Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
The blurb gave me a certain impression of how this relationship was going to develop, and it didn't really go that way at all. Brett starts the book seeing some other guy, who he has dumped after like 3 chapters and one appearance. The UST starts before the tragedy. I thought this was going to lean more towards them being strictly friends at the beginning, Jordan helping Brett with the kids and then feelings of friendship developing from there. But it's more so that they are already have a platonic love for each other, there is already UST, there is already a hint at something more before the tragedy, they have sex to help Brett with his mourning process, Brett starts raising the kids, Jordan does start giving a helping hand, but it happens in the bedroom before it happens with parenting the kids.
While Brett and Jordan's arrangement is essential BFF with benefits. And it's emphasized that communication is key to making neither one gets hurt, but that of course doesn't really happen. In fact, who will take the kids is never really discussed, so it shouldn't be shocking that the status their relationship, either among themselves or with the kids.
Both Jordan and Brett say "I haven't had but one", once each. It's a little anachronistic, and kind of jars you out of the story for an instant. Maybe if one character had said it, I'd say it was an affected thing. If this was set in the UK, I'd take it for some posh English speech. If it was set during the Regency period, I probably wouldn't have blinked at it. If someone ever said, "I haven't had but one" to me, I would assume we were sitting down to tea and doing some horrid attempt at an English accent.
And there was a lot of focus around who bottoms, to the point their friends have a bet about it and indicate as much on social media. How old are these men? Surely not late 30s. Like, Jordan and Brett each disclose how many times they've bottomed.
I also thought that maybe after drawing our attention to how Jordan had muted his character and appearance since Sam, that maybe some of that colour would have come back after clearing the air on that.
I don't like the cover. The man looks to old to be 37/38. And do 8 or 10 year olds generally need help tying their shoes?
Other than the "haven't had but one", and the baby speech (which to be fair was from a 2 year old, so more appropriate then the last book I read that used the same speech for a 4 year old), I did like the writing. I just didn't get what I thought I was going to get from the blurb and wasn't really a fan of how the relationship developed. I was definitely hoping for the sex to come into it a little later, and the romance a little sooner.
While Brett and Jordan's arrangement is essential BFF with benefits. And it's emphasized that communication is key to making neither one gets hurt, but that of course doesn't really happen. In fact, who will take the kids is never really discussed, so it shouldn't be shocking that the status their relationship, either among themselves or with the kids.
Both Jordan and Brett say "I haven't had but one", once each. It's a little anachronistic, and kind of jars you out of the story for an instant. Maybe if one character had said it, I'd say it was an affected thing. If this was set in the UK, I'd take it for some posh English speech. If it was set during the Regency period, I probably wouldn't have blinked at it. If someone ever said, "I haven't had but one" to me, I would assume we were sitting down to tea and doing some horrid attempt at an English accent.
And there was a lot of focus around who bottoms, to the point their friends have a bet about it and indicate as much on social media. How old are these men? Surely not late 30s. Like, Jordan and Brett each disclose how many times they've bottomed.
I also thought that maybe after drawing our attention to how Jordan had muted his character and appearance since Sam, that maybe some of that colour would have come back after clearing the air on that.
I don't like the cover. The man looks to old to be 37/38. And do 8 or 10 year olds generally need help tying their shoes?
Other than the "haven't had but one", and the baby speech (which to be fair was from a 2 year old, so more appropriate then the last book I read that used the same speech for a 4 year old), I did like the writing. I just didn't get what I thought I was going to get from the blurb and wasn't really a fan of how the relationship developed. I was definitely hoping for the sex to come into it a little later, and the romance a little sooner.
I FLOVED this book, I cried, laughed, cried again, swooned and totally fell in love with every single character. Though there were moments of sadness this isn't an angsty book at all, it certainly leaves you will all the warm and fuzzies. Jill Wexler just put herself on my one click list. Highly recommended.
This was good. The relationship was sweet and comfortable. There wasn’t a lot of heat to the romance but Jordan and Brett were perfect fit.
Had to dig in my memory banks to remember this author and glad I did. She writes realistic, relatable yet breezy MM romances about guys with issues but are seeking love. She gave us a well written tale about the years long friendship between Brett and Jordan who met in high school. They end up as best friends who help each other and their group of friends deal with love and life. Brett's life is forever changed through a tragedy and his OCD tendencies threaten to overwhelm him. But Jordan, sexy, capable out and proud and flamboyant, goes to the rescue in more ways than one! Liked that they were closer to 40 but like her co-written book with Jackie James, 45 and Holding, was dismayed at all the references to getting old. 38 isn't old! Anyway, I really enjoyed this. Great kids and loved how the romance unfolded from sex to distract to sex with love. And a final big kudo to the author who knows how to spell "ho" and used it correctly! Will definitely move this author's other books up my tbr.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced