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peloquin's review against another edition
4.0
This is a 4.5 star. I've always had a soft spot for Logan and all his bravado. And Tate is off the hook hot, but the way the book begins loses the half star for me. The sex is unbelievably scorching and the dialogue is open, honest, and believable. Can't believe we're ending on a cliffhanger after waiting months for this small taste of Logan, but I'm sure she'll make it worth my wait.
melg14's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Hooked at the beginning, got stagnant in the middle, but had a goodish end.
Hooked at the beginning, got stagnant in the middle, but had a goodish end.
fabi_g's review against another edition
5.0
1st reread.
These guys are just as hot as I remember. Still one of my top fav M/M Romance reads.
These guys are just as hot as I remember. Still one of my top fav M/M Romance reads.
amarajadeheart's review against another edition
3.0
I read this because it's so highly rated but... I didn't really love it.
Don't get me wrong, it was hot. But that's as far as it goes. So 3 stars for smexy scenes.
Otherwise, the plot was not for me. I would have loved some more reasons to fall in love besides super hot sex and attraction. I also would have adored some actual bonding moments with other characters. Logan's brother. Tate's co-workers. Tate's family. Lots of opportunities for real connection that were sacrificed for the sake of sexual tension.
Also the POV changes were too much! By the end I kept getting who's who confused, especially since everything was in 3rd person.
Don't get me wrong, it was hot. But that's as far as it goes. So 3 stars for smexy scenes.
Otherwise, the plot was not for me. I would have loved some more reasons to fall in love besides super hot sex and attraction. I also would have adored some actual bonding moments with other characters. Logan's brother. Tate's co-workers. Tate's family. Lots of opportunities for real connection that were sacrificed for the sake of sexual tension.
Also the POV changes were too much! By the end I kept getting who's who confused, especially since everything was in 3rd person.
rpuffer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
krysten_sandy's review against another edition
4.0
would have given it five but i didnt like the last chapter
arickman's review against another edition
4.0
This was a 3.5 star read for me, the book was HOT no doubt about it but I was wanting a bit more.I am sure hoping the next book expands on the emotional side that was struggling to break thru.
mckisreadin3's review against another edition
2.0
i’ll take unsuspecting cliffhangers for $800… seriously what the fuck was that!?! i’m actually mad and not in a silly haha way. that was bullshit.
too bad i didn’t like the book enough to even warrant me carrying out with the series… this was bad. it was almost entirely smut, which makes a little sense now that im finding out this is only the first part of their story… but still, i felt nothing between them except sexual attraction. they hardly know anything about each other at all and there was no genuine connection besides the sex.
even worse, though, was logan. oh my god he’s terrible. actually The Worst. i can read asshole arrogant characters, but he was on a whole other level. combine that with the fact that he could never apologize in a way that didn’t seem coerced or halfassed and i’m not rooting for him or understanding why tate likes him at all
i would be a little interested to see how tate deals with his family and coming out to them. i really hate the trope in mm books where the women are all used as evil villains, but diana truly is a piece of work for threatening to out tate to his family. but anyway- i don’t have it in me to sit through another long ass book about logan being a terrible lover/boyfriend/person/whatever while tate deals with a genuinely difficult situation.
all that and this was so unnecessarily crude. the opening scene almost did me in. in what world does anyone want to open a mm book and read about a dude balls deep in some other girl? or guy for that matter? anyone? why would we want to read about someone who isn’t the main characters??
oh and don’t even get me started on how pushy logan was in the beginning. after about the seventh time tate told logan to stop flirting with him, it began to get very uncomfortable. all im saying is if tate had been a woman, everyone would rightfully lose their minds over logan’s inability to take no for an answer. he was a weirdo!!
not good. and i’m still pissed this author tricked people into a cliffhanger… at least put a warning for it in the blurb like normal people do
too bad i didn’t like the book enough to even warrant me carrying out with the series… this was bad. it was almost entirely smut, which makes a little sense now that im finding out this is only the first part of their story… but still, i felt nothing between them except sexual attraction. they hardly know anything about each other at all and there was no genuine connection besides the sex.
even worse, though, was logan. oh my god he’s terrible. actually The Worst. i can read asshole arrogant characters, but he was on a whole other level. combine that with the fact that he could never apologize in a way that didn’t seem coerced or halfassed and i’m not rooting for him or understanding why tate likes him at all
i would be a little interested to see how tate deals with his family and coming out to them. i really hate the trope in mm books where the women are all used as evil villains, but diana truly is a piece of work for threatening to out tate to his family. but anyway- i don’t have it in me to sit through another long ass book about logan being a terrible lover/boyfriend/person/whatever while tate deals with a genuinely difficult situation.
all that and this was so unnecessarily crude. the opening scene almost did me in. in what world does anyone want to open a mm book and read about a dude balls deep in some other girl? or guy for that matter? anyone? why would we want to read about someone who isn’t the main characters??
oh and don’t even get me started on how pushy logan was in the beginning. after about the seventh time tate told logan to stop flirting with him, it began to get very uncomfortable. all im saying is if tate had been a woman, everyone would rightfully lose their minds over logan’s inability to take no for an answer. he was a weirdo!!
not good. and i’m still pissed this author tricked people into a cliffhanger… at least put a warning for it in the blurb like normal people do
readinginmagnolia's review against another edition
5.0
Sexy banter for the win!
