am not a fan of watersports.. thats a kink not for me. If it was just cum play I would have rated it higher.. lol

Beside that kinks I enjoyed the steam of the scenes. But the thing I couldn't get behind was the couple I tried to like them but I couldn't.the sex hawt.. but some of the things or drama the way they handled it was.. idk little childish..

I disliked Rigg (H).. he was a asshole and not a good asshole where you just throw yourself at him. No I disliked him he didnt do it for me.i felt he was just a dick then anything... there was something I just couldn't click with.. and let me talk about Valley.

Now I could care less a her being a cam girl. What annoyed me about her was once she had this relationship with Rigg (all the chasing she did another ugh for me) she still cammed.. so tech she was kinda cheating but not really because they never had the talk on what are they. But she was so obsessed with Rigg.. But she was Camming with Riggs brother in Riggs house.. and he overheard and it was just I just ugh just leaves a bad taste on my mouth.. like??

Low angst, Om drama,sorta cheated?, drama, Slight secondary charas, sexy times, no virgins

Recommend-eh maybe
Cover-⭐⭐⭐

Slow-burnish
Older/younger couple
18h/56H
Pusg away from H
F/F kissing scene
Masturbation
Anal sex
Breath kink
Degradation kink
Daddy kink
Watersports
Orgasm denial
Hea
Epilogue

[25 Readings Or More · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my 🔥🔥🔥 i'm literally on fire!!

This book is insanely steamy.

The attraction, the connection, the passion, the sparks between Riggs and Valley is out of the world.

Riggs is totally an alpha male: dominant, controlling, rough and sexy as hell 😍😍

But is Valley the one i love because she is so confident: she feels good in her own skin and she doesn't care what people thinks.

It's the one thing that make me jealous.

What i love about Seven Rue' books is the fact they show you love can come in many shapes, and kinks and desires are not something to be ashamed for.

I love her characters' bravery: they don't shy away, and they always get what they want.

I know many not gonna "approve" this story, because of the 38 years gap, and because of some kink, but for me it's kinda refreshing reading something that does not conform to society standards.

So yeah i'm gonna keep reading her books 😌😌😌

[Alyras Archives · Rating 1 out of 5]

“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴,” 𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿.
"𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜? 𝙄𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮?"

Honestly, this whole book is the author and the FMC telling me how empowering it is and me screaming in what fucking way???????

The plot revolves around our naive little bitch Valley and her lifestyle. Valley is a girl with daddy kink and to satisfy this kink she opens a cam girl page where she does.... Actually you know what she does, I don’t need to give you a rundown of it neither do I need to tell how dangerous it is. She opens up her cam girl website and apparently has never had a bad experience. Like for her its a way to get side income and fulfil her ultimate kink. Wow👏👏. On top of that, she needs to repeatedly coerce her innocent best friend to also take part is this vile, immature behaviour. I’m not a prude or look down on women of the very many professions but at the smae time I realise these are not the kind of professions you take lightly and will always have to proceed with caution.

• First lets cover her bestie, Kennedy. Why does every wild FMC need an innocent, naive friend . You know what, it should be banned to follow this troupe. And the fact that the FMC just has to repeatedly coerce and force her bestie to ‘come out of her shell' and ‘to have fun'. Ugh, I’m sorry to burst your bubble Valley but some of us like to stay at home and not create drama.

• Why is Valley portrayed as a badass and mature girl when her actions time and time again prove that she is an immature brat with no control or a presence of common sense. She doesn’t realise the very many dangers of her lifestyle, keeps coercing Kennedy to also do the same. She is one of the most forgetful POV's I’ve ever read. And her pseudo thirst for 56 is eww. Can we all just acknowledge that her behaviour with 56 was very much inappropriate and could have in any case landed her in big trouble . It could also have lead to him losing his reputation.

• Let’s talk about Mr. 56 or Riggs. He is so weird. I *love* how Rue tried to make Riggs a non creepy bastard but failed so spectacularly. He is so weird, strange, creepy and paedophiliac bastard. Like he is antithesis of a romance male lead. What is this? Lolita? And who are you? John? Goodness, he was nauseating.

• I literally stuck through the book for the good sex but half way through I just couldn’t take the hypocrisy, immaturity and bigotry in this book.

Gonna end this one with an advice, if you’re reading this for the sex go on. But do not for the life of me expect a good plot or even barely likeable characters.

[Simran .]

