What do you think?
Rate this book
Park Avenue Princes #5
Salacious 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.
Travis McKinney
“The Outrageous One”
Or, as some of my fellow Park Avenue Princes like to call me, the Manwhore of Manhattan.
Act like a sex god, dress like a sex god, be a sex god. In my opinion, these are fantastic life goals. I have no idea why my parents think I have no direction.
I’m the fun one. Easygoing. A massive flirt. I get along with just about everyone, except…
Caleb Reeves.
Also known as “the Bane of My Existence”
He’s everything I’m not: Focused, effortlessly sexy but straight, and an ex-Park Avenue Prince. Or the “Pricks,” as he likes to call us now.
Our rivalry is legendary. Putting us within a hundred feet of each other is just asking for trouble. But no one other than the two of us knows why or how it began, and we plan to keep it that way.
The unspoken agreement is that Caleb keeps to his side of the city, I keep to mine, and we avoid each other at all costs.
Which would be great, except we have to see each once a month at family dinner.
Because Caleb isn’t only my arch-nemesis, he also happens to be…my stepbrother.
Some call us spoiled.
Some call us trouble.
But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.
Travis McKinney
“The Outrageous One”
Or, as some of my fellow Park Avenue Princes like to call me, the Manwhore of Manhattan.
Act like a sex god, dress like a sex god, be a sex god. In my opinion, these are fantastic life goals. I have no idea why my parents think I have no direction.
I’m the fun one. Easygoing. A massive flirt. I get along with just about everyone, except…
Caleb Reeves.
Also known as “the Bane of My Existence”
He’s everything I’m not: Focused, effortlessly sexy but straight, and an ex-Park Avenue Prince. Or the “Pricks,” as he likes to call us now.
Our rivalry is legendary. Putting us within a hundred feet of each other is just asking for trouble. But no one other than the two of us knows why or how it began, and we plan to keep it that way.
The unspoken agreement is that Caleb keeps to his side of the city, I keep to mine, and we avoid each other at all costs.
Which would be great, except we have to see each once a month at family dinner.
Because Caleb isn’t only my arch-nemesis, he also happens to be…my stepbrother.
360 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 27, 2024
427 people are currently reading
2032 people want to read
About the author
Ella Frank
95 books8,804 followersElla Frank is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite Preslocke series. Her Prime Time series has been praised as “highly entertaining!” and “sexy as hell!”
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction. Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.Ella is represented by:
Kimberly Brower
Brower Literary & Management
kimberly@browerliterary.com
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction. Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.Ella is represented by:
Kimberly Brower
Brower Literary & Management
kimberly@browerliterary.com
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 522 reviews
June 17, 2024
Wow!!! These two are so much fun with their stubborn push/pull dynamic. I was so excited about these two and their story did not disappoint. I was fascinated with their backstory and seeing how close they were and how everything became so volatile and hostile, which was heartbreaking to see. Now they are forced to cohabitate after 4 years of separation and my goodness are their scenes sizzling with tension and lingering animosity.
I love how you clearly understand the different perspectives Caleb and Travis have regarding their broken relationship and how it came to be. You can empathize with both and just want them to finally discuss their feelings. I love how they both push the others' buttons which creates many hilarious scenes where they both still have such care for one another, but due to their egos, their relationship remains fractured.
Overall I loved this entry. It left me anxiously waiting to see how their story would end up, with many surprises along the way. These two have an entertaining and emotional story that left me so happy with their hard-won HEA.
I cannot wait for East's story... he loves being a trouble maker and I cannot wait to see who ends up being paired with.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
I love how you clearly understand the different perspectives Caleb and Travis have regarding their broken relationship and how it came to be. You can empathize with both and just want them to finally discuss their feelings. I love how they both push the others' buttons which creates many hilarious scenes where they both still have such care for one another, but due to their egos, their relationship remains fractured.
Overall I loved this entry. It left me anxiously waiting to see how their story would end up, with many surprises along the way. These two have an entertaining and emotional story that left me so happy with their hard-won HEA.
I cannot wait for East's story... he loves being a trouble maker and I cannot wait to see who ends up being paired with.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
June 17, 2024
This book hinges on my most hated trope in romance miscommunication and yet I found it absolutely perfect for this story!
Ella and Brooke really deliver in this one, giving the reader a pitch perfect tale of two teenagers who were instantly friends the minute their parents met and started dating. Inseparable right up until the wedding, when they became step-brothers and - for one glorious moment - possibly more.
Until Caleb needed a moment to deal with the unexpected turn, Travis failed to deal with the hurt of what he saw as a rejection, and both of them then became mortal enemies for years while still craving the other's attention.
There's so much glorious snark and bite and getting on each other's nerves while being unable to fully break the ties which bind them together through their parents' marriage.
The step-brother trope isn't really leant on too heavily here, you never get a sense of the forbidden or any kind of icky feelings, they were best friends, until they weren't, and the relationship aspect only comes into the narrative as an adjacent element.
When their parents sell off Caleb's Soho loft, forcing him to share Travis' condo, it puts them into a forced proximity situation which has the potential for either total disaster or a chance to finally address what happened on the night of the wedding four years earlier.
I loved how this storyline played out so organically. It's clear to see from the off that there's more than meets the eye and, through a series of flashbacks which I'm ordinarily not so keen on, but which are used well here, we see the full story unfold.
It's also easy to see how and why the traumatic fallout occurred, why they've never spoken of it again and how simple it is for them to fall back into the rock solid friendship which tied them so closely together once they've both got over their anger.
As with the rest of the books in the series, we're hitting some seriously sexy high notes here too as Caleb fully embraces the fact he's bisexual and very definitely attracted to Travis.
While Van and Kelly remain my favourite pairing, this one absolutely delivered and has hit my second spot on the list.
With only James Easton's book to go in terms of the original Park Avenue Princes, I'm waiting to see whether or not he can move off my most disliked character list and I really hope Ella and Brooke deliver me up an MMM with his professor and the professor's TA as I get all kinds of delicious vibes from them 😘
#ARC kindly received from the authors via Foreword PR, I am voluntarily leaving a review
Ella and Brooke really deliver in this one, giving the reader a pitch perfect tale of two teenagers who were instantly friends the minute their parents met and started dating. Inseparable right up until the wedding, when they became step-brothers and - for one glorious moment - possibly more.
Until Caleb needed a moment to deal with the unexpected turn, Travis failed to deal with the hurt of what he saw as a rejection, and both of them then became mortal enemies for years while still craving the other's attention.
There's so much glorious snark and bite and getting on each other's nerves while being unable to fully break the ties which bind them together through their parents' marriage.
The step-brother trope isn't really leant on too heavily here, you never get a sense of the forbidden or any kind of icky feelings, they were best friends, until they weren't, and the relationship aspect only comes into the narrative as an adjacent element.
When their parents sell off Caleb's Soho loft, forcing him to share Travis' condo, it puts them into a forced proximity situation which has the potential for either total disaster or a chance to finally address what happened on the night of the wedding four years earlier.
I loved how this storyline played out so organically. It's clear to see from the off that there's more than meets the eye and, through a series of flashbacks which I'm ordinarily not so keen on, but which are used well here, we see the full story unfold.
It's also easy to see how and why the traumatic fallout occurred, why they've never spoken of it again and how simple it is for them to fall back into the rock solid friendship which tied them so closely together once they've both got over their anger.
As with the rest of the books in the series, we're hitting some seriously sexy high notes here too as Caleb fully embraces the fact he's bisexual and very definitely attracted to Travis.
While Van and Kelly remain my favourite pairing, this one absolutely delivered and has hit my second spot on the list.
With only James Easton's book to go in terms of the original Park Avenue Princes, I'm waiting to see whether or not he can move off my most disliked character list and I really hope Ella and Brooke deliver me up an MMM with his professor and the professor's TA as I get all kinds of delicious vibes from them 😘
#ARC kindly received from the authors via Foreword PR, I am voluntarily leaving a review
July 4, 2024
me guessing for the 929278734284738171 time on which book is going to give me the travis and caleb story i keep begging for 🙃
if ella frank and brooke blaine make me wait until the very last book there’s gonna be some strong words to be said (i actually don’t care as long as their stories get told 🥹)
*edit post blurb*:
HOLY FUCK ITS TRAVIS AND CALEBBBBBBBB i can rest easy now 🥳 but wait. pause. step…brother?????? you’re kidding 😃😃
*POST READ*
loved travis and caleb. 5 stars. however…
i really wished there was more… i honestly wish the book was another 100 pages or so because it felt a little rushed and very limited travis/caleb couple time 😭😭
if ella frank and brooke blaine make me wait until the very last book there’s gonna be some strong words to be said (i actually don’t care as long as their stories get told 🥹)
*edit post blurb*:
HOLY FUCK ITS TRAVIS AND CALEBBBBBBBB i can rest easy now 🥳 but wait. pause. step…brother?????? you’re kidding 😃😃
*POST READ*
loved travis and caleb. 5 stars. however…
i really wished there was more… i honestly wish the book was another 100 pages or so because it felt a little rushed and very limited travis/caleb couple time 😭😭
October 8, 2024
"Then I felt it, that invisible rope winding around the two of us as he shifted in behind me. He hadn’t touched me anywhere, not with his hands, not with his mouth, but his mere presence set every nerve ending on fire as he stopped only inches from me."
