I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

Toy most certainly will not be for everyone. Be forewarned that it features sex work, a brothel, and m/m sex/romance.

With that out of the way, i loved this book. it is NOT the average romance.. and the writing style is not the typical for that of a romance story either. Troy [ Tommy ] is the main character, and he's quite the character... it was impossible to not like him. There are many other characters in the book .. including clients..

honestly, read it. i can't put into words how great this book really is.

Don't let the computer generated artwork fool you-- this is a really good book! I enjoyed it a lot. I loved the relationships and well written dialogue between the characters- most, co-workers; and their genuine affection for each other. I have to say that Nick was my favorite character and his 'journey' warmed my heart. R. Parr effortlessly combined issues faced by many in their lives, and incorporated them into an interest setting and compelling story. One of my favorite reads this year.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Toy was a really sweet story-despite what the main character, Troy, did for a living. In Australia, prostitution in legal and he worked as a brothel. I loved reading a story about a sex worker that wasn’t dirty or sad. The relationship between Troy and Nick didn’t start off the best (they knew each other in high school and involved bullying) but I enjoyed watching the two of them grow into their friendship and then their relationship.

I really enjoyed the writing. It was paced nicely and I was able to read it in one sitting. The author also included his own illustrations, which I really loved!

Toy is an entertaining and heart warming novel. I have already recommended it to friends.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Troy’s family falls into debt due to his mother illness, he knows they need a lot of money to get them out of the financial hole they’re in so decides he needs a higher paying job than the few hours in can fit in at the supermarket whilst still studying. He decides to try working at Priapus a brothel he found advertised. Things are going well now, he’s moved into his own house and can pay off some of his mother’s mortgage too despite her fears about his career. Things start to get freaky when his new client turns out to be Nick, the boy from school he always wanted despite Nick bullying him continuously for months about his sexuality. I really liked this gentle and endearing telling of Troy’s feelings and life. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received this earc from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I really liked this book. The story is interesting, set in a licensed brothel with Troy (called Tommy at work) as main character. Troy is funny, cheeky and I love reading his interactions with the clients and other sex workers. There are many characters in this story, that I loved. The sweet Brett, the new boy Ari, the grumpy Damien, the goth Qiu, Mel the manager, the middle age woman who took care of her boys and Zane, the guard, who protect them. It was really interesting and sexy getting to know this reality, with the gossips about clients, their kinks and wants, why Troy and the others choose to work as sex workers (all of them because they need money, to live, to pay debts, to chase a dream).. Troy decided to work there because he wants to help his mother with bills and mortage and his own house. After graduating, he decided to work at Priapus and get involved in that, making colleagues/friends, having sex and creating a sort of new personality, Tommy, to protect his heart and separate the two things. Everything changes when at work he meet the high school bully, Nick, who he loved and desidered and still does. Toy is an unconventional love story. Troy's work is as much as protagonist as he is, while Troy tries to understand his feelings for Nick, who want only a bromance, while working. This book is sweet and sexy. I enjoyed reading about Troy's clients, about Brett and Ari falling in love, the friendship between them all, Mel's maternal attitude, Nick, who is gay but not out yet, trying to understand what he likes and who. This love story is sweet and has angst, too, because there are a lot of miscommunication between Troy and Nick. I loved how everything it turned out, for them all. It was very sweet realizing all of them could have and did have an happy ending. A very cute, sexy and sweet book.