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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars
🌶🌶 spicy
3rd reread.
Kelly is definitely the high point of this book. He's witty and snarky and has that tattooed pierce hot professor vibe. This is best friends to lovers, and because Blue and Kelly have each other for so long, the banter is so good. Only friends who have known each other for that long can snark like that.
Blue kinda sucks. He definitely doesn't treat Kelly too well. But I think he was just really conflicted with his feelings and really trying not to lose his best friend. He had a lot of external pressure that was affecting his decisions. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Extra points for Kelly's family. His coming out story is hilarious.
🌶🌶 spicy
3rd reread.
Kelly is definitely the high point of this book. He's witty and snarky and has that tattooed pierce hot professor vibe. This is best friends to lovers, and because Blue and Kelly have each other for so long, the banter is so good. Only friends who have known each other for that long can snark like that.
Blue kinda sucks. He definitely doesn't treat Kelly too well. But I think he was just really conflicted with his feelings and really trying not to lose his best friend. He had a lot of external pressure that was affecting his decisions. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Extra points for Kelly's family. His coming out story is hilarious.
Why on earth is this book languishing at 3.86! I loved it. I am quite surprised. Kelly is adorable, nerdy , quirky and Blue is a hunk of an athlete.
Best friends to start with , I loved their friendship.
Best friends to start with , I loved their friendship.
I enjoyed this but found somethings problematic. Sports romances are some of my favorites in this genre and this has the makings of excellent read. However, I did find the audiobook distracting. Two different narrators were used for Blue and for Kelly -- each narrator had a completely different voice for the other character which kept pulling me out of the story -- it was like there were four people not two. I also don't particularly enjoy books where one MC treats the other badly (in the name of creating tension). I though Blue was particularly cruel and I didn't like that about this book. Otherwise, a fun and engaging read ... I moved on quickly to the next book in this series (already completed).
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
3.25 - meh
This book follows lifelong best friends Blue, an NFL football player, and Kelly, a physics professor. Blue is straight and Kelly gay, but what Blue has never knew, and what Kelly has always internalized, is that Kelly has a big thing for Blue. And it's fine...until Blue sees Kelly in a promiscuous position and starts seeing Kelly in a different light.
This messes with the status quo of their relationship, and what's been brought to light can't be unseen. But Blue is wishy-washy; while all Kelly has ever wanted us to date Blue, Blue's own journey to that point is long.
Blue is so back and forth in this book. He's straight, he's not. He and Kelly mess around, and then he just wants to be friends. Repeatedly. Poor Kelly is getting jerked around, and it kind of makes you hate Blue as a character a bit.
This book was just kind of meh to me. Like nothing stood out about it. It was written decently, but the story and characters are lackluster. There's a sequel to the book, but the first one was so lackluster that I am not planning on reading it whatsoever.
This book follows lifelong best friends Blue, an NFL football player, and Kelly, a physics professor. Blue is straight and Kelly gay, but what Blue has never knew, and what Kelly has always internalized, is that Kelly has a big thing for Blue. And it's fine...until Blue sees Kelly in a promiscuous position and starts seeing Kelly in a different light.
This messes with the status quo of their relationship, and what's been brought to light can't be unseen. But Blue is wishy-washy; while all Kelly has ever wanted us to date Blue, Blue's own journey to that point is long.
Blue is so back and forth in this book. He's straight, he's not. He and Kelly mess around, and then he just wants to be friends. Repeatedly. Poor Kelly is getting jerked around, and it kind of makes you hate Blue as a character a bit.
This book was just kind of meh to me. Like nothing stood out about it. It was written decently, but the story and characters are lackluster. There's a sequel to the book, but the first one was so lackluster that I am not planning on reading it whatsoever.
idk these guys were stubborn but it was a cute little read
I liked the snarky nerd MC. Better for me overall than the Tal Bauer football books and more realistic.
I'm honestly a bit torn on how to rate this. On the one hand, I loved loved loved the two main characters. Kelly is just my favorite kind of character. Super spunky, lots of snark, loves Star Wars and Superheroes. And Blue was really super great, too. Super sweet, super devoted to his friend.
I really loved the guys and loved their friendship, but 'gay for you' type stories are always tricky, and I'm not sure if I really believed in this relationship by the end. I think there's a difference between a character discovering their bisexuality and then wanting to get in a relationship with a same-sex friend and a character wanting to hold on to a friendship by pushing themselves to do things just to make the other person happy. I feel like Blue fell more into the latter category, unfortunately.
I think having more than one 'I need to get drunk to relax enough to do stuff' encounters made it seem like Blue really wasn't ready. There was also way too many instances where Blue seemed to up his interest in Kelly just because he was jealous. It ended up feeling a bit more like Blue just wanted to have a relationship with Kelly so no one would take his best friend away. I also think he seemed really reluctant in the sexual encounter where Kelly made him bottom. It seemed more like an ultimatum than completely consentual. I was a bit disappointed that Kelly went through with it, honestly. He could see how nervous Blue was, and Blue even asked him to stop doing some things and just get it over with, and Kelly kind of brushed off his nervousness. I think it was clear Blue wasn't ready, and it really affected how I felt about Kelly and this relationship in the last part of the book.
Overall, I'd say the writing and friendship were really well done, but I wasn't totally convinced that the romantic relationship was solid. Not sure if I'll read the second book or not.
I really loved the guys and loved their friendship, but 'gay for you' type stories are always tricky, and I'm not sure if I really believed in this relationship by the end. I think there's a difference between a character discovering their bisexuality and then wanting to get in a relationship with a same-sex friend and a character wanting to hold on to a friendship by pushing themselves to do things just to make the other person happy. I feel like Blue fell more into the latter category, unfortunately.
I think having more than one 'I need to get drunk to relax enough to do stuff' encounters made it seem like Blue really wasn't ready. There was also way too many instances where Blue seemed to up his interest in Kelly just because he was jealous. It ended up feeling a bit more like Blue just wanted to have a relationship with Kelly so no one would take his best friend away. I also think he seemed really reluctant in the sexual encounter where Kelly made him bottom. It seemed more like an ultimatum than completely consentual. I was a bit disappointed that Kelly went through with it, honestly. He could see how nervous Blue was, and Blue even asked him to stop doing some things and just get it over with, and Kelly kind of brushed off his nervousness. I think it was clear Blue wasn't ready, and it really affected how I felt about Kelly and this relationship in the last part of the book.
Overall, I'd say the writing and friendship were really well done, but I wasn't totally convinced that the romantic relationship was solid. Not sure if I'll read the second book or not.