Salacious Park Avenue Prince is book 5 in the fabulous Park Avenue Princes series by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine and I am totally loving this steamy, MM college romance series so far. This is Travis and Caleb's story, which I have been hanging out for since the start of the series, and I wasn't disappointed!
Travis has spent the past 4 years trying to move on from his (apparently) straight step-brother with basically every male that moves, but when their parents force them into sharing the same apartment, sparks start to fly!
I love the "I shouldn't want him but I WANT him trope" and with all the usual suspects playing their part again, Salacious Park Avenue Prince is full of the hot shenanigans we have become used to with these princes.
What to Expect:
❥ Dual POV
❥ MM college romance
❥ Friends to enemies to lovers
❥ Bi-awakening
❥ Second chance
❥ First times
❥ Found family
❥ Stepbrothers
❥ Forced proximity
❥ HEA
I totally loved this one - definitely one of my series faves - and I can't wait for the final book in this fabulous series Notorious Park Avenue Prince.
4.5 stars
Salacious Park Avenue Prince is book 5 in the fabulous Park Avenue Princes series by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine and I am totally loving this steamy, MM college romance series so far. This is Travis and Caleb's story, which I have been hanging out for since the start of the series, and I wasn't disappointed!
Travis has spent the past 4 years trying to move on from his (apparently) straight step-brother with basically every male that moves, but when their parents force them into sharing the same apartment, sparks start to fly!
I love the "I shouldn't want him but I WANT him trope" and with all the usual suspects playing their part again, Salacious Park Avenue Prince is full of the hot shenanigans we have become used to with these princes.
What to Expect:
❥ Dual POV
❥ MM college romance
❥ Friends to enemies to lovers
❥ Bi-awakening
❥ Second chance
❥ First times
❥ Found family
❥ Stepbrothers
❥ Forced proximity
❥ HEA
I totally loved this one - definitely one of my series faves - and I can't wait for the final book in this fabulous series Notorious Park Avenue Prince.
4.5 stars
September 7, 2024
⭐︎
4.5 stars rounded up!
⭐︎
Keeping up with the rest of the series (except the third one), this was amazing, I loved it.
Automatic .5 stars off for the stepbrother aspect being practically a non-issue. Caleb has some freak-out over it, but we learn it wasn't for long. Travis had no issue with it, and we don't even get to see the parent's reaction to it aside from some description about it after the fact. I'm almost used to the stepbrother element not being that big a deal in stories, but doesn't mean I'm not gonna dock a point for not utilizing it at all. Give me people really caring about the stepbrother thing, somebody someday please!
Other than that, though, this was great. Caleb and Travis were so great together, they had amazing chemistry - man and when the sex scenes came? Whew *fansself* it was quite something, I couldn't get enough of them together - and they actually had the enemies feel thing going for awhile there. Now, it was born out of misunderstanding, miscommunication and all that, but still. Also, they were idiot teenagers when it all went down so their idiocy, while annoying, made sense - because in general, teenagers are idiots.
But before they were enemies, they were the best of friends, practically attached at the hip. So what went wrong? Well, you'll have to read to find out.
But essentially it was two boys in love, who were teenagers and who didn't know how to handle these big feelings and reacted in all the wrong ways. Mostly Travis, but Caleb certainly didn't help matters.
But once they got past their bullshit, and we got to see them being them together, it was wonderful.
They'd been teasing these two since the very first book, so it was a lot to live up to - but boy did they deliver.
Travis may have been a fuck boy, sleeping around all over the place - but that's just because he couldn't have Caleb. The minute Caleb fully reciprocated his feelings, all bets were off. Travis couldn't even think of another while with Caleb. He's it for him. It was always them for each other. Travis just needed to actually talk to Caleb and Caleb just had to let himself feel his feelings for Travis.
Just, this was good and I highly recommend it. I also read it within a day - less than - and that's always a plus. Stayed up late to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. These two, I'd say were maybe a bit below or just on par with Daire and Gavin for me.
Next....*sigh* is East. Now, there's been several hints that his will be MMM - the threesome comment he made while talking to Travis made me even more sure his will be poly with the professor and the TA - so if that's the case I won't be reading (although since it'll be the last book in the series, that doesn't matter for me 😁). I'll put the last book on my TBR list for now, if somehow it somehow is just MM. Buttt I won't be surprised if it isn't.
So either onto the next or this is the end of the series for me. Either way, what an installment. (And it'll be the perfect book to go out on this series with if East's book IS MMM. Also East is so fucking annoying so I won't sleep if I'm not reading his book.)
Edit: Welp, there it is. The blurb for the last book came out and it will be MMM, East with the TA and professor. So this is my last of the series. Ah, well, it's a great series overall and this was a great way to end it for me.
Whatever the outcome is, I can't wait to read more from these authors. They need to do full length more often - instead of splitting it into trilogies with very short installments that almost always have cliffhangers - because I've been absolutely loving this series.
Can't wait for more! 😍
My Ratings for the Park Avenue Princes Series:
🔆 Infamous Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Insatiable Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars (my review)
🔆 Scandalous Park Avenue Prince: 3 stars (my review)
🔆 Possessive Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Salacious Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars
🔆 Notorious Park Avenue Prince: WNR
Keeping up with the rest of the series (except the third one), this was amazing, I loved it.
Automatic .5 stars off for the stepbrother aspect being practically a non-issue. Caleb has some freak-out over it, but we learn it wasn't for long. Travis had no issue with it, and we don't even get to see the parent's reaction to it aside from some description about it after the fact. I'm almost used to the stepbrother element not being that big a deal in stories, but doesn't mean I'm not gonna dock a point for not utilizing it at all. Give me people really caring about the stepbrother thing, somebody someday please!
Other than that, though, this was great. Caleb and Travis were so great together, they had amazing chemistry - man and when the sex scenes came? Whew *fansself* it was quite something, I couldn't get enough of them together - and they actually had the enemies feel thing going for awhile there. Now, it was born out of misunderstanding, miscommunication and all that, but still. Also, they were idiot teenagers when it all went down so their idiocy, while annoying, made sense - because in general, teenagers are idiots.
But before they were enemies, they were the best of friends, practically attached at the hip. So what went wrong? Well, you'll have to read to find out.
But essentially it was two boys in love, who were teenagers and who didn't know how to handle these big feelings and reacted in all the wrong ways. Mostly Travis, but Caleb certainly didn't help matters.
But once they got past their bullshit, and we got to see them being them together, it was wonderful.
They'd been teasing these two since the very first book, so it was a lot to live up to - but boy did they deliver.
Travis may have been a fuck boy, sleeping around all over the place - but that's just because he couldn't have Caleb. The minute Caleb fully reciprocated his feelings, all bets were off. Travis couldn't even think of another while with Caleb. He's it for him. It was always them for each other. Travis just needed to actually talk to Caleb and Caleb just had to let himself feel his feelings for Travis.
Just, this was good and I highly recommend it. I also read it within a day - less than - and that's always a plus. Stayed up late to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. These two, I'd say were maybe a bit below or just on par with Daire and Gavin for me.
Next....*sigh* is East. Now, there's been several hints that his will be MMM - the threesome comment he made while talking to Travis made me even more sure his will be poly with the professor and the TA - so if that's the case I won't be reading (although since it'll be the last book in the series, that doesn't matter for me 😁). I'll put the last book on my TBR list for now, if somehow it somehow is just MM. Buttt I won't be surprised if it isn't.
So either onto the next or this is the end of the series for me. Either way, what an installment. (And it'll be the perfect book to go out on this series with if East's book IS MMM. Also East is so fucking annoying so I won't sleep if I'm not reading his book.)
Edit: Welp, there it is. The blurb for the last book came out and it will be MMM, East with the TA and professor. So this is my last of the series. Ah, well, it's a great series overall and this was a great way to end it for me.
Whatever the outcome is, I can't wait to read more from these authors. They need to do full length more often - instead of splitting it into trilogies with very short installments that almost always have cliffhangers - because I've been absolutely loving this series.
Can't wait for more! 😍
My Ratings for the Park Avenue Princes Series:
🔆 Infamous Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Insatiable Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars (my review)
🔆 Scandalous Park Avenue Prince: 3 stars (my review)
🔆 Possessive Park Avenue Prince: 4.75 stars (my review)
🔆 Salacious Park Avenue Prince: 4.5 stars
🔆 Notorious Park Avenue Prince: WNR
June 15, 2024
I have been dying to get my hands on Travis and Caleb’s story, ever since reading the first book in this series, and to say I loved it is an understatement! It was everything I wanted and more!! From stepbrothers to enemies to lovers and forced proximity with so much tension, this book had it all. I was so glad we got to learn about their past and see where their bad blood stemned from. Fans of this series are really going to love this one!!
May 19, 2025
Tropes: friends to enemies to lovers, stepbrothers, forced proximity
Feels: 2/5
Steam*: 3/5
Kinks: n/a
Angst: medium
HEA: yes
Pairing: MM
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: miscommunication trope, OM & OW drama, self-esteem issues, pining
2.5 stars
Caleb and Travis were best friends since they were young teens. Their parents got married 4 years ago and at the wedding they had a drunken hookup. Travis is gay. Caleb is "straight". The miscommunication trope rears its head and they don't talk after the hook up, Travis just intuits what he thinks Caleb is feeling and he runs. Travis calls off their friendship and starts a war of hateful words in actions between them that lasts for 4 years. Caleb walks away from their friend group basically giving Travis the friends in their friendship break up. But they still go to the same college. And they're forced to interact because their parents are married. Their parents aren't impressed with Travis's wild behavior, he's a real party boy, hooking up all the time, not declaring a major. They are more impressed with Caleb's commitment to photography. They decide that Caleb is a positive influence and they need to force the two of them to live together to save on expenses but also so that Travis behaves better.
