KnittingMamaBear-Reads's Reviews > Comfort Me, Daddy

Actual rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5
Spice rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5 Kinky Daddy peppers

I loved this book so much, i didn't want it to end.
First of all, as always i need to respectfully say - who the hell designs these covers?
So often the cover just distracts me and that is totally not how i pictured Logan, so when you pick this up and i strongly advise that you do as soon as possible, disregard the cover (and maybe the blurb and the title of the book?).

This is the second part of The Brat & The Beast duet, and it was EVERYTHING.
Hurt Me, Daddy (part 1) leaves us off when Caleb (The Beast) and Logan (you guessed it 😉) get together for the first time. Caleb is tutoring Logan in Chem. Logan is a jock and has a lot riding on passing this big upcoming test, or it's ba-bye football scholarship in college next year.

The premise is very straightforward, and even though this story is about 2 nineteen year olds, it didn't seem strained or fake. Now, this book is THICCC. And i would even suggest to merge and republish as one novel. It will still be fantastic.

[...] I was a bad boy getting spanked by my daddy, and that was fucking pure and exciting.

Actually, even though daddy issues aren't foreign here, i don't have a Daddy kink. So this, as far as kink satisfaction goes, was not necessarily my cup of tea. But the author totally made me understand what goes into this dynamic, and oh my god was i rooting for both these boys.

I have rarely read such thorough emotional character development as in this book. Logan grows so much, and i was there for all of it. The writing doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't and the book reads like the inner monologue of a late teen. Also, the book is written in single (Logan's) POV which makes Caleb's character more enigmatic and swoon-worthy.

The emotional journey that Logan goes through, learning about his needs and experiencing getting these needs met was so heartfelt and gritty, and also like watching it unfurl IRL:

[...] I don't know what part of me turned and threw it as hard as I could against the closet door, wincing and waiting for the mirror to shatter, horrified and relieved when it bounced off with a loud thunk, a lot of wobbling, but no carnage. I didn't even know if I was still mad. I just wanted the sick twist in my gut that was guilt and anticipation and fear and I didn't even know what the fuck else to stop before it killed me...

This was a very raw scene, which i felt deeply. The way Logan describes various states of mind is so true to reality, i wanted to stay in his head forever.

[...] I felt empty and clear-headed, something that was so unfamiliar to me I didn't even know what to do with it.

And the way Caleb loves Logan and shows it is just 🤌🤌🤌

I mean:

[...] "Spaghetti for breakfast? You're fucking crazy." My stomach rumbled though, thinking he was actually a goddamn genius, not caring what time it was, and I licked my lips, watching the sauce bubble.
"It's a special day, you deserve a special breakfast to get you going."
Excuse me while i go melt completely into a puddle.

This was an absolutely obsession inducing duet and one of the best reads of 2024 for me.
Highly recommend!