Porn Star (P*rn Star #1) by Laurelin Paige and Sierra Simone

Porn Star (Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone)

 

SUMMARY

You know me.

Come on, you know you do.

Maybe you pretend you don’t. Maybe you clear your browser history religiously. Maybe you pretend to be aghast whenever someone even mentions the word porn in your presence.

But the truth is that you do know me.

Everybody knows Logan O’Toole, world famous porn star.

Except then Devi Dare pops into my world, and pretty soon I’m doing things that aren’t like me—like texting her with flirty banter and creating an entire web porn series just so I can get to star in her bed. Again. And again.

With Devi, my entire universe shifts, and the more time I spend with her, the more I realize that Logan O’Toole isn’t the guy I thought he was.

So maybe I'm not the guy you thought I was either.

MY REVIEW

Logan the world famous, favorable porn star dares you to deny that you know him. He just looks you in the eye and asks you not to pretend, just be a big girl or a big boy and admit that you watch porn. And then he winks.

Logan is playful, charming, honest; and truly, deeply, madly, passionately loves his job. He feels he is the luckiest guy in the whole world. You are supposed to love your work anyway if you want to live happily. His job according to him is satisfying, the hours are good, the money decent, after-parties are the best and there is no stigma for sleeping with your coworkers.
Every day is another great day in a great job with some great friends.

His motto is: “The answer is always PORN”

You have to understand that the events in this book are described mainly from Logan’s point of view and there are a few chapters from Devi’s point of view. And you also need to understand that Logan does not think and act in the way "normal", "everyday" people next door think and act. He has his own version of reality and of what is proper. Some may call it twisted, some may call it fascinating. Some may blush and turn away; some may keep reading and occasionally laugh.

I personally found it fascinating and I laughed a lot – although sometimes I was rereading phrases just to make sure I was reading correctly. And other times I was whispering “Oh God. What on earth am I reading?” while I was giggling.

For example for Logan being loyal to his girlfriend means that he does not sleep with other women outside the set – only during filming.

Devi on the other hand prefers taking part at girl-on-girl porn scenes and not intercourse with man/men, because she does not want to get attached emotionally. She had only one scene with a male during her three years career and that was Logan. Since then, she only does women. And thinks of Logan.

Logan is a veteran in the industry. Almost 30 years old with more than 10 years experience, he has done almost all the famous women porn stars. He is recently heartbroken by his old girlfriend who had abandoned him taking with her also their dog. But Logan, although he is bitter by his ex, only thinks of Devi.

So three years have passed from this famous porn scene where Logan and Devi met for the first time. When they meet again at a party, there is no way that they will be separated again. Finally single Logan wants to film Devi in the ocean or in the desert. A tornado is whipping up emotional debris, lust and fantasies and he starts think of her more lyrically and poetically:

“She is sunshine and butter-yellow flower petals and the sweet earthy smell of cinnamon and cloves. She is the flowering night desert.”

Yep, Logan is in love and he has not even realized it yet.

Soon these two will have a project together and a kind of relationship. The project is a vision of Logan coming true. It is romantic series about a couple who starts a relationship and gradually their relationship turns to be more hardcore and porny. I guess there must be a thing called “romantic porn” in this industry. Devi loves Logan’s idea and they are basically filming their own relationship gradually moving forward.

Five people express their opinion about the relationship of Logan and Devi.
1. Logan’s parents - Totally in denial (Logan is always their little boy):

“Hi, honey. Am I interrupting … anything?”

2. Devi’s parents – Totally supportive (Devi actually considers herself more conservative than her parents. They kind of reminding me Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman from "Meet the Fockers"):

“It's nice to meet you, Logan. Are you making pornography with my daughter?"
"Mom, can you please get your hands off Logan's ass now?"

3. Logan’s best friend and second camera, Tanner - The outsider and the voice of logic:

“Do you feel weird at all about fucking other women, while you like this girl?
Most couples have ‘no sex with other people’ as a boundary.
I just don’t think I’d ever want to touch another woman if I was in love with someone else.”

And here they come, the foundations of a relationship (besides love): Possessiveness, Jealousy, and Exclusiveness.

It is obvious that Logan and Devi will reach a point where they have to decide whether they prefer keeping their job or staying with their other half. It will be an extremely hard decision especially for Logan who adores his job.

I am not sure if I can recommend you this book. It includes situations that it will probably trouble some people and some others may find them offensive a) lots of pornography of course, b) girl on girl action and threesomes, c) an attempt of rape, d) psychological abuse, e) sex with other women for filming purposes, for both of them after their relationship starts etc.

The book may have a light tone, but it can without doubt be read in different levels. And although it cannot be considered a documentary of the porn industry (not even close as it is a simple love story after all), it certainly has a lot of hidden truth.

If you read it with an open-minded attitude and without taking everything seriously, you may enjoy it.

So the choice is yours. I definitely enjoyed it, but I have also enjoyed “Boogie Nights” and the majority of my friends absolutely hate this film.