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Crossroads by Riley Hart

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a_reader_obsessed's review against another edition

4.0

I'll just reiterate what everyone else has already said and hammer down the important parts again.

-Hot double gfy = essentially 2 virgins
-Smexy smex with a natural progression
-Annoying, intrusive mothers
-Issues, fears and obstacles addressed realistically (well I'm assuming here) when faced with such life changing revelations
-Love conquers all

Seriously, if you want a good friends to lovers story, with minimal relationship angst and hot shenanigans in the bedroom - then this is for you. I totally appreciated these two men who owned up to their feelings and desires, steadfastly grabbed onto the one person who made them happy, and stood by that choice with bravery and honesty.

Basically a great read that had enough emotional weight and was chock full of sexy times - just what I like and needed!

hidees13's review

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challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I've read a lot of Riley Hart in the last 12 months (21 Riley books, And even more queer romance by other authors) I LOVE her books, and she's an instant read for me. I've been going farther back into her book history and that's how I landed here with Crossroads. The story is cute, I found the 2 men lovable but not overly so. The challenges they face with their families felt very believable and realistic, but besides that nothing was really remarkable. The steamy scenes were steamy, and I loved their honesty with each other. But something was missing. It didn't capture me like her stories usually do!

It felt a little bit like I was reading a fan fiction or more amateur MM book. I have since realized this book was first published in 2015, and now it all makes sense. This is def an earlier Riley Hart. I would venture to guess if she wrote this story now it would hit totally different, as her writing has greatly improved since this book.

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haileeraye's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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jankben's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Good writing, but the sex used up more pages than the story. I did a lot of skimming.

tinybull's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

3.75

Bryce & Nick. Just two regular straight dudes who become neighbors then friends then more

isafd's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

unusablebooklore's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

2x Queer awakening
#MiddleLifeRomance MCc 32/30

Holy Hanna this was wonderful. Reading this was getting a sneak peek Nick and Bryce's romance. We get to follow along as they get all of their firsts as a couple together; as they had both only been with women prior to being together.

This book was 🥵🥵🥵.

The narration of this was TOP tier.

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