This was a solid read! Eden is quite fiesty and her troublemaking was enjoyable to read, even if I found myself frustrated with her at times. This is a book where I would have appreciated the love interest's perspective, especially since it takes Darien so long to be on page and interacting with Eden regularly in a fairly short book. Even once he is there, the man is a mysterious vault who never gives much away. Still, I enjoy their banter and dynamic, so I will likely come back to read the sequel. This author certainly excels in writing a humorous and sarcastic main character, and I found the love interest appealing.

The only other thing that bothered me was the several references to 50 shades of gray in a positive context since that's always a red flag for me as a BDSM practitioner. If I had read the blurb (which calls this 50 shades meets the truman show) instead of getting this in a book box, I probably would never have given it a chance. At several points it did feel like the novel and Pleasure Academy set up payed lipservice to consent without any actual check ins or real desire to walk that walk (which, for the record, I think could have really enhanced the worldbuild and story). I kind of just had to turn my Responsible Dom brain off to enjoy this one, but that probably would bother other people less. Honestly, I think the book would have benefited if it had leaned more in either direction: explicitly having non-con elements or actually doubling down on showing a safety net and check ins (especially considering the main character is a mouthy brat of a sub who does not like another master on the island who regularly punishes her).

I was kind of hoping this couple would wrap things up in one book because, while Eden is funny, there are plenty of side characters I would love read a romance about. Still, the concept of the universe is very fun, the smut is enjoyable, and it was a quick read so I'll probably read the sequel to see where it goes from here!