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Park Avenue Princes #2
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince
Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.
Some call us spoiled.
Some call us trouble.
But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.
Donovan “Van” Truitt
“The Model”
Wrong place. Wrong time. Right guy.
Showing up at a very indecent film shoot was an accident. I was a highly paid model. A professional. I didn’t get down and dirty for the cameras, but one look at the sex god needing a scene partner and I found myself reconsidering.
After all, with a name like Sin, a body out of my rugged lumberjack fantasies, and a head full of dirty-blond hair I wanted to grab, he was almost impossible to resist. But I did—until fate put him back in my sights.
The only problem? He was the new rising star of his industry, and that meant he came with conditions.
The proposition: If I wanted a night of “Sin,” I needed to show up for the cameras.
My terms: Make sure my identity remained a mystery.
It was only supposed to be one time, one scene. But I quickly learned that anything less than everything would never be enough with him.
Who would’ve thought my happy accident would lead to so many happy ending…s?
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince is the second standalone novel in the Park Avenue Princes world.
Some call us spoiled.
Some call us trouble.
But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.
Donovan “Van” Truitt
“The Model”
Wrong place. Wrong time. Right guy.
Showing up at a very indecent film shoot was an accident. I was a highly paid model. A professional. I didn’t get down and dirty for the cameras, but one look at the sex god needing a scene partner and I found myself reconsidering.
After all, with a name like Sin, a body out of my rugged lumberjack fantasies, and a head full of dirty-blond hair I wanted to grab, he was almost impossible to resist. But I did—until fate put him back in my sights.
The only problem? He was the new rising star of his industry, and that meant he came with conditions.
The proposition: If I wanted a night of “Sin,” I needed to show up for the cameras.
My terms: Make sure my identity remained a mystery.
It was only supposed to be one time, one scene. But I quickly learned that anything less than everything would never be enough with him.
Who would’ve thought my happy accident would lead to so many happy ending…s?
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince is the second standalone novel in the Park Avenue Princes world.
424 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 9, 2023
About the author
Brooke Blaine
66 books2,192 followersBrooke Blaine is a USA Today Bestselling Author best known for writing romantic comedy and M/M romance. Her novels lead with humor and heart, but Brooke never shies away from throwing in something extra naughty that will scandalize her conservative Southern family for life (bless their hearts).
She’s a choc-o-holic, lives for eighties bands (which means she thinks guyliner is totally underrated), believes it’s always wine o’clock, and lives with the coolest cat on the planet—her Ragdoll/Maine Coon mix, Jackson Agador Spartacus.
She’s a choc-o-holic, lives for eighties bands (which means she thinks guyliner is totally underrated), believes it’s always wine o’clock, and lives with the coolest cat on the planet—her Ragdoll/Maine Coon mix, Jackson Agador Spartacus.
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February 9, 2024
3.5*** stars
Yeah, didn’t think I would be back here with that series this soon either. *lol
And although I didn’t expect it, I actually liked this one up to a certain point very much. But with a premise like that I couldn’t resist. It was hot af!
What I absolutely didn’t like was that little conflict. I mean puhlease! When you wanna make your one MC all possessive and jealous and shit about his man fucking other men for his job, DON’T MAKE YOUR OTHER MC A FUCKING PORN STAR!!!!!!!! So I agree with East here:
I know it only was working for the story like this, but man than at least just roll with it! I was so annoyed and super disappointed. Especially seeing that it ran it’s cause anyway with how everything turned out later.
What went down then was pretty dramatic in a different way, although very predictable, but okay to keep my interest until the end.
side note: I honestly hate that the authors haven’t revealed the pairings for the rest of the books, not even the next one. My imagination runs wild here! And I now realize that I really have a soft spot for West from book #1.
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Park Avenue Princes
Book 1 - Infamous Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 2 - Insatiable Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 3 - Scandalous Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 4 - Possessive Park Avenue Prince release 04/24
Book 5 - Salacious Park Avenue Prince
Book 6 - Notorious Park Avenue Prince
Yeah, didn’t think I would be back here with that series this soon either. *lol
And although I didn’t expect it, I actually liked this one up to a certain point very much. But with a premise like that I couldn’t resist. It was hot af!
“Us meeting? That’s fate at work. Biggest bottom meets biggest cock? If that doesn’t lead to a happy ending, I don’t know what will.”
What I absolutely didn’t like was that little conflict. I mean puhlease! When you wanna make your one MC all possessive and jealous and shit about his man fucking other men for his job, DON’T MAKE YOUR OTHER MC A FUCKING PORN STAR!!!!!!!! So I agree with East here:
“Kelly has to fuck other guys starting next week,” I blurted out, […]
East was the first to speak, which was never a good sign. “And this is a problem why?” Preston glared him down. “Did you not hear him?” “Yeah, I heard him. A porn star has to fuck other guys? Shocking.”
I know it only was working for the story like this, but man than at least just roll with it! I was so annoyed and super disappointed. Especially seeing that it ran it’s cause anyway with how everything turned out later.
What went down then was pretty dramatic in a different way, although very predictable, but okay to keep my interest until the end.
side note: I honestly hate that the authors haven’t revealed the pairings for the rest of the books, not even the next one. My imagination runs wild here! And I now realize that I really have a soft spot for West from book #1.
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Park Avenue Princes
Book 1 - Infamous Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 2 - Insatiable Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 3 - Scandalous Park Avenue Prince - 3.5 stars
Book 4 - Possessive Park Avenue Prince release 04/24
Book 5 - Salacious Park Avenue Prince
Book 6 - Notorious Park Avenue Prince
November 25, 2023
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince was so much darn fun. From the incredibly hilarious meet cute and the off-the-charts chemistry between Donovan and Kelly, I devoured this highly entertaining low angst story from start to finish.
Donovan definitely wears his heart on his sleeve and Kelly is just as protective and devoted to him as well. Their unorthodox meeting is the perfect starting point for their relationship which only gets more steamier and intense from there on. I also enjoyed how different both guys are in their background and how that never really affected their relationship, always fun to have a low angst opposites attract story.
I loved getting to see these characters again and look forward to the next Prince's story.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
Donovan definitely wears his heart on his sleeve and Kelly is just as protective and devoted to him as well. Their unorthodox meeting is the perfect starting point for their relationship which only gets more steamier and intense from there on. I also enjoyed how different both guys are in their background and how that never really affected their relationship, always fun to have a low angst opposites attract story.
I loved getting to see these characters again and look forward to the next Prince's story.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
November 9, 2023
I'm so excited I saw this series has increased to 6 books because 3 was not going to be enough for me now that we've met these characters.
This story was as OTT as I was expecting and I absolutely loved it. It was far-fetched, ridiculous and completely unrealistic at times but still thoroughly entertaining, although I really wanted to see what revenge they got on Atticus.
West and JT are still my favourite couple so far, but I am seriously hoping Gavin and Daire get together because that's a definite grumpy/sunshine pairing I would love to see🤞🏻
This really is like Gossip Girl, but I am loving this version much more than I ever enjoyed those books. Mainly because this is all testosterone and no bitchy girl drama (which is something that puts me off most MF books).
East is like the second coming of Chuck Bass and I love him as much as I hate him. I can't wait to see who he falls for too.
