Publication Date: June 8, 2021
Format: Kindle
Genre: Romance
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Publisher: Noctivity Inc
Length: 286
pages
Buy: Kindle | Paperback
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Synopsis
I can be your dream girl – for a price.
Ever heard of Only Fans? It’s not my ideal job, but it pays the bills.
It’s even made me somewhat of a celebrity. My subscribers love my
provocative shots, and I’m oh-so-good at teasing them.
Then he shows up in my small town and complicates everything.
Mr. Green-Eyed Gazillionaire is so far out of my league it’s ridiculous.
We’re polar opposites. That doesn’t change the fact that even though I’m a
fantasy to most men, I want to be his reality.
Logically, I know that nothing real can ever happen between us. Too bad
logic and I have never had anything but a passing acquaintance. Because
now, if I’m not careful, I’m afraid this sexy billionaire will smash my
big, sappy heart into oblivion.
Review:
I got this book free from Noctivity Inc through Eidelweiss in exchange for
an honest review.
This book turned out to be more than I expected. I thought it was just
your typical beach romance but it really was so much more. Jolie touches
on a lot of issues, privilege, fat phobia, and sex workers. In the
beginning Gabe was a pretty hard to take character and I wasn't sure I would
end up even liking him let alone routing for him. He is self possessed, rich,
and oblivious to the working class. Poppy is a hard working plus sized
woman from a lower income family. Her mother has been married 5 times
and relies on men to support her. Poppy doesn't want to fall into this
trap. During the Covid shut down she found Fan's only a site where women
post provocative, sometimes nude photos of themselves and get subscribers, in
some countries where prostitution is legal they even set up dates.
Poppy's site only shows her clothed in negliges and sexy outfits, there
are also makeup tutorials etc. While Poppy is not ashamed of what she
does she is ashamed of her body. She doesn't like being a bigger girl
and doesn't see her own sex appeal.
I think Jolie did a good job at showing Gabes evolution. He starts off a
pig and slowly starts to realize that money can't buy his way to what he
wants, nor is it the be all end all. When he first moves to Haven he is
bored he wants to be back in NY but slowly he realizes that what he thinks he
wants doesn't hold that much appeal anymore. He also throws money around like
its paper. He pays someone to do everything, shopping, cooking, hanging
up lights outside. He doesn't see these people either, he just thinks of them
as a means to an end. Even Poppy. He likes her, he wants her, he
doesn't like other people seeing her fans only site so he wants to buy
exclusivity. Instead of maybe, I don't know, talking to her like a
normal person and telling her how he feels he throws money at her which makes
her feel cheap. Its a slow process and I think his heart is in the right
place he just doesn't understand because he is so steeped in privilege its a
hard thing to shake.
Jolie doesn't do such a great job with the fat phobia. Poppy covers
herself, rarely eats in front of people, hides her body, and while she does
evolve and start to trust Gabe and his views of her I don't know that she
truly embraces his vision. However Jolie does an excellent job on
showing that sex workers are not just objects and that they are people, not
just what they do. That many women turn to sex work to be able to pay
the bills and get by day by day but they are smart and work hard and deserve
to be treated with respect.
Overall I really liked this book. I thought the romance was good and I
really liked the fact that Poppy wasn't a skinny stick with a perfect body,
because those really only exist in books. This is a stand alone book
even though its part of a series, and the characters do intersect you don't
need to read them in any particular order.
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