Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

And perhaps the reason I was so drawn to extinction was that Bodhi represented the end of my life as I knew it.

Yooo, these books are actual crack cocaine. I could not put it down. Apparently I’m in the mood for angst and drama, because damn did this hit the spot. Ruined friendships, a forbidden relationship, a brat in trouble, trauma, real nice spice, snort-laugh comments, and much more. I still loved Whisper even more, but this one is a strong second.

The unexpected daddy kink was so good, and I loved that it started in the bedroom and evolved outside of it as the relationship grew and Bodhi got more comfortable. He’s hurting so much and is an absolute bratty menace (and mess), but you love him anyway. Coach was a really good person for Bodhi.

“Get bent, Daddy.”

I also love that both MCs, although quite far apart in age, have important, big stuff in common. Coach is also quite young in spirit, and in many ways only now moving on from trauma from when he was young, so although there definitely is a big age gap (19 years) and a power imbalance, it didn’t feel too bad once they got shirt sorted (eventually).

How pathetic to want comfort from the man who’d just hurt me.

Highly recommend. So good.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Coach x athlete
Swimmer MC
Age gap
Single dad (adult kid)
Forbidden romance
Crop tops
‘good boy’
Past trauma
Fast burn
Size difference
Lace & lingerie
Possessive and protective
Hurt/comfort
Closeted MC
Hand-collaring
Spanking
Daddy kink (mild)
Corner time
Found family
Belly button piercing

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Vomiting
MC’s sibling murdered (past)
MC in jail
Off-page binge-drinking
MC tasered on page
Violence
Mild self harm (hitting self, scratching wound, brief)
Gun violence
Near-drowning (on page)
CPR on MC (on page)
Power imbalanc
Homophobic side character
Daddy kink
Mentions of past unsafe sex
Hand-collaring
Briefly wishing for death
Death of boyfriend (past, suicide)
Alcohol consumption
Jealousy
On-page intoxication (binge-drinking)
Mentions of past drug use
Spanking (punishment)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: Bodhi goes drinking and dancing after a fight/hurt feelings/sort of broken up. He’s sad and drunk and dances with a man who feels him up. Once he’s drugged into a toilet for a hookup, he regrets it and runs away. He doesn’t want anyone other than Emmett. Surprisingly not angsty and I personally wasn’t bothered by although I usually would be. You can tell he’s just upset and acting out.
Breakup: Yes
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 21 and 40
Series: Interconnected series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 498
Happy ending: Yes


As it was, the narrow strip of his middle that was on full display was doing things to me that I was gonna have to pray about later. And no, I’m not a religious man, but everything about this kid made me feel like I had to repent.

Coach sighed. “I will not have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed, Owens.”

I wasn’t ready. I was never ready for these moments with him to end. It just wasn’t enough. I needed more, too infected with insecurity for stolen moments and heated hookups to offer any lasting reprieve.



You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr