4.5 Loved it! � This book was just what l needed. Perfectly sweet without being saccharine. A little long, but l still really enjoyed these two! My fi4.5 Loved it! � This book was just what l needed. Perfectly sweet without being saccharine. A little long, but l still really enjoyed these two! My first read by Ms. Blakely, but it won't be my last.
DNF @ 78%. I liked this book at first, I mean hot boys and tattoos! What's not to like? It wasn't without issues though. The editing was ki2.5 stars.
DNF @ 78%. I liked this book at first, I mean hot boys and tattoos! What's not to like? It wasn't without issues though. The editing was kind of terrible, punctuation, wrong words, etc., but I overlooked it because I'm cool like that. I liked Royal, he made me laugh. I didn't read far enough to get his real name, so if anyone knows, tell me! lol. I don't want to read any further to find out.
I loved the friendship between Royal and Nash, and Royal and Zade were hot together. Then everything became too easy around 50%ish and suddenly we're a menage that all instantly love each other and the world is perfect!
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it kinda ruined the flow of the book for me. So yeah, I'm
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I don't normally rate my DNFs but I've read enough of this one I think to do so. It wasn't terrible, but I didn't love it either.
This should've been a perfect book for me. I love fake relationship, friends to lovers themes, but, I had some issues after say....the firs3.5 stars.
This should've been a perfect book for me. I love fake relationship, friends to lovers themes, but, I had some issues after say....the first half I guess. 4 stars for the first half I think....maybe. I'm torn.
This was very sweet, bordering on saccharine ... until about 80% where it took a catapulting leap so far into saccharine territory, I had to get up and find something salty to counteract it. [image]
Don't get me wrong. I liked the book, more or less. The story and the meaning behind it were great. I loved it! The message that you don't need to change who you are in order to find someone who loves you is very heartwarming. Especially when it ends up being your best friend.... your straight best friend. I love stories about sexual discovery.
That said, I just don't think it was my cuppa. If you're looking for something to render you into a sickeningly sweet puddle of goo, then this is your couple. Me? I like my men a bit more ...
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Jude, who is portrayed as a gorgeous, tattooed god, which does it for me frankly, but his behavior in the book was repeatedly at war with my image of him. YMMV. I just didn't see him as someone who would cry, more than once, during sex. That sort of thing...
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But I loved the cast of characters, friends of both men were fun and flirty, and made me laugh on more than one occasion. I'm curious who gets their own books. I liked Casper, Gen and Saint too. They all had a quiet vulnerability that made me want to know more about them. Gen is perhaps my favorite though. I'd like to read him next, but I think the book set up Saint for our next couple. We'll see.
If you're looking for a low angst, quick read with no shortage of warm & fuzzies to get lost in for a few hours, pick it up.
I'm still deciding on whether to give it 2.5 or 3 stars. I need to think on it for a day or two. RTC.I'm still deciding on whether to give it 2.5 or 3 stars. I need to think on it for a day or two. RTC....more
I had a very nice review and then I walked away to get something to drink. I come back and my computer decided to update and ....
bye bye rev4 stars!
I had a very nice review and then I walked away to get something to drink. I come back and my computer decided to update and ....
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Now....where was I.... let's see if I can remember this....
so, Alex is new to Harborside. He was honorably discharged after being injured, dealing with PTSD and all the baggage that comes with being gay in the military. He's inherited his grandmother's home and decided to come to Harborside because of how much she loved the town and his love for her. He seeks out Tristan because she spoke of him with such adoration.
Enter Tristan. Tristan is a bartender at a local bar called The Taproom. He works there with several friends he's made over the years. After a bad breakup, he has sworn off any men for the forseeable future so that he can heal the heart he gives away too easily. And then one night he meets a sexy customer named Alex, and that plan? Well, it pretty much goes out the window.
When Alex and Tristan meet, sparks fly and they have great chemistry. There's a bit of insta-something. Love, lust, all of the above? Eh, a little annoying, but I got over it pretty quickly. I am usually a very forgiving reader. I prefer my instalove to remain in the paranormal world where it's usually a little more plausible depending on the storyline, but whatever. They are two alpha males who are very hot together, and the romance was sweet.
That said, they were not without their issues. Alex really struggles with his self-image and worth after an injury mangles his leg and body, his PTSD and dealing with the guilt of losing his grandmother and being unable to make it to her funeral since he was in the hospital. These events come to a head because of an event in the book, and it upsets Tristan. While I do feel like he had the right to be hurt, I also feel like he reacted with more self-righteousness and indignation than necessary rather than the compassion and understanding that he should have had given all that Alex had been dealing with at the time. They talked about it though and worked through it, so it wasn't all bad. At least we didn't have some contrived separation over the dreaded misunderstanding. So, props to the author for that.
The story is told in dual first-person point of view. Every once and a while, I lost track of who was narrating at the time. Sometimes the voices of the MCs were too similar and I had to go back a few pages to see who's section I was reading.
Not as good as my first review but, meh. this is as good as you're going to get. So, all in all, despite it's issues, I actually did enjoy this one.
Now I want to read Brandon's book. I think he was an interesting character in this one. Hopefully, he will have his own story....more
I'm a big fan of the Protectors Series and Sloane Kennedy in general. She writes broken men and hurt/comfort so well, which is my jam.3.5 stars. RTC.
I'm a big fan of the Protectors Series and Sloane Kennedy in general. She writes broken men and hurt/comfort so well, which is my jam. This one moved a little faster than usual for a Sloane Kennedy book, but she does it in a way that I didn't mind too much... as usual.
This is a spinoff and can be read as a stand-alone, but it has familiar characters in it from the series you will recognize if you've read it. ...more
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