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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
That ending was very cute and I LOVE a grand gesture but I hate miscommunication soooo 4 stars
The Dating Disaster is the 2nd book in the Franklin U Shared World Series. Saxon James brings us Robbie’s (Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem) brother, Marshall and Griff’s (DMC: Platonic Rulebook) son, Felix. With cameos from upcoming Franklin U characters, past Franklin U characters and other characters from Saxon James’ books, The Dating Disaster is everything you hope that it will be.
Marshall is demisexual and a virgin. Felix is… not a virgin. When his parents’ divorce and his father’s subsequent marriage to Felix’s godfather causes Felix to go a bit off the rails, he spends a good portion of his first year at FU getting twink-handled by big, beefy guys, partying and numbing himself into nearly dangerous territory. When he eventually simmers down and focuses on school instead of partying, he puts the word out that he’s looking for a relationship – not a simple task when you’re looked at as easy and temporary stop.
Enter Marshall, a big, beefy marshmallow and Felix’s blind date. When the date crashes and burns – and then explodes when Marshall turns down Felix’s offer to salvage the date with some hanky panky, Felix is beyond livid. Marshall is a virgin and wants to lose his v-card but needs to have a connection to the person he loses it to. When Marshall moves out of the dorms and into what turns out to be the house Felix lives in, sparks fly – and not the good kind. When they are set up on a second blind date, it doesn’t go well, but it doesn’t crash and burn either.
Can Marshall and Felix become friends and build a relationship out of the obvious heat they have for one another? Can Marshall explain that he wasn’t sl*t-shaming Felix by turning him down, but needed to connect to him on a deeper level before he could put himself out there? Can Felix look past Marshall’s quirks (leaving the cupboards open, his bedroom door open, etc.) to understand why he has them? Since it’s a Saxon James book, the answer is eventually yes, but it takes a busted-GPS route to get to their much deserved Happily Marshmallow After as only Saxon can do.
Also, I must add that I found Robbie and Marshall to have vastly different personalities until “the song” happens. It quickly becomes apparent that being softer and quieter does not mean that the Harrows Brothers have no similarities. EPIC.
This book was a quick read and was so fun to have the opportunity to read before its release. I laughed, I cried and I bowed down to the Frat War goddess that is Saxon James. Playing Games (Book 1 by Riley Hart) & The Dating Disaster have set the bar high for the remaining Franklin U books, but something tells me that I have nothing to worry about.
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy and, as always, my review is unpaid and honest.
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Marshall is demisexual and a virgin. Felix is… not a virgin. When his parents’ divorce and his father’s subsequent marriage to Felix’s godfather causes Felix to go a bit off the rails, he spends a good portion of his first year at FU getting twink-handled by big, beefy guys, partying and numbing himself into nearly dangerous territory. When he eventually simmers down and focuses on school instead of partying, he puts the word out that he’s looking for a relationship – not a simple task when you’re looked at as easy and temporary stop.
Enter Marshall, a big, beefy marshmallow and Felix’s blind date. When the date crashes and burns – and then explodes when Marshall turns down Felix’s offer to salvage the date with some hanky panky, Felix is beyond livid. Marshall is a virgin and wants to lose his v-card but needs to have a connection to the person he loses it to. When Marshall moves out of the dorms and into what turns out to be the house Felix lives in, sparks fly – and not the good kind. When they are set up on a second blind date, it doesn’t go well, but it doesn’t crash and burn either.
Can Marshall and Felix become friends and build a relationship out of the obvious heat they have for one another? Can Marshall explain that he wasn’t sl*t-shaming Felix by turning him down, but needed to connect to him on a deeper level before he could put himself out there? Can Felix look past Marshall’s quirks (leaving the cupboards open, his bedroom door open, etc.) to understand why he has them? Since it’s a Saxon James book, the answer is eventually yes, but it takes a busted-GPS route to get to their much deserved Happily Marshmallow After as only Saxon can do.
Also, I must add that I found Robbie and Marshall to have vastly different personalities until “the song” happens. It quickly becomes apparent that being softer and quieter does not mean that the Harrows Brothers have no similarities. EPIC.
This book was a quick read and was so fun to have the opportunity to read before its release. I laughed, I cried and I bowed down to the Frat War goddess that is Saxon James. Playing Games (Book 1 by Riley Hart) & The Dating Disaster have set the bar high for the remaining Franklin U books, but something tells me that I have nothing to worry about.
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy and, as always, my review is unpaid and honest.
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Oh, this was a good one! If you have read any of Saxon James’ hockey books with Eden Finley, then you know the vibe that this book is going to have. And the fact that its’ a new series with different authors writing each book means you might find a new favourite. What I absolutely adored about this book (well part of what I adored) was that Felix and Marshall are part of previous books written by Saxon. So there are mentions of people you know and love from other books. You don’t have to have read them to make sense of this book, but it’s fun to play spot the character. There are also characters mentioned from throughout the series which makes sense since they are set in the same universe/time period.
Marshall is solid – an all around good guy, quietly confident in himself and aware that his attitude towards sex is not the norm for a lot of guys at college. He wants – needs it to mean something, which is part of why his first date with Felix is a complete and utter travesty. But something about Felix works its way into his brain, and suddenly they’re spending time together, getting to know each other and – well, most people would have realised they were dating without the sex but these two don’t!
Felix is a sex-kitten, slightly battered in the self-esteem department, but confident of his attractions and determined to make the most of college. Until he realises he wants more and has to figure out a whole different way of approaching things. There were times when my heart bled for Felix because he was so down on himself (when he wanted Marshall to tuck him into bed and just wanted someone to snuggle with, my heart damned near broke). I loved Marshall carrying Felix around and enjoyed them getting to know each other. Sometimes the miscommunications made me want to slam their heads together, but that frustration was more than mitigated by my sheer love for the cast of characters, the situations they found themselves in, and just how darned cute these two were together. I am actually in the middle of reading Franklin U Book #1, and was pleased to spot Ty and Brax, and am quite looking forward to the new releases every week.
