Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Little Boy Toy

SERIES: Little Big Heart (Book 3)

AUTHOR: Wendy Rathbone

PUBLISHER: Eye Scry Publications

LENGTH: 162 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2024

BLURB:

A little who is rumored to be ace and a man who says he isn’t a daddy are drawn together by powers greater than the roles of the kink club where they meet. How in all the worlds can they make it work?

Kendry: I’m tired of the daddies who leer, who only want hookups, who don’t see the real me. I still want the social life of the kink club, but I decide to stop dating for a while. I enjoy dressing as a little and going to the club’s book corner to read. I can still have my juice and snacks and see other littles.

Then he walks in. I’ve never seen him before in the daddy/little playroom. He’s too big, too much leather, too much muscle. He comes straight to my corner and wiggles himself into a short, kid-sized chair right next to me. Staring straight ahead, hands folded over his chest, he looks so lonely. I start to read to him.

Zale: In all my years coming to the club, I’ve never bothered with the littles room. First of all, I’m not a daddy. Second, the bottles, the diapers, the pacifiers—all fine and good, just not for me. But I’m tired and need a break. My usual kinks aren’t doing anything for me. I don’t want hookups these days. I’m ready to settle down. I want someone just for me.

Now, looking into the littles playroom, it seems like a nice place to take a break. To relax. Here, there will be no expectations. No come-ons, no stupid pickup lines. I can just sit and watch the pretty boys play.

There’s a sweet little sitting in a corner quietly reading a book. Perfect. I’ll sit over there with him while I reassess my priorities and what I want from my life.

MM romance. (not)Daddy daddy. Definite little. Daddy/little dynamics. Opposites attract. A little teaching daddy-things. Bedtime stories. Sweet bath time. Building a bond. Age gap (10 years). Low angst. High steam. HEA.

Note: This is not a book about an ace character.

REVIEW:

Kendry is tired of the pushy “daddy” men that are constantly circling him and then throwing him away after they are done with him. Now he just wants to be left alone, in a safe space at the club he scrimps his money to belong to, to immerse himself in the full experience of being his true 6 year old little self. When the huge leather clad “daddy” drops down on the tiny reading chair next to him he is shocked. But the gentle giant just seems to want to kick back and listen to little Kendry read his books aloud. But can a (not)daddy and a little who desires someone to accept his true self even stand a chance?

I’m not as big into the Daddy/boy books as I once was but any time I get a chance to do a Wendy Rathbone book I grab it. What I loved most about this book wasn’t the usual daddy/boy scene but more of two guys, that appeared to be on two completely different ends of the kink sphere, taking a break from what they had been doing and found a relationship, no matter how unconventional as it seemed, and found what they truly needed in life. Zale found that he truly enjoyed caring for a partner, especially if that partner is the beautiful Kendry. And Kendry found that the typical Daddies in the club scene just didn’t work for him. But the huge teddy bear of a sweetheart that cared about him worked. Zale wasn’t there to just get in his tight booty shorts the little wore but cared about the young man that had obviously been creeped on by supposed daddies but just wanted action with the little femme cutie. But that wasn’t what Zale wanted or needed. He just wanted to spend time with Kendry and allow him to be who he really is. This moved so smoothly and I felt like there was a true connection that you could sense right through the pages. They fit together with no pressure and took their time to get to know the other one. Zale might look like a big leather daddy. And he might have all the caring factors of a true daddy. But he didn’t identify as one. But he didn’t mind that Kendry saw the (not)daddy as the man that he needed in his life.

I truly enjoyed this book and loved it was as untraditional as both these men were. It just clicked perfectly for me 💕

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