Did. I. Hear. The. H. Is. 56!!!
Damn... if anyone can make it work, it’s definitely Seven rue.🔥🔥

So freaking excited ♥️

[Paperback Princess]

DNF @30%

I stopped reading this book not because I hated it ..I stopped because honestly it’s boring. What I read so far is just an oversexed 18 year old girl that likes old man penis lol!!! Valley is a freshman in college I’m assuming but she acts like she’s still in HS ..I get she’s only 18 but the author wrote her to be more mature but it’s not coming off that way. She’s a webcam girl and it’s like that’s all she’s aspiring to be. Like I said yea she’s only 18 and her actions reflect that age but if the author is gonna write a female character so sexually mature why can’t she also be mature mentally??

Now let’s talk about age gaps...I like them but 18 and 56?? That shit is just ridiculous and too unrealistic even for romance LOL and at the end of all this I’m supposed to believe her parents are gonna be all good with her being with this older man which happens to be her dads friend??

People have their kinks..ok but I don’t want to read about people drinking their own piss..that shit is disgusting and not sexy or a pleasure to read about. I went into this book out of curiosity and I read all I needed to read.

[Jenn (The Book Refuge) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a little to bizarre for me. I don't mind trying to read about new kinks. But mixed with the age difference and the fact that there is no WAY in Hell that an 18 year old is that mature..

I ended up half hate finishing it/half watching a car wreck...

Like wow... prepare a girl for that certain kink...

[Ren || Reading What I Want · Rating 5 out of 5]

This. Mother. Freaking. Book.

Seven Rue is insane.

INSANE.

38 year age gap is big. BIG. That in and of itself is controversial, taboo, uncomfortable for many people. But y'all.

Y'ALL.

That is mother freaking NOTHING compared to the shit that takes place in Seven Rue's longest book to date.

Holy fuck.

Depravity was heavy in this kinky AF romance between Valley, an eighteen year old FREAK and her dad's best friend Riggs, a 56 year old silver fox with a dirty mouth.

I've read some crazy stuff over the years, but this one pushed even my limits. Was I uncomfortable? Yea, sometimes. Did some of their interactions make me gag? Yup, a little. Lots of hard limits for my semi-kinky mind. 18 year old Valley put my 34 year old self to shame.

Good. Lawd.

This book was smut heavy. Like WHOA. Valley wanted Riggs and went after him and despite his hesitation he wanted her. So in retaliation he punished her in the most DEPRAVED ways trying to scare her off but that girl took it all, got turned on, and begged for more. Riggs was shocked. I was shocked. Valley just strutted her stuff.

I loved their characters. Valley was so smart and confident. I loved how she wasn't ashamed and how she constantly made girls around her feel confident about themselves. Riggs owned his feelings and while he was rough AF with Valley, he also cherished her.

I'm not giving any more away. Just be prepared to read some filthy freaking scenes between an 18 year old girl and a 56 year old man. Filthy freaking scenes that turn into an emotional, well-developed, deeply rooted love between two unlikely individuals. I don't know how Seven Rue does it, but she does this taboo, age gap trope like no one else.

You need to read this book. BUT read the warnings. It's filthy.

FILTHY.

And I loved every damn word.

[✵Damjana✵ · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only thing I liked in this book was Riggs and sexual encounters were fine, mostly hot and I didn't have any issues with them. Valley was just immature (it's funny how many times author tried to deny it), but she is 18 years old, so there is no arguing that she is just young and eager for sexual exploration.
I knew this would be sexy, smooty, kinky story, but I haven't expected it to be so bland. Characters (except Riggs, but he was there just to fuck) were so unfinished and undefined, a lot of events and actions didn't feel a little bit realistic. Whole storytelling was really immature and dumb – just like Valley: she was not kinky, she was just seeking attention and thrill. Mature kinky players don't need urge to speak, emphasize and compete about their kinky nature always and everywhere.

[Jenifer Briggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished this book this morning, and while this was my first Seven Rue book, it definitely won't be my last! There's nothing I love more than a woman embracing her sexuality, and that was Valley in spades. She's a cam girl that is open for every kink possible, while having an affinity for older men. When her dads friend moves back to their hometown, Valley sets her sights on him, but has our kinky Valley-girl finally met her match? Or will their chemistry burn everyone around them to the ground?

