I picked this up for the daddy kink and the age gap despite the fact that I don't usually like contemporaries all that much, but the tattooing parts were interesting, and for the most part, I loved the story. The first couple sex scenes were super hot, though I did get a little bored after Poe and Jericho got together. Then the story became heavily external, dealing with Jericho's relationship with Poe's father, Jericho's best friend, and Poe's relationship with Blue, Poe's best friend. This is where Jericho's side of the story got weak. I didn't feel Poe's dad's reaction to his 40-year-old best friend dating his 23-year-old son was realistic, and Jericho's character development was told not shown. To my mind, that means it wasn't there. He kept saying how Poe had made him see things differently, but I couldn't see real evidence of this. Poe's character development, on the other hand, was believable and illustrated in the events of the story . Additionally, there was some conflict between Poe and Jericho in the second half that didn't get adequately addressed in my opinion because the authors were so busy focusing on Blue and I'm assuming setting up the sequel. The ending was satisfying but that big breakup and working things out moment was missing. It was kind of there, but I wanted more of an emotional punch toward the end. All that being said, I still rate this four stars because it kept me reading despite its flaws, and there was a lot of symbolism and beautiful similes that had me feeling some writerly admiration. Overall, an entertaining read.