Rating: 3
Steam: 2
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Littles & Lace #1
Genre: contemporary romance, BDSM, MM
Main tropes: hurt / comfort, kink, age gap
This was a new to me author, and I honestly thought this would be right up my alley since I have such a soft spot for books with Daddy kink, littles in need and hurt / comfort, but sadly it fell a little short for me.
It was a very sweet and heartwarming story, and I loved to see Asher and Charlie together. Asher was adorable, and it was easy to feel for him with what he’d been through. Charlie was instantly smitten with him and the Daddy / little dynamic between them felt very natural. It was great to see Asher find safety and a place where he could be himself though, and the kink was sweet and well written.
There was a lot of potential and I wish it was longer and a little bit more in depth, I would have loved more showing instead of telling as well as more descriptions. Things kept happening but I felt kind of distanced from them, and it just didn’t have the emotional impact that I wanted it to.
Overall I think that sadly my expectations were a little high for this one, and while it was a sweet and enjoyable read, it just didn’t hit me the way I thought it would. I enjoyed the characters and kink though, so I’ll definitely look up more books by this author.
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