Review: Feral King (The Dominant Bastard Duology, #1) by Sparrow Beckett

Rating (Out of 5): ~4.5

Genre: Erotica/Adult Contemporary Romance; BDSM, Dark, MMF

Publisher: Self-Published

Release Date: June 2017

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Minnow Korsgaard works a dead end job to make ends meet. When she’s hired to take care of a wealthy old man with no social skills, she’s excited to have found work in her field.

The new boss isn’t at all what she expected.

Severin Leduc is only thirty. He’s also a dominant, tattooed brute who’s needs someone to break through the walls he’s built. The exiled son of a wealthy family, he’s unapologetically rude and eccentric. Raised by servants, he doesn’t want extra people in his life, let alone a pretty girl who refuses to leave him in peace.

Minnow’s submissive nature sparks against Severin’s dominance. Torrid sexual attraction flares between them. Sharing her with his best friend, Rodrigo, only strengthens their growing bond, and Severin’s life is scattered into chaos. Will he learn to trust her, or will he live the rest of his life forgotten?


Warning: BDSM, dark themes. Character's memories of prior abuse may trigger some readers.

The Cover:

I really like this cover. It's a bit intense, but not a stereotypical romance cover. I think the font and placement of the cover works really well, as do all the tattoos and pose of the model.

 

Review:

I did not expect this book to be quite so dark, or so addicting.

Minnow ends up being Severin's new housekeeper/babysitter. She thinks she's going to be helping some old man, only to find out that he's a dominant thirty-year-old with no social skills. He wants nothing to do with anyone, doesn't believe anyone will stick around. He's constantly pushing Minnow, testing her and pushing her away. But Minnow is steady and she believes in him, and she's attracted despite the threat that he might actually hurt her.

I was surprised by how dark some of the sex gets. It's violent at times, physically scarring and rough and mean. I found it seriously hot, but I'm sure some people won't. I also rather understood why Minnow stayed and kept pushing him by being a steady presence, even if it seemed like he'd gone too far at times. I'm intrigued by the MM/MMF (or is it just MFM?) undertones that were present, and am hoping they'll become more serious in the next book. That makes me hopeful.

Severin has been through some awful things, and it's dark when he's finally honest with Minnow about it. I'm intrigued to see where that cliffhanger will go in the next one.

This book gave me a serious book hangover and it took me a while to get over it. I'm still a little obsessed, and am extremely excited for the next one to be released. I can't wait for it to arrive on my Kindle.

Novel Review: Sugar Daddies by Jade West

Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance/Erotica; MMF

Publisher: Self-Published

Release Date: July 2016

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A sugar daddy website doesn’t seem a sound basis for an A1 life plan, but I’m a small town girl with big dreams, and there’s this one advert, this one crazy advert I can’t stop thinking about…

Two hot guys seeking their Little Miss Right.
Someone who can entertain them, amuse them, fit in with their corporate schedule.
And sex. They want sex.
Lots of sex.
Bonus, right? One major dose of epic win.

Of course, guys like Carl and Rick have their conditions. One being that they come together, or not at all.
Hell, I can live with that.

And there are no skeletons in their designer closet, none that I can find.
Just two hot sugar daddies, with particular tastes, nothing to worry about.

Until Carl and Rick spill the big one, the one that sends the girls running. A whole string of them before me, running to the hills without so much as a backward glance.

Maybe I should run, too. Thanks but no thanks, see you around, guys, nice knowing you.
But I’m already in way too deep for that.

Warning – as with every other Jade West book, reader discretion is highly advised. This novel contains vivid depictions of MMF / MM relationships, and Jade’s characters, as always, have very filthy mouths. Mature readers only, please.

The Cover:

I quite love this cover. I think it's pretty and eye-catching, and it shows what you're getting without being too cheesy, and without having two shirtless men which I appreciate.

Review:

As with all of Jade West books, I enjoyed this one. It’s not my favorite, but I liked it, and it was better than some.

Katie finds two men on a Sugar Daddies website, and decides to go for it. She needs some help in the money department, sure, but mostly she just wants to try it, to be with two guys and find out how much she wants it.

The smut is, of course, hot. It’s dirty, MMF, and I enjoyed it.

The beginning seemed a little one-sided, but about a quarter into the book, the chemistry and the attraction did start to feel real. I felt the love between the three of them, and I liked how they all worked through it. Carl and Rick are a solid couple from the beginning, and I appreciated that, and how neither of them ever wavered. Carl is also extremely honest, he doesn’t lie and he doesn’t like to hide things; I very much appreciated this. I think that Katie worked well with them, and it was obvious as their feelings grew how well they would all work out.

Katie also has a shaky relationship with her father, and her father’s family. She believes he abandoned her when she was little, and his other family dislikes her when she first meets him. Those feelings have only grown since she was little. I liked seeing how the truth came out about how things really happened, and how those relationships started to mend from there.

