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cadiva's review
3.0
Cute follow up
This book is Griffin's romance, the brother of Elias from the first book. He's an omega like Eli and he's been I n love with his best friend from school since they were teens.
There's an element of second chances in this one but not because of disagreements but because Dean moved away with his family. When he comes to help out his cousin, the two men reconnect.
Again this is a low angsty, moderate steam romance with good communication and no unnecessary drama. Gruff has fears about his omega reactions to his alpha friend overwhelming him and Dean is suffering with a mild case of PTSD over a fire he was involved in.
But, gloriously, both men talk it out and try to find solutions and get help to deal with their issues! There's another sweet epilogue for this which jumps a few months ahead and reinforces the HEA.
This book is Griffin's romance, the brother of Elias from the first book. He's an omega like Eli and he's been I n love with his best friend from school since they were teens.
There's an element of second chances in this one but not because of disagreements but because Dean moved away with his family. When he comes to help out his cousin, the two men reconnect.
Again this is a low angsty, moderate steam romance with good communication and no unnecessary drama. Gruff has fears about his omega reactions to his alpha friend overwhelming him and Dean is suffering with a mild case of PTSD over a fire he was involved in.
But, gloriously, both men talk it out and try to find solutions and get help to deal with their issues! There's another sweet epilogue for this which jumps a few months ahead and reinforces the HEA.
orrla's review
5.0
4.5 rounded up.
As always Ms Byrde delivered a sweet and interesting story filled with great characters, a thoughtful plot, and adorable babies. I knew I'd love Griffin from what I saw of him in the first book and I wasn't wrong about the caring and funny photographer. And I adored Dean! He was so kind and considerate. He never pushed Griff's limits and respected what he said. I think the development of their relationship from friends to lovers was handled well and believably. Also, I liked that this book forced Griff and Eli to face their relationship with their parents and I thought that was important for them and for the story as a whole. This story was so fluffy and sweet while also confronting real issues (anxiety, PTSD, social pressure, etc.). And the epilogue!!! It was the perfect sweet, funny end to a lovely book.
I did have one small gripe, though. *Possible light spoiler* I'm not sure I like that Dean went back to being a firefighter, purely because it didn't seem like he really wanted to. It seemed more like he was lovingly pressured back into that career. Everyone assumed he would go back, and he felt he would be less of an alpha (less of a man) if he admitted to having nightmares about the job. He thought the people he loved would think less of him if he stopped being a firefighter and that's just not true. He could have stayed as an aide working for his cousin or he could have gone for opening a bakery with Matt or anything really. There was no real need to force him back into a career he dreaded, at least not that I could glean from the book. This was a very, very small part of the story and so it was a very small gripe that I feel strongly about.
All in all, I highly recommend this book!!!
As always Ms Byrde delivered a sweet and interesting story filled with great characters, a thoughtful plot, and adorable babies. I knew I'd love Griffin from what I saw of him in the first book and I wasn't wrong about the caring and funny photographer. And I adored Dean! He was so kind and considerate. He never pushed Griff's limits and respected what he said. I think the development of their relationship from friends to lovers was handled well and believably. Also, I liked that this book forced Griff and Eli to face their relationship with their parents and I thought that was important for them and for the story as a whole. This story was so fluffy and sweet while also confronting real issues (anxiety, PTSD, social pressure, etc.). And the epilogue!!! It was the perfect sweet, funny end to a lovely book.
I did have one small gripe, though. *Possible light spoiler* I'm not sure I like that Dean went back to being a firefighter, purely because it didn't seem like he really wanted to. It seemed more like he was lovingly pressured back into that career. Everyone assumed he would go back, and he felt he would be less of an alpha (less of a man) if he admitted to having nightmares about the job. He thought the people he loved would think less of him if he stopped being a firefighter and that's just not true. He could have stayed as an aide working for his cousin or he could have gone for opening a bakery with Matt or anything really. There was no real need to force him back into a career he dreaded, at least not that I could glean from the book. This was a very, very small part of the story and so it was a very small gripe that I feel strongly about.
All in all, I highly recommend this book!!!
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