Reviews

Best Man by Lily Morton

andrea_author's review against another edition

5.0

Zeb agrees to serve as best man at his ex's wedding. To avoid looking like a loser, he hires his employee, Jesse, to be his fake boyfriend. Sure, he's attracted to the guy, but who wouldn't be? Jesse is gorgeous, playful, and irreverent—the perfect foil to Zeb's more serious nature. But with a 20 year difference in their ages, nothing romantic can happen between them. Can it?

This book is so funny! It's cringey in the best way that the bisexual groom is marrying a woman to satisfy his homophobic family—and that Jesse continually calls people out for their nonsense. He and Zeb are adorable together, and it's lovely how patient Jesse is with Zeb in helping him overcome his misconceptions and insecurities.

Thanks, Gay Romance Reviews, for the audio ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

_janina's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

tesssiob's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

writtenechoes's review against another edition

4.0

This was lovely. I love age gaps like this one. Too many age gaps make the older MC aloof to the younger MC’s age when really that’s not realistic. Zeb was supremely bothered by his infatuation with Jesse not because Jesse was younger but because he felt unworthy in a way. Which made sense to me. I could’ve done without the evil ex trope but meh it worked for me here. Lily sure does love having an MC see a kiss at the wrong moment though. It annoyed me in confetti hearts but not here. Mostly I just really liked these two together and I adored Jesse. I’m reading this series all out of order but I’m kind of glad … it is interesting seeing Max and Felix from different angles since I already know their story.

I kiss him then, feeling his weight and smell all around me. He feels safe. He feels right. He feels like my home. He’s perfect.

kaitlin_durante's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed meeting Jesse more after Gideon.
Jesse and Zeb are different and I think that's what makes them work.
I am looking forward to more Charlie, Max and Felix.

lydiaaa's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

A classic fake dating for an ex's wedding plot. Always a good time.

alicia1566's review against another edition

4.0

I really loved this one :) lots of romance and a decent amount of sexy time. The characters are both easy to fall in with and starting rooting for right from the gate. It takes about 40-50% of the book for them to finally get together but once that's done there's not a lot of angst aside from one little blip. It's a good book that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys MM.

always_anxious's review

4.0

3.5 rounded up.
I definitely need to space out books by this author because although I do like snarky banter I prefer to read things that are more serious. There were some kinda serious conversations but they were cut off with the return of the snark/humor too early on for me to feel satisfied!

I also wanted more groveling from Zeb, at one point his POV mentions him feeling sick at the thought of Jeese being done with him but when he meets up with Jeese it’s not the heartfelt, groveling, desperation I wanted ! Especially cos it did feel like Zeb was still into his ex from Jesse’s POV. It would’ve been nice to see Zeb interacting lovingly towards Jesse IN FRONT of Patrick.

writtenechoes's review

4.0

This was lovely. I love age gaps like this one. Too many age gaps make the older MC aloof to the younger MC’s age when really that’s not realistic. Zeb was supremely bothered by his infatuation with Jesse not because Jesse was younger but because he felt unworthy in a way. Which made sense to me. I could’ve done without the evil ex trope but meh it worked for me here. Lily sure does love having an MC see a kiss at the wrong moment though. It annoyed me in confetti hearts but not here. Mostly I just really liked these two together and I adored Jesse. I’m reading this series all out of order but I’m kind of glad … it is interesting seeing Max and Felix from different angles since I already know their story.

I kiss him then, feeling his weight and smell all around me. He feels safe. He feels right. He feels like my home. He’s perfect.

alexisisreading's review against another edition

4.0

Cute!! Age gap is one of my favorite tropes and I liked how in this book it was talked about a little bit more from the older MC's POV. Zeb struggled a bit initially with liking Jesse because of their age gap but I liked how it was actually discussed between both characters. Jesse called him out for keeping him in a "box" and pointed out that whenever Zeb was surprised by Jesse it was because it didn't fit the way Zeb wanted to see him.

I enjoyed the bantering and sort of the dry tone that Zeb always had. I thought Zeb and Jesse complemented each other really well. I wasn't crazy about the whole Patrick plot but it did what it was supposed to do and brought Jesse and Zeb together and I enjoyed myself anyway.

Also I read this series out of order. I read book 3 first so it was absolutely delightful to see the animosity between Max and Felix knowing how they're going to end up.