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lauwbinx's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Pedophilia
once_upon_a_storybook's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is a work of art. I loved every single second of it. Avi and Kyran are so freaking adorable. The relationship build up was chefs kiss and the spice had my jaw on the ground 🥵🥵. I’m so glad Kyran was able to come to terms with his sexuality and get his happily ever after, he especially deserves it. Did not expect Avi to exhibit BDE, was pleasantly surprised because he was exactly what Kyran needed. Will definitely be reading more books by her.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
sruszkowski99's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent
reminiscences's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
bea1745's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
faeriebell's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars. I enjoyed the way this book came together a great deal and really rooted for the MCs.
For the Fans
Woo okay. This book surprised the crap out of me, because it was much deeper than I expected. I tried to get into it several times before I finally did. Boy am I glad I pushed through. The characterizations were incredible and nuanced.
The Odds Were Stacked
First off, the tropes in this book are not my main go-to when it comes to mm romance reading. In general, I avoid reading about younger people, because I'm older myself. The believability of a plot diminishes when 19-20 year old main characters are falling in life-long love at that age. Remembering how I was, and I was not making decisions that were conducive to life-long stability to say the least!
I don't read a lot of college romances because of that. I like older characters in general who have had more experiences in life, come with more baggage because of that, and have to work through old trauma to get to a place where they can be with their love interests.
Surprisingly, this book has all that even with younger characters! While my heart squeezed with empathy over the lives the young MCs has lived, I enjoyed that these guys had a lot of depth, weren't shallow caricatures of young people, and had believable reactions to events that transpired.
Surprisingly, this book has all that even with younger characters! While my heart squeezed with empathy over the lives the young MCs has lived, I enjoyed that these guys had a lot of depth, weren't shallow caricatures of young people, and had believable reactions to events that transpired.
Dirty Talk
I found some of the dirty talk going on during the spice to be a bit over the top. That's fine, it's a mm romance book. But it didn't seem totally believable that the uptight in denial MC would be suddenly so free with their language during the smut. In fact, that seemed like a missed opportunity, like the author could have had him work through some of his barriers by becoming more open with the dirty talk. Just me? That's okay, it just seemed like it could have been a thing.
Length
I did find For the Fans by Nyla K. to be a really long read, like things were drawn out that could have been edited down a bit. It was a bit like oh my god what else can happen here why am I only 75% of the way through? I did power through it but there was a LOT going on that made it seem like a bit of a slog.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
gooseberry420's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
kaitlynrose3636's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Rape and Death of parent
savage_book_review's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One stoner artist nerd, Avi, and one straight A, straight laced, straight jock, Kyren, are forced into living under the same roof when their parents decide to get married. When money troubles mean that college expenses start to mount up, Avi's friend suggests a way for him to make some quick money. And if they can rope Kyren in as well, they might just make bank. The trouble is, the stepbrothers can't stand each other... right?
This is a book where you go in expecting fairly little, but get a whole host of feels and a decent story around and amongst the OnlyFans content. There is actually a cohesive narrative throughout, proper character development and genuine exploration of trauma, mental health issues, sexuality and self-acceptance. The building of the relationship between the two lead characters outside of the bedroom is beautifully done; their separate growth feeds into their their connection and is really heartwarming.
Writing wise, the first few chapters are a little clunky, trying to introduce the characters and get them to the 'right place, right time', but the writing starts to hit its stride when the boys are settled in at college and the real story can begin. From then on, it's an easy read, with the shifts in perspective between Avi and Kyren flowing seamlessly. It is a bit formulaic and predictable, it's certainly readable and it helps with the engagement; you definitely become one of 'the fans' as you read! Equally however, there are some moments which aren't written particularly well; the character of Ash, for example. Introduced from nowhere, acts as obstacle to HEA, disappears without trace.
OK, the elephant in the room. The smut. It's two guys, so if that's not for you, I really wouldn't pick this up. I'd say this is probably quantity over quality - it's not badly written, but given the writer is female I'd say the style reflects the obvious lack of first-hand experience! It's hot but not spicy, detailed but fairly generic (except for the video camera, of course!), but that works for the plot - it feels reflective of two inexperienced guys finding their way into their sexuality. And the fact that these scenes do play a role in the wider plot, not just in terms of their money-making potential for the characters but also in allowing and documenting their emotional relationship to evolve, means that you can't help but be drawn in.
Another big element to the book is college football. Not a sport I even remotely understand, but those scenes I treated the same way as I do the football talk in 'The Blind Side' - nod, smile, and don't let it get in the way of the story. As long as I know who wins the game, we're good.
I was surprised at how much I liked this one! And apparently there will be more...
This is a book where you go in expecting fairly little, but get a whole host of feels and a decent story around and amongst the OnlyFans content. There is actually a cohesive narrative throughout, proper character development and genuine exploration of trauma, mental health issues, sexuality and self-acceptance. The building of the relationship between the two lead characters outside of the bedroom is beautifully done; their separate growth feeds into their their connection and is really heartwarming.
Writing wise, the first few chapters are a little clunky, trying to introduce the characters and get them to the 'right place, right time', but the writing starts to hit its stride when the boys are settled in at college and the real story can begin. From then on, it's an easy read, with the shifts in perspective between Avi and Kyren flowing seamlessly. It is a bit formulaic and predictable, it's certainly readable and it helps with the engagement; you definitely become one of 'the fans' as you read! Equally however, there are some moments which aren't written particularly well; the character of Ash, for example. Introduced from nowhere, acts as obstacle to HEA, disappears without trace.
OK, the elephant in the room. The smut. It's two guys, so if that's not for you, I really wouldn't pick this up. I'd say this is probably quantity over quality - it's not badly written, but given the writer is female I'd say the style reflects the obvious lack of first-hand experience! It's hot but not spicy, detailed but fairly generic (except for the video camera, of course!), but that works for the plot - it feels reflective of two inexperienced guys finding their way into their sexuality. And the fact that these scenes do play a role in the wider plot, not just in terms of their money-making potential for the characters but also in allowing and documenting their emotional relationship to evolve, means that you can't help but be drawn in.
Another big element to the book is college football. Not a sport I even remotely understand, but those scenes I treated the same way as I do the football talk in 'The Blind Side' - nod, smile, and don't let it get in the way of the story. As long as I know who wins the game, we're good.
I was surprised at how much I liked this one! And apparently there will be more...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment
biaaaa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!! I loved this book so much!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn't expecting to love it has much as I did,l. Usually, even though I like spice in books, when there's spice in every other chapter, like there was in this one, I always get bored and end up DNF'ing it. But I guess that I got really invested in these characters and their relationship! It also didn't hurt that the spice was amazing!
I loved both Avi and Kyran and their relationship was so beautiful!!! They're probably one of my new favorite book couples!!!
The only reason that this one wasn't 5 stars was because it was to long, I basically skim read the last 5 or so chapters, I felt like those were really unnecessary.Also if i had to read "for the fans" one more time I was going to kill someone!!
I wasn't expecting to love it has much as I did,l. Usually, even though I like spice in books, when there's spice in every other chapter, like there was in this one, I always get bored and end up DNF'ing it. But I guess that I got really invested in these characters and their relationship! It also didn't hurt that the spice was amazing!
I loved both Avi and Kyran and their relationship was so beautiful!!! They're probably one of my new favorite book couples!!!
The only reason that this one wasn't 5 stars was because it was to long, I basically skim read the last 5 or so chapters, I felt like those were really unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Rape