I quite enjoyed this book. It was fast and hot and sweet. I can’t wait for more.

Novel Review: Teach Me Dirty by Jade West

Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance/Erotica; Student-Teacher

Publisher: Self-Published

Release Date: May 2016

Spoilers?: Not really.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository.

Goodreads Synopsis:

They tell me it’s unhealthy, just a stupid crush. They tell me it’s infatuation, and will never come to anything. Never mean anything.
Because what would I know, right?
I haven’t even finished school. I’m just a silly little girl.

And no little girl should want the things I want from him.
No little girl should have the thoughts I have…

But they’re wrong.
I really do love Mr Roberts.
I love Mr Roberts because he’s the most amazing man, the most amazing artist, the most amazing teacher that could ever have existed.

And what if… just what if Mr Roberts wants me, too?
What if Mr Roberts really does want to Teach Me Dirty?

(Please note that the heroine is 18 years old)
For mature readers only.

The Cover:

I quite love this cover. I think that it's really well done and I love the image, the quality and position. The font and the name looks very professional. It's hot and eye-catching, and I love it.

Review:

I will pick up pretty much anything that West releases at this point, but this was still a little iffy for me.

I don’t really mind student-teacher relationships like some people, but I could definitely see the problems with this one, given the age difference. But the way that Helen has such a strong infatuation, and their similarities, it made sense to me. Plus, she’s over-age.

There is definitely chemistry here, they both have a lot in common and similar interests and personalities. The chemistry and relationship was also very slow to build; it was burning for both of them, but it took a while to get going. And that worked really well, I think, given the type of relationship it was and where they were coming from. He needed time to accept it, for a large part. It also wasn’t overly kinky, but had enough that made sense.

And then the ending worked really well, I think. It made sense how they both reacted, and I liked how Helen’s parents weren’t just seen as the villains. Their dislike was understandable, but the way they compromised so they wouldn’t lose her also worked. It seemed mostly realistic.

Helen also had a best friend, who had quite a few problems. I didn’t like the way that she treated Helen a few times, and think it maybe should have been addressed more, but what happened with her makes sense and was hinted at. The way that progressed made sense, I suppose.

This was an enjoyable read but very slow, though I didn’t love it. I will definitely be picking up her next one, though.

Novel Review: Dirty Bad Secrets (Dirty Bad, #4) by Jade West

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Genre: Erotica/Adult Contemporary Romance; BDSM

Publisher: Self-Published

Release Date: February 2016

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble.

Wishlist Thursday.

Goodreads Synopsis:

It’s been three years since I set foot in Club Explicit, and three long years since I set eyes on Andy Morgan.
He doesn’t want me here, doesn’t want to know me, doesn’t want to even hear my name.
But I’m back on his doorstep, in his office, in his life… with a suitcase full of dirty bad secrets.

Faye Devere is out to claim her old life back. Three years in Italy have come at a heavy price, and she’s running back to the only anchor she has left: her fifty-fifty share of Club Explicit, and the man she left to pick up her pieces.
But Andy Morgan’s long over it. Long over her.
Club Explicit is his baby now. His club, his rules, his way.
Andy’s not a man who shares easily. And certainly not with the woman who upped and left without so much as a goodbye.

When your battlefield is London’s horniest playground, and sex is the sole weapon left in your arsenal, it’s only a matter of time before the fight gets dirty… and the secrets get dirty bad.

WARNING: As is always the case with Jade West novels, please proceed with caution. The book contains hardcore BDSM and sexual practices that may offend some readers. Please use your own discretion. Most definitely 18+ on

Review:

 The warning about this being the dirtiest book yet is definitely true. Take it to heart.

There’s some real anger between these two, a lot of hate-fucking issues to work out. There’s humiliation, and a lot of anal (both giving and receiving), mention of watersports and dirtier things, orgies, f/f, whipping with blood, to name a few things. It’s dirty, for real. And while I found most of it incredibly hot, a lot of people won’t. Warning!

There’s also a lot of angst. Andy is pissed about the way that Faye ditched him and the club and disappeared for three years, understandably. Faye is trying to move on from what she did, and is frustrated that Andy won’t let her. Faye does whine a bit, but I understood her side, and I felt bad for both of them. They’re both very headstrong and angry and stubborn. They have a lot of fighting to go through before they can talk to each other.

But I loved their chemistry, and when they finally calmed down, they were good together. They love each other and always have, they just have to get past the hurt first. And Faye has to get past Vincent, the guy who she was with for those three years. Vincent took more than he gave, and there was some dubious consent when she was with him, and so she left. I do like what happens with him in the end, too, very deserving after what he did.

I loved this book, and it’s pretty much equal to the first one, my favorite thus far. I loved getting to see the previous characters, Cat and Masque in particular. And I really hope that Topaz gets her own book next. She deserves to find a guy (or even pair?) who will love her, and treat her as dirty as I think she wants.

I want more! It was so good and I loved it.