Travis has been pining for Caleb, he's had a crush on him forever and he's very preoccupied with him. He hooks up so much in part because yeah it's fun, but also he's trying to bury and run from the vulnerability he feels because he thinks Caleb looks on him like he's scum. Travis is outwardly full of himself but inwardly he does have some self-esteem issues. Travis has always needled Caleb, but with them being in close proximity he ramps up the sexual innuendos and moves and Caleb is into it, turned on, and gives in eventually.
The OM and OW drama was too much for me in this book. Travis kept grinding and hooking up with people in front of Caleb (though the in the present and on page encounters we saw came to abrupt ends without Travis actually getting off with them - it's clear Travis and Caleb for years have been hooking up with other people in front of the other person to score points against the other and lash out). Caleb also without trying to make Travis jealous just goes home with a girl casually (Travis interrupts it). The om and ow drama is a huge part of the story and continues until very far along into the book. Just too much IMO!
I was really disappointed by Caleb and Travis's dynamic. I thought it was going to be something more special and positive and fraught with tension. I thought there was a mutual obsession between them and I was looking forward to it. But Caleb didn't really have feelings for Travis, and that makes his behavior unromantic and it also makes it hard to understand what was happening in Caleb's mind for the last 4 years. They hooked up four years ago while drunk at their parents wedding, and Caleb regretted it and didn't want a repeat, and thought their friendship would survive the hook up but it didn't. And in the four years since, Caleb hasn't had any interest in hooking up with Travis again or hooking up with any guy. Then all of a sudden Travis propositions him in the present and now he's interested? I get Caleb not wanting Travis before their parents got married, he hadn't thought of Travis in a sexual sense. But after what happened between them at the wedding, I can't really believe that Caleb wasn't self-aware enough to know he wants Travis and has the capability to be attracted to men. His internal monologue reveals he legitimately did not want Travis in the intervening years, and eliminating any feelings and pining on his side really kills their connection and romance. Travis really was alone in his pining and pain. Honestly, I didn't find Caleb that likable as a book boyfriend. I need to see more feelings. Caleb taking pictures of Travis secretly over the years wasn't enough for me because it wasn't romantic or sexual.
I find it a little hard to reconcile that Travis treated Caleb like actual s*** and tormented him for 4 years and then as soon as they hook up, he starts renting out a special place for his birthday and arranging a super thoughtful and romantic surprise dinner. If you really care about someone I don't think you should treat them like s*** even when you're not together.
Random vent. I hate the trope of an artist sharing tons of intimate art of their lover with the world. Putting it on market to be sold. It just doesn't seem in line with the other moments of possessiveness over their lover that they would be willing to sell it and have other people see and own it. Especially dislike when it's done at the end of a book, I find it a trite way for an artist to prove to their lover the depth of their feelings. It's supposed to be romantic and meaningful but it just comes off as trite and out of character.
Some notable moments:
"“Hey guys,” a too-peppy-for-the-morning voice said behind us. Should’ve known it’d be JT, holding a coffee in each hand. “Aw, you shouldn’t have.” I reached for one of the coffees, and he pulled his arm back. “Don’t worry, I didn’t. Where’s West?”"
"If this was just sex… I could live with that. Exclusive sex. Sex where no one else touched him or knew what he sounded like when he moaned. That would be enough. Right?"
This wasn't a good moment, but I think this says it all about how exhausting the other man drama is in this book. This comment about Travis is so valid. Not sex shaming anyone, but for someone who is secretly so into Caleb and pining over him, it kind of undermines the sincerity of his feelings when it's so easy for him / no hesitation to sleep around. I'm all for letting the characters have their sex lives, but I don't enjoy when romances focus so much on om/ow hookups, it's distracting/negative and hurts the romance. "“Eeeverybody wants you. And you want eeeverybody.”"
*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: n/a
Angst: medium
HEA: yes
Pairing: MM
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: miscommunication trope, OM & OW drama, self-esteem issues, pining
2.5 stars
Caleb and Travis were best friends since they were young teens. Their parents got married 4 years ago and at the wedding they had a drunken hookup. Travis is gay. Caleb is "straight". The miscommunication trope rears its head and they don't talk after the hook up, Travis just intuits what he thinks Caleb is feeling and he runs. Travis calls off their friendship and starts a war of hateful words in actions between them that lasts for 4 years. Caleb walks away from their friend group basically giving Travis the friends in their friendship break up. But they still go to the same college. And they're forced to interact because their parents are married. Their parents aren't impressed with Travis's wild behavior, he's a real party boy, hooking up all the time, not declaring a major. They are more impressed with Caleb's commitment to photography. They decide that Caleb is a positive influence and they need to force the two of them to live together to save on expenses but also so that Travis behaves better.
Travis has been pining for Caleb, he's had a crush on him forever and he's very preoccupied with him. He hooks up so much in part because yeah it's fun, but also he's trying to bury and run from the vulnerability he feels because he thinks Caleb looks on him like he's scum. Travis is outwardly full of himself but inwardly he does have some self-esteem issues. Travis has always needled Caleb, but with them being in close proximity he ramps up the sexual innuendos and moves and Caleb is into it, turned on, and gives in eventually.
The OM and OW drama was too much for me in this book. Travis kept grinding and hooking up with people in front of Caleb (though the in the present and on page encounters we saw came to abrupt ends without Travis actually getting off with them - it's clear Travis and Caleb for years have been hooking up with other people in front of the other person to score points against the other and lash out). Caleb also without trying to make Travis jealous just goes home with a girl casually (Travis interrupts it). The om and ow drama is a huge part of the story and continues until very far along into the book. Just too much IMO!
I was really disappointed by Caleb and Travis's dynamic. I thought it was going to be something more special and positive and fraught with tension. I thought there was a mutual obsession between them and I was looking forward to it. But Caleb didn't really have feelings for Travis, and that makes his behavior unromantic and it also makes it hard to understand what was happening in Caleb's mind for the last 4 years. They hooked up four years ago while drunk at their parents wedding, and Caleb regretted it and didn't want a repeat, and thought their friendship would survive the hook up but it didn't. And in the four years since, Caleb hasn't had any interest in hooking up with Travis again or hooking up with any guy. Then all of a sudden Travis propositions him in the present and now he's interested? I get Caleb not wanting Travis before their parents got married, he hadn't thought of Travis in a sexual sense. But after what happened between them at the wedding, I can't really believe that Caleb wasn't self-aware enough to know he wants Travis and has the capability to be attracted to men. His internal monologue reveals he legitimately did not want Travis in the intervening years, and eliminating any feelings and pining on his side really kills their connection and romance. Travis really was alone in his pining and pain. Honestly, I didn't find Caleb that likable as a book boyfriend. I need to see more feelings. Caleb taking pictures of Travis secretly over the years wasn't enough for me because it wasn't romantic or sexual.
I find it a little hard to reconcile that Travis treated Caleb like actual s*** and tormented him for 4 years and then as soon as they hook up, he starts renting out a special place for his birthday and arranging a super thoughtful and romantic surprise dinner. If you really care about someone I don't think you should treat them like s*** even when you're not together.
Random vent. I hate the trope of an artist sharing tons of intimate art of their lover with the world. Putting it on market to be sold. It just doesn't seem in line with the other moments of possessiveness over their lover that they would be willing to sell it and have other people see and own it. Especially dislike when it's done at the end of a book, I find it a trite way for an artist to prove to their lover the depth of their feelings. It's supposed to be romantic and meaningful but it just comes off as trite and out of character.
Some notable moments:
"“Hey guys,” a too-peppy-for-the-morning voice said behind us. Should’ve known it’d be JT, holding a coffee in each hand. “Aw, you shouldn’t have.” I reached for one of the coffees, and he pulled his arm back. “Don’t worry, I didn’t. Where’s West?”"
"If this was just sex… I could live with that. Exclusive sex. Sex where no one else touched him or knew what he sounded like when he moaned. That would be enough. Right?"
This wasn't a good moment, but I think this says it all about how exhausting the other man drama is in this book. This comment about Travis is so valid. Not sex shaming anyone, but for someone who is secretly so into Caleb and pining over him, it kind of undermines the sincerity of his feelings when it's so easy for him / no hesitation to sleep around. I'm all for letting the characters have their sex lives, but I don't enjoy when romances focus so much on om/ow hookups, it's distracting/negative and hurts the romance. "“Eeeverybody wants you. And you want eeeverybody.”"
*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.
June 15, 2024
I swear this book was written for me!
I absolutely LOVE stepbrothers, enemies to lovers and second chance romances, but combining it with Gossip Girl vibes and having the MCs be the possessive and territorial Travis and Caleb (who I have been waiting for with such anticipation) made this story perfect!! There's even a mention of Viper and Fallen Angel and it's no secret how much I love that series too.
The reason for why these guys have been aggressively avoiding and dancing around each other for years is finally uncovered and I adored getting to see the vulnerable side of Travis - he's such a marshmallow for anything Caleb and I'm so here for it.
