Book: Sugar Society by Melissa Raylene
Reviewed by Your_bookish_fantasy
Rating: 2/5
๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข
โ๏ธ๐ป๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐- Sugar Society
๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ The Dark Romance Team
๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค.
โ๏ธโ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค-
(out of 5 stars, my rating scale is at the end)
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.75 / 5
๐ก๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ซ / 5 -๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐
Which books have I also given this same rating? (๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐)
5โญ๏ธ Fourth wing / Bound by inked flame / Anathama / The Lies of Lena / Of silver and Curses
4.5โญ๏ธ Bitten / The Female / Quicksilver / Bride / Lights Out / A Bargain so Bloody
4โญ๏ธ Spellcaster / One Dark Window / From Blood and Ash / Phantasma / Butcher & Blackbird
3โญ๏ธWe Who Will Die / The Wolf King / Daughter of No Worlds / The Ex Hex
โ๏ธ๐๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐ :
๐ 207 ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐
Multi ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ- 01 May 2026
๐ฃ๐น๐ผ๐ or ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ driven? ๐ โณ๐พ๐
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ- standalone
๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ on ๐๐จ? โ ๐ดโฏ๐.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ- ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐นโด๐๐
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ? โ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐, ๐โด, ๐โด๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐โฏ โฏ๐โด๐๐๐ฝ, ๐พ๐๐ ๐โฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐โฏ๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐น๐พ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐น โด๐๐ โฏ๐โด๐๐๐ฝ ๐ปโด๐ ๐โฏ ๐โด ๐โฏ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ 6 ๐โด๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐พ๐โฏ.
๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? (Disability, plus size, mental health etc...)โ plus size FMC
โณโดโด๐น๐; ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ป๐๐๐๐, ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐พ๐น ๐พ โฏ๐๐ฟโด๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐?โ
๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐โฏ๐๐ ๐ทโดโด๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐โฏ๐๐พโฏ๐?โ
๐ฒโด๐๐๐น ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ โฏ๐๐โฏ ๐ท๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฝโด๐?โ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐? Mafia lovers may find this a bit of a let down, but if like me, you only dabble in mafia books then you will enjoy it. The secret society lovers will enjoy this more as will The pack and shifter fans.
๐จ๐ ฒ๏ธ๐ ท๏ธ๐ ด๏ธ๐ ฒ๏ธ๐ บ๏ธ ๐๏ธ๐ ท๏ธ๐ ด๏ธ ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ!๐จ
โ๏ธ๐โ๐ผโ๐๐ผ๐ ๐โ ๐๐๐โ๐:
๐๐โด๐๐ป ๐ โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
๐ฆดSาโ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
โ๏ธ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
๐แฆแแพแฟแฟแจแแถ
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ/ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐ถ
๐ฅต๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐IแีTแฉ แชOแฏแด แชแแT
๐ัยขัะธั ะฒฯะธโัโ ะผฮฑััั
๐๐
๐๐ฃ โ๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐๐๐ช โ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐
๐Exhibitionism
โ๏ธ๐
๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข
๐no sword crossing
โ๏ธ๐โ๐โ๐ผ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค & ๐น๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค
๐งฉ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ แทแฉแTแดแ
โ ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐...
๐งจ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ช ๐ฝ๐โ
โณ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐:
I donโt understand this book, Iโm gutted because I have been so desperately looking forward to it and yet it was a huge let down.
So first of all I want to say that the author had a damn good plot here and great characters, with a decent team to help catch the inconsistencies this would have been amazing!
The world building was fun and light, spanning 3 locations. The pacing was a little up and down but it didnโt drag as the writing style was so easy to follow and understand.
Butโฆ
Where was the beta team? Or the editor? So many things should have been caught, gaps closed and confusion explained. There were scenes where I had no clue what was going on in relation to where the characters were standing/positioned. There were scenes that were explained later but the explanations didnโt fit because we saw none of it. It felt like there needed to be a big secret that the dad was keeping sand the only way to keep that secret was to under explain some scenes and then tell us about what happened after- which left me not believing it and utterly confused.
I was left with sooo many questions when I got to the end of the book, things about why her dad did what he did was never explained. Neither was the information around his actions whether they were done alone or with accomplices or with the knowledge of anyone else. Nextup- the syrup was never explained at all, when the recipe was changed we didnโt learn why that new ingredient was thought of let alone how it was extracted, how much or where from? There is also the commotion with the missing shipments, that is never resolved, denials were made by all so that was left as a loose thread. Above I mentioned about a seen being explained later on-when the traitors were captured and made to talk we learned things that made no sense whatsoever and did not fit with the things we were shown at the time. Another question left unanswered was why the mind link cut off and came back when it did. A few spicy scenes I donโt understand were the exhibition ones- for protective alphas they were ok with everyone seeing her? No inner monologue about how they hated it or tried to angle their bodies to shield her. And the first spicy scene we got- uh? Okโฆ that just didnโt gel with me, totally didnโt believe that for one minute, either the allowing her to be solo, the public punishment or the fact that not one of them brought up that not only was she a virgin, but sheโd never even been hugged or kissed! Just more aspects that didnโt fit in the story at all. Then there is the somno scenes, I thought it would be either a hate sleep/ get what you can or a loving one where your woken up to stuff going on, it was neither though, so that scene I really did not understand at all? It just wasnโt explained so we didnโt get the point? Was it to get his seed in her, Was it because thatโs the only time slot he had, did he just want her asleep and unable to respond or remember? I dunno, just felt pointless without direction/description.
