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The idea behind this was good, the premise had a lot of potential and the characters had the kind of dynamic that I normally love, but, unfortunately, the right execution was just not there. It’s supposed to be a hurt/comfort romance, but everything was just based on lust. There was no emotional depth and no true comfort.

Lucas never really showed empathy or sympathy towards Sage’s pitiful situation, and he was only ever focused on how horny Sage made him.
Whenever Sage cried, which was a lot of times, Lucas didn’t even feel that bad or really tried to make him feel better; no, it only ever turned him on.
So, all he ever thought about in every situation and all he ever suggested as help was sex, sex, sex, sex. Meanwhile, Sage remained an absolute mess throughout the entire story, and Lucas didn’t really care.

This relationship was just very smutty and even a bit dirty; it was definitely not sweet. The only thing that connected these two was their lust for each other. Which is honestly just not what I’m looking for, especially not in a hurt/comfort romance.1st-person-pov abuse age-gap ...more71 s33 comments Drusilla573 164

This is a very sad book and a very smutty book and it has great potential. Really very good for a debut. I the writing and the style in which the story is told.
Important at the beginning, not only the TWs should be read, but also the author's note. Without this, many things in the book could be misunderstood and I am grateful for this note, otherwise I might have abandoned the book too soon.
In any case, I unfortunately still had a few difficulties.
Maybe I'm too sensitive here, I miss that Sage gets professional help and he should also get much more help from his "boyfriend" Lucas. Don't misunderstand, he gets both and it satisfied me, but it comes very very late in the book and that's a bit upsetting for me.
Overall, the book is heavy on the depressing side and I love it.
I love Sage as a character. He's such a sad boy and it's really wonderfully portrayed how he feels and it's absolutely palpable.
For that alone the book should get an award, I think it's rare that authors can wrap up so much trauma and sadness so artfully without overburdening the character too much.

There is so much wrong with me, it’s pathetic. I’m pathetic. I am – to my absolute core – just flat-out wrong. My entire being, my existence, my everything is one big wrong answer.
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