The push and pull between these two, and all of their attempts to get each other's attention were very entertaining. Were they always mature adults? Absolutely not, but if that's what you're expecting you've been reading the wrong series! You could definitely see the history between them too, which added so much to their relationship and the ease of it once they finally figured it out.
I honestly couldn't have asked for more with these two and they are by far my favourite couple in this series.
Now I'm so ready to see who makes James Easton bow down to them!
*****
I received an ARC of this book from the authors, and this is my honest review
I absolutely LOVE stepbrothers, enemies to lovers and second chance romances, but combining it with Gossip Girl vibes and having the MCs be the possessive and territorial Travis and Caleb (who I have been waiting for with such anticipation) made this story perfect!! There's even a mention of Viper and Fallen Angel and it's no secret how much I love that series too.
The reason for why these guys have been aggressively avoiding and dancing around each other for years is finally uncovered and I adored getting to see the vulnerable side of Travis - he's such a marshmallow for anything Caleb and I'm so here for it.
The push and pull between these two, and all of their attempts to get each other's attention were very entertaining. Were they always mature adults? Absolutely not, but if that's what you're expecting you've been reading the wrong series! You could definitely see the history between them too, which added so much to their relationship and the ease of it once they finally figured it out.
I honestly couldn't have asked for more with these two and they are by far my favourite couple in this series.
Now I'm so ready to see who makes James Easton bow down to them!
*****
I received an ARC of this book from the authors, and this is my honest review
July 3, 2024
boring as hell
June 29, 2024
I was so excited for Travis and Caleb and to say what was delivered was disappointing is an understatement. This book reads like a first draft.
It felt like they had probably realised they'd written themselves into a bit of a corner in the other books with these characters and didn't have a solid idea for how to navigate their story and it shows. I'm sorry but the explanation for Caleb and Travis suddenly hating each other just doesn't make sense for the relationship we're told they had. I don't care if you're a dumb 16 year old, you don't suddenly believe your best friend in the whole world was laughing about sleeping with you behind your back. Just like I don't believe Travis would start being exceptionally mean to the person he loves more than anything just because he was rejected. And I don't believe that Caleb wouldn't understand how him running away from Travis would hurt him.
But even if we can ignore this not very believable explanation of their enemies to lovers journey, why we're so many plotlines either glossed over or omitted completely? Why is Caleb so worried the entire time about what other people will think, especially his parents and then we don't even see them telling their parents? Caleb's relationship with the other princes is so unclear. We're made to believe he was friends with them back in the day, but then he absolutely hated all of them? Why didn't they ever try to talk to him? They don't particularly seem to care about him at all, but want him back in their circle, but I don't think he has a single conversation with any of them in the whole book? We're also teased about Travis becoming this awesome designer and it's literally not even mentioned. At the end Travis is still just a directionless flirty rich guy who happens to have a boyfriend now. Neither him or Caleb really have any character growth whatsoever in the entire book. They also fucking suck at communicating. Even 90% into the book, they both still doubt each other's intentions but refuse to voice it. They never speak about it and on the very last page of the book, they guess they're in love and are boyfriends?
I'm mostly disappointed because in a 360 page book, I don't feel like we learnt very much about either character at all. Aside from one moment when they were 17, we don't know their basic backstory (like they seem to have iffy relationships with their parents (Caleb's dad is a dick to Travis and it's just glossed over)), they each have one hobby and spend time at parties or fucking. I mean it would have been nice to explore why Caleb cares so much about other people's opinions, or why he struggled for so long to accept his sexuality.
It felt like they had probably realised they'd written themselves into a bit of a corner in the other books with these characters and didn't have a solid idea for how to navigate their story and it shows. I'm sorry but the explanation for Caleb and Travis suddenly hating each other just doesn't make sense for the relationship we're told they had. I don't care if you're a dumb 16 year old, you don't suddenly believe your best friend in the whole world was laughing about sleeping with you behind your back. Just like I don't believe Travis would start being exceptionally mean to the person he loves more than anything just because he was rejected. And I don't believe that Caleb wouldn't understand how him running away from Travis would hurt him.
But even if we can ignore this not very believable explanation of their enemies to lovers journey, why we're so many plotlines either glossed over or omitted completely? Why is Caleb so worried the entire time about what other people will think, especially his parents and then we don't even see them telling their parents? Caleb's relationship with the other princes is so unclear. We're made to believe he was friends with them back in the day, but then he absolutely hated all of them? Why didn't they ever try to talk to him? They don't particularly seem to care about him at all, but want him back in their circle, but I don't think he has a single conversation with any of them in the whole book? We're also teased about Travis becoming this awesome designer and it's literally not even mentioned. At the end Travis is still just a directionless flirty rich guy who happens to have a boyfriend now. Neither him or Caleb really have any character growth whatsoever in the entire book. They also fucking suck at communicating. Even 90% into the book, they both still doubt each other's intentions but refuse to voice it. They never speak about it and on the very last page of the book, they guess they're in love and are boyfriends?
I'm mostly disappointed because in a 360 page book, I don't feel like we learnt very much about either character at all. Aside from one moment when they were 17, we don't know their basic backstory (like they seem to have iffy relationships with their parents (Caleb's dad is a dick to Travis and it's just glossed over)), they each have one hobby and spend time at parties or fucking. I mean it would have been nice to explore why Caleb cares so much about other people's opinions, or why he struggled for so long to accept his sexuality.
![Profile Image for Megan [At The Cottage].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gr-assets.com%2Fimages%2FS%2Fcompressed.photo.goodreads.com%2Fusers%2F1634561405i%2F25103878._UY200_CR50%2C0%2C200%2C200_.jpg&w=128&q=75)
May 31, 2025
MM Romance
Stepbrothers
2 Stars ⭐️
🎵Narrated by Aiden Snow & Perry Bishop🎵
I would have DNF’d this had Aiden Snow not been narrating it and not even his hot sexy voice could save me from being completely underwhelmed and bored by the last 40%. This had no business being over 400 pages.
Note to self: stop being a masochist, you hated book one, why would you pick this shit up?
Stepbrothers
2 Stars ⭐️
🎵Narrated by Aiden Snow & Perry Bishop🎵
I would have DNF’d this had Aiden Snow not been narrating it and not even his hot sexy voice could save me from being completely underwhelmed and bored by the last 40%. This had no business being over 400 pages.
Note to self: stop being a masochist, you hated book one, why would you pick this shit up?
September 2, 2024
4 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
“We fit together so perfectly, like two pieces of a puzzle that had been pushed around and forced to merge with different parts, when all one needed was the other.”
Everyone: *shocked when West fell in love with JT*
Everyone: *shocked when they realized it was Donovan in the videos with Kelly*
Everyone: *shocked when Preston came out and said he was sleeping with his girlfriend’s dad*
Everyone: *shocked when Daire and Gavin slept together*
No one. Literally not a single person. At all: *shocked when Caleb kissed Travis*
When I finally read why Travis and Caleb “hated” each other, I definitely had a, “Chat, is this real?” moment and had to put the book down for a small time-out. After four books of their “rivalry” being dangled at us like a juicy steak, I just expected a bit more. Miscommunication trope strikes again!
Buuuuuuuuut…
Honestly, I loved them anyways. I go feral for reformed playboys and as soon as (what’s the gay version of “womanizer”? “Manizer”?) Travis thought he had a second chance with Caleb, he was instantly: no thoughts, just stepbrother. And I think that’s nice. Caleb was like boring white bread in all the previous books but he was kinda likable here. But my baby Travis is just so cute, he wins all the awards for best doting boyfriend/brother.
The spice in this was crazy. They thought with their dicks 90% of the time. They broke their parents’ dining table! Jesus Christ. And Travis’s mouth… He’s just so obsessed with slouchy beanie boy.
There is just not enough JT in these books. I was hoping for more here because he’s Caleb’s best friend but we barely got anything. Give me 35% more JT content and 0% more Kelly content in East’s book, please and thank you. And speaking of East, I have unreasonably high expectations for his book. East is so babygirl and if his book isn’t him getting sexually and emotionally dominated and taken care of then I don’t want it.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
“We fit together so perfectly, like two pieces of a puzzle that had been pushed around and forced to merge with different parts, when all one needed was the other.”
Everyone: *shocked when West fell in love with JT*
Everyone: *shocked when they realized it was Donovan in the videos with Kelly*
Everyone: *shocked when Preston came out and said he was sleeping with his girlfriend’s dad*
Everyone: *shocked when Daire and Gavin slept together*
No one. Literally not a single person. At all: *shocked when Caleb kissed Travis*
When I finally read why Travis and Caleb “hated” each other, I definitely had a, “Chat, is this real?” moment and had to put the book down for a small time-out. After four books of their “rivalry” being dangled at us like a juicy steak, I just expected a bit more. Miscommunication trope strikes again!
Buuuuuuuuut…
Honestly, I loved them anyways. I go feral for reformed playboys and as soon as (what’s the gay version of “womanizer”? “Manizer”?) Travis thought he had a second chance with Caleb, he was instantly: no thoughts, just stepbrother. And I think that’s nice. Caleb was like boring white bread in all the previous books but he was kinda likable here. But my baby Travis is just so cute, he wins all the awards for best doting boyfriend/brother.