This story was as OTT as I was expecting and I absolutely loved it. It was far-fetched, ridiculous and completely unrealistic at times but still thoroughly entertaining, although I really wanted to see what revenge they got on Atticus.
West and JT are still my favourite couple so far, but I am seriously hoping Gavin and Daire get together because that's a definite grumpy/sunshine pairing I would love to see🤞🏻
This really is like Gossip Girl, but I am loving this version much more than I ever enjoyed those books. Mainly because this is all testosterone and no bitchy girl drama (which is something that puts me off most MF books).
East is like the second coming of Chuck Bass and I love him as much as I hate him. I can't wait to see who he falls for too.
November 13, 2023
Other than the fact that both Mira and Corey became excessively cringe after 90%, this installment was pretty sweet, and I thought Van and Kelly were really adorable! I'm finding this series (and these characters) highly entertaining so far and I honestly can't wait for the next book!🥰
August 1, 2024
2.3 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
Kelly has a big dick. That’s it. That’s the plot.
No seriously, it was only mentioned 29463028263929273 times, by everyone. Even all of Donovan’s friends. And his brother. Yes, that’s right. Those guys casually share a big bowl of popcorn and watch porn together on the giant living room TV like it’s a normal Friday evening. Fucking weirdo behavior. Absolutely not.
The secondhand embarrassment I got from this book was also too much. The scenes where Donovan realized he walked into a porno set, and where Gavin discovered it was Donovan in the film, I literally had to read with my hands over my face because I was so uncomfortable.
And then when Donovan starts dating Kelly, they still keep bringing up his dick. All the time, in front of everyone. The amount of times I stared off into space like I was on The Office was baffling. Because I was baffled by this book.
I mean, Donovan and Kelly were alright characters, but nothing happened in this book at all. I was so bored. It was all smut but the smut wasn’t anything super great so I suffered.
Also, did I mention Kelly’s dick is BIG?!
My favorite parts of this book were whenever West and JT were present, any time Gavin and Daire or Travis and Caleb interacted, and when East said awful things. But my most favorite was when the book said “The End”. Cue applause.
This book was my least anticipated, so I really hope the rest meet expectations or I’m going to be so upset.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
Kelly has a big dick. That’s it. That’s the plot.
No seriously, it was only mentioned 29463028263929273 times, by everyone. Even all of Donovan’s friends. And his brother. Yes, that’s right. Those guys casually share a big bowl of popcorn and watch porn together on the giant living room TV like it’s a normal Friday evening. Fucking weirdo behavior. Absolutely not.
The secondhand embarrassment I got from this book was also too much. The scenes where Donovan realized he walked into a porno set, and where Gavin discovered it was Donovan in the film, I literally had to read with my hands over my face because I was so uncomfortable.
And then when Donovan starts dating Kelly, they still keep bringing up his dick. All the time, in front of everyone. The amount of times I stared off into space like I was on The Office was baffling. Because I was baffled by this book.
I mean, Donovan and Kelly were alright characters, but nothing happened in this book at all. I was so bored. It was all smut but the smut wasn’t anything super great so I suffered.
Also, did I mention Kelly’s dick is BIG?!
My favorite parts of this book were whenever West and JT were present, any time Gavin and Daire or Travis and Caleb interacted, and when East said awful things. But my most favorite was when the book said “The End”. Cue applause.
This book was my least anticipated, so I really hope the rest meet expectations or I’m going to be so upset.
November 16, 2023
I enjoyed this book ALOT.
It was fresh and hot and just plain fun all around.
no miscommunication, no 80% breakup scene, no OTT drama and banter.
It's romantic and steamy AF.
It's been a long while since I enjoyed a Brella book this much so It was a great surprise.
disclaimer: Some people may not like how Van dealt with Kelly's porn career but I ATE THAT SHIT UP!
It was fresh and hot and just plain fun all around.
no miscommunication, no 80% breakup scene, no OTT drama and banter.
It's romantic and steamy AF.
It's been a long while since I enjoyed a Brella book this much so It was a great surprise.
disclaimer: Some people may not like how Van dealt with Kelly's porn career but I ATE THAT SHIT UP!
May 24, 2024
watching glue dry is more exciting than this
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November 9, 2023DNF @ 28% - ugh, I’m a little disappointed with…….something. I love Donovan sooo sooo much but I’ve started skimming already so it’s a dnf for now.
November 13, 2023
he has a huge c0ck we get it, u don’t have to mention it in every sentence. NEXT‼️
2.75 stars.
2.75 stars.
Shelved as 'dnf'
March 5, 2024When reading a few pages starts to feel like a chore, I think it’s best to call it quits! DNF @ 20%
November 15, 2023
⭐︎
4.5 stars rounded up!
⭐︎
Another win for this series, I loved it. Did I love it as much as the first? Not quite as much, but almost.
Out of the 6 remaining Park Avenue Princes, this one focuses on Donovan Truitt, the model.
When the address to his next shoot gets messed up, Donovan accidentally ends up at a porn shoot instead. And there he meets the love of his life, Kelly Sinclair.
He doesn't do anything with Kelly then, and it ends up just being a solo that Kelly does - and it's his first time doing any porn, as Kelly is down on his luck and needs money fast in order to afford the apartment his roommate moved out of a few months prior.
When they meet again at an event specifically for Kelly as a new up and coming porn star - not by chance, Donovan goes with his friends knowing Kelly will be there, as he can't get Kelly out of his head - Kelly propositions Donovan with doing the porn with him, if his face could be covered. Because Donovan is a high profile model and the son of million(billion?)aires, so him doing porn could ruin his career/image (which he doesn't care about, but his parents/the other Park Avenue Prince parents just might.)
With that stipulation in place, Donovan shows up to the next shoot, and their chemistry is fire, of course.
They proceed to do a few more videos together, and spend time outside of that together, and fall more and more in love as time goes on.
When the porn studios want Kelly to start doing scenes with someone other than Donovan, though, the questions arises - do these two just want it to be them? Could Donovan handle Kelly being with others? What does Kelly ultimately want?
I gave .5 off because near the end a fairly huge problem arises, but it gets dealt with fairly easily and quickly. It just felt like it was thrown in there for some last minute drama without wanting to actually follow through with it. We don't even see the parents reactions to it, so what they were worried about wasn't even a thing in the end. It was a non-starter. Also the companies via modeling actually liked that and didn't have a problem with it at all, and it was actually an asset for them.
So it was just a little too easy and simple a drama to introduce just have it solved like *that*
Otherwise I loved this and I loved these two together. Their chemistry was so good and all their scenes (which yes, might be too many for others as these two are very sexual together) were so good.
Definitely recommend. I can't wait for the next in the series. I wonder if the next one will be about Gavin 🧐 Like maybe he breaks up with this Joey (who he is clearly having problems with by the end of this) and then meets the love of his life? I'm down for whichever Park Avenue Prince is next 😍 (Maybe Travis and Caleb? Enemies to lovers and all that 😉)
My Ratings for the Park Avenue Princes Series:
🔆 Infamous Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Insatiable Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars
🔆 Scandalous Park Avenue Prince: TBR
Another win for this series, I loved it. Did I love it as much as the first? Not quite as much, but almost.
