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Sugar

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Great book! Fun fast steamy read. Great characters made for a fun holiday read.Cant wait to see what the author has in store next!!

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I initially didn't know if I would like this book but I kept seeing it on social media and the blurb did intrigued me so I thought I'd give it a go.
I am extremely happy that I decided to read this book as it is a detailed descriptive look in to the life of Monique the Sugar Babe.
It really makes you think outside the box and I got so invested in her story that I read it in one day.
Monique X is a fantastic story teller and really pulls you in with her words.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend you one click this book as soon as you can and get taken on a fantastic journey of doing whatever you need to give your children a happy childhood.

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What a read! So good and will draw you right into the world of sugar babies. Could not put down.
Thank you NetGalley for free advance copy!

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This is not the genre of book that I would normally read. The story of a mother, following the breakdown of an awful marriage, who casually enters the high-end sex industry to provide for her family. Being the girlfriend of a Sugar Daddy is only slightly removed from being an escort, although she does not quite see it that way.
At first the book was quite entertaining and titillating, with vividly described sex scenes. However, they soon became quite predictable and somewhat monotonous. I enjoyed reading about the many interesting, yet sad, characters she met on her way.
The author's very detailed descriptions of the food the character ate at the various up-market restaurants became tedious and contrived. They didn't add any real value to the story.
There are a number of grammatical and typing errors in the book which I found quite frustrating, they detract from a fluid read. I hope the publisher will edit the work before it gets widely distributed.

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A funny sort of story, told as a part of someone else's biographical experience and part of their own experience., involving travel, dating website connections in exchange for monetary support, including the ins and outs of the journey.

Some of the grammar needs editing as words in places are either transposed or missing from sentences.

I felt I shouldn't have noticed that, if this book was as hot as the reviews indicated.

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OMG! Thank goodness it’s over! I feel so bad getting anvance copies of books and then not enjoying them. Thanks to NetGalley and the author for my ARC. I wish I had enjoyed it more, but I didn’t. The main character is so frustrating! Back and forth and desperate for a man to save her while in denial about what she is. She’s a prostitute and that’s fine by me, but own your life, girl! Be confident in all you do, even being a Sugar Baby. Even though at 40, she’s not really a SB, come on! Not to mention the atrocious writing! Come on! Learn the difference between a plural and a possessive. The difference between to and too. And how to properly write an ellipsis if you’re going to use them ALL OF THE TIME! Also, dessert, not desert is s good course! Winger not wince! It was like reading a middle schooler’s memoirs, even the terrible sex was boring! I teetered between 2 and 3 stars and I guess I felt so bad about such a terrible book! It was terrible. Dreadful. I’m sorry. Sorry I can’t stop reading hooks once I start them because I had to suffer through this entire miserable book! I need a 5 Star read soon or I might die!

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Thank you Thistle Publishing for a copy of Sugar by Monique X.

The premise of this book sounded interesting at first, then I didn't realize it would have SO much sex explicit sex at that. I thought the book The Swing Of Things by Linda Keir was explicit. That book was minor. The only part I liked was the places that it took Monique, you can almost envision it. It was good to hear she only did it for two years. People should not lower themselves to be used for sex. Specially with two little girls, what if something happen to her? Her poor daughters. Monique said she would get a vibe if something wasn't right, she got those vibes and still stayed. Then to mention she met these people online is even worse. A lot of parts in this book had me shaking my head.

Thanks again Thistle Publishing

Cherie'

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This was a different kind of story. I liked it but I didn’t love it. The sex scenes we’re good though.

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This book is written by Monique and recounts her experiences as a ‘sugar baby’, a rather classy sort of escort serving the super rich (sugar daddies) with companionship as well as sex. The story travels from a range of clients to a range of locations and an equally wide range of sexual equipment, positions and peccadilloes. It also includes a large number of restaurants and exotic menus, as well as the odd swinger club for good measure.

Monique is a separated mum with two daughters so, clearly, has a heart of gold and only does this, at least from the start, to support her family. At the end of the novel, she has written a story about her life and and her writing will now support her so she can give up her rich clients.

Hard to know what to say about this book. You might think it was a bit of a turn on but since each episode involved the exchange of large sums of money you might have thought these rich men were mugs. The accounts of what Monique has to eat are an education in themselves in terms of the details she provides so you could end up quite hungry if not aroused.

What else? She seems to find something good to say about all of the sugar daddies. I wasn’t altogether convinced by this and we have no sense of the unsavoury end of prostitution rearing its ugly head. And, despite her wonderful motives, her moral code is suspect. Most of these sugar daddies seem to have wives and families already.

The book goes out of the way to suggest that it is real with acknowledgements to the sugar daddies but I had my nagging doubts. As a piece of writing I’m quite envious because all these trips to Japan and Dubai and elsewhere could probably all be charged up to expenses and I began to think there was some product placement when she went back to the same exotic Japanese restaurant near Liverpool Street. At times, I felt the whole thing was a concoction of Wikipedia and Trip Advisor but maybe I’m just cynical! I suppose it’s all harmless fun but you could imagine some misguided and foolish women thinking that this was the life and getting into some very nasty places as a consequence and that’s slightly worrying.

Anyway, Monique will probably be interviewed on TV soon and turn out to be an absolute charmer and all my doubts will have to be dispelled. In the meantime, if you catch flu or are laid up with a bad back this will keep you occupied and distracted for a while and, in spite of everything, she does keep the story rolling along.

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After a divorce, Monique needs money to support her two daughters. Drowning in debt, she looks for a way to make money while she tries to write a book. . Her friend, Amanda tells her about a website to hook up with a sugar daddy who will help pay her bills. Hoping for a long term arrangement, she sees men from all over the world. The story of the travel and adventures she has are really interesting. This book tells of the men she dates, how uncertain this life style is and what happens to a woman who tries something unconventional to raise her kids. Spicy sex. Interesting topic that I think many people want to know more about. I received this book from Net Galley and Thistle Publishing for a honest review and no compensation otherwise.

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The way Monique starts out with her Sugar Daddy experiences is fun and adventurous. I really enjoyed her traveling and seeing new things with them also the luxury hotels and glamorous experiences.
This was a book different to what i usually read and quite enjoyed it.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity.

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Brilliant read with all the things I enjoy in a book with a brilliant storyline and characters and I will look forward to reading more from you from this author thank you for my arc

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I really enjoyed this book and found the topic unique and something that you dont see every day in other books.

It was a fast and easy read with some steamy scenes thrown in.

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