The spice in this was crazy. They thought with their dicks 90% of the time. They broke their parents’ dining table! Jesus Christ. And Travis’s mouth… He’s just so obsessed with slouchy beanie boy.
There is just not enough JT in these books. I was hoping for more here because he’s Caleb’s best friend but we barely got anything. Give me 35% more JT content and 0% more Kelly content in East’s book, please and thank you. And speaking of East, I have unreasonably high expectations for his book. East is so babygirl and if his book isn’t him getting sexually and emotionally dominated and taken care of then I don’t want it.
June 27, 2024
Thank u so much for the Arc! I was so excited for this book just like every installment in the series, but once I found out it was stepbrothers I was ready to lose my mind. I just love love love a forbidden romance.
I ate this one up and I loved every bit of it. I wish it was a little bit longer. Their pining , misplaced hatred & jealousy was so real this one is for the real YEARNERS & Lovers
TravisCaleb are Definitely one of my faves in the series
Cant wait to see East get humbled hes such a brat!!!!!
This is my favorite cover in the series
I ate this one up and I loved every bit of it. I wish it was a little bit longer. Their pining , misplaced hatred & jealousy was so real this one is for the real YEARNERS & Lovers
TravisCaleb are Definitely one of my faves in the series
Cant wait to see East get humbled hes such a brat!!!!!
This is my favorite cover in the series
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 17, 2024
Travis and Caleb are stepbrothers who were inseparable friends ever since their parents started dating. The night their parents got married, Travis finally couldn't hold back any longer and acted on his feelings for Caleb, which leads to the start of their enemies era. I won't share what happens next because *spoilers* but everyone who loves a steamy and satisfying forced proximity, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers book will go crazy over this latest book in the Park Avenue Princes series. (I cackle every time Caleb calls them the Park Avenue Pricks 😂😂)
Salacious Park Avenue Prince can be read as a standalone, but to get the full effect of the tension and pining between Travis and Caleb I'd suggest starting with book 1. The characters have a great enemies to lovers arc that culminates in this book. I already am feral to read East's story because I've had a theory about who he ends up with for so many books now and I'm dying to know if I'm right.
Rating: 4
Angst: 3/5
Steam: 3.5/5
I received an advance copy of this book and this is my honest review.
It was almost pathetic how much I craved every little touch. How I'd do anything for his attention. But that was the power he'd always held over me, the reason I'd shut myself down the first time around.
Caleb Reeves was my biggest weakness, one I couldn't seem to resist, and when he turned his head, a crooked smile tugged at his lips and I felt myself fall even deeper under his spell.
Salacious Park Avenue Prince can be read as a standalone, but to get the full effect of the tension and pining between Travis and Caleb I'd suggest starting with book 1. The characters have a great enemies to lovers arc that culminates in this book. I already am feral to read East's story because I've had a theory about who he ends up with for so many books now and I'm dying to know if I'm right.
Rating: 4
Angst: 3/5
Steam: 3.5/5
I received an advance copy of this book and this is my honest review.
July 1, 2024
Bumfuckery? Really? Really?! WHO SAYS THAT?
I loved the start of this, was meh on the middle and loved it again at the end.
“Fucking your stepbrother wasn’t on your to-do list?”
“Was it on yours?”
“Yes.”
Travis is a menace but he had to be otherwise they'd have pussy footed around each other for decades so I give him a pass.
“So what is this, then?” Donovan asked. “Are you two a couple now, just without the title?”
Daire snorted. “They have a title, it’s called brothers.”
I love that these guys always call it like it is(except that most times it really isn't like that but that just makes it funnier). Fatherfucker. Brotherfucker.
Also.
Am I the only one who finds it weird that Archer hangs out with these New Adults?
How old are these guys anyway? 4 books later and I'm still not entirely sure.
Anywhoo, I also liked that once Caleb flipped the switch, there was no waffling about.
Before he could even get the words out, I pushed back on him, taking him into my body where I needed him most. The shocked curse that fell from Travis’s lips made me even bolder. “I don’t want to stop. I want you to start.”
Well OKAYYYYY then, straight Caleb.
But also(I know, I know— pick a side!!) I also kinda hated how easily he flipped into being comfortable with the situation. Because you've been fighting this for years so what changed?
Kinda makes the miscommunication at the start pointless. Because all this angst for what?
These two weren't dealing with internalized homophobia, weren't scared of friends or family rejecting them. Just scared of the other not wanting them back (while covered in cum from the literal instance a few minutes prior where they (again, I must emphasize) QUITE LITERALLY wanted each other to the point of completion.
So I ask again. All this angst for what? Dramatic ass MFs.
I loved the start of this, was meh on the middle and loved it again at the end.
“Fucking your stepbrother wasn’t on your to-do list?”
“Was it on yours?”
“Yes.”
Travis is a menace but he had to be otherwise they'd have pussy footed around each other for decades so I give him a pass.
“So what is this, then?” Donovan asked. “Are you two a couple now, just without the title?”
Daire snorted. “They have a title, it’s called brothers.”
I love that these guys always call it like it is(except that most times it really isn't like that but that just makes it funnier). Fatherfucker. Brotherfucker.
Also.
Am I the only one who finds it weird that Archer hangs out with these New Adults?
How old are these guys anyway? 4 books later and I'm still not entirely sure.
Anywhoo, I also liked that once Caleb flipped the switch, there was no waffling about.
Before he could even get the words out, I pushed back on him, taking him into my body where I needed him most. The shocked curse that fell from Travis’s lips made me even bolder. “I don’t want to stop. I want you to start.”
Well OKAYYYYY then, straight Caleb.
But also(I know, I know— pick a side!!) I also kinda hated how easily he flipped into being comfortable with the situation. Because you've been fighting this for years so what changed?
Kinda makes the miscommunication at the start pointless. Because all this angst for what?
These two weren't dealing with internalized homophobia, weren't scared of friends or family rejecting them. Just scared of the other not wanting them back (while covered in cum from the literal instance a few minutes prior where they (again, I must emphasize) QUITE LITERALLY wanted each other to the point of completion.
So I ask again. All this angst for what? Dramatic ass MFs.
November 9, 2024
DNF @ 83%—
I started reading this book 2 months ago and put it down and picked it up again twice, but this time I am calling time of death at 83%. But I’m counting it as Read because I will never get those 350 pages of my life back. This book could have ended at 350 pages EASILY.
The first part of this book wasn’t particularly bad (and this series is by no means high literature, but I was enjoying myself) but about halfway through they were perfectly happy together and the enemies to lovers had run its course (I enjoyed the enemies to lovers, but it was over WAY too quickly) and there were still 200+ pages left. I truly was just so bored I didn’t know how much more I could handle. These authors need to learn how to pare down the length of their books because half of this series is far too long.
I started reading this book 2 months ago and put it down and picked it up again twice, but this time I am calling time of death at 83%. But I’m counting it as Read because I will never get those 350 pages of my life back. This book could have ended at 350 pages EASILY.
The first part of this book wasn’t particularly bad (and this series is by no means high literature, but I was enjoying myself) but about halfway through they were perfectly happy together and the enemies to lovers had run its course (I enjoyed the enemies to lovers, but it was over WAY too quickly) and there were still 200+ pages left. I truly was just so bored I didn’t know how much more I could handle. These authors need to learn how to pare down the length of their books because half of this series is far too long.
March 6, 2025
“You’re the wilder, crazier half of me I can’t live without.”
4/5 stars!
Audiobook: 4.5/5 - Fantastic narration as always.
I hate the miscommunication trope but I liked this a lot and I know why. It wasn't focus on miscommunication even if everything stemmed from that one moment and It didn't focus on the external drama or any more miscommunications after the one 4 years ago. And that worked.
I can't count the amount of times they 'felt in their dicks' though I do wish there were most instances on 'felt in their heart/chest.' I really wanted more of the romance element because I loved the whole birthday date so much. I would've loved to see more of them going on dates and being all domestic. It would've been 5 stars then for sure!
I went from DNFing the other two books to enjoying the hell out of this one. So maybe the author-duo isn't really a auto-DNF for me after all. I'm still not a fan of the writing style but it's alright - nothing too distracting. That calls for exploring their catalogues and adding more books to the TBR xP
Pre-read
So I know I kind of gave up on this series but I liked Caleb in #1 and Travis in #3. Also, are you telling me this is Bestfriends turned step-brothers turned enemies/rivals with mutual pining turned lovers trope? If I'm getting this right then theoretically it's perfect. Please be good?
Edit: They became sort of step-brothers first and then bestfriends. Somehow that makes it even better 😋
Thoughts as I go: (SPOILER ALERT)
- Is this going to be another case of long-term misunderstanding? Well either way, I'm enjoying this so far.
- lmaooo when the whole world is your wingman xD
The professor's no seat change policy and their family's sustainable lifestyle choice.
So here it goes. Seat-mates and flatmates LMAO
- Good to know the strong annoyance I felt towards JT & West is still intact.
- It's so funny to me how Archer (42) is hanging out with a bunch of 21yo. I can't take this seriously xD
- I'm loving the UST but c'mon guys you need kiss kiss and make up soon! 🙈😈
- 42% OH MY GOD DUDE LMAOOOOOOO DAMN. DAMN. DAMN. "Send her home." Fuck. Travis, the man you are.
"For you, I'd be so fucking easy." Oh boy. Caleb, c'monnnnnn face the song and bang along (I know that was bad) 😭
- will he find out about the secret album? Hmmmmmmm.