Out of the 6 remaining Park Avenue Princes, this one focuses on Donovan Truitt, the model.
When the address to his next shoot gets messed up, Donovan accidentally ends up at a porn shoot instead. And there he meets the love of his life, Kelly Sinclair.
He doesn't do anything with Kelly then, and it ends up just being a solo that Kelly does - and it's his first time doing any porn, as Kelly is down on his luck and needs money fast in order to afford the apartment his roommate moved out of a few months prior.
When they meet again at an event specifically for Kelly as a new up and coming porn star - not by chance, Donovan goes with his friends knowing Kelly will be there, as he can't get Kelly out of his head - Kelly propositions Donovan with doing the porn with him, if his face could be covered. Because Donovan is a high profile model and the son of million(billion?)aires, so him doing porn could ruin his career/image (which he doesn't care about, but his parents/the other Park Avenue Prince parents just might.)
With that stipulation in place, Donovan shows up to the next shoot, and their chemistry is fire, of course.
They proceed to do a few more videos together, and spend time outside of that together, and fall more and more in love as time goes on.
When the porn studios want Kelly to start doing scenes with someone other than Donovan, though, the questions arises - do these two just want it to be them? Could Donovan handle Kelly being with others? What does Kelly ultimately want?
I gave .5 off because near the end a fairly huge problem arises, but it gets dealt with fairly easily and quickly. It just felt like it was thrown in there for some last minute drama without wanting to actually follow through with it. We don't even see the parents reactions to it, so what they were worried about wasn't even a thing in the end. It was a non-starter. Also the companies via modeling actually liked that and didn't have a problem with it at all, and it was actually an asset for them.
So it was just a little too easy and simple a drama to introduce just have it solved like *that*
Otherwise I loved this and I loved these two together. Their chemistry was so good and all their scenes (which yes, might be too many for others as these two are very sexual together) were so good.
Definitely recommend. I can't wait for the next in the series. I wonder if the next one will be about Gavin 🧐 Like maybe he breaks up with this Joey (who he is clearly having problems with by the end of this) and then meets the love of his life? I'm down for whichever Park Avenue Prince is next 😍 (Maybe Travis and Caleb? Enemies to lovers and all that 😉)
My Ratings for the Park Avenue Princes Series:
🔆 Infamous Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Insatiable Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars
🔆 Scandalous Park Avenue Prince: TBR
August 1, 2024
❝ The way your body takes me... ❞
He leaned down, placing his hands on the pillow on either side of my head.
❝ It's as if you were made just for me. ❞
I cradled his face, running my fingers over the scruff on his cheeks.
❝ Because I was. ❞
Oh my fucking goodness! This book is my newest supreme aka 5 stars. I love this from start to finish. Critically, I get the concerns towards this book/series but I didn't really much cared because I was too busy giggling and swooning. A romance book about a supermodel and a rising gay porn star?! I am fucking seated. Chill and easy read with a lot of good banter between the characters. Also, all I could think about is Brock O'hurn as Kelly Sinclair! I was salivating it was crazy.
November 13, 2023
I didn't like this one as much as I did the first one.
Hopefully, this series gets better.
Hopefully, this series gets better.
June 17, 2024
4.5*
This book was so much fun and I really liked both Donovan and Kelly individually and as a pairing.
Unlike book one, this narrative felt much more mature, even though Van is only 21 and Kelly not much older.
It's done away with a lot of what I didn't enjoy in the first book - the obscene wealth and lack of responsibility of the Park Avenue Princes as they floated their way through university life taking advantage of their privileged state at every turn.
Here the rest of the gang, Van's younger brother Gavin aside, are more peripheral, only appearing an odd time or two rather than being fully involved in the plotline.
For me, it made this story much more enjoyable, it had a lightness and a humour to it that was somewhat missing in the first. The meet/cute between them is genuinely funny, as Van ends up on a porn shoot instead of his next modelling assignment when he's given the wrong address.
It's instant lust on sight when they meet and I absolutely loved how Ella and Brooke ramped up the sexual tension throughout this first encounter until you weren't sure what was going to happen next.
As it is, we're made to wait, first through a second encounter in a VIP nightclub backroom, then when Kelly aka Sin, makes a pretty sinful challenge that Van cannot help but take up.
The scenes where they get down and dirty are just as scorching hot as you'd expect from this pair of authors. Add on the extra spice of it being a porn scene, and they go stratospheric.
Of course, there needs must be obstacles in the path of happiness, and here it comes from a nasty ex of Van's, who knows who the masked guy appearing in Sin's scenes is, and is enough of a douche to use that information.
No spoilers here, other than to say I'm pretty sure the internet does not work in the way it's presented as part of the plot to clean up the fallout!
Having said that, though, it's also a reasonable route to take, and so I'll run with it.
While the declarations come quickly in this book, it does feel like they've experienced at least twice as much as most normal people would over the same amount of time, so I didn't mind at all.
Now we've two of the Princes settled down, I'm thinking it may be Gavin or Daire next, hopefully together though as I think there's possibility there for them as it sounds like Gav's boyfriend's a bit of a flake.
My jury's still out on East, I'm not a fan at the moment, but I definitely want Travis and whatever beef he's got going on with Caleb so bring on book three!
#ARC kindly received from the authors via ForwordPR, I am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book was so much fun and I really liked both Donovan and Kelly individually and as a pairing.
Unlike book one, this narrative felt much more mature, even though Van is only 21 and Kelly not much older.
It's done away with a lot of what I didn't enjoy in the first book - the obscene wealth and lack of responsibility of the Park Avenue Princes as they floated their way through university life taking advantage of their privileged state at every turn.
Here the rest of the gang, Van's younger brother Gavin aside, are more peripheral, only appearing an odd time or two rather than being fully involved in the plotline.
For me, it made this story much more enjoyable, it had a lightness and a humour to it that was somewhat missing in the first. The meet/cute between them is genuinely funny, as Van ends up on a porn shoot instead of his next modelling assignment when he's given the wrong address.
It's instant lust on sight when they meet and I absolutely loved how Ella and Brooke ramped up the sexual tension throughout this first encounter until you weren't sure what was going to happen next.
As it is, we're made to wait, first through a second encounter in a VIP nightclub backroom, then when Kelly aka Sin, makes a pretty sinful challenge that Van cannot help but take up.
The scenes where they get down and dirty are just as scorching hot as you'd expect from this pair of authors. Add on the extra spice of it being a porn scene, and they go stratospheric.
Of course, there needs must be obstacles in the path of happiness, and here it comes from a nasty ex of Van's, who knows who the masked guy appearing in Sin's scenes is, and is enough of a douche to use that information.
No spoilers here, other than to say I'm pretty sure the internet does not work in the way it's presented as part of the plot to clean up the fallout!
Having said that, though, it's also a reasonable route to take, and so I'll run with it.
While the declarations come quickly in this book, it does feel like they've experienced at least twice as much as most normal people would over the same amount of time, so I didn't mind at all.
Now we've two of the Princes settled down, I'm thinking it may be Gavin or Daire next, hopefully together though as I think there's possibility there for them as it sounds like Gav's boyfriend's a bit of a flake.
