Baby Girl Review

Scout’s Report

Emery has had it with feeling abandoned and disrespected. Her daddies let her down, so they will be daddies no more. Derek, Hudson, Darcy, and Xavier have a different idea, however. They will stop at nothing to get their baby girl back. They know they did her wrong and they’re determined to do anything they can to prove to her they will do better. But Emery won’t hear of it.

After recovering from Tray’s kidnapping, Emery decides to give Will a shot. She joins his study group, and wants to try out a date or two. But something about him is just…too sweet. She can’t go back to the daddies, though. They hurt her, what’s done is done. Right?

Wayfarer’s Log

Baby Girl is a banger end to the series. The plot was alive and strong again in this one. Due to where things left off at the end of Brat Baby, the first half of this one is much more plot-focused and thus we don’t get much heat. But don’t worry, the spice returns with a vengeance and we finally get the scene we and Darcy have all been waiting for!

This was the answer we needed to the drama of the third book. Brat Baby’s cliffhanger and character choices left a lot of us readers reeling. This book responded to all of that in an understandable and empowering direction for Emery. I loved it!

Emery holds firm to her convictions after being hurt by the daddies’ behavior at the end of book three. She does not cave easily when they continue to ask for her forgiveness. She knows that they basically abandoned her after finding out about the contract, and disregarded the one thing they asked for—autonomy and being included in decisions that affect her.

Even though it’s not how I would have reacted, and how we as readers know she should forgive them, I would be proud of her if I knew her in real life. It takes guts to protect your heart like that, to be willing to give up the potential of something good because you just don’t know if it will be bad again.

If you read my Brat Baby review, you’ll know that I had questions about whether Derek’s ‘reasonable one’ reputation actually held up to his behavior and decisions. It honestly made me a little unreasonably upset, especially after stewing on things initially. I personally am a very forgiving person (probably overly so), so my initial reaction was thinking Emery may have overreacted. But the more and more I thought about it, the more I agreed with her that the daddies fucked up big time. Thankfully, Derek gets this. He understands that although he thought he was doing the right thing at the time, he disregarded Emery’s autonomy. And boy, do all of them have to make up for it after going along with Big D’s decision.

I loved that this book delved more into the daddies’ pasts. We learn more about each of them, finally getting some backstories to their characters. We find out more about how they met, where they come from, what motivates them. We still don’t know everything about Xavier, but he would never have it any other way (and neither would I).

Xavier continues to be a rock for Emery as well. Even though he’s a walking red flag, he has some extremely sweet qualities. And his intentions are truly to make Emery feel safe, secure, and wanted. Yes, these also fit his own motivations and desires, but they’re still good for Emery. He just does them in the most Xavier way possible, of course.

“I’m not giving her space. I’m going to take up every crack, crevice, nook, and shadow in her life. I’ll be here, with her, even if it takes the rest of our lives. I’ll catch my little dove when she falls out of the sky.”

Additionally, we get to know Will a bit better. He’s such a sweet young man and honestly would have been my pick back in college. But I’m not Emery! She understands this, and fights with herself to give it a chance. It’s what she should want. But when it comes to kinks and what people need out of their sexual experiences, most shoulds go out the window. We’re not here to judge, we’re just here to have a good time. And poor Will just can’t hold a candle in Emery’s eyes.

Oakley becomes an even truer best friend in this one too. She backs up Emery, shooing off the men if that’s what Emery asks for. But she also openly talks with Emery, nudging her to see more perspectives. She shares what she sees in Emery and in the daddies, and pushes Emery when it truly matters. Bosom buddies for life.

I am also still so impressed with the accuracy to real-life sexual dynamics and needs that these books cater to. Consent is, again, number one. And Darcy does finally get what he was craving, but it’s not rushed, because that kind of thing shouldn’t be.

Although I did notice a couple editing issues such as using ‘physiotherapist’ instead of the US’s preferred term ‘physical therapist’, I still thought the writing matured even more in this one. We got more and more plot with each book, and I am glad this one took time to dig into the emotions behind character choices and gave space for the plot (and thus the heat) to happen naturally. Nothing felt rushed or overdone, it was a good sweet spot!

Although Emery does not react to things like I would, the writing and story allow me to set aside my own thoughts and live in the moment with Emery. I find myself backing her up just like Oakley, while also rooting for the daddies of course.

Journey’s End

I loved this last book to end the Sugar Life series. I really appreciated that enough time was devoted to the plot itself that the character progression felt natural. I still think back to the spicy scenes of Good Girl, but this one comes full circle and shows us what it’s like to move past that first-time experience and to actually live in the world while this is what you do in the bedroom (or dressing room as Hudson would have it). I loved seeing Emery empower herself and stand strong against temptation. She chooses her own heart, which is a lesson well worth learning.

I’d recommend this for:

• Readers who’ve been with the series from book one
• Emotionally earned finales that don’t rush the healing
• Character growth that actually sticks, not just gets mentioned
• Consent-forward BDSM with real craft behind it
• Anyone who wants their morally messy men held accountable
• Slow-burn healing after real relational damage
• A why choose ending that gives every man his due
• Readers who love a heroine who chooses her own heart over easy forgiveness

Publisher’s Summary

Four daddies missing their baby girl. One baby girl left completely shattered. It’ll take more than a contract to fix what’s broken between them.

It’s over. It’s really over.

All I want to do is move on with my life. Get back on track with my goals and achieve my dream future.

Graduate.

Get a job.

Buy a house.

Adopt a cat.

That’s it. No more sugar daddies. Just the regular life of a college student. Maybe even date a boy or two. I just need to stay strong and think of my future.

But they are making it fucking impossible.

Everywhere I turn, one of them is there. It’s like they are working as a unit to wear me down. At my dorm. In class. Between classes. Morning, afternoon, and night. Even my fucking dorm room. Nowhere is off-limits.

I can’t escape them. They are using every one of their skills to show me exactly what I’m missing.

And the worst part about all of this? I think it might be working.

Baby Girl is the fourth and final book in the Sugar Life series. It is a high-steam why choose romance with for daddies desperate to win their baby girl back.

Have you read Baby Girl? How soon would you have caved to the daddies, or would you have held out longer? Let me know in the comments!