So..... it's basically smut. Maybe 90/10 smut to plot.
I thought the drama coming into this book would be a bigger deal or even last longer, but everySo..... it's basically smut. Maybe 90/10 smut to plot.
I thought the drama coming into this book would be a bigger deal or even last longer, but everything is pretty wrapped up quickly in order to introduce the main conflict in this book.
Unfortunately, it all seemed too easy.
Toby is still the star of this show. He deserves all that is good in the world. Jace infuriated me more than once. He toed the line between experienced and caring dom, and like a tiktok skit of a dom. Aiden was...there.
I don't know how to describe it but the first half felt stiff (no pun intended). The writing was very robotic in a way, but in the back half it felt more relaxed and natural.
I wanted this to be a five star and it most likely is for some, just not for me this time. I did love the prequel novella, but this didn't hit quite the same for me. ...more
As always, Luca is a hoot and a holler. He has his issues but it’s just always willing to make someone The Ty and Luca saga continues with their HEA.
As always, Luca is a hoot and a holler. He has his issues but it’s just always willing to make someone smile.
Mr. Tiger is as brooding and insufferable as always. It’s terribly frustrating but it works for him and Luca.
I loved seeing them go through life together after being mostly on their own in the world for some time. They may have had some semblance of family and support but they were both lone wolves. Now they have someone to rely on to be their support system. It was honestly beautiful just watching them grow as people, fighters and a couple.
Honestly, I loved seeing them again but this book starts off a bit slow. The first book is balls to the wall action with the dynamic and the environment. This book is mostly Ty’s recovery. It does pick up around 50% but the first bit did hit the same for me (pun intended).
In the end, I’m just so happy we got to see them again and live in their little world. ...more
It hit me right in the dang feels. I’ll always fall victim to the “childhood besties turned lovers turned enemies turned lovers” dynamic. It hits me sIt hit me right in the dang feels. I’ll always fall victim to the “childhood besties turned lovers turned enemies turned lovers” dynamic. It hits me square in the chest each time.
The miscommunication hurt but this is a rare instance where I don’t hate it.
Cal and Eli are both just martyrs at their core. Most of their conflict didn’t need to happen but it did and they finally figured it out ...more
While I am not usually a Riley Hart fan, I do love a good age gap.
This book did things a bit differently and I appreciated it. Instead of the relatioWhile I am not usually a Riley Hart fan, I do love a good age gap.
This book did things a bit differently and I appreciated it. Instead of the relationship being a secret from Ross or anyone else, it was discovered and admitted to fairly quickly and accepted by all. It wasn’t the main conflict like these relationships usually are.
I am not a fan of quick conflict, easy resolution, wrap it up in a bow books which is a lot of what I’ve read from Hart. They have their place for me and are usually used as a rare pallet cleanser.
This was good though. I didn’t really have any expectations but I had fun ...more
I loved it. The maturity of the characters is unmatched and I loved that it wasn’t just “we can’t do this” but a grand gesture happens and then they sI loved it. The maturity of the characters is unmatched and I loved that it wasn’t just “we can’t do this” but a grand gesture happens and then they suddenly can.
They took their time arranging their lives without the other so when they did meet again, it was perfect.
The details in the first half were a little weird and not flushed out. There’s an agreement that’s made but not really clearly. Idk. It was odd.
I loved it for what it was and it delivered in my time of need. ...more
Lance took the trope of clueless mafia MC and amplified him by a thousand. Imagine you think someone is following you Delulu. Just absolute delusion.
Lance took the trope of clueless mafia MC and amplified him by a thousand. Imagine you think someone is following you and you create a love story from it.
But….it was sweet? And kind of perfect?
Scotty should absolutely seek a real therapist because, whew. The way that man can stretch to find plausible reasoning is an Olympic sport.
Brody? Just gets sucked into the tornado that is Scotty. I’m not entirely sure he realizes it either. Just going along. They’re not only not on the same page, they’re in different books, in different libraries, on different continents for a long time. ...more
Bunky and Whaley have my heart. Silas and Blaine will always be my ride or die characters but Bunky and Whaley were just so (unfortunately) relatable.Bunky and Whaley have my heart. Silas and Blaine will always be my ride or die characters but Bunky and Whaley were just so (unfortunately) relatable.
It’s absolutely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea and that’s okay. It’s definitely on the darker side with a plethora of trigger warnings but it just works.
Whaley tries to fight it, for obvious reasons, but knows that he and Bunky are both lost to their obsession to each other.
Whaley would burn the world down for him (and kinda does) and Bunky wouldn’t hesitate to light the match.
They’re toxic and codependent and everything I wanted for them. It’s a classic wild child and his wild tamer.
I think their story, however dark, just fits with who they are. I did want more of Bunky’s recovery at the end but the story was consistent and great.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but this is my honest and voluntary opinion! ...more
This was so sweet. There were some heavy themes discussed but the style of the book and the writing felt easy (in a good way).
I like to think there aThis was so sweet. There were some heavy themes discussed but the style of the book and the writing felt easy (in a good way).
I like to think there are different levels to books, like an iceberg. There’s surface level, the middle and the deeper stuff. This book, regardless of its themes, was very surface level in emotion and dynamics.
The smut is cracked door, not quite closed but definitely skimmed over.
The dynamic between Keller and Niall is so perfect and sweet. Two men finding love almost in their 40’s after living with decades of shame and turmoil. Niall harboring resentment for Keller and Keller being so wrapped up in his in turmoil that he didn’t see anyone else.
The dynamic and dialogue felt a little forced and OTT at times but all of it was incredibly consistent with the story.
Overall, I think this is a really sweet book with two men just trying to crave out a space in the world.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but this is my honest and voluntary review!
Merged review:
This was so sweet. There were some heavy themes discussed but the style of the book and the writing felt easy (in a good way).
I like to think there are different levels to books, like an iceberg. There’s surface level, the middle and the deeper stuff. This book, regardless of its themes, was very surface level in emotion and dynamics.
The smut is cracked door, not quite closed but definitely skimmed over.
The dynamic between Keller and Niall is so perfect and sweet. Two men finding love almost in their 40’s after living with decades of shame and turmoil. Niall harboring resentment for Keller and Keller being so wrapped up in his in turmoil that he didn’t see anyone else.
The dynamic and dialogue felt a little forced and OTT at times but all of it was incredibly consistent with the story.
Overall, I think this is a really sweet book with two men just trying to crave out a space in the world.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but this is my honest and voluntary review!...more
I wasn’t sure how to feel about Max getting a book. I knew that this was his villain redemption story but as that trope states, he WAS a villain. I waI wasn’t sure how to feel about Max getting a book. I knew that this was his villain redemption story but as that trope states, he WAS a villain. I wanted him to stub his toe on every table he walked by for the rest of his life. So I was a bit hesitant…I shouldn’t have been. ...more
Honestly? I’m not mad at it. Is it going to be everyone’s cup of tea? Obviously not, but for what it is; I thought it was beautifully done.
It’s trickHonestly? I’m not mad at it. Is it going to be everyone’s cup of tea? Obviously not, but for what it is; I thought it was beautifully done.
It’s tricky to write good taboo and becomes very OTT in a cringy way very quickly, but Nicky James knows how to write an amazing taboo story.
It was fairly realistic (as realistic as you can be in a fictional world I guess). Their reactions made sense and the hesitancy felt so real.
The premise made sense and felt like an authentic way for them to progress.
One thing I wish is that we got some sort of closure with their parents.
Is this twincest smut? 100%. But it’s actually a really cute story. I was surprised at how well developed the plot was for the content of the story! ...more
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