Riggs was a very gruff, very dominant alpha male who never saw Valley coming (but now desperately wants to😉) With their age gap being so large -- 38 years to be exact -- he's hesitant to get involved. But he can't allure the temptation for long, and their sexual relationship goes from 0 to 100000 VERY quickly. This is seriously one of the hottest books I've ever read, and I loved how neither of them judged the other for whay they liked.

This isn't a soft, sweet romance, nor is that who Valley and Riggs are. They are rough and dirty in ever sense of the word, but they doesn't mean they didn't have their emotional moments, because they definitely did! And I loved seeing the softer side of Riggs and how much he adored Valley.

Another thing that was a breath of fresh air was that Valley didn't have some sort of traumatic event/past that pushed her to like older men. She just knew what she wanted and went for it, and made no apologies for that. Plus her relationship with her best friend Kennedy (whom I need more of!!) Was so great! They were complete opposites, but loved each other so much. And watching Valley bring up Kennedy's self confidence whenever she could made me adore her even more.

The only reason why I rated this a four star was because of that pissing scene. I am in no way kink-shaming, but that pushed my limits just a bit. That's in no fault to the author because she definitely warned us, I just wasn't expecting that.

All in all though this is a VERY sexy age gap romance that will have you needing your biggest vibrator and/or partner multiple times. Just keep an open mind and enjoy the ride!

[Y.D. Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Woooooo weeeeeeeeeeee

It's different. But I love different. And I love age gaps. My my.

Go in with an open mind, or don't go in at all. Read the warnings. It's not your average read.

This cover though. Gives me tingles. I love it.

He's older. He's real grumpy. Sometimes an A-hole. But that only drives our heroine, Valley, wild. She loves it.

Our heroine, she's wild. She can be a brat. She's young. She knows what she wants. Wears confidence like it's her birthday suit. He loves it.

Oh the little games they play. And they play lots of them. Some resistance in the beginning, of course... but once they collided it created quite the explosion..

56 looks good on him. He's confident just like our little Valley. It got so hot and heavy, I had to pause my reading to attack my own husband as he walked through the door from work ... and yes, the kids were home .. but we have good locks on our bedroom door ;)

Moving on though ... it was quite an interesting story. I loved their dynamic once they decided to really give it a go. The explosion they caused ... had some shrapnel along the way. Of course not everyone is going to agree. Our heroine exuded maturity during these confrontations.

I thought the resolution was very ... Seven Rue. It had her flavor. If your haven't read any of her other books, I suggest you do.. then you will see that she has a certain .. style to her writing.

Out of all the Seven Rue books I've read so far, this one is my favorite. I'd definitely would read more by this author.

4.5 stars

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my god.. some of the stuff in this book was just insane (for me). I know there was a trigger warning but I chose to ignore it. I don’t have a problem with reading things I’m not necessarily into and I definitely don’t kink shame. If that’s you, don’t read this book.

I love age gaps and I think this is the biggest gap that I’ve ever read. It’s hot to think about Riggs being the age he is and being super effing hot with a ripped body and tattoos. I don’t like being treated and talked to in a degrading way and being choked like Valley did.. but it’s hot knowing that she enjoyed it and that she got exactly what she wanted even if I’d never let or even want someone do that to me... if that makes sense. If Riggs was an asshole 24/7, did things Valley didn’t want, and didn’t show Valley how he felt about her, I think I’d have a problem then. But that wasn’t the case at all, so it’s all good.

Yeah, the whole piss thing kinda grossed me out but I’m open minded enough to know that people enjoy that shit and hey... more power to them if they do!

I’m pretty happy how everything turned out overall in this book and I was glad for Valley’s dad’s reaction to her and Riggs. It was a nice change of pace. I felt that there was quite a bit of sex to satisfy my “needs.” I also really enjoyed the epilogue.

Definitely worth reading this book.

[ari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought I’ve seen and read it all…clearly not. Forbidden, Kinky, Age gap, Hot and Steamy… I couldn’t ask for more. I love anything and everything to do with forbidden taboo age gaps and this one was right up my alley.

[Jennifer Hinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Safe to say she was up for playing games, but there were thirty-eight years between us, and there was no way she could handle the way I played.




Fifty-Six is a complete standalone, featuring the forbidden age gap smut romance of 18 year old Valley and 56 year old Riggs. It’s about a spoiled cam-girl from a wealthy influential family who has a thing for older men and all forms of kink. After her dad reconnects with his best friend, she begins to pursue him despite the consequences. They begin a very taboo, very kinky sexual relationship that results in instalove and HEA.

