!!!VERY NEGATIVE REVIEW!!!
a long review, it has some level of spoilers but not very detailed if that makes sense.
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no. absolutely not. this was written so robotically!!! wtf?!?! not to mention it was written like a past telling, it’s written as if they’re telling us how their relationship evolved after the fact, rather than taking us with them throughout the journey. literally made me cringe so badly, i can’t. also, the speed gave me whiplash!!! why do authors write novellas and try to fit a million scenes and 10 years worth of progress in it?!?! like please, for the love of god just stick to 3-6 scenes and a reasonable timeline when it’s less than 100 pages.
the hand/blow jobs at the beginning were awful, the public display was trash, the s*x was trash. everything about this book made me angry, it’s written badly, the scenes are so rushed, how do you write a story called “yes, master” make it 86(?) pages and rob the reader of so much details in the smut?!?! why are we rushing and trying to fit every possible position and act in 80 pages?!?! take your time!!!!!!!! OMG and the amount of times he comes is so unbelievable. i’m not looking for realistic stuff but this was just reaching.
to add, what was the point of making her a mother if her daughter doesn’t play a single role in all of this?!?! in fact, she didn’t even take care of her daughter.
he got mad (like big mad) and was going to end everything between them bc she got up to nurse her daughter and took a shower… so he didn’t have anyone to give his morning erection a relief?!?!?! he didn’t talk to her the whole day bc of this, didn’t communicate or anything. OH AND when at night he finally told her why he’s upset she had to earn her way back into his bed. his words not mine.
i’d also like to quote a paragraph from his pov “Logically, she could have and should have moved out. I didn’t need her for anything anymore, and now that Chelsea was nearly one year old, she was crawling around and often left toys out. In theory, having them here was a potential hindrance to my recovery.” … in the pervious chapter she said she’s “in love” with him. oh but don’t worry, he doesn’t kick her out, because lust and need. ?????????????????????? not to mention he was still sleeping with women at work bc “work is work” again, his words, not mine.
this whole book was just so unbelievably bad i wanted to hit my head against a wall. the writing was terrible, everything else was terrible. the way they spoke to each other was atrocious. their dialogue were bad. if i could give it 0 stars, i would.