I love romance and adventure more than anything. This book really does not fill those quotas and yet I still love it and gave it 5 stars. Why? Because I’m a push over for sexy banter and this book has it in spades, 5586 locations (because pages mean nothing to me anymore) of sexy banter. Sexy bartender meet even sexier lawyer in black frame glasses and stylish suit. I will be happy to read this book over and over again and that always elicits five stars from me.
Somewhere along the way, amidst all of their witty comebacks and sexual innuendos (and my clutching my ribs from the pain of laughter), the fascination with these two very different masculine main characters overwhelmed me. They both had their baggage. Past familial and personal relationship problems affected both of these men in some very damaging ways to bring them both to this point in their lives when they encounter each other and find something together that they never expected.
They make a lot of miscommunication missteps in their journey towards each other, jealousy, rumor, covers, pride, etc.; but these obstacles felt real not contrived. Relationship issues we see everyday in life. What impressed me about these two characters, and I suppose this speaks to their maturity, which I look for in reading these days, is that once the initial knee-jerk reaction of anger passed, they would admit the problem in a straight-forward way and apologize.
“You hurt me today. I knew she would, but I didn’t expect you to.”
“I know…I know I did.”
“I’m sorry for not saying everything that I should have…Things like[--]this is serious, and he’s so much more than just some fun…I’m sorry I said those things, and I’m sorry you heard it.”
Amidst all the supposed banter of meaningless words and sex talk, I felt true raw emotion from both of these guys and what they were going through. And those emotions are romance and adventure in their own way. Right at home in both the characters’ and the readers’ hearts. “Because.”
And as a side comment to Tate. “I smoke when I drink”--“You’re not drinking”… “I smoke when I’m anxious”--“What are you nervous about?” … “I smoke when I’m satisfied”… Dude, you’re a smoker! Own it. It may not be the “in” thing these days but there are readers who smoke or formerly smoked and we get it. Some people hate it. Some people don’t care. Just like everything else in life. You can’t make everyone happy any or all of the time.
Of course, this is a trilogy. Why is everything a trilogy these days? Now I have to read the next book.
I love romance and adventure more than anything. This book really does not fill those quotas and yet I still love it and gave it 5 stars. Why? Because I’m a push over for sexy banter and this book has it in spades, 5586 locations (because pages mean nothing to me anymore) of sexy banter. Sexy bartender meet even sexier lawyer in black frame glasses and stylish suit. I will be happy to read this book over and over again and that always elicits five stars from me.
Somewhere along the way, amidst all of their witty comebacks and sexual innuendos (and my clutching my ribs from the pain of laughter), the fascination with these two very different masculine main characters overwhelmed me. They both had their baggage. Past familial and personal relationship problems affected both of these men in some very damaging ways to bring them both to this point in their lives when they encounter each other and find something together that they never expected.
They make a lot of miscommunication missteps in their journey towards each other, jealousy, rumor, covers, pride, etc.; but these obstacles felt real not contrived. Relationship issues we see everyday in life. What impressed me about these two characters, and I suppose this speaks to their maturity, which I look for in reading these days, is that once the initial knee-jerk reaction of anger passed, they would admit the problem in a straight-forward way and apologize.
“You hurt me today. I knew she would, but I didn’t expect you to.”
“I know…I know I did.”
“I’m sorry for not saying everything that I should have…Things like[--]this is serious, and he’s so much more than just some fun…I’m sorry I said those things, and I’m sorry you heard it.”
Amidst all the supposed banter of meaningless words and sex talk, I felt true raw emotion from both of these guys and what they were going through. And those emotions are romance and adventure in their own way. Right at home in both the characters’ and the readers’ hearts. “Because.”
And as a side comment to Tate. “I smoke when I drink”--“You’re not drinking”… “I smoke when I’m anxious”--“What are you nervous about?” … “I smoke when I’m satisfied”… Dude, you’re a smoker! Own it. It may not be the “in” thing these days but there are readers who smoke or formerly smoked and we get it. Some people hate it. Some people don’t care. Just like everything else in life. You can’t make everyone happy any or all of the time.
Of course, this is a trilogy. Why is everything a trilogy these days? Now I have to read the next book.