“I told you not to play games with me,” I growled, my lips close to her ear. “But you seem to like the games I play,” she breathed, her ass pressing against my crotch.

Honestly, had I remembered who Seven was prior to downloading this to my Kindle I would’ve skipped it.....but I didn’t and in turn I ended up wasting my time reading 500+ pages of plotless smut that wasn’t even sexy. I really tried to like it, I tried not to pick it apart and just let go of being so critical and enjoy the ride. But there was seriously no way around it, this book was a freaking mess. I finished it because I kept expecting it to somehow redeem itself.....

....two unlikable MCs, unpolished/unseasoned writing, absolutely no plot or connection, and an abundance of kink and sex that wasn’t even good enough to carry the book. This is one of those instances where listening to the critical reviews is the right thing to do.....

....it will save you a lot of time.

“Not sure you can handle me, darling. I will break you.”



The Good:
I finished it......that’s all the good there was.

All The Ugly:
Get ready, I’m about to rant.....
🖤Writing Style - There are some issues with the writing, it definitely isn’t as polished as I’m used to. There is a choppiness to it, an unnatural flow of both dialogue and inner monologue.....
I would see him tonight, if he liked it or not, and he could count on me looking like a goddess tonight.
....and I swore I was so sick of reading “naughty” like she couldn’t find other words to mix it up.

🖤Telling instead of Showing - One of the biggest pet peeves of mine while reading is having an author TELL me instead of showing me through her character(s). Seven might’ve been one of the worst examples of this.....I could spend a ton of time and space listing everything BUT for the sake of not taking up previous space here are a few examples:
*That her being a cam girl wasn’t wrong, that she was confident & mature (which she wasn’t), that she was the hottest bitch in existence evidently, etc.

🖤Hit My Kink Limits - I am not kink shaming, however I do shame authors/readers who shame others for not finding more “extreme” kinks appealing. I have an issue with the heroine almost poking fun at another character for a kink of theirs (literally he just likes jerking it to a woman sitting in an oversized white tee without a bra or panties on) yet I’m supposed to be open to the H literally pissing in the h’s mouth (more than once) and her drinking it.

Or having to read where he goes from anal to vaginal sex (unprotected) without my mind thinking of the very likely UTI she’s going to end up with because of that E. coli his dick brought to the party from her ass.

She gives a warning about “water play” BUT call it what it is, she drinks his piss and she likes it.....

I thought water play was like him drowning her or water boarding her or something.....

🖤There was no love, only sexual attraction and even that was questionable. This pretty much sums up their insanely powerful deep love.....
“Let’s not worry about her. We had a great time last night at the spa, and we spent all day fucking all over the house. There’s nothing tearing us apart.”
.....because nothing says a strong relationship like spending your day fucking, I mean we couldn’t possibly maybe spend some time getting to know each other lol.

I mean he literally says he settles for her (in not so simple terms).....
“I’m getting old, darling. You’re it for me, and there’s no time left for me to find a girl who treats me like a king.”
.... it’s every girls dream to be told that the man they want to spend their life with has simply run out of time to find a potential better option who put up with his shit.

She is supposed to “love” him yet it takes her pretty much the entire book to actually give up her cam-girl website and clients.

She’s with him because she has a degradation kink and he’s exceptional at treating her like she’s nothing and he’s with her because she’s an 18 year old hottie that dresses like a school girl all the time while letting him treat her like his own fuck doll he can degrade when he wants.
If that’s love, well fuck I’m doing it all wrong over here.

🖤Valley - She is BY FAR the biggest issue with this book filled with issues. We are TOLD she’s strong and confident but at no time in this book is she either.

She’s extremely insecure and desperate for approval/attention from older men. I mean she claims to have “daddy issues” but there is no trauma that has created said issues and her dad is involved in her life......her entire purpose in life is to gain the attention of older men by any means necessary, she can’t have a sleepover with her best friend without making the poor girl take sexy porn-type pics of her to send to her “men”.

The kinky shit she’s into feels more like she just does WHATEVER Riggs wants her to do so she keeps his attention. The entire way she acts is immature, it’s embarrassing......
If he hadn’t loosened his grip on my throat, I would’ve definitely turned purple. But the kind man Riggs was, he let me take a deep breath.

