Reviews

Good Times and Tan Lines by Saxon James

heabooknerd's review

3.0

GOOD TIMES AND TAN LINES was a sexy and short read that introduces Rainer and Colton. I liked both of these guys and enjoyed the journey, though it's short. The last chapter sweeps up some of the big life changes that Rainer goes through to get his life back on track and while I understood the size of this novella limits content, it still felt a bit like his issues weren't given all the space they needed. However, I liked the author's writing "voice" and I'm looking forward to reading the first in the series.


Content Warning: References to drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and characters being attacked and disowned for being LGBTQ+

teereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This is a good, short, sweet, and spicy novella. There isn't too much going on here, but we get a decent enough look into who Rainer and Colton are. They are running away from their pasts but learn that they might need to come to terms with that and move forward so they can run towards each other. Everything happens pretty fast here, but it's to be expected in a novella. This was an overall fun and easy read that I quite enjoyed.

bookschaosnart's review

2.0

I kept reading b/c I wanted to make sure I had all the characters in my head for when they'll be mentioned in the next book. but honestly as soon as the main character let a completely untrained person go on a SCUBA dive and then did it again at night time I kinda checked out...

jodi_ice's review

4.0

Cawpile: 8.57 4.5*

apedorenko's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

This was fine. Decently cute, but not as hot or as interesting as I was expecting based on the Saxon James books. The book entirely lacks depth and I found myself pretty consistently bored throughout. 

smelsela's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

2many2read's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

steigmd's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

catbandbooks's review

4.0

4 stars

I was very excited to read about Colton and Rainer's story, and we weren't disappointed!

What was supposed to be a vacation fling quickly became something more, but Rainer needed to better himself and his friendships before he could commit to a relationship with Colton - which I loved! Seeing characters work on themselves in order to love themselves and be loved by another is so heartwarming.

Being a novella, we didn't get to experience as much depth with these characters as we would have in a full-length novel, but we got enough of a backstory that they didn't feel two dimensional which was great.