and power, but I guess those words are redundant. Money is
always about sex and power. And sex is always about power. And why have power
if you can’t have sex and money? But anyway, this is a story about money, sex,
and power. This is the story of The Sugar Baby Club." (8)
The night of a frat party was the night Jasmine screwed some
loser douchebag, egged a dorm room, and got arrested for underage drinking. As
we dive deeper into the story, it ripples into the different lives of a group
of dorm girls, but mainly centering on Jasmine and Kita. They each have their
issues and problems, but they strive for purpose and independence. Jasmine was
seeking validation from a man who wouldn't cast her away like some cheap, ugly
lay, and Kita wanted to go to Paris. Then Jasmine discovers this thing called
"sugaring," where a young girl dates an older, rich guy, who pays for
tuition, vacations, and other great stuff. One girl made $50K a year being a
sugar baby. Wow! Where do you sign up? But, wait, what's the catch?
With the goal of going to Paris, Jasmine and Kita decide to
be sugar babies. The goal was to make $40K each and get out before it becomes too
addicting. Sound easy, right? Of course, it's never that easy.
So the reader tags along as Jasmine and Kita go through
"sugaring." Although intriguing at first, after a while though, you
feel like you've gone through as many dates as you can handle and the
"sugaring" gets a little old. I mean, some of the guys are pretty
boring. What I liked, however, is that it doesn't get dirty. Yes, there's sexual
acts, but it's subtle and not overly done. Even though I felt the girls were
degrading themselves and pretty much selling their bodies for money, I still
felt a sense of empathy for them, especially when they were so inexperienced.
How can someone fall into this life at such a young age? Well, as crazy as it
sounds, it does happen. And this life pretty much becomes a learning process
for the girls, who are repeatedly spurned by "salt daddies" yet
continue to recite the mantra, "It's all about money." But will money
bring them the happiness they seek? Or will they realize that money is the root
of all evil?
So raw yet sensitive, story is a expressive rendition of the
life of a call girl or "sugar baby." It's touching, but, like I said,
it gets old fast.
My rating: 3 stars
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