.....I mean what mature and intelligent woman would see a man as being “kind” simply for letting her take a breath so she didn’t die? Her standards for kindness are dangerously low, if this bitch was real I would do whatever it took to get her ass committed because it’s clear she’s not working with a full deck up there (no matter how brilliant she is at her school). Not to mention, it’s like every cliche schoolgirl/daddy’s girl fantasy was put into this chick.

She calls him “daddy” even though he doesn’t want her to (at least a majority of the time).....she is so terrified of being alone or undesired, she doesn’t give a shit what she has to do to make sure attention is always on her. And yet I’m expected to believe someone like Riggs would settle down and be serious with a girl like her?

She is by far one of the most pathetic heroines I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading about.

🖤The way she pressures her best friend into sharing the same “lifestyle/attractions” as she does was disgusting.

This broad literally says this.....
But just because I was so open about my sexuality and all the things I liked to do, didn’t mean I would push other girls to do the same.
.....meanwhile the entire book she’s pressured and pushed Kennedy to pursue older men, cam, be more like her in every way. It reminded me of when someone is so insecure and hates their life, so they attempt to involve someone else to join them in their destructive/miserable behavior. It was gross.

🖤As for her parents, I didn’t know whether to laugh at the insanity or rage throw my device across the room. Her stepmom was a little contradictory for most of the book BUT she at least attempted to show concern at some of her choices.....

.....her father on the other hand was the most ridiculous example of the “cool and open minded parent” I’ve ever seen. Some examples?
“That he’s had a few interactions with underaged girls. Don’t know if that’s true, but he looked trustworthy enough for me. Besides, Riggs was there, so there was no way Marcus could’ve done something to you.”
.....because any caring father would allow his very scantily dressed daughter to be around a man known for being involved with underage girls without him there and not have concerns.

Or when she was dressing in the schoolgirl skirts that pretty much showed her ass or the most revealing dresses she could find for a casual dinner with her family and Riggs at home and no one picked up on how bizarre it was. But my absolute favorite? When Riggs and her are “discovered” and we are expected to view her stepmom as the “bad guy” because she has clear issues/concerns with her 18yo emotionally stunted stepdaughter being in a relationship with a 56yo man who has been in her life since she was a BABY.

I admit the whole “Going to Hell” type reaction was a little much, but hell she was the only adult who seemed to actually have some level of true concern for Valley. Meanwhile her “cool open minded” father was the hero of the story because he just accepts it like she brought home a guy from her college (you know the college that operates like a private high school but that’s besides the point).

I mean what kind of respectable and responsible (and involved) father would so easily accept his barely legal daughter sleeping with HIS BEST FRIENDthat is ALMOST FORTY YEARS OLDER THAN HER? But it’s the stepmother who is the bad guy here?

I don’t fucking think so......

🖤And let’s not forget there is absolutely NO plot.....I mean this is over 500 pages of nonsense. I’m sorry, but even the best smut writers wouldn’t be able to pull off that many pages with no actual developing storyline so you can imagine how someone who isn’t at that level does when she attempts such a task. I’ve read in multiple places where this book was inspired by her own sex life.....

I don’t know whether to applaud her for her confidence that her sex life was interesting enough to inspire and carry a 500 page book on its own OR be concerned that she thinks the kind of sex that Riggs & Valley had in this book is worthy of this much space. I also can’t help but be worried that maybe Valley is inspired by her reality as well......

I just hope at the very least her partner knows something about aftercare because Riggs surely didn’t. There were a few potential plot elements she could’ve really tackled, yet the biggest one just resulted in one man throwing a fucking rock and hitting another man in the head with it. I laughed at that, because it’s so absurd to even imagine.....

what grown ass man throws a tantrum and then a rock???

Who tf gave her the green light on this shit?


The Verdict:

Nope, negative, absolutely no fucking way. I don’t really need to say more than I already have above, just trust me that it isn’t worth it. So save yourself the time, especially with how many books are out. Just DON’T do it. I can’t speak of her other books, I’ve heard good things about Echo, so maybe go that route instead.

I loved him, and if people lived a second or even third life…I would wanna live mine all over again with him by my side. No matter what people would think. And no matter our ages.

[Formerly Known as Spoiler W · Rating 1 out of 5]

It turns out that my hard limit is reading about peeing in someone's mouth even if they're healthy.

