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A review by ihateprozac
Fans Only by B. Love
4.0
This was a lot more emotional and heartfelt than I expected it to be! Given the premise centres on OnlyFans and sex work I had assumed it'd be mostly smut, but I quickly became enamoured by the pining and romance.
I looooooved how this talked about love languages. Both these characters need to be cared for in completely different ways and are able to articulate that, and identify those as the reasons why their past relationships failed. The maturity and communication was off the charts and we LOVE TO SEE IT.
There's also a great arc where Aries learns to realise the difference between how her abusive ex treated her ("you don't bring anything I need to the table") versus how a healthy relationship should be ("you are the table"). It's only a small part of the book but it was handled well!
My only qualm here was that it kinda glossed over OnlyFans and sex work. Given this was released during a pandemic when so many unemployed people were half-joking about "oh I'll just jump on OnlyFans", I think this could have added some mindful commentary around sex work, how much work actually goes into OnlyFans, and the stigma that sex workers face. The book wasn't derogatory or whorephobic at all but there was a missed opportunity.
4 stars. This was a surprisingly heartfelt read, and it gave me everything on the Friends-to-Lovers front that another book *cough* Go Deep *cough* didn't quite nail. I'm definitely keen to check out more of B. Love's work!
I looooooved how this talked about love languages. Both these characters need to be cared for in completely different ways and are able to articulate that, and identify those as the reasons why their past relationships failed. The maturity and communication was off the charts and we LOVE TO SEE IT.
There's also a great arc where Aries learns to realise the difference between how her abusive ex treated her ("you don't bring anything I need to the table") versus how a healthy relationship should be ("you are the table"). It's only a small part of the book but it was handled well!
My only qualm here was that it kinda glossed over OnlyFans and sex work. Given this was released during a pandemic when so many unemployed people were half-joking about "oh I'll just jump on OnlyFans", I think this could have added some mindful commentary around sex work, how much work actually goes into OnlyFans, and the stigma that sex workers face. The book wasn't derogatory or whorephobic at all but there was a missed opportunity.
4 stars. This was a surprisingly heartfelt read, and it gave me everything on the Friends-to-Lovers front that another book *cough* Go Deep *cough* didn't quite nail. I'm definitely keen to check out more of B. Love's work!