- They're STOOOOOPID 🤣
- Yes Yes Yes talk your heart out, you idiots! Shout it all out! Good!
- let's just ignore the supposedly funny/witty/sassy banters :D
- I'm too old for all these double-meaning jokes. Guys, you're not teens.
- are they getting on with it at their parents' home???? In the freaking dining room? ARE THEY GONNA GET CAUGHT?!
Me: that dining table is too sturdy to be real
2 mins later: the table broke
- 79%~80% FAVOURITE PART! A photographer photographing his 'muse'? HOT <3
- JT was really oblivious to everything huh. Kind of feel unsettling cause aren't they supposed to be besties?
- NO FAMILY DRAMA? Wow. This just got even better.
June 29, 2024
First I want to say I love this series. Donovan and Preston’s books were both 4 star reads for me and the other two were 3 stars. This is the lowest I have rated a book in this series and it makes so sad because Travis and Caleb’s relationship and book was one I like I’m sure many others were so excited to get to because of how it has been built up over the course of this series.
Now, Travis and Caleb being stepbrothers was not something I saw coming but I didn’t mind it.
However, the miscommunication trope being used to explain the reason behind their big fight/feud honestly made me so angry because it was so stupid even for a miscommunication trope. Travis’s side I understand because he really was crushing on Caleb but you’re telling me that Caleb viewed Travis as his best friend but believed that Travis would come onto him just to “prank” him and that is what led to them hating eachother for years? It was so unbelievable that Caleb would’ve thought that and would just let Travis go and act how he did after the incident. If Travis really was his best friend then Caleb would have known how Travis was/behaved and would’ve understood he was hurt. It just doesn’t make sense no matter how it was tried to be explained/justified.
Also, I can’t believe I’m having to write this on another book review but the way this book was written was so infuriating and different from the previous books in the series. Scenes that would’ve been drawn out more and therefore made this book better were glossed over. For example, the spa scene lasted .2 seconds. Compared to the similar scene in Preston’s book where he was caught in the lie about being with Serena when he was really with Archer, the spa scene in this book was so lackluster unlike the scene in Preston’s book which actually was written out nicely and made the story better and more entertaining.
Other examples of scenes that would’ve been written out thoroughly instead of just glossed over were Travis and Caleb telling their parents. Also, the school scenes. Other than briefly at the beginning, they were literally never at school compared to the previous books. It literally feels like Archer and Preston had more school scenes than the book containing two characters who are both still in school. These scenes might not be extremely necessary to the story but it felt like in this book we had two settings that they were at 90% of the book which were either clubs/parties or at the condo.
I’ve said this so much recently but I just feel like putting these books out so close together leads to these stories being rushed and it negatively affects the writing, plot, and characters. I remember when books used to take at least a year between the next ones in the series being released and I’m not saying that all books need this but I have just noticed a common theme of books being pushed out barely two months apart just ending up being so rushed and disappointing.
I’m just sad and I hope East’s story gets the time and effort it deserves. I really wish Travis and Caleb’s did.
Now, Travis and Caleb being stepbrothers was not something I saw coming but I didn’t mind it.
However, the miscommunication trope being used to explain the reason behind their big fight/feud honestly made me so angry because it was so stupid even for a miscommunication trope. Travis’s side I understand because he really was crushing on Caleb but you’re telling me that Caleb viewed Travis as his best friend but believed that Travis would come onto him just to “prank” him and that is what led to them hating eachother for years? It was so unbelievable that Caleb would’ve thought that and would just let Travis go and act how he did after the incident. If Travis really was his best friend then Caleb would have known how Travis was/behaved and would’ve understood he was hurt. It just doesn’t make sense no matter how it was tried to be explained/justified.
Also, I can’t believe I’m having to write this on another book review but the way this book was written was so infuriating and different from the previous books in the series. Scenes that would’ve been drawn out more and therefore made this book better were glossed over. For example, the spa scene lasted .2 seconds. Compared to the similar scene in Preston’s book where he was caught in the lie about being with Serena when he was really with Archer, the spa scene in this book was so lackluster unlike the scene in Preston’s book which actually was written out nicely and made the story better and more entertaining.
Other examples of scenes that would’ve been written out thoroughly instead of just glossed over were Travis and Caleb telling their parents. Also, the school scenes. Other than briefly at the beginning, they were literally never at school compared to the previous books. It literally feels like Archer and Preston had more school scenes than the book containing two characters who are both still in school. These scenes might not be extremely necessary to the story but it felt like in this book we had two settings that they were at 90% of the book which were either clubs/parties or at the condo.
I’ve said this so much recently but I just feel like putting these books out so close together leads to these stories being rushed and it negatively affects the writing, plot, and characters. I remember when books used to take at least a year between the next ones in the series being released and I’m not saying that all books need this but I have just noticed a common theme of books being pushed out barely two months apart just ending up being so rushed and disappointing.
I’m just sad and I hope East’s story gets the time and effort it deserves. I really wish Travis and Caleb’s did.
June 16, 2024
This is the fifth book in the Park Avenue Princes series and can be read as a standalone; however, the buildup to this couple has been four books long, and I recommend you read them in order for full enjoyment.
Caleb and Travis are stepbrothers and best friends. Or, they WERE best friends, until a falling out which has them no longer on speaking terms. But even with all of their history, Travis can't seem to keep his mind off of his straight stepbrother...
This book is the embodiment of EVERYTHING I want from a series about a bunch of wealthy young adults living in Manhattan. The drama, the tension, the SPICE 🥵...y'all this book was on FIRE. Definitely my favorite of the series so far, I CONSUMED this book. Travis and Caleb have had undeniable chemistry throughout the series, and the back and forth tension between them in this book is so delicious.🫠 There are flashbacks where we learn about their history peppered throughout, which only add fuel to the fire of them.🔥 This one is definitely joining the ranks as one of my favorite stepbro books.
If you're looking for hate-to-love-you vibes with a touch of exhibitionism, this book is for you.🩷
Read if you like:
• Stepbrothers
• Best Friends to Hate to Love
• Bi-Awakening
.
👑SALACIOUS PARK AVENUE PRINCE is available June 27!👑
.
.
*I received a free advanced copy of this book from Foreword PR and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
Caleb and Travis are stepbrothers and best friends. Or, they WERE best friends, until a falling out which has them no longer on speaking terms. But even with all of their history, Travis can't seem to keep his mind off of his straight stepbrother...
This book is the embodiment of EVERYTHING I want from a series about a bunch of wealthy young adults living in Manhattan. The drama, the tension, the SPICE 🥵...y'all this book was on FIRE. Definitely my favorite of the series so far, I CONSUMED this book. Travis and Caleb have had undeniable chemistry throughout the series, and the back and forth tension between them in this book is so delicious.🫠 There are flashbacks where we learn about their history peppered throughout, which only add fuel to the fire of them.🔥 This one is definitely joining the ranks as one of my favorite stepbro books.
If you're looking for hate-to-love-you vibes with a touch of exhibitionism, this book is for you.🩷
Read if you like:
• Stepbrothers
• Best Friends to Hate to Love
• Bi-Awakening
.
👑SALACIOUS PARK AVENUE PRINCE is available June 27!👑
.
.
*I received a free advanced copy of this book from Foreword PR and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
July 10, 2024
Salacious Park Avenue Prince is Travis and Caleb’s story that Ella and Brooke have been teasing since book one. The backstory of Travis and Caleb’s fallout is revealed and it was a mixture of intensity and heat, miscommunication and wrong assumptions. Neither ever bring up that fated night until they’re forced to live together and everything comes to a head.
I LOVED seeing this other Travis. He’s not who you think and he has this mushy center and feels deeply. The Travis he shows the world is vastly different than the Travis he gives his Caleb. I loved him and I adored the way he was head over heels for Caleb and never truly gave up hope. His inner monologue was everything.
Caleb was such a surprise as well with his dominant personality that came out to play more than once. I felt like we really got a true picture of who Caleb was and how perfect he was for Travis. His acceptance of what he was feeling for Travis may have been slow but once he got there, he went nuclear.
These two keep their relationship secret for awhile but both are too possessive to let this secret be kept in the closet. The enemies to lovers was incredibly well written. The sexual tension brewing under their sharp words was so hot and the intimacy and passion between them had me fanning my face. I especially liked that there was no third act breakup and the steam was STEAMING.
I find it difficult to find good MM these days that give me all the tension and steam and passion. This gave all in the best ways. Travis and Caleb’s love was built on friendship and intense chemistry that they finally acted on and I was HERE for it.
I think this might be my favorite installment after the first book but I am salivating to find out who will take East out lol. Love this series.
I LOVED seeing this other Travis. He’s not who you think and he has this mushy center and feels deeply. The Travis he shows the world is vastly different than the Travis he gives his Caleb. I loved him and I adored the way he was head over heels for Caleb and never truly gave up hope. His inner monologue was everything.
“All I ever wanted was that man’s attention, and when I had it, it did things to my body I’d never get to make reality.”
Caleb was such a surprise as well with his dominant personality that came out to play more than once. I felt like we really got a true picture of who Caleb was and how perfect he was for Travis. His acceptance of what he was feeling for Travis may have been slow but once he got there, he went nuclear.
“You’re the wilder, crazier half of me I can’t live without.”
