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A Thousand Cuts by A.M. Rose
5.0

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ARC review
This was only my second book by these authors, but I am definitely a huge fan! This was a perfect blend of tender sweetness, an original plot that kept me invested from start to finish, funny and interesting side characters, and just the right amount of spicy goodness. The change from the most gentle caretaking daddy outside of the bedroom to grab-you-and-hold-you-down-while-pounding-you-through-the-mattress roughness, all because that’s what his boy wanted, was perfect.

He’d spent years learning what made himself tick, and having someone to cherish, protect, and pamper was it.

I suck at reading any interconnected series from start to finish, which means I didn’t read book 1 and 2 before reading this one. Although I can definitely see why you might want to, I do believe you can read this as a standalone and still enjoy it. I certainly did. However, I do want to go back and read the first two books now because I liked this one so much.

Fix and Liam were great together, and I loved this urban fantasy world. Great entertainment with a pretty good twist at the end. I also really loved how supportive Fix was of Liam’s sex work (he’s a solo camboy). Fix never even batted an eye and has no problem with Liam continuing the work he loves. All he wants is for Liam to be safe and happy.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Cursebreaker
Size difference
Camboy
Daddy kink
Tattooed MC
Past trauma
Slow burn
Hurt/comfort
Protective daddy
Exhibitionism
Dog parent
Hands-free orgasms
Rough sex
Fingering
Bondage
Urban fantasy
Age gap

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
MC stalked and harassed (past and present)
Explicit sexual content
Mention of past rough treatment by escort client (slap)
Exhibitionism
Rough sex (hair-pulling, throat-fucking)
Animal abuse (past, dog fighting)
On-page pet harm (dog kicked by bad guy)
Bondage
Injured MC — medical emergency

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, strict
Genre: Urban fantasy
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 25 and ‘mid thirties’
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 355
Happy ending: Yes


“You believe in fate?” Liam asked. “I met you, didn’t I? In a room full of chaos I found you. I wouldn’t know what else to call it but fate. Maybe luck?”

“Can I touch you?” Fix asked quietly into the thickened silence. There we go. This was familiar. This was what he would get from Fix. And he’d take it. He’d make it work. “Yes,” he said, expecting Fix to reach for his cock, his ass. But Fix sat on the edge of Liam’s bed and scooped him up like he weighed nothing. He wrapped his pink sheet around him like he was the sweetest confectionery and placed him on his lap instead.

Fix was left to stretch out his neck and will his cock to settle down while he pulled his shirt back on. He wasn’t getting any attention just yet and he needed to get with the program. They were wooing now.