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Comfort Me, Daddy by Misha Horne
4.5
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

First of all, this is such a good book. I have read only a few DD/lb romances before, but they always left me feeling off-kilter and I could never get into them. This series changed that. The characters feel like real people outside of the DD/lb dynamic, and that makes all the difference. In the other books I've read with this trope, it always feels like the characters are, well, caricatures that only embody the stereotypes, whereas these characters get to live outside of that.

I admit I was a little skeptical at first since the characters are high schoolers, but they are both nineteen-year-old seniors with interesting and believable reasons for why they behave the way they do, which helps it not be completely awkward and weird. And the punishment aspect also helps me like it, too. The other books I've read have really soft daddies, and that's not for me. (Not that Caleb isn't sweet, but he can be stern, too).

However, I have one major and two minor grievances that are keeping me from giving this 5 stars.

The one major grievance I have with this book is, unfortunately, the climax at the end.
I'm sorry, but there is just no way that a principal would tell a student (with an obviously unstable mother) to leave in the middle of the school day to drive her home. They would call the cops, especially if the student was over eighteen and no longer living with her. And on top of that, Logan's coach was there as well, and you're telling me he wouldn't protest one of his star athletes leaving the day he has a really big test that matters? The star athlete who he rode endlessly to get his grades up? There's no fucking way.
I'm not saying the basic premise of the climax is bad, but I think the author could have found a much better way to get to the scene at Logan's old house. The way it happened is incredibly stupid and took me out of the story.

The two minor grievances are honestly not enough to remove any points, and one of them is just selfish on my part. The first is the way Logan's big test gets graded.
In Hurt Me, Daddy, Logan isn't actually failing, but on the precipice. Here, it's treated like he was failing and needed this test to be able to play. And if that was the case, Logan wouldn't actually be forced to wait around on a game day for it to be graded. Simply put, if he was going to be put on academic probation, it would be after the test was graded normally.
The second minor grievance is that we didn't get to see the scene where Caleb fucks Logan while quizzing him on Chemistry. I'm so offended that this is just referenced as a couple throw-away lines. I NEED IT, DAMMIT. 

As for the things I liked about this book, they seem endless. The characters are wonderful and fleshed out, the spanking scenes are hot as hell, and I loved seeing Logan learn to love himself (and Caleb). I think the timeline was a little fast, but it's not a dealbreaker here like it can be for other books. If you're looking for a fun time, I strongly recommend you read this.