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ofbooksandromance's review
4.0
3.5 “Because I fucking love you!” stars
I’d been happily minding my own business, stuck in the familiar rut of my life. I was content to be my grumpy-ass self. Then this kid shows up, and now I’m confused. I want things I’m not supposed to want. I need things I can’t need. But I do need them, and he’s flirting with me, and the flames keep licking higher.
So … i’m currently reading this one book but it’s breaking my heart and I needed a break from all the tears, so I decided to take a break from the book and read somethig sweet and fluffy to make myself feel better.
And since I have been getting tattoos to make myself feel better for the past few months (as in the number of tattoos on my body doubled since March haha), I figured, what better way to make myself feel better than to read a book about a tattoo artist?
Turns out that was probably the best choice I could have made because god did I enjoy this book. It was fluffy and light, with really good and well developed characters and really hot sex. Which was exactly what I needed at the moment.
Brief Summary
Caesar is a 51 years old renowed tattoo artist, he’s really grumpy, he thinks he’s better alone and hasn’t been with anyone in ages. Drew is 27 years old and his mom just died and he learnt who is dad is after her death (she never told him before). Drew looked up his dad and realized that he died a few years ago, so he seeks out a man that seemed to have been his dad’s best friend, to learn about his dad, that man happens to be Caesar. Instead of talking about Drew’s dad, they fall in love.
First, Jesus christ did I love Caesar. If you asked me to describe my perfect man in a book, I would answer an older silver fox, who’s hairy and had a beard, who’s prickly and really grumpy but has a sweet spot for his man and would do everything for him and who’s heavily tattooed. Also he has a motorcycle! All of this means that I fell in love with Caesar as soon as the book introduced me to him. In fact, I knew I was in love with Caesar as soon as Drew said this about him: “Why doesn’t he talk much?” “Because he’s too busy grunting?”. Caesar was so damn grumpy and I just adored him for it. I also really liked Drew, he was so so sweet and really fierce. I enjoyed his character a lot too.
“What kind of older guys are you into?” […] “I don’t know. Big guys. Muscular and hairy and rough. Like silver hair, burly thighs…” I cut myself off when I realize that I’m about to start describing Caesar. “Just, like, older guys,” I conclude, as though that answers everything.
Second, I really liked these two together. They compliment each other so well. I love how Drew is all sweet and sunshine and Caesar is all grumpy but has a soft spot for Drew, and only for Drew, they were such a good pair. I really enjoyed how Drew slowly broke through all of Caesar’s defenses and craved himself a spot in Caesar’s heart. I loved how Caesar just wanted to take care of Drew and do thing for him. I really enjoyed how Drew could understand Ceasar grumps and barely there sentences and how Drew never got mad or annoyed at Ceasar for being so grumpy. Also, I always love a good age gap couple, so I really appreciated that part.
I loved how Drew called Caesar softie, since Caesar is this big and grumpy dude, it was just lovely.
Third, I really enjoyed how these two easily settled together and how they went from acquaintences to lovers. I enjoyed how they easily settled together and all but I would have like some more push and pull, their relationship seemed to develop way too easily, expecially since Caesar was very grumpy and didn’t trust anyone.
Fourth, I really enjoyed all the parts about them finding parts for and restoring old arcade games, that was so fun.
Fifth, The sex scenes in this book were good. Drew hasn’t had sex in 6 years and Caesar hasn’t had sex in ages, which made them both so eager to have sex together, which was lovely to see. The sex scenes were nice and fit the story perfectly, although I could have done with more sex scenes, but I always want more of those haha But I did think that them going bareback was very rushed and not talked about enough, they just kind of did it without talking about it.
Also, just a random question but why the fuck would you want to get your bicep tattooed as your first tattoo, someone should have warned Drew how much that hurts haha
Seventh, I did really enjoyed Drew’s character but sometimes I felt like he pushed a little too much and I thought he was a bit too pushy.
Eight, this one is my biggest problem with the book. I am not the biggest fan of a guy who fucked someone’s dad and was in love with him and and then year’s later, gets with the kid. It just always feel wrong to me and like the kid is not the person they actually want. It just feels like their looking for the kid’s dad in the kid instead of wanting the kid for who he is. I had a really bad vibe of this for a while in this book. I’m not sure it I really enjoyed how Caesar kept thinking he can’t feel for Drew because he was in love with his dad, or if it really bothered me. A mix of the two I would say. I really didn’t appreciate how Caesar kept comparing Drew to his dad and how he felt about Drew to how Drew’s dad made him feel.
Ninth, these guys really need to learn how to communicate. If they talked for 5 seconds, the entire drama in the book could have been ignored. I also wasn’t the biggest of how everything was settled in the end, I wanted more talks and more everything, it just felt way too rushed for me.