Thereโs lots more but I will stop there.
Spice wise Iโve rated it 3.5 because there is tushy play, lollipop licking, somno and blood play but itโs no where near as spicy as I thought/expected. For the frequency of the scenes Iโd give it 2 chillies, for the explanations Iโd say maybe 2.5 and thereโs not enough scenes of them together- as in more than just one alpha and her. I read rev harem for the team work wether itโs all holes filled or sword crossing too I donโt mind, so to get spice with just one guy at a time was disappointing to say the least. And those times were over and done with so quickly, no worshiping or exploring or adventureโฆ I was let down by these men that claimed she was their queenโฆ
I enjoyed the twists that were thrown in, I enjoyed the secret society aspect and I liked the mystery of her birth. I just wish the author had gotten more support to truly bring her story to life.
๐งโโ๏ธ โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค:
I enjoyed the possessive nature of the alphas and the rebellious nature of the Omega.
I didnโt like how up and down the omega was though, one minute she was extremely hard on herself, shy and withdrawn, just doubting and questioning everything. Next itโs a full flip and sheโs strong and bossy, demanding and stern. I couldnโt understand her character, there was no character growth within her to build up the confidence. She always had a defiant side but it became more than that which was great but then it back tracked again.
The guys all came across as strong and competent. They were utterly devoted to her right from the start but with a hint of alpha authority- do as your told, which I always appreciate! I found the guys very contradictory though, they want the world for her, they want her happy and spoiled, yet they stood by and did nothing for her from the day they found her to the day they claimed her, no making demands to her father to treat her better or dropping gifts off etcโฆ then they didnโt seem to know it was her birthday? Ermโฆ? And when they did find out they didnโt do much about it FOR HER.
The villain of the story was well written, when it came to the confrontation I thought it would be a tougher battle, drawn out a bit more to show how difficult it all is?
I loved the best friend, I wish we got some more info on her though, like how she found her pack and their traditions for example.
โณ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐-๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐?
I wouldnโt re read it no, but I would recommend it to the right people.
๐ชง๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
If your dipping your toes into the mafia world, your new to some of the kinks/ tropes listed or you just want to see if mixing darkness and paranormal fantasy is for you, then you will love this! Perfect for beginners and those unsure of their pleasures. But if youโre seasoned in any of the above then perhaps read it with a pinch of salt and donโt expect too much.
๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ;
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๐๐ช โ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ค:
โญ๏ธ DNF
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I managed to finish it but it was rubbish. I won't keep a physical copy and won't recommend it, but it's a shame as the plot could have made a good book in another author's hands
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
It was OK. I wish I didn't start this one as it didn't do it for me as I struggled to read it. It had an interesting premise that fell flat but I had to see what happened in the end.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I don't regret reading it, and I will read the next one, but this one did have a few flaws. [These could be repetitive writing, gaps or plot holes, better character growth or world building, areas needing more detail]
Generally, the book lacked depth and became confusing. The plot resonated with me even though it annoyed me on the whole.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
I'm glad I read it. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to the right people, but I wanted more! Sadly, it's easily forgettable with a few issues I just couldn't overlook/get past.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Good book! I loved it, but... I needed more! I really did enjoy it, but it had a few parts that needed more detail or added history/background or lore. But that's because the story or characters were memorable, and the plot was strong with brilliant twists. I would re-read if I needed to catch up for the next book and would recommend.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
Great book! I truly wish the story had been thought about more, or the author had been given more time as this book is so close to brilliance! I will likely read again and will definitely be recommending it to all!
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WOW! Absolutely amazing book! Well written with great characters and a plot so memorable that it will stay with me. I will definitely read this again, I will be recommending it and sharing it with the whole world! Also- I NEED A PHYSICAL COPY!
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This is my God level tier. The book must be perfectly memorable. Even after reading 50+ more books, I will remember character names and emotions along with the plot. If there is a special edition, then I need to own it! If there is a conversation on books- I'm talking about this!
SPICE SCALE:
๐ถ๏ธโ segsual language and a little on-page action
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of segsual language and some on-page open door action, may be occurring a couple of times
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of explicit action and dirty talk, occurring frequently with 2/3 lurvers
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ super graphic and explicit, occurring 4 or more times, can be more grey and taboo themed. Possibly with toys and kinks
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ Kinks and Fet!shism, explicit and super graphic. It is likely to be tushy play, toys, playrooms, and more dark / taboo fantasies and realities.