My jury's still out on East, I'm not a fan at the moment, but I definitely want Travis and whatever beef he's got going on with Caleb so bring on book three!
#ARC kindly received from the authors via ForwordPR, I am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 20, 2023
"That's it, moan for me...I could watch you like this for hours."
Well this was not what I was expecting! Like, at all! After reading West's book, I wrongly assumed everyone in their friend group were uppity snobby fucks who flaunted their wealth to their hearts content. Which I loved, don't get me wrong. Gossip Girl was one of my fav shows and I was a total Chuck Bass girl. But as I said, I was wrong. And well also, right, I guess (I'm looking at you East.) But Insatiable is about Donavan aka Van and there is a reason the rest of the guys come to Van for advice. He's pretty much the most adult of them and also not anti-relationship. In fact, I'd go so far as to call him a romantic. Which leads me back to my first thoughts. How very unexpected.
Van was a lovely man. He was self-assured and confident in his likes and his place. He made no apologies for being who he was, but never once did he act like he was better than Kelly. Oh Kelly. He was confident of his body and wants, but he was still finding his footing a bit in the world. And together they were wonderful. They respected one another and didn't hide how they felt. When it became apparent that Kelly's job as an adult entertainer aka his needing to have sex with other men would be upsetting to Van, he told him. Like a mature adult. Honestly, theirs was one of the healthier relationships I've read in a while.
Let me be clear. Just because these two were higher on the maturity scale than West does not mean they weren't dirty AF in the bedroom. I mean, come on. They shoot a porno together. They're also a tad kinky. This book is hot. 🔥
I'm also curious, as I'm sure everyone else is, whom the next couple is going to be. I'm hoping it's Travis and Caleb, but I'm wondering if it may be Daire and a certain little brother. I'd be pumped either way.
Well this was not what I was expecting! Like, at all! After reading West's book, I wrongly assumed everyone in their friend group were uppity snobby fucks who flaunted their wealth to their hearts content. Which I loved, don't get me wrong. Gossip Girl was one of my fav shows and I was a total Chuck Bass girl. But as I said, I was wrong. And well also, right, I guess (I'm looking at you East.) But Insatiable is about Donavan aka Van and there is a reason the rest of the guys come to Van for advice. He's pretty much the most adult of them and also not anti-relationship. In fact, I'd go so far as to call him a romantic. Which leads me back to my first thoughts. How very unexpected.
Van was a lovely man. He was self-assured and confident in his likes and his place. He made no apologies for being who he was, but never once did he act like he was better than Kelly. Oh Kelly. He was confident of his body and wants, but he was still finding his footing a bit in the world. And together they were wonderful. They respected one another and didn't hide how they felt. When it became apparent that Kelly's job as an adult entertainer aka his needing to have sex with other men would be upsetting to Van, he told him. Like a mature adult. Honestly, theirs was one of the healthier relationships I've read in a while.
Let me be clear. Just because these two were higher on the maturity scale than West does not mean they weren't dirty AF in the bedroom. I mean, come on. They shoot a porno together. They're also a tad kinky. This book is hot. 🔥
I'm also curious, as I'm sure everyone else is, whom the next couple is going to be. I'm hoping it's Travis and Caleb, but I'm wondering if it may be Daire and a certain little brother. I'd be pumped either way.
January 20, 2024
1.5 stars. This book was so unbelievably boring, I'm amazed that I managed to finish. Our MCs are Donovan, wealthy model with the personality of a blank wall and Kelly, aspiring adult model whose entire personality is that he has a big dick. Donovan is so horny for Kelly after meeting him once, that he agrees to do porn films in order to get some. Predictably, these two unnaturally attractive and vapid people end up in a sexual/romantic relationship, with some manufactured drama thrown in to add spice. It all felt extremely artificial and forced. What did they even have in common other than being beautiful? I literally felt nothing and while the sex was honestly colourless for me, there was also a fair amount of fade-to-black, which I hate in erotica. Is this what commercial MM is? Was it written by AI? Not gonna lie, this was so formulaic and wooden that I'm a little put off the rest of the series, but we'll see.
November 18, 2023
This story was so improbable and illogical it beggars belief. The first half has a lot of sex scenes, which I skimmed through. I don't understand why they can't hook up during Kelly's off-duty hours. Why at a porn set?
Going forward, I am interested to read East and also Preston's story. I'd like to see East brought down to his knees and lose his arrogance.
Going forward, I am interested to read East and also Preston's story. I'd like to see East brought down to his knees and lose his arrogance.
November 8, 2023
4.5⭐️
Insatiable Park Avenue Princes by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine is book 2 in the Park Avenue Princes series.
This series is a ton of fun! I loved how book 2 is completely different from the first, while staying true to the vibe of the series. Ella and Brooke have given us some serious steam for Donovan and Kelly's story. This book burned hot from the very first chapters, and that's no exaggeration. I was literally hot. Very, very hot. 🥵 These boys were indeed insatiable. The relationship between these two was carnal and at the same time tender and romantic. I was pleasantly surprised by this.
It's rare, I think, to see two MCs who are exactly on the same wavelength from the first moment they meet, and for their connection to remain so strong and constant throughout the book. And it's even more impressive when you consider that they met on the set of a porn movie.
I liked that we built a little more on the friendship that unites the 7 Park Avenue Princes. It was beautiful to see them rally when one of them wasfaced with adversity. I love how protective they were of each other.
The Gossip Girl lover in me is more than satisfied with the direction this series is taking. I want more! XOXO
Insatiable Park Avenue Princes by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine is book 2 in the Park Avenue Princes series.
This series is a ton of fun! I loved how book 2 is completely different from the first, while staying true to the vibe of the series. Ella and Brooke have given us some serious steam for Donovan and Kelly's story. This book burned hot from the very first chapters, and that's no exaggeration. I was literally hot. Very, very hot. 🥵 These boys were indeed insatiable. The relationship between these two was carnal and at the same time tender and romantic. I was pleasantly surprised by this.
It's rare, I think, to see two MCs who are exactly on the same wavelength from the first moment they meet, and for their connection to remain so strong and constant throughout the book. And it's even more impressive when you consider that they met on the set of a porn movie.
I liked that we built a little more on the friendship that unites the 7 Park Avenue Princes. It was beautiful to see them rally when one of them wasfaced with adversity. I love how protective they were of each other.
The Gossip Girl lover in me is more than satisfied with the direction this series is taking. I want more! XOXO
December 18, 2023
Tropes: porn stars, rich/poor
Feels: 2/5
Steam*: 3/5
Kinks: toys, sex in risky places
Angst: low
HEA: yes
Pairing: MM
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: awkward prolonged "will he / won't he have sex with others", shitty exes
Donovan is 21 and he is from a very wealthy famous family. He is also a top model bringing in a lot of money himself. One day, due to a mistake with the address for one of his shoots, he accidentally turns up at a p*** studio shoot where Kelly Sinclair AKA Sin will be doing his first shoot as a pornstar. Kelly's co-star didn't show up, people thought Donovan was the co-star, so they had an awkward meet cute. LOL
Donovan didn't film with him that day, but they meet again a couple days later and decide to start shooting together. But Donovan insists on wearing a mask to hide his identity. And you just know that that's all going to come crashing down on him, what with him being a public figure at all. Prior to the epilogue, the book takes place over a couple of short weeks. They spend the first week or so burying their heads in the sand like ostriches trying to ignore the fact that it's Kelly's job to have sex with lots of other people. And they get lucky that Kelly doesn't have to have sex with anyone else for that bit of time. Then after that, the next week or two is them angsting over will he or won't he quit his job since that's the only way for him to have a monogamous relationship with Donovan.
