We begin the story with Chelle (Donnie's sister) moving in with Alejandro as his roommate. Yandro is gay, yet in the three years they have been living together, Yandro only brings home guys for one night and expects them to leave if possible before he wakes up. Chelle sees the MAJOR crush her kid brother has on Yandro but when she finally sees interest from Yandro's side she warns him not to DARE hurt her sweet innocence brother. Yandro doesn't do more than one night stands but what Donnie has to offer, his vibrancy and colorful self is all Yandro can wish for. So when he returns home after a few days away while Donnie is house sitting and he finds him naked in his bed.. well.. Yandro can't help himself..
I liked the interaction between Donnie and Yandro. Mostly I liked Yandro (and I ADORE this nickname) the way he saw both Chelle and Donnie, and how much he yearned for an accepting family like they have made me crave even more for him to find a HEA with Donnie. Donnie was sweet beyond words, his crush on Yandro made him realize he was gay and when he acts on his desire with his best friend Chase their friendship also changes. Chase is going to be the MC in the next installment in the series (actually the first one in the series, this one being a prequel). I liked the effect he has on Yandro and enjoyed seeing him grow up, though he is still too much of a kid in my mind.
Also, totally irrelevant to this story, anyone else had a hard time getting out of his head Donny from "The Big Lebowski"? I kept hearing in my head lines from this AWESOME movie. I GOTTA re-watch it. "Shut the fuck up. Donny" I'm literally ROFLing here.
Additional Details: Kindle Ebook, 89 pages, 11-18 February 2016 / On GoodReads
ABOUT THIS SERIES
"Johnnies" is a MM Romance series by Amy Lane. Defining what KIND of romance is a bit difficult.. They are somewhere between New Adult and Contemporary (depending on the novel) with a good pint of Erotica in the mix.
"Johnnies" is a Gay Porn company, in each book one (and sometimes two) star(s) finds his/their HEA. Though it's definitely on the Erotica side sex-wise the focus is on the emotional side with a very clear feeling of "coming of age" or dealing with the past which is more often than not VERY diffifult / painful. But though the stories each of the characters have to tell make these books angsty, it doesn't feel OTT or too much, on the contrary, I always find a sort of hope to the story because though the past brought them to the place they are now, the present, the current love interest as well as "Johnnie's" guys are always there to make it better.
I loved this series so much I truly can't recommend it enough! Though it's Erotica, dealing with porn there is so much more to the series with the beautiful friendships, the forming of a relationship and the story that starts with a sad note and ends with a sweet smile. Yet grab a napkin, you'll need it with everything Amy puts her characters through..
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Books:
0.5. Super Sock Man [Donnie Armstrong & Alejandro "Yandro" Castellanos] (published 15 July 2011) ★★★¾
1. Chase in Shadow [Chase "Chance" Summers & Tommy "Tango" Halloran] (published 23 February 2012) ★★★★
2. Dex in Blue [David "Dex" Worral & Carlos "Kane" Ramirez] (published 30 September 2012) ★★★★½
3. Ethan in Gold [Evan "Ethan" Costa & Jonah Stevens] (published 3 October 2013) ★★★★½
4. Black John [John Carey & Galen Henderson] (published 26 January 2015) ★★★★★
5. Bobby Green [Vern "Bobby" Roberts & Reg Williams] (published 6 February 2018) ★★★ (DNF 17%)
"Johnnies" is a Gay Porn company, in each book one (and sometimes two) star(s) finds his/their HEA. Though it's definitely on the Erotica side sex-wise the focus is on the emotional side with a very clear feeling of "coming of age" or dealing with the past which is more often than not VERY diffifult / painful. But though the stories each of the characters have to tell make these books angsty, it doesn't feel OTT or too much, on the contrary, I always find a sort of hope to the story because though the past brought them to the place they are now, the present, the current love interest as well as "Johnnie's" guys are always there to make it better.
I loved this series so much I truly can't recommend it enough! Though it's Erotica, dealing with porn there is so much more to the series with the beautiful friendships, the forming of a relationship and the story that starts with a sad note and ends with a sweet smile. Yet grab a napkin, you'll need it with everything Amy puts her characters through..
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Books:
0.5. Super Sock Man [Donnie Armstrong & Alejandro "Yandro" Castellanos] (published 15 July 2011) ★★★¾
1. Chase in Shadow [Chase "Chance" Summers & Tommy "Tango" Halloran] (published 23 February 2012) ★★★★
2. Dex in Blue [David "Dex" Worral & Carlos "Kane" Ramirez] (published 30 September 2012) ★★★★½
3. Ethan in Gold [Evan "Ethan" Costa & Jonah Stevens] (published 3 October 2013) ★★★★½
4. Black John [John Carey & Galen Henderson] (published 26 January 2015) ★★★★★
5. Bobby Green [Vern "Bobby" Roberts & Reg Williams] (published 6 February 2018) ★★★ (DNF 17%)
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