R Parr

Star and Fire by R. Parr

The cover drew me in with that kitty walking by a cabin and then as I began to read I realized I had fallen into a m/m fairy tale with a happy ending for two men who had been banished from lives that had been much softer than where they eventually landed. I won’t give the story away but will say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novella. If only real life could provide such happily ever afters to everyone! If you are looking for a light easy read with a happily show more ever after then this book might be just the one for you.

Thank you to the author who provided an ARC copy to read ~ This is my honest review.

4 Stars show less

Boy was I mistaken when I saw illustrated romance, I had such different expectations than I had initially gone in with. I thought there were going to be a lot more illustrations than there were, not that I thought that it would be a graphic novel but having only a few illustrations in the whole book was disappointing.

That said the story itself was good, it was extremely adorable and sweet. It jumps right in to Teo and Lyndon and the cabin - theres a lot of talk of privy use so if that isn't show more your thing perhaps skip this, there is also a lot of "washing" talk given Lyndon's job it wasn't a total shock but it was very descriptive and I felt perhaps a bit slow ,which is why the rating is a 3 instead of a 4 (I still am disappointed by the lack of illustrations).

That being said, overall it was a generally sweet story (I adore Lyndon and his personality), the old timey speak didn't even bother me at all, but did they swear back then?? Who is to really know. show less

I received a Mobi.file copy of this book from the author through a giveaway he had on LibraryThing and the following is my honest opinion. Given the genre of this book, as compared to the genres I usually read/review I’ll need to switch into my erotic writing personae so I can review it appropriately.

Having written a book of 250 Erotic Haiku and a LGBTQ BDSM erotic novella it’s been a while since I’ve had a M/M romance in my hands until now, which might just give me enough inspiration show more for me to finish my second erotic novella endeavor.

Troy never had expected to be part of a brothel serving male clients sexual desires from another male; but in the years he’s been at Priapus, he’s become quite adept at turning his almost robotic sex toy self on and off. The only reason he’s working there had been to help his family out due to the dire financial rights they were in due to his medical condition, and had looked at the monetary gains he could reap working there as compare to working some mundane low-paying job somewhere else.

Everything for Troy had been working out fine, and he had no problem satisfying the needs of any of the Priapus clients which came his way. Everything had been fine, that is, until the day Nick Stepanides decided to walk into the brothel. Nick had been the homophonic bully Troy had to deal with back in his high school days, and his memory still remained fresh in Troy’s mind. Troy couldn’t believe Nick would be there looking and desiring the kind of service he’s able to provide for him.

It appears Nick had actually been gay the whole time, portraying the bully to hide own gayness. But seeing Nick’s physique, to Troy he was like a true Adonis to a real woman, he couldn’t resist him and any desires he might have. Not only that, Nick now wanted to start a true bromance with Troy.

Troy has always been able to maintain his ability to switch gears from one personality to another depending on his client, and then back to his normal personae. But, with the budding romance he’s now having with Nick, will Nick become Troy’s downfall, especially since he’s been able to turn Troy’s life upside down, becoming an anomaly destroying his Boy Toy mechanism asunder. What will the outcome of their relationship be like, I’m not saying.

For giving her readers, an engaging reading experience with just the right amount of sex scenes, I’m happy to give the author, R. Parr, 5 STARS for her endeavor here. show less

I received a digital copy of this book from the author through a giveaway on LibraryThing. The following is my review of the book:

R. Parr's Toy is a great romantic story that keeps you hooked until the very end. R. Parr thoroughly develops the characters and tells a very romantic and erotic story. I truly enjoyed reading this novel!