I usually love these authors. This book didn't hit for me though. It was a bunch of things. It wasn't a realistic pornstar journey and the progression of their relationship didn't seem natural. They got far too committed while in a really uncertain relationship stage where they didn't know they were going to go exclusive until the 92% mark. They didn't actually interact enough in a non-sexual way for the feelings of love to be believable in such a short span of time. And it was just so awkward and uncomfortable to have this "will he or won't he f*** other people" hanging over our heads until the 92% mark. So it was both things happening too soon and too slow at the same time.
Also, Donovan had a couple moments where he was trying to win Kelly over with showy expensive outings. And Kelly's poor and concerned about money, he would be impressed by anything, he doesn't need or want to be wooed with expensive things. He'd probably be appalled to know some of the costs. So it's like Donovan doesn't even know Kelly.
The ending was a little contrived but it was nice that they had an easy out and things worked out for them. And yay, Kelly didn't have to have sex with other people which would have been icky.
There were some funny moments though. It was absolutely hilarious when Donovan's brother accidentally watched Donovan and Kelly's porn. He wanted to bleach his eyes out. And Kelly's neighbor Corey who kept showing up uninvited using his emergency key was funny. I liked the friendship moments too. But Donovan and Kelly just were messy and didn't work for me, which is bad because they're the focus of the book.
Some notable moments:
"“For the love of...” Gavin said as he gagged a little. “My eyes. Someone get the bleach.” “Uh oh, Gavin’s scared of the pretty python. Doesn’t bode well for what Joey’s packin’.” Daire smirked as my brother shook his head. “That’s Van. That’s his birthmark. It’s Van.” Oh fuuuck. I didn’t even remember Sin pointing it out, not with everything else he’d been doing to my body. Those eyes moved from Gavin to me, disbelief in all of them. I shook my head, but my knees were about to give out from under me. “He’s wrong. It’s not me.” “Oh God, it even sounds like you.” With his eyes squeezed shut, Gavin put his hands over his ears. “Make it stop. Someone turn it off.”"
"“Oh, for God’s sake, can you not?” I didn’t take my lips off Kelly’s as I waved Gavin off. “Go to your room, Gav.” “How about you two get a room,��� he grumbled, walking past us to the kitchen. “Somewhere I can’t hear you through the walls would be great.” “Your room isn’t even near mine.” Gavin grabbed a container out of the fridge and tossed it on the counter with a loud smack. “No. It’s not. That’s what makes it worse.”"
*FYI about steam: I rate steam based on a combination of quality & quantity. I note kink separate from steam because I don't want to underrate steamy reads that don't have much kink.
**Note about spoilers: I like to comment on the plot of a book in reviews, so I almost always mark my reviews as containing spoilers. But I try to avoid spoiling the big dramatic moments! As a reader, I personally like to know what I'm getting into before I read a book so I know more about the content and if it's to my taste/mood, so I try to give that information in my reviews for myself when I'm considering rereading and also for other readers.
Feels: 2/5
Steam*: 3/5
Kinks: toys, sex in risky places
Angst: low
HEA: yes
Pairing: MM
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: awkward prolonged "will he / won't he have sex with others", shitty exes
Donovan is 21 and he is from a very wealthy famous family. He is also a top model bringing in a lot of money himself. One day, due to a mistake with the address for one of his shoots, he accidentally turns up at a p*** studio shoot where Kelly Sinclair AKA Sin will be doing his first shoot as a pornstar. Kelly's co-star didn't show up, people thought Donovan was the co-star, so they had an awkward meet cute. LOL
Donovan didn't film with him that day, but they meet again a couple days later and decide to start shooting together. But Donovan insists on wearing a mask to hide his identity. And you just know that that's all going to come crashing down on him, what with him being a public figure at all. Prior to the epilogue, the book takes place over a couple of short weeks. They spend the first week or so burying their heads in the sand like ostriches trying to ignore the fact that it's Kelly's job to have sex with lots of other people. And they get lucky that Kelly doesn't have to have sex with anyone else for that bit of time. Then after that, the next week or two is them angsting over will he or won't he quit his job since that's the only way for him to have a monogamous relationship with Donovan.
I usually love these authors. This book didn't hit for me though. It was a bunch of things. It wasn't a realistic pornstar journey and the progression of their relationship didn't seem natural. They got far too committed while in a really uncertain relationship stage where they didn't know they were going to go exclusive until the 92% mark. They didn't actually interact enough in a non-sexual way for the feelings of love to be believable in such a short span of time. And it was just so awkward and uncomfortable to have this "will he or won't he f*** other people" hanging over our heads until the 92% mark. So it was both things happening too soon and too slow at the same time.
Also, Donovan had a couple moments where he was trying to win Kelly over with showy expensive outings. And Kelly's poor and concerned about money, he would be impressed by anything, he doesn't need or want to be wooed with expensive things. He'd probably be appalled to know some of the costs. So it's like Donovan doesn't even know Kelly.
The ending was a little contrived but it was nice that they had an easy out and things worked out for them. And yay, Kelly didn't have to have sex with other people which would have been icky.
There were some funny moments though. It was absolutely hilarious when Donovan's brother accidentally watched Donovan and Kelly's porn. He wanted to bleach his eyes out. And Kelly's neighbor Corey who kept showing up uninvited using his emergency key was funny. I liked the friendship moments too. But Donovan and Kelly just were messy and didn't work for me, which is bad because they're the focus of the book.
Some notable moments:
"“For the love of...” Gavin said as he gagged a little. “My eyes. Someone get the bleach.” “Uh oh, Gavin’s scared of the pretty python. Doesn’t bode well for what Joey’s packin’.” Daire smirked as my brother shook his head. “That’s Van. That’s his birthmark. It’s Van.” Oh fuuuck. I didn’t even remember Sin pointing it out, not with everything else he’d been doing to my body. Those eyes moved from Gavin to me, disbelief in all of them. I shook my head, but my knees were about to give out from under me. “He’s wrong. It’s not me.” “Oh God, it even sounds like you.” With his eyes squeezed shut, Gavin put his hands over his ears. “Make it stop. Someone turn it off.”"
"“Oh, for God’s sake, can you not?” I didn’t take my lips off Kelly’s as I waved Gavin off. “Go to your room, Gav.” “How about you two get a room,��� he grumbled, walking past us to the kitchen. “Somewhere I can’t hear you through the walls would be great.” “Your room isn’t even near mine.” Gavin grabbed a container out of the fridge and tossed it on the counter with a loud smack. “No. It’s not. That’s what makes it worse.”"
*FYI about steam: I rate steam based on a combination of quality & quantity. I note kink separate from steam because I don't want to underrate steamy reads that don't have much kink.
