Birthday Girl

"LOVED! "

"I finally understand Pike Lawson references on Bookstagram, Booktok, and Booktube"

"Saw it on tiktok and didn't know what to expect but honestly it was great both 🔥 and still sweet and I love a good #forbiddenromance #pendouglas #romance_books #daddy #agegap "

"I liked this book and the premise of the story. Slow burn is not my favourite and this was definitely slow! It had some 🌶 but based on reviews I had expected more. I didn’t have a problem with the age gap necessarily but 19 is just so young which made some of the story hard to believe. I would have been able to wrap my mind around it more if it was the same age gap but Jordan was a at least 23ish I think. Overall I liked it. Dual POV and on Kindle Unlimited. "

"Mr. Lawson, the man that you are. I need a man written by Penelope Douglas. I love forbidden romance, the tension was so good. Got me giggling and kicking my feet. "

"This book was alright. I think the main reason why this book has good ratings is because of the spice. All in all, the book was cute but predictable and cliche. "

"I honestly expected this to be better than it was. It started off pretty good then it just took a dive and then picked back up towards the end. Also very slow burn-nothing happens between them until about 75% of the way through. "

"So this was a difficult read for me. It has a very slow start and slow burn.. but my main issue was the age gap between the main charter Jordan 19 and her love interest and ex boyfriends father Pike 38. She was constantly referenced as a teenager or a little girl- which highlighted her age even more.. she was also going through some tough circumstances. I eventually got over it and finished the book, still felt uncomfortable but good read."

"So I'm going to go ahead and justify that it is okay in Acotar that Feyra is 18 and her lover 500. Why because it's a fantasy. Freya and to become an adult to save her family and there's the whole mate thing and being equals. I will even justify twilight too. That's right i said it. But Jordan and Pike made me feel uneasy. This was just too unrealistic for a non-fantastical story.<br/><br/>At times Jordan acted like a tantrum-throwing child and Pike her father then all of the sudden it would switch to lust. So I warred with myself on how I could compare this to the fae books I read and well I just did. There is too much of a power imbalance. Jordan cannot take care of herself. She did not go thru enough to become wise yet. Pike has had a child. He is set in life and wants for nothing. I cannot express how cringy it was for Pike to tell Jordan to go to her room and then proceed to have fantasies about her. <br/><br/>The inner thoughts which they often do seem to get repetitive. And as it often does as soon as the romance fixed in place the corny words spewed forth. Eww. After a little while, I thought maybe nothing was wrong with the age gap because they both start acting like teenagers, throwing fits and acting out to make each other jealous. Ugh and really, never trust a man that calls you baby.<br/><br/>I now want to pore bleach in my eyes and wash this book away from my thoughts."

"I already want to reread this book! Age gap, girl hard on her luck falls in love with her ex bfs dad. The possessiveness is swoon worthy!!! The ending got me teary eyed but was absolute perfection! Penelope Douglas outdid herself on this one. Definitely steamy.. just a FYI"