These two keep their relationship secret for awhile but both are too possessive to let this secret be kept in the closet. The enemies to lovers was incredibly well written. The sexual tension brewing under their sharp words was so hot and the intimacy and passion between them had me fanning my face. I especially liked that there was no third act breakup and the steam was STEAMING.
“This,” he said, tracing my lips and admiring his handiwork, “is how you should always look. Claimed and with a mouthful of my cum.”
I find it difficult to find good MM these days that give me all the tension and steam and passion. This gave all in the best ways. Travis and Caleb’s love was built on friendship and intense chemistry that they finally acted on and I was HERE for it.
“He wanted me to be his first, but if I had things my way, I’d be his last.”
I think this might be my favorite installment after the first book but I am salivating to find out who will take East out lol. Love this series.
June 21, 2024
4.75⭐️
Tut tut tut…shaking my head. Com-mu-ni-ca-tion! It’s not that hard! Okay, they were 16 years old, but still.
We knew from the first book in the series that something was going on between Caleb and Travis because they hated each other and the tension between them was on fire. Here, we learn that it’s even more complicated than we thought because they’re stepbrothers. I loved this aspect of the story, it made everything more meaningful.
There was a lot of banter and I absolutely loved it. It was so funny and cute. Travis and Caleb are great together, they only needed to FINALLY have a talk. I really loved their relationship because they used to be best friends so it felt very natural when they started to be together. They’re both very possessive and they can’t get enough of each other. It was also very romantic, which is something I didn’t expect, but it showed how much they care for each other, I loved that.
Salacious was, like the other books in the series, a great read. It was fun, sweet and spicy. I cannot wait to read East’s story next, but at the same time, I don’t want the series to end!
Tropes:
☆ Stepbrothers
☆ Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers
☆ Forced proximity
☆ Miscommunication
[ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ]
Tut tut tut…shaking my head. Com-mu-ni-ca-tion! It’s not that hard! Okay, they were 16 years old, but still.
We knew from the first book in the series that something was going on between Caleb and Travis because they hated each other and the tension between them was on fire. Here, we learn that it’s even more complicated than we thought because they’re stepbrothers. I loved this aspect of the story, it made everything more meaningful.
There was a lot of banter and I absolutely loved it. It was so funny and cute. Travis and Caleb are great together, they only needed to FINALLY have a talk. I really loved their relationship because they used to be best friends so it felt very natural when they started to be together. They’re both very possessive and they can’t get enough of each other. It was also very romantic, which is something I didn’t expect, but it showed how much they care for each other, I loved that.
Salacious was, like the other books in the series, a great read. It was fun, sweet and spicy. I cannot wait to read East’s story next, but at the same time, I don’t want the series to end!
Tropes:
☆ Stepbrothers
☆ Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers
☆ Forced proximity
☆ Miscommunication
[ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ]
July 13, 2025
I really don't have a lot of thoughts about this one 😅 It didn't grab me the way I had hoped. I don't know if it was that it didn't capture me so I didn't devote my attention to it, or I wasn't devoting enough attention to it to let it capture me 🤷🏼♀️ I still enjoyed it, but like most of the others in the series, it clocked in around 3.5*, and I didn't hate it enough to round down. It was a nice, mindless listen that kept me occupied while doing other things ✌🏻
March 10, 2025
This is hands down the star of the Park Avenue Princes. I mean. I loathe a stepbrothers romance. It’s not for me. I hate the formula. I hate the forced hatred. They literally suck. BUT NOT THIS SHIT. THIS WAS PERFECTION. Admittedly this doesn’t follow the typical formula for this trope and I ate it up.
March 26, 2025
It's safe to say this was the best written book so far.
I didn't need as many pages, it got a bit boring, but the love story was on point.
Nothing spectacular, just a nice stepbro story I'd rate 3.5 ⭐, but objectively it's a 3.75⭐ if I'm looking at the other installments.
🟣 High school best friends and stepbrothers
🔵 Happening at college, a few years down the line
🟡 Gay/GFY
🟢 Pining
🔵 Forced proximity
🟣 Miscommunication
🟠 I like the cover
🌶️ Some smut, 2 extensive penetrative sex scenes (each bottoming), one frotting, one or two oral; both vers
Travis and Caleb were best friends in high school and had a major fallout when they hooked up when their parents got married and with some miscommunication they stopped talking to each other completely- that miscommunication is present all throughout the story, until the very end, simply because they don't talk things out.
When they're in college, their parents want to put Travis on the right path, so they sell Caleb's Soho apartment, his private space where he gets to be creative away from the Park Avenue drama, and put him in with Travis.
I absolutely didn't like that. At all. Not only Caleb's safe space being taken away but also parents having absolutely no sensibility about his character and just throwing him in with Travis and the others who party and go out all the time, they know Caleb isn't like that, but they want Travis to be more like that, so what other solution could they have but to rip one's life apart and do the work the parents were supposed to do, not their other kid, right?
Travis and Caleb living together wasn't the hot forced proximity we needed. There wasn't enough drama and tension for two guys that have been at each other's throats for such a long time. Travis kept turning everything to sex, he was trying to get Caleb to admit he wanted Travis and for that first half of the book, it honestly wasn't really working for me.
Then when they start hooking up it gets a bit more interesting, but I'm still waiting for that depth to kick in and was definitely expecting it here, but no such luck.
It's a nice story, it is. I think it's definitely better than the rest of the books so far, but for that many pages you'd expect something more. Caleb wasn't really into his hobby of photography that much anymore, or was everything simply happening off-page? There was an exhibit at the end, but still, where's the famous photographer who can't put his camera down?
Facing the parents isn't on-page either.
The ending is abrupt again.
I don't know if I want to read East's book. I didn't like a throuple for him. Most throuples aren't well written and based on some reviews I've been reading I can clearly see the authors made a mistake by bringing the professor in.
So I'm probably not reading it.
I didn't need as many pages, it got a bit boring, but the love story was on point.
Nothing spectacular, just a nice stepbro story I'd rate 3.5 ⭐, but objectively it's a 3.75⭐ if I'm looking at the other installments.
🟣 High school best friends and stepbrothers
🔵 Happening at college, a few years down the line
🟡 Gay/GFY
🟢 Pining
🔵 Forced proximity
🟣 Miscommunication
🟠 I like the cover
🌶️ Some smut, 2 extensive penetrative sex scenes (each bottoming), one frotting, one or two oral; both vers
Travis and Caleb were best friends in high school and had a major fallout when they hooked up when their parents got married and with some miscommunication they stopped talking to each other completely- that miscommunication is present all throughout the story, until the very end, simply because they don't talk things out.
When they're in college, their parents want to put Travis on the right path, so they sell Caleb's Soho apartment, his private space where he gets to be creative away from the Park Avenue drama, and put him in with Travis.
I absolutely didn't like that. At all. Not only Caleb's safe space being taken away but also parents having absolutely no sensibility about his character and just throwing him in with Travis and the others who party and go out all the time, they know Caleb isn't like that, but they want Travis to be more like that, so what other solution could they have but to rip one's life apart and do the work the parents were supposed to do, not their other kid, right?
Travis and Caleb living together wasn't the hot forced proximity we needed. There wasn't enough drama and tension for two guys that have been at each other's throats for such a long time. Travis kept turning everything to sex, he was trying to get Caleb to admit he wanted Travis and for that first half of the book, it honestly wasn't really working for me.
Then when they start hooking up it gets a bit more interesting, but I'm still waiting for that depth to kick in and was definitely expecting it here, but no such luck.
It's a nice story, it is. I think it's definitely better than the rest of the books so far, but for that many pages you'd expect something more. Caleb wasn't really into his hobby of photography that much anymore, or was everything simply happening off-page? There was an exhibit at the end, but still, where's the famous photographer who can't put his camera down?
Facing the parents isn't on-page either.
The ending is abrupt again.
I don't know if I want to read East's book. I didn't like a throuple for him. Most throuples aren't well written and based on some reviews I've been reading I can clearly see the authors made a mistake by bringing the professor in.
So I'm probably not reading it.
January 17, 2026
I've been curious about Travis and Caleb's story. I had a suspicion it would involve miscommunication. I hate that I was right, because I loathe this trope so so much. All of the ridiculousness and time wasted for really no reason.
This one did have a lot of tension and you can really feel it. It took till about 50% for these two to finally start the path of figuring things out and it really picked up from that point.
The last chapter was really almost like an epilogue. It was cute seeing where they were with everyone at that point.
This one did have a lot of tension and you can really feel it. It took till about 50% for these two to finally start the path of figuring things out and it really picked up from that point.
The last chapter was really almost like an epilogue. It was cute seeing where they were with everyone at that point.
June 26, 2024
"I'd let him in, lowered all my defenses, and what had I gotten for it? The cold, hard slap of rejection - something I'd promised myself I would never let anyone make me feel again, especially Caleb fucking Reeves."
Whoa boy Caleb and Travis sure had a lot of baggage to unpack before they could get on the road to their HEA. Like, a lot. So much resentment and hurt could have been avoided for years if these two had just communicated with one another. BUT! They were 17 when the major shit went down. SEVEN-TEEN. I don't know about you, but I don't think I have ever met a 17 year old boy who has ever been eager to have a chat about their emotions, especially if the ones they are feeling are dominated by hurt. I'm sure they are out there, but I haven't met one. So, it is completely understandable to me that these two teen boys decided that avoiding their issues, and subsequently each other, was the best solution to their problem rather than having a heart to heart.