I had a lot of fun reading this book, I read most of it in one sitting and it was exactly what I needed at the moment, I just wasn’t a big fan of the set up of the book.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
I’d been happily minding my own business, stuck in the familiar rut of my life. I was content to be my grumpy-ass self. Then this kid shows up, and now I’m confused. I want things I’m not supposed to want. I need things I can’t need. But I do need them, and he’s flirting with me, and the flames keep licking higher.
So … i’m currently reading this one book but it’s breaking my heart and I needed a break from all the tears, so I decided to take a break from the book and read somethig sweet and fluffy to make myself feel better.
And since I have been getting tattoos to make myself feel better for the past few months (as in the number of tattoos on my body doubled since March haha), I figured, what better way to make myself feel better than to read a book about a tattoo artist?
Turns out that was probably the best choice I could have made because god did I enjoy this book. It was fluffy and light, with really good and well developed characters and really hot sex. Which was exactly what I needed at the moment.
Brief Summary
Caesar is a 51 years old renowed tattoo artist, he’s really grumpy, he thinks he’s better alone and hasn’t been with anyone in ages. Drew is 27 years old and his mom just died and he learnt who is dad is after her death (she never told him before). Drew looked up his dad and realized that he died a few years ago, so he seeks out a man that seemed to have been his dad’s best friend, to learn about his dad, that man happens to be Caesar. Instead of talking about Drew’s dad, they fall in love.
First, Jesus christ did I love Caesar. If you asked me to describe my perfect man in a book, I would answer an older silver fox, who’s hairy and had a beard, who’s prickly and really grumpy but has a sweet spot for his man and would do everything for him and who’s heavily tattooed. Also he has a motorcycle! All of this means that I fell in love with Caesar as soon as the book introduced me to him. In fact, I knew I was in love with Caesar as soon as Drew said this about him: “Why doesn’t he talk much?” “Because he’s too busy grunting?”. Caesar was so damn grumpy and I just adored him for it. I also really liked Drew, he was so so sweet and really fierce. I enjoyed his character a lot too.
“What kind of older guys are you into?” […] “I don’t know. Big guys. Muscular and hairy and rough. Like silver hair, burly thighs…” I cut myself off when I realize that I’m about to start describing Caesar. “Just, like, older guys,” I conclude, as though that answers everything.
Second, I really liked these two together. They compliment each other so well. I love how Drew is all sweet and sunshine and Caesar is all grumpy but has a soft spot for Drew, and only for Drew, they were such a good pair. I really enjoyed how Drew slowly broke through all of Caesar’s defenses and craved himself a spot in Caesar’s heart. I loved how Caesar just wanted to take care of Drew and do thing for him. I really enjoyed how Drew could understand Ceasar grumps and barely there sentences and how Drew never got mad or annoyed at Ceasar for being so grumpy. Also, I always love a good age gap couple, so I really appreciated that part.
I loved how Drew called Caesar softie, since Caesar is this big and grumpy dude, it was just lovely.
Third, I really enjoyed how these two easily settled together and how they went from acquaintences to lovers. I enjoyed how they easily settled together and all but I would have like some more push and pull, their relationship seemed to develop way too easily, expecially since Caesar was very grumpy and didn’t trust anyone.
Fourth, I really enjoyed all the parts about them finding parts for and restoring old arcade games, that was so fun.
Fifth, The sex scenes in this book were good. Drew hasn’t had sex in 6 years and Caesar hasn’t had sex in ages, which made them both so eager to have sex together, which was lovely to see. The sex scenes were nice and fit the story perfectly, although I could have done with more sex scenes, but I always want more of those haha But I did think that them going bareback was very rushed and not talked about enough, they just kind of did it without talking about it.
Also, just a random question but why the fuck would you want to get your bicep tattooed as your first tattoo, someone should have warned Drew how much that hurts haha
Seventh, I did really enjoyed Drew’s character but sometimes I felt like he pushed a little too much and I thought he was a bit too pushy.
Eight, this one is my biggest problem with the book. I am not the biggest fan of a guy who fucked someone’s dad and was in love with him and and then year’s later, gets with the kid. It just always feel wrong to me and like the kid is not the person they actually want. It just feels like their looking for the kid’s dad in the kid instead of wanting the kid for who he is. I had a really bad vibe of this for a while in this book. I’m not sure it I really enjoyed how Caesar kept thinking he can’t feel for Drew because he was in love with his dad, or if it really bothered me. A mix of the two I would say. I really didn’t appreciate how Caesar kept comparing Drew to his dad and how he felt about Drew to how Drew’s dad made him feel.
Ninth, these guys really need to learn how to communicate. If they talked for 5 seconds, the entire drama in the book could have been ignored. I also wasn’t the biggest of how everything was settled in the end, I wanted more talks and more everything, it just felt way too rushed for me.
