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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
2.75 stars.
This just wasn't very interesting to me. Not the story or the characters.
Forgot all about them as soon as I finished so thisll be a short review
This just wasn't very interesting to me. Not the story or the characters.
Forgot all about them as soon as I finished so thisll be a short review
funny
hopeful
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
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
A great Childhood best friends to lovers story, between a Jock and a nerd, with a bi-awakening. A lovable but slightly clueless football tight end, and a bratty physics professor. I enjoyed the dynamic of this one - Although it wasn't a slow burn to get to the spice, the full awakening took a while and I wanted to kick Blue a few times to open his eyes. Also, felt like Kelly deserves a few kicks to keep him from getting in his own way. I loved these two together, and immediately jumped into the second part in A Deeper Blue. If you're a fan of Childhood friends to lovers, or Bi awakening this one's for you too.
lighthearted
Hell, things weren’t right in my world if I didn’t see Kelly for too long. So the fuck what. Everyone had a crutch. My crutch just happened to be of the dark-haired, gray-eyed, mouthy, and annoying variety.
What you'll get:
Professional football player
Hot for teacher
There be tattoos here
Friends to lovers
Bisexual and gay rep
Setting: Florida
I thought this was going to be aslam dunk touchdown for me and it missed the mark. I think they'll be able to flesh out their relationship in the second part of this duology but I didn't get it in this one. They have the sex part down but Blue needs some work.
What you'll get:
Professional football player
Hot for teacher
There be tattoos here
Friends to lovers
Bisexual and gay rep
Setting: Florida
I thought this was going to be a
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this audio book. S.E. Harmon has become one of my favorites and the dual narration added so much to the story. Add the life-long BFFs to lovers trope and football, and it's a winner. Kelly is a hipster physics professor who has been in love with his best friend Blue since forever. But Blue has always been the super straight football star and serial dater of many, many women. When Kelly turns down the extremely public proposal of his boyfriend the 2 friends are forced to face hidden feelings and the nature of their relationship. Harmon's characters always have such a fun snarky attitude and banter which makes the books really fun. The separate narrators bring unique voices to the characters which makes it easy to follow the dual POV. It ends an a HFN note that has me scrambling to dive into the second book.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The story itself was entertaining, and I enjoyed Kelly, but I did not like Blue on bit. Kelly deserved better. Everything was on Blue’s timeline. It was what and when he wanted. He was too jealous to let Kelly see anyone else, but he wouldn’t date Kelly himself. And are we just supposed to forget about his reply when Kelly said he loved him? What was that?? He said sleeping with Kelly would be “fine” ??? Okay. Overall, it kept my attention, but I wanted to punch blue in the face. He didn’t even seem to struggle with his sexuality and coming out, he just struggled with wanting Kelly or not. 2/5 spice levels.
This was actually better then a lot of the queer romances that I had read in the past. The two MCs were distinct in their own chapters, there was dialogue that didn't seem forced and the pacing of the novel kept my attention. For a contemporary romance, it did pretty well compared to others that I have read in the past.
funny
lighthearted