**Note about spoilers: I like to comment on the plot of a book in reviews, so I almost always mark my reviews as containing spoilers. But I try to avoid spoiling the big dramatic moments! As a reader, I personally like to know what I'm getting into before I read a book so I know more about the content and if it's to my taste/mood, so I try to give that information in my reviews for myself when I'm considering rereading and also for other readers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 20, 2024
Me- “I’m not an insta love girly”
Also me- *ate this shit up*
Donovan and Kelly were so fun and sweet and cute and steamy and perfect. I’m so intrigued by this friend group and I can’t wait for the rest of them.
Also me- *ate this shit up*
Donovan and Kelly were so fun and sweet and cute and steamy and perfect. I’m so intrigued by this friend group and I can’t wait for the rest of them.
December 24, 2023
Im pretty sure theres more to life than being really really really ridiculously good looking -Zoolander
Overall, this was pretty service level smutty & Insta lust. I felt like there wasnt much angst or depth to the story. Their relationship seemed purely physical tbh.
The conflict at the end was dumb because what did u think was gonna happen???
Readable and hot but definitely not better than book 1
Overall, this was pretty service level smutty & Insta lust. I felt like there wasnt much angst or depth to the story. Their relationship seemed purely physical tbh.
The conflict at the end was dumb because what did u think was gonna happen???
Readable and hot but definitely not better than book 1
November 11, 2023
4.5 stars
I really really liked both Donovan and Kelly, they're two amazing characters.
I already appreciated Donovan in book 1, when he had the talk with West and made him think about what he did and how to make amends with JT and I appreciated him more in this book.
Donovan is a well paid and well know model, but he's not superficial at all. I found very adorable the fact that he wants a stable relationship and that he loves cuddles and touches. He's also very wise and the other guys always go to him seeking advices.
Kelly is wonderful: he tried to find his spot on the modeling world too, unfortunately he didn't have the right connection, so he turned into porn. But it's obvious that, besides the physique du role, he don't really belong there: he gets attached and after seing Donovan for the first time, he realises that it will be very difficult for him to perform with other men. Kelly is a touchy guy too and his constant sweet kisses are to die for. I also loved that he never called Donovan "Van", but always used his whole name.
I love how their story developed, how they craved each other's closeness, how they were totally involved with one another from the start. Their chemistry is insane, the sex scenes are scorching hot, but beneath that you can see feelings growing (especially during the first night Kelly spent at Donovan's place).
They're also very honest with each other and, even when the topics are difficult to talk about, they always find a way to communicate their needs.
Basically they were boyfriends the exact moment they laid eyes on each other. And that is so very fine by me!
What prevented me from giving 5 full stars:
The group dynamic: taken separately, the guys are funny, caring (like West in the gym scene), supportive, attentive. But when they're all together they all behave like assholes: teasing each other at the point of almost bullying, not respecting boudaries, making each other umconfortable in front of their significant others.
East, of course, is the worst of them all and no one seems able to rein him in. I'm so curious about his story, I'll hope it will be here soon.
Kelly's past: I wish we could have had more about his family and his life before coming to New York. We don't even know his age.
Donovan's naivety: I can't leave spoilers but maybe a little more thinking about dating a porn star would have been better.
Atticus: that one time East had carte blanche to do anything, we've been left with nothing?
The two authors did not give any hint about next book besides the title. I'm hoping it will be about Gavin, Donovan's younger brother, and Daire because it seemed there was something brewing between them. We'll see.
In the meantime, enjoy this very recommended story.
I received an Arc of this book from ForewordPR and this is my honest review
I really really liked both Donovan and Kelly, they're two amazing characters.
I already appreciated Donovan in book 1, when he had the talk with West and made him think about what he did and how to make amends with JT and I appreciated him more in this book.
Donovan is a well paid and well know model, but he's not superficial at all. I found very adorable the fact that he wants a stable relationship and that he loves cuddles and touches. He's also very wise and the other guys always go to him seeking advices.
Kelly is wonderful: he tried to find his spot on the modeling world too, unfortunately he didn't have the right connection, so he turned into porn. But it's obvious that, besides the physique du role, he don't really belong there: he gets attached and after seing Donovan for the first time, he realises that it will be very difficult for him to perform with other men. Kelly is a touchy guy too and his constant sweet kisses are to die for. I also loved that he never called Donovan "Van", but always used his whole name.
I love how their story developed, how they craved each other's closeness, how they were totally involved with one another from the start. Their chemistry is insane, the sex scenes are scorching hot, but beneath that you can see feelings growing (especially during the first night Kelly spent at Donovan's place).
They're also very honest with each other and, even when the topics are difficult to talk about, they always find a way to communicate their needs.
Basically they were boyfriends the exact moment they laid eyes on each other. And that is so very fine by me!
What prevented me from giving 5 full stars:
The group dynamic: taken separately, the guys are funny, caring (like West in the gym scene), supportive, attentive. But when they're all together they all behave like assholes: teasing each other at the point of almost bullying, not respecting boudaries, making each other umconfortable in front of their significant others.
East, of course, is the worst of them all and no one seems able to rein him in. I'm so curious about his story, I'll hope it will be here soon.
Kelly's past: I wish we could have had more about his family and his life before coming to New York. We don't even know his age.
Donovan's naivety: I can't leave spoilers but maybe a little more thinking about dating a porn star would have been better.
Atticus: that one time East had carte blanche to do anything, we've been left with nothing?
The two authors did not give any hint about next book besides the title. I'm hoping it will be about Gavin, Donovan's younger brother, and Daire because it seemed there was something brewing between them. We'll see.
In the meantime, enjoy this very recommended story.
I received an Arc of this book from ForewordPR and this is my honest review
November 13, 2023
This one exceeded my expectations! It was just so good. I loved book one but this was completely different and it was amazing! I wasn’t expecting book two to be about Donovan and I’m so glad I was wrong. Van and Kelly were just too perfect for each other. I can’t wait for the rest of the guys to get their stories now!!
January 28, 2024
This book is lighthearted, funny and sweet❤️ Loved the story and the way they both communicated their feelings all the time❤️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
February 3, 2024
"There’s more to life than looking good and drinking green juice. There’s finding someone who makes you laugh and smile, and your heart skip when he walks in a room."
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince is book 2 in the fabulous Park Avenue Princes series by Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank and I am totally loving this steamy, MM college romance series so far!
This is Donovan and Sin's story, and this one is an insta-love, opposites attract type trope, with all the usual suspects playing their part.
You'll enjoy this one if you love:
❣️MM college romance
❣️Opposites attract
❣️Found family
❣️Voyeurism
❣️All the feels
❣️All the steam
❣️HEA
Can't wait for book3, Scandalous Park Avenue Prince ❣️.
4 stars
Insatiable Park Avenue Prince is book 2 in the fabulous Park Avenue Princes series by Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank and I am totally loving this steamy, MM college romance series so far!
This is Donovan and Sin's story, and this one is an insta-love, opposites attract type trope, with all the usual suspects playing their part.
You'll enjoy this one if you love:
❣️MM college romance
❣️Opposites attract
❣️Found family
❣️Voyeurism
❣️All the feels
❣️All the steam
❣️HEA
Can't wait for book3, Scandalous Park Avenue Prince ❣️.
