Dad Reviews Make Me, Sir by Cherise Sinclair
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This review includes references to sexual assault and human trafficking. It is #NSFW
Medium Used: 100% ebook
Ratings out of 5
Overall Rating:
💜💜💜 (3/5)
Sweetness Level:
🍫🍫 (2/5)
Steam Quality Level:
🔥🔥🔥🔥 (4/5)
Steam Quantity Level:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (5/5)
FMC Likability:
😈😈😈 (3/5)
MMC Likability:
👨💼👨💼👨💼 (3/5)
Plot Engagement:
⛓️🔒 (2/5)
At least 1 bad dad (pass/fail):
💯 (pass)
Spoiler Free Review
Make Me, Sir is a spice heavy suspense romance. The female protagonist, Gabi, is an FBI social worker who volunteers to support an investigation by being a decoy (bait) for a human trafficker targeting bratty submissive at BDSM clubs in Tampa Bay, FL. Undercover, Gabi becomes the latest sub “trainee” at Tampa's premier lifestyle club, The Shadowlands. Unfortunately for Gabi, Trainees at the Shadowlands are instructed by Master Marcus, whose no bullshit tutelage makes being the worst behaved sub in the Shadowlands a bit of a challenge.
I liked this book, but I felt that it suffers from a problem a lot of books in this sub genre1, the first half+ of the book is practically PWP2 despite this the suspense/plot is enjoyable but more or less abandons the spice while the plot runs it course. It would have been a smoother read for me if it had been a bit more of a balance of a plot and spice throughout.
Overall it's a fairly decent read and one I'd recommend for people who particularly like high spice BDSM books with this dynamic. If you need a balance of plot and kink throughout or prefer love stories that aren't almost 100% set inside of a kink club there's probably better books to pick up.
1 what I'll call “dim” contemporary romance set in BDSM night clubs i.e. not quite “dark” contemporary romance
Plot? What Plot? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/PWP
What I liked about this book
* Spice had a solid variety of scenes.
* This was part of a series but it actually did some scenes from the perspective of the MCs of an earlier book. This was done well, I didn't feel like i was missing much not having read the previous books but I also felt like the side character relationships were more meaningful with these other perspective scenes.
* Gabi is a Social Worker at the FBI not an agent/officer. It was cool how Sinclair made her skills as a social worker her strength in the investigation and the general “undercover” premise but with somebody who wasn't in law enforcement I found intriguing.
What I did not like about this book
* Early on Gabi's inner monologue keeps comparing Marcus to her dad. No Thanks!
* Dragged in the middle a bit.
Spoilers Review
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What I liked Spoilers
* Sassy banter between Marcus and Gabi. Gabi learning she actually is sassy and Marcus learning he likes it worked for me. I could see them together and it made sense with their lives outside the club and backstories.
* Couple scenes where Gabi goes into Subspace and is then snuggled and they made me melt. So hot and romantic.
* Gabi is revealed to have been on the streets for a bit as a child and a pick pocket. This comes back around in the climax in a perfect way and I loved it. Kind of made it worse for me though that Sinclair didn't balance plot and smut pacing more. She can clearly weave a story.
What I didn't like Spoilers
* Awkwardly talking about BDSM kink in front of grandma and grandpa at lunch is not cute. No thanks.
* Gabi volunteers to decoy because her friend was kidnapped. This book doesn't close that thread. Idk if later books do but wow, that really salts the HEA a bit.
This Book Reminded Me of:
- Natural Law by Joey W. Hill as it has a similar premise and setting.
- Servicing The Target by Cherise Sinclair which is also from this series.
Both of these have a dominant FMC and submissive MMC