But this one hit the spot in a way that only Saxon James can, and I was grinning by the time I reached the end. No surprise that I gave this a 5/5.
Marshall is solid – an all around good guy, quietly confident in himself and aware that his attitude towards sex is not the norm for a lot of guys at college. He wants – needs it to mean something, which is part of why his first date with Felix is a complete and utter travesty. But something about Felix works its way into his brain, and suddenly they’re spending time together, getting to know each other and – well, most people would have realised they were dating without the sex but these two don’t!
Felix is a sex-kitten, slightly battered in the self-esteem department, but confident of his attractions and determined to make the most of college. Until he realises he wants more and has to figure out a whole different way of approaching things. There were times when my heart bled for Felix because he was so down on himself (when he wanted Marshall to tuck him into bed and just wanted someone to snuggle with, my heart damned near broke). I loved Marshall carrying Felix around and enjoyed them getting to know each other. Sometimes the miscommunications made me want to slam their heads together, but that frustration was more than mitigated by my sheer love for the cast of characters, the situations they found themselves in, and just how darned cute these two were together. I am actually in the middle of reading Franklin U Book #1, and was pleased to spot Ty and Brax, and am quite looking forward to the new releases every week.
But this one hit the spot in a way that only Saxon James can, and I was grinning by the time I reached the end. No surprise that I gave this a 5/5.
Okay, I almost gave this one 5 stars. I loved these two together so. damn. much. Marshall and Felix made my heart ridiculously happy, but I eventually decided to take one star away for the abhorrent overuse of the miscommunication trope. It dragged on for FAR too long! I still loved their domesticity and connection even though they were both complete idiots the whole time. Seriously, if it wasn't for their friends, would they have ever talked it out!?!? Anyway, Marshall and Felix were super cute with their insecurities and relationship fears - if you like snuggling, holding/carrying, and size difference, this one will have you in knots.
I was nervous going into this book, but I really wanted to try it because I love sassy characters like Felix. Unfortunately, my fears were founded. The miscommunication and lack of communication trope was higggggggggh in this book. So many assumptions were made (mostly by Felix) and so often things could have been avoided if someone had communicated (mostly Marshall). The miscommunication trope is the bane of my existence and the only reason I kept reading is because a) I like Saxon James' writing and b) I adored Robbie's book AND Brady's book so I wanted to adore this one too. But ugh. This is the reason I could never read m/f college books; the unnecessary drama.
The only real thing I liked in this book is demi representation and the adorable song that Marshall wrote.
The only real thing I liked in this book is demi representation and the adorable song that Marshall wrote.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Oh Marshall. Ohhhhh Felix. I want to just bang their heads together. SUCH mutual pining, SUCH misunderstanding completely what the other person is saying/means. Like, the level of "this could be taken two ways so of course he's going to take it the wrong way" in this book is ASTOUNDING and I LOVE IT.
My heart broke for Felix and just kept on breaking. I love how he's so strong and confident but also super fragile and insecure with no selse of self-worth or self-esteem. *SOB* I just want to hug him and pet his curly, curly hair!
I do wish Marshall had been a bit more forthcoming with the fact that he's demi, but considering how people just don't seem to understand what that MEANS when he does tell them it makes sense that he's sort of given up trying to explain himself. Also, it would have avoided a goodly amount of the tension and drama, lol, and what fun would that be?!
The Dating Disaster is the second book in the Franklin U series, which is an interconnected series of stand-alones by different authors that all center around this college campus. The Dating Disaster also has links to some of Saxon James' other books, specifically Felix is Griff's son in Platonic Rulebook (Divorced Men's Club book 2) and Marshall is Robbie's younger brother in Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem (Frat Wars book 2).
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
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My heart broke for Felix and just kept on breaking. I love how he's so strong and confident but also super fragile and insecure with no selse of self-worth or self-esteem. *SOB* I just want to hug him and pet his curly, curly hair!
I do wish Marshall had been a bit more forthcoming with the fact that he's demi, but considering how people just don't seem to understand what that MEANS when he does tell them it makes sense that he's sort of given up trying to explain himself. Also, it would have avoided a goodly amount of the tension and drama, lol, and what fun would that be?!
The Dating Disaster is the second book in the Franklin U series, which is an interconnected series of stand-alones by different authors that all center around this college campus. The Dating Disaster also has links to some of Saxon James' other books, specifically Felix is Griff's son in Platonic Rulebook (Divorced Men's Club book 2) and Marshall is Robbie's younger brother in Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem (Frat Wars book 2).
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
Like this review?
Check out more of my reviews on my blog, Elley the Book Otter
Oh Felix & Marshall you two absolute disasters! When they communicate they’re the absolute sweetest. Marshall truly is the biggest marshmallow when it comes to Felix & vise versa. Also they’ve got some amazing chemistry! I just wish it didn’t take them as long as it did to make things official. These two both needed big bonks on the head. Also the epilogue was too cute!
I loved both Marshall and Felix, but man, the assumptions they made about each other's behavior based on their own ideas about sex caused a whole lot of misunderstandings. Thank goodness the two of them saw something in the other and were determined to be at least friends. I appreciated how not once did Marshall put down Felix for his approach to sex, and I really loved when he tried to show Felix that his feelings were more about who Felix truly was. Marshall truly was a Marshmallow. I loved the glimpse 10 years in the future we get for these two.