4 stars
November 14, 2023
3.25⭐. (Version FR ci-dessous)
I'm disappointed in this sequel. I was really looking forward to it and I wasn't convinced. At all.
I found the first 55% very difficult to read. I felt absolutely nothing. Nada. I didn't even want to continue, which is something that rarely happens to me. I forced myself to. I don't regret it because the last half was better, but I'll keep that disappointment in mind.
SPOILERS:
The first 50% is all about sex. Between the porn movie shoots, the group of friends watching porn on the couch all together (who does that???), the sex museum, the scene in the lecture hall with the student watching (gay) porn (who does that???). It's as if the authors (whom I adore) condensed a whole series of X-rated passages. I don't know why. I'm disappointed.
Then the second part is more sentimental and with the drama of Atticus and therefore more interesting. But we're at the level of zero credibility: Kelly, who replaces the model and becomes a modeling star in 1 day and of course gets a huge contract with Van, Harry, who deletes everything he wants from the Internet in 2 seconds (for sure that gossip website couldn't republish its article immediately....), Donovan, who has no consequences for having made a porn movie at all.
We know absolutely nothing about Kelly (not even his age!!!) other than his name, that he did modeling in the past and then porn and where he's from and that he's spoiled by nature. It's still not much and it's a shame because the character was interesting.
Van and Kelly were cute, even if I found their attraction and relationship very fast. They say they love each other after 3 porn movies and two nights together. But so be it. They know what they want and they love each other very much. They're a beautiful couple.
We see a lot of the gang of friends. East is as loving as ever. Honestly, I can't wait to see his book so I can like him a little bit, because I don't like him right now. (I just hope it's not BDSM or dark romance). I'm still waiting for the one with Caleb and Travis. And then the ending hints at a possible Daire/Gavin, which I wouldn't mind, but I don't know how we'd get to 7 books if two of the princes end up together.
(I had a good laugh at the scene where Gavin discovers he's watching his brother's movie!)
I had a big crush on West and JT's book, so I obviously liked this one less, mainly because of its believability and the lack of development in the relationship. They're into each other from page 2 on, and I like it when they look for each other. But I'll be back for the other volumes!
_________________________
3.25⭐.
Je suis déçue par ce tome. Je l'attendais beaucoup et je n'ai pas été conquise.
Les 55 premiers % ont et très durs à lire pour moi. Je ne ressentais absolument rien. Nada. Je n'avais même pas envie de continuer, ce qui ne m'arrive vraiment quasiment jamais. Je me suis forcée. Je ne regrette pas car la dernière moitié était quand même mieux mais je garderai cette déception en tête.
SPOILERS:
Les 50 premiers % ne parlent que de sexe. Entre les tournages de films X, la bande d'amis qui regarde du porno ensemble pepouze dans le canapé (qui fait ça ???), le musée du sexe, la scène dans l'amphi avec l'étudiant qui regarde du porno (qui fait ça ??). C'est comme si les autrices (que j'adore) avaient condensé pleins de passages X à la chaîne. Pourquoi je ne sais pas. Déçue.
Ensuite la seconde partie est plus sentimentale et avec le drama Atticus et est donc largement plus interessante. Mais on est au niveau zero de la crédibilité : Kelly qui remplace le mannequin et devient une star du mannequinat en 1j pour évidemment avoir un énorme contrat avec Van, Harry qui supprime tout ce qu'il veut d'internet en 2 secondes (C'est vrai que le site de Gossip ne peut pas republier son article immédiatement....), Donovan qui n'a aucune conséquence à avoir fait un porno dans son milieu.
On ne sait absolument rien sur Kelly (même pas son âge !!!) à part son nom, qu'il a fait du mannequinat puis porno et d'où il vient, et qu'il est gâté par la nature. C'est quand même peu et c'est dommage car le personnage était intéressant.
Van et Kelly étaient mignons même si j'ai trouvé leur attraction et leur couple vraiment très rapide. Ils se disent qu'ils s'aiment après 3films x et deux soirées ensemble. Mais bon, soit. Ils savent ce qu'ils veulent et s'aiment très fort. C'est un beau couple.
On voit pas mal la bande d'amis. East est toujours aussi infect. Honnêtement j'ai hâte de voir son livre pour l'apprécier un peu tellement je ne l'aime pas actuellement. (J'espère juste que ce ne sera pas du BDSM ou dark romance). J'attends toujours celui avec Caleb et Travis. Et alors la fin laisse supposer un éventuel Daire/Gavin qui ne serait pas pour me déplaire mais je ne sais pas comment on arriverait à 7livres si deux des princes finissent ensemble.
(J'ai bien rigolé a la scène ou Gavin découvre qu'il voit le film de son frère !)
J'avais eu un gros coup de coeur pour le livre de West et JT donc clairement j'ai moins aimé celui ci par sa crédibilité principalement et le manque d'évolution de la relation. Dès la page 2 il sont à fond l'un sur l'autre et moi j aime quand ils se cherchent un minimum. Mais je serai au rendez vous pour les autres tomes !
I'm disappointed in this sequel. I was really looking forward to it and I wasn't convinced. At all.
I found the first 55% very difficult to read. I felt absolutely nothing. Nada. I didn't even want to continue, which is something that rarely happens to me. I forced myself to. I don't regret it because the last half was better, but I'll keep that disappointment in mind.
SPOILERS:
The first 50% is all about sex. Between the porn movie shoots, the group of friends watching porn on the couch all together (who does that???), the sex museum, the scene in the lecture hall with the student watching (gay) porn (who does that???). It's as if the authors (whom I adore) condensed a whole series of X-rated passages. I don't know why. I'm disappointed.
Then the second part is more sentimental and with the drama of Atticus and therefore more interesting. But we're at the level of zero credibility: Kelly, who replaces the model and becomes a modeling star in 1 day and of course gets a huge contract with Van, Harry, who deletes everything he wants from the Internet in 2 seconds (for sure that gossip website couldn't republish its article immediately....), Donovan, who has no consequences for having made a porn movie at all.
We know absolutely nothing about Kelly (not even his age!!!) other than his name, that he did modeling in the past and then porn and where he's from and that he's spoiled by nature. It's still not much and it's a shame because the character was interesting.
Van and Kelly were cute, even if I found their attraction and relationship very fast. They say they love each other after 3 porn movies and two nights together. But so be it. They know what they want and they love each other very much. They're a beautiful couple.
We see a lot of the gang of friends. East is as loving as ever. Honestly, I can't wait to see his book so I can like him a little bit, because I don't like him right now. (I just hope it's not BDSM or dark romance). I'm still waiting for the one with Caleb and Travis. And then the ending hints at a possible Daire/Gavin, which I wouldn't mind, but I don't know how we'd get to 7 books if two of the princes end up together.
(I had a good laugh at the scene where Gavin discovers he's watching his brother's movie!)
I had a big crush on West and JT's book, so I obviously liked this one less, mainly because of its believability and the lack of development in the relationship. They're into each other from page 2 on, and I like it when they look for each other. But I'll be back for the other volumes!
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3.25⭐.
Je suis déçue par ce tome. Je l'attendais beaucoup et je n'ai pas été conquise.