BLEH

[Jacqueline Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think my kindle almost burst into flames.
Not necessarily my cup of tea but I suppose still a good cup of tea.
What initially drew me to it was the age gap. (This is probably one of the widest age gaps I’ve ever read. 18 and 56. That age gap, for lack of better phrase, hot as hell. Though some some may find it excessive, which I completely understand). And I do enjoy reading/exploring new things I haven’t previously, so for those reasons I did find it really interesting.
There were some parts I didn’t like, but that’s just personal preference. Also, I do prefer a bit more time spent developing emotional connections at the start in stories. To be fair, I don’t really think this is that type of book perhaps. (Although the physical chemistry between the two main characters is still absolutely sizzling).
But I think just because I didn’t enjoy parts of this doesn’t mean someone else won’t, which is why I still gave it the star rating I did. Because in its own right I think it’s good, it just overall won’t be something I revisit.

[Meg H · Rating 4 out of 5]

I downloaded this way long ago in august, now reading it in February. Amazon removed the author.. but if you already had it KU downloaded it wasn't yanked back. So it's been on my to read list for ages and is the first of the author to read. This made it to my TBR because I love age gaps. I wasn't sure what to expect (I usually go into books blind) but was expecting an age gap, and that the male lead be (shock) fifty-six.
So was I more than slightly surprised by who the main female character was? Yes... I was not expecting her personality/preferences at all! If you want a female lead who is far from virgin who knows what she likes and is willing to push/control to get there... then this is for you! She's explicit, kinky, bratty, and pushy. She's confident, smart, and able to get what she wants.
I personally love the experience difference when there is an age gap so while this isn't my personal go to, it was still a good read. This book is kinky and explicit. Not all kinks will be everyone's jam, so just recognize going in there is consuming of bodily fluids. Not your jam? it's not the majority of the book so you'll be fine. Totally offended by it? Then this may be one to skip.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay so this review is going to be up and down.

As a whole, I liked reading it, I read it in a day so it kept me interested for sure.

I love age-gap romances, they are one of my favourite tropes and this was the biggest gap I had ever read. I was interested to see the dynamic between the couple because the gap was so large.

The pro's for me in this book were the author not holding back. Seven pushes the limits for sure. She didn't hold back on the sex scenes, some of the kink I had never read about, some author's skirt around that stuff but not here.
You will find all sorts of things from degrading to spanking, choking and water sports.
I liked how Valley knew what she wanted and just went for it hard, there were no 2 ways about it, she was getting this man at what ever cost.
I liked the mmc Riggs. Totally Alpha, like next fucking level. Some people will think he was just a straight out asshole but i happen to like my book men like that. He was demanding, rough and dirty.

Now the con's... some of the shit I just couldn't wrap my head around and surprisingly it had nothing to do with the kink/sex scenes. I was fine with all of that.
Valley was immature, some of the things she did I was shaking my head, from leaving her friend at the bar with a complete stranger to always vying for attention with the way she dressed. I feel like the author tried to make her come across as mature for her age in the writing but it didn't work for me.
Throughout conversations with her best friend, she was always telling Valley how strong she was. Why was she strong? Did she overcome some childhood trauma that we knew nothing of? Surely it wasn't just because she loved older men and was a Cam girl and was confident? I was waiting for some big reveal and got nothing!
The whole College thing did my head in. There was a principal and they wore uniforms. Where does this happen? I feel like originally it was going to be set in High School, that's the vibe I got. Also you can't tell me that she wouldn't have copped more shit from the students when they all new she was fucking a man who was triple her age. That's just a fact of life, ppl would have given her shit for it, in and out of fucking school. Bully's are asshole's, we all know this.

Now to some people that is all minor but compounded it took off a couple of stars. Now to the parts I really thought what in the actual fuck.
Who in the hell answers your bedroom door naked, with a dildo in your hand, to your stepmother to show her you were "pleasuring" yourself whilst your dads best friend is hiding behind the door playing with your pussy.... hahahaha stop it! Especially as she "seemed" to have such a great relationship with her and knew it would make her uncomfortable as hell.
And the talk with her dad the next day regarding said scene. "I figured you weren't sexually abstinent. I'm glad you're exploring your own body" hahaha dying. What dad says that to their daughter??? Please tell me!
Chuck in the fact that her dad didn't give a fuck that his best mate who was triple Valley's age was now dating his daughter, I just found it totally unbelievable.
I didn't get the connection between the 2 main characters besides sex. Nothing. Nada. No substance.

That about wraps it up folks! I would still say jump in and read this so I can get your thoughts. I liked some things, hated others but it didn't reach the heights I was hoping.