"We'd danced our way around this argument a hundred and one times, but we'd never gotten into the thick of it. Never waded through the murky waters of the whos and whys. But apparently it was time to pay the fucking piper."
I was so pumped when these two finally got to this point. It needed to happen. They couldn't continue on the way they were. It honestly broke my freaking heart to see Travis so vulnerable. He was such a fun character throughout the series. Travis was larger than life, always looking to have a good time. And to be privy to the devastation he hid from the world with his smile was just a lot for my heart to take. Caleb didn't help the situation either. For someone who used to be Travis' best friend, he sure didn't take the time to look a little deeper. But he was finally fixing that now.
"Why did you cut me off like that?"
"Because it was easier to ignore you than it was to look at you every day."
Caleb and Travis had a lot to work through, but in the end, they actually did the work. I wouldn't go as far as to say they both wholly matured the years they had been "apart," but hindsight is 20/20 and when the truth was finally out in the open they both took the steps toward healing together. Of course I loved how nosey the Princes were and how they all were hungry for the truth. I swear they could also be known as the Park Avenue Gossip Hounds. And the one man who was the least sorry about sticking his nose in their business, is also the one man left standing. You know who I'm talking about and I'm sure if you've made it this far in the series, that just like me, you absolutely cannot wait to see him fall next.
Whoa boy Caleb and Travis sure had a lot of baggage to unpack before they could get on the road to their HEA. Like, a lot. So much resentment and hurt could have been avoided for years if these two had just communicated with one another. BUT! They were 17 when the major shit went down. SEVEN-TEEN. I don't know about you, but I don't think I have ever met a 17 year old boy who has ever been eager to have a chat about their emotions, especially if the ones they are feeling are dominated by hurt. I'm sure they are out there, but I haven't met one. So, it is completely understandable to me that these two teen boys decided that avoiding their issues, and subsequently each other, was the best solution to their problem rather than having a heart to heart.
"We'd danced our way around this argument a hundred and one times, but we'd never gotten into the thick of it. Never waded through the murky waters of the whos and whys. But apparently it was time to pay the fucking piper."
I was so pumped when these two finally got to this point. It needed to happen. They couldn't continue on the way they were. It honestly broke my freaking heart to see Travis so vulnerable. He was such a fun character throughout the series. Travis was larger than life, always looking to have a good time. And to be privy to the devastation he hid from the world with his smile was just a lot for my heart to take. Caleb didn't help the situation either. For someone who used to be Travis' best friend, he sure didn't take the time to look a little deeper. But he was finally fixing that now.
"Why did you cut me off like that?"
"Because it was easier to ignore you than it was to look at you every day."
Caleb and Travis had a lot to work through, but in the end, they actually did the work. I wouldn't go as far as to say they both wholly matured the years they had been "apart," but hindsight is 20/20 and when the truth was finally out in the open they both took the steps toward healing together. Of course I loved how nosey the Princes were and how they all were hungry for the truth. I swear they could also be known as the Park Avenue Gossip Hounds. And the one man who was the least sorry about sticking his nose in their business, is also the one man left standing. You know who I'm talking about and I'm sure if you've made it this far in the series, that just like me, you absolutely cannot wait to see him fall next.
June 28, 2024
Very disappointed ☹️
Travis and Caleb were my favorite and I waited so long for their sorry . And what a deceptive way to tell their story .. agghhhh I imagined them better
Travis and Caleb were my favorite and I waited so long for their sorry . And what a deceptive way to tell their story .. agghhhh I imagined them better
July 16, 2024
Yup. That’ll do it 🙂↕️
June 29, 2024
No sé cómo sentirme. En primer lugar, obviamente no pensé en terminarme el libro tan rápido, pero a su vez como que quería porque estaba muy impaciente por conocer la historia entre Travis y Caleb. Ahora, bien. Sobre no saber como sentirme, creo que lo digo más por el hecho de que esperaba un poco de más de drama… En los libros anteriores en su mayoría algunos de los príncipes tenían un escándalo algo grande (por así decirlo), es por eso por lo que quizás pensé que Travis y Caleb iban a tener el suyo. ALERTA SPOILER: ¿La parte donde Travis le hace sexo oral a Caleb mientras este está pegado a las ventanas de su departamento? Dios, esa escena hizo volar mi cabeza porque pensé (por un momento y guiándome por la preocupación de Caleb, obviamente) que alguien les haría una foto y terminaría en las noticias. Pero luego un poco más cuerda pensé: ¿Por qué coño iban a ser fotografiados?
Desde que supe los tropos de este libro quedé encanta y a su vez curiosa por conocer la historia entre estos dos muchachos porque, ¿saber que eran hermanastros? ¡Yo quería -demasiado- saber! Amé totalmente todo, definitivamente daré mis 5 estrellas a este libro porque pese a lo que dije de que quería más drama el desenlace que tuvieron estos dos pendejetes me encantó y me dejó aún más enamorada de estos dos. Por eso, ahora que lo pienso, no debía haberme terminado el libro tan rápido y a ver disfrutado un poco más de ellos):
OH, DIOS MIOS, ¡es verdad! Antes de que me olvide, ¿La mención del personaje de Viper dentro del libro? ¡COMO LO AMÉ! Voy a sincerarme y decir que chille como una loca cuando leí ‘Fallen Angel’ en la conversación que estaban teniendo Travis y Caleb. Me gustó que metieran en el mundo de los príncipes personajes de sus antiguos trabajos.
No quiero que esta serie termine porque me encariñe mucho con estos chicos, pero a su vez quiero leer como el cabroncete de East termina también enamorándose, aunque siento que la persona que consiga eso tendrá que trabajar mucho o quizás y esa persona haga trabajar a East, quien sabe, quizás sea East quien termine haciendo cositas cursis para terminar enamorando a su hombre. Esperaré con ansias el siguiente trabajo, aunque eso signifique luego darle el adiós a esta hermosa serie.
Desde que supe los tropos de este libro quedé encanta y a su vez curiosa por conocer la historia entre estos dos muchachos porque, ¿saber que eran hermanastros? ¡Yo quería -demasiado- saber! Amé totalmente todo, definitivamente daré mis 5 estrellas a este libro porque pese a lo que dije de que quería más drama el desenlace que tuvieron estos dos pendejetes me encantó y me dejó aún más enamorada de estos dos. Por eso, ahora que lo pienso, no debía haberme terminado el libro tan rápido y a ver disfrutado un poco más de ellos):
OH, DIOS MIOS, ¡es verdad! Antes de que me olvide, ¿La mención del personaje de Viper dentro del libro? ¡COMO LO AMÉ! Voy a sincerarme y decir que chille como una loca cuando leí ‘Fallen Angel’ en la conversación que estaban teniendo Travis y Caleb. Me gustó que metieran en el mundo de los príncipes personajes de sus antiguos trabajos.
No quiero que esta serie termine porque me encariñe mucho con estos chicos, pero a su vez quiero leer como el cabroncete de East termina también enamorándose, aunque siento que la persona que consiga eso tendrá que trabajar mucho o quizás y esa persona haga trabajar a East, quien sabe, quizás sea East quien termine haciendo cositas cursis para terminar enamorando a su hombre. Esperaré con ansias el siguiente trabajo, aunque eso signifique luego darle el adiós a esta hermosa serie.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2024
I think this book lacked FRIENDSHIP. I was so ready to give this 5 stars but damn it there was NO interaction between Caleb and JT.
Caleb was such prominent character in in JT’s book and East from West’s side no matter how stupid asshole he is but still.
I enjoyed the sex scenes really but fuck the author could’ve scrapped one of those and insert at least 1 heart to heart conversation with JT and Cal’s real feelings for Travis. Instead JT was oblivious as a dumb toddler and couldn’t see what’s happening with his bff. This pissed me off tenfold bc in the very first book of the series, Cal was both disappointed and later supportive of JT’s relationship. Cal was so involved with warning JT and then helping West to win him back.
I’m going on a rant bc this is the ONLY thing that bother me in this book otherwise it was flawless. I still didn’t care they were step brothers considering it wasn’t big deal when they came out. I fail to understand authors choice to insert that trope but not icky or disgusting happens regarding that one.
I like that both of them had similar misunderstanding and once it was cleared they were rock solid. No third act break up, no social media dramas or leaks so I loved that part. This book has chemistry, a lot of angst, emotions and I’d written quite well.
Caleb was such prominent character in in JT’s book and East from West’s side no matter how stupid asshole he is but still.
I enjoyed the sex scenes really but fuck the author could’ve scrapped one of those and insert at least 1 heart to heart conversation with JT and Cal’s real feelings for Travis. Instead JT was oblivious as a dumb toddler and couldn’t see what’s happening with his bff. This pissed me off tenfold bc in the very first book of the series, Cal was both disappointed and later supportive of JT’s relationship. Cal was so involved with warning JT and then helping West to win him back.
I’m going on a rant bc this is the ONLY thing that bother me in this book otherwise it was flawless. I still didn’t care they were step brothers considering it wasn’t big deal when they came out. I fail to understand authors choice to insert that trope but not icky or disgusting happens regarding that one.
I like that both of them had similar misunderstanding and once it was cleared they were rock solid. No third act break up, no social media dramas or leaks so I loved that part. This book has chemistry, a lot of angst, emotions and I’d written quite well.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 522 reviews