Les 55 premiers % ont et très durs à lire pour moi. Je ne ressentais absolument rien. Nada. Je n'avais même pas envie de continuer, ce qui ne m'arrive vraiment quasiment jamais. Je me suis forcée. Je ne regrette pas car la dernière moitié était quand même mieux mais je garderai cette déception en tête.
SPOILERS:
Les 50 premiers % ne parlent que de sexe. Entre les tournages de films X, la bande d'amis qui regarde du porno ensemble pepouze dans le canapé (qui fait ça ???), le musée du sexe, la scène dans l'amphi avec l'étudiant qui regarde du porno (qui fait ça ??). C'est comme si les autrices (que j'adore) avaient condensé pleins de passages X à la chaîne. Pourquoi je ne sais pas. Déçue.
Ensuite la seconde partie est plus sentimentale et avec le drama Atticus et est donc largement plus interessante. Mais on est au niveau zero de la crédibilité : Kelly qui remplace le mannequin et devient une star du mannequinat en 1j pour évidemment avoir un énorme contrat avec Van, Harry qui supprime tout ce qu'il veut d'internet en 2 secondes (C'est vrai que le site de Gossip ne peut pas republier son article immédiatement....), Donovan qui n'a aucune conséquence à avoir fait un porno dans son milieu.
On ne sait absolument rien sur Kelly (même pas son âge !!!) à part son nom, qu'il a fait du mannequinat puis porno et d'où il vient, et qu'il est gâté par la nature. C'est quand même peu et c'est dommage car le personnage était intéressant.
Van et Kelly étaient mignons même si j'ai trouvé leur attraction et leur couple vraiment très rapide. Ils se disent qu'ils s'aiment après 3films x et deux soirées ensemble. Mais bon, soit. Ils savent ce qu'ils veulent et s'aiment très fort. C'est un beau couple.
On voit pas mal la bande d'amis. East est toujours aussi infect. Honnêtement j'ai hâte de voir son livre pour l'apprécier un peu tellement je ne l'aime pas actuellement. (J'espère juste que ce ne sera pas du BDSM ou dark romance). J'attends toujours celui avec Caleb et Travis. Et alors la fin laisse supposer un éventuel Daire/Gavin qui ne serait pas pour me déplaire mais je ne sais pas comment on arriverait à 7livres si deux des princes finissent ensemble.
(J'ai bien rigolé a la scène ou Gavin découvre qu'il voit le film de son frère !)
J'avais eu un gros coup de coeur pour le livre de West et JT donc clairement j'ai moins aimé celui ci par sa crédibilité principalement et le manque d'évolution de la relation. Dès la page 2 il sont à fond l'un sur l'autre et moi j aime quand ils se cherchent un minimum. Mais je serai au rendez vous pour les autres tomes !
November 8, 2023
This book was so much fun to read! Donovan and Kelly’s story is adorable and steamy and everything I didn’t know I was hoping it would be!
Donovan Truitt is one of the Park Avenue Princes - he’s a high fashion model with famous parents who has always lived an extremely privileged life. Despite all that, Donovan is a sweetheart who’s always there for his friends, giving them pep talks and advice whenever they need it and is just generally a nice guy. When he shows up at the wrong location for a photoshoot, he has no idea how much his life is about to change.
Kelly (Sin) Sinclair is a brand new adult entertainer, making a big splash in the adult video world with his newest video. He’s a big guy, muscular with gorgeous hair and a presence that can’t be denied every time he enters a room. Kelly is sincere and isn’t afraid to speak his mind but is also sweet in a way that’s pretty unexpected. He moved to NYC to be a model, but it hasn’t quite panned out, leading him to his new career venture.
After meeting at Kelly’s first video shoot, these two find each other again and make sure to finish what they started. Their chemistry is undeniable and you can feel their connection every single time they’re together. Of course they’re steamy together, heating up their beds as well as the screens of everyone tuning in to their videos. Even though they’re from different worlds, they fit together so well and are exactly what each other needs. Even when things start to come out about their secret escapades, they handle it together and make it work for them, not once questioning whether it’s worth it.
Loved seeing more of West and JT all loved up and getting to know the rest of the Park Avenue Princes a little more. Can’t wait to see who’s next and to see Donovan and Kelly happy together in the rest of the series!
Donovan Truitt is one of the Park Avenue Princes - he’s a high fashion model with famous parents who has always lived an extremely privileged life. Despite all that, Donovan is a sweetheart who’s always there for his friends, giving them pep talks and advice whenever they need it and is just generally a nice guy. When he shows up at the wrong location for a photoshoot, he has no idea how much his life is about to change.
Kelly (Sin) Sinclair is a brand new adult entertainer, making a big splash in the adult video world with his newest video. He’s a big guy, muscular with gorgeous hair and a presence that can’t be denied every time he enters a room. Kelly is sincere and isn’t afraid to speak his mind but is also sweet in a way that’s pretty unexpected. He moved to NYC to be a model, but it hasn’t quite panned out, leading him to his new career venture.
After meeting at Kelly’s first video shoot, these two find each other again and make sure to finish what they started. Their chemistry is undeniable and you can feel their connection every single time they’re together. Of course they’re steamy together, heating up their beds as well as the screens of everyone tuning in to their videos. Even though they’re from different worlds, they fit together so well and are exactly what each other needs. Even when things start to come out about their secret escapades, they handle it together and make it work for them, not once questioning whether it’s worth it.
Loved seeing more of West and JT all loved up and getting to know the rest of the Park Avenue Princes a little more. Can’t wait to see who’s next and to see Donovan and Kelly happy together in the rest of the series!
July 22, 2024
4 stars, maaaybe 3.75
sorry but i love when there's a bit of conflict and angst within the relationship rather than from outside forces! i still enjoyed the way van and kelly were basically happy together & in love from the first meeting, but i did not love all the stress of their public scandal; i like romantic drama, not career drama. still, this had more of the funny cute banter & humor that i loved in the first book of the series-- although i didn't like either donovan or kelly as much as i liked west. usually i have a bias towards one main character but donovan and kelly were both just okay to me 😭
sorry but i love when there's a bit of conflict and angst within the relationship rather than from outside forces! i still enjoyed the way van and kelly were basically happy together & in love from the first meeting, but i did not love all the stress of their public scandal; i like romantic drama, not career drama. still, this had more of the funny cute banter & humor that i loved in the first book of the series-- although i didn't like either donovan or kelly as much as i liked west. usually i have a bias towards one main character but donovan and kelly were both just okay to me 😭
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July 4, 2024DNF 25%
I just can’t folks, this thor-dude is called Sin and he got a 9 inches penis. COME THE FUCK ON.
Nothing to say about Donovan, exempt that you must be a masochist to let that python get close to your butt and even suggest VAN as a nickname ??? 😬😬
"You're a smartass, you know that?"
"I'm also a tight ass, and you know that."
They lost me there.
Neeeext
I just can’t folks, this thor-dude is called Sin and he got a 9 inches penis. COME THE FUCK ON.
Nothing to say about Donovan, exempt that you must be a masochist to let that python get close to your butt and even suggest VAN as a nickname ??? 😬😬
"You're a smartass, you know that?"
"I'm also a tight ass, and you know that."
They lost me there.
Neeeext
November 10, 2023
3.5 stars
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