I had a lot of fun reading this book, I read most of it in one sitting and it was exactly what I needed at the moment, I just wasn’t a big fan of the set up of the book.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
luellen1990's review
5.0
Title - Gruff Touch (Geek Ink #4)
Author - R Cayden
Genre - MM Romance
Published - May 2021
Pages - 210 Pages
Summary - Drew gave up his life to look after his sick mother, when she died he didn't know what to do with himself, his mother never told him who his father was always claiming she never knew so when he came across a piece of paper with his name on it he goes in search of information, taking him to Chicago. His search leads him to Caesar Marin a famous tattoo artist and biker. Drew knows he shouldn't be attracted to Caesar he's twice Drew's age, he's grumpy and he's made it clear he doesn't want anything to do with Drew.
What I thought about this book - OMG I loved this book, hell I loved this whole series, I was so happy when I found out that Caesar was getting his own book. Drew and Caesar are so good together Drew brings out the softer side in Caesar and Caesar brings out Drew's confidence and gives him the love and comfort he needs in life. This book is so well written, the plot is great, easy to follow, keeps you hooked. The character development is brilliant and fantastically done. Overall another amazing book by an amazing author who has fastly become one of my favourite authors.
Would I Recommend - Yes
Would I Read Again/Continue The Series - Yes/Yes
Rating - 5*
Reviewed by LucyLui
Author - R Cayden
Genre - MM Romance
Published - May 2021
Pages - 210 Pages
Summary - Drew gave up his life to look after his sick mother, when she died he didn't know what to do with himself, his mother never told him who his father was always claiming she never knew so when he came across a piece of paper with his name on it he goes in search of information, taking him to Chicago. His search leads him to Caesar Marin a famous tattoo artist and biker. Drew knows he shouldn't be attracted to Caesar he's twice Drew's age, he's grumpy and he's made it clear he doesn't want anything to do with Drew.
What I thought about this book - OMG I loved this book, hell I loved this whole series, I was so happy when I found out that Caesar was getting his own book. Drew and Caesar are so good together Drew brings out the softer side in Caesar and Caesar brings out Drew's confidence and gives him the love and comfort he needs in life. This book is so well written, the plot is great, easy to follow, keeps you hooked. The character development is brilliant and fantastically done. Overall another amazing book by an amazing author who has fastly become one of my favourite authors.
Would I Recommend - Yes
Would I Read Again/Continue The Series - Yes/Yes
Rating - 5*
Reviewed by LucyLui
lost_windsock's review
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-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
5.0
I really, really enjoyed this book! I wasn't sure if I was going to like Ceasar, because he was so gruff and harsh in all the other books, but getting to see through his point of view made all the difference. He ended up shooting to the top five lost of my favorite grump characters I've ever read, and honestly, him with Drew was just...so HOT, I could not stand it. There was a decent amount of spice in this book, and it was just...great. but there was also a lot of sweetness, and watching these two interact and learn about each other was too cute. I also loved the side characters, and that the plot was largely just fluffy good times, not much angst.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Cancer
doseofromance's review
5.0
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this book so much! The last couple of weeks I have been in a bit of a reading slump and this book snapped me out of it. Both Caesar and Drew surprised me so much. Neither of them is the typical nerd or older tattoo artist I was expecting. Drew is a lot more self assured and confident in himself while Ceasar isn't as dominating and a lot more shy and introverted than I thought.
More often than not I'm not a huge fan of big age gaps because there is always the danger of a severe power imbalance, especially if the older partner has a dominating personality. Luckily this is not the case here. It's obvious that Drew and Ceasar are on equal footing and they respect each other.
I haven't read the complete series, just the second book, which I did like, but I loved this one even more.
Highly recommend if you like a short, steamy romance.
I loved this book so much! The last couple of weeks I have been in a bit of a reading slump and this book snapped me out of it. Both Caesar and Drew surprised me so much. Neither of them is the typical nerd or older tattoo artist I was expecting. Drew is a lot more self assured and confident in himself while Ceasar isn't as dominating and a lot more shy and introverted than I thought.
More often than not I'm not a huge fan of big age gaps because there is always the danger of a severe power imbalance, especially if the older partner has a dominating personality. Luckily this is not the case here. It's obvious that Drew and Ceasar are on equal footing and they respect each other.
I haven't read the complete series, just the second book, which I did like, but I loved this one even more.
Highly recommend if you like a short, steamy romance.
itssarahc's review
4.0
This is the second of Cayden's Geek Ink series that I've read, and just like with the first - I did not find myself disappointed. Instead, I found myself smiling and obsessively reading this story, falling in love with the characters, and rooting for the main couple to find their HEA. Which honestly surprised me a little, because there was a part early in the book that I thought would squick me out later. It did not. Like the two main characters, I was able to move past it easily, because the relationship between Caesar and Drew was that good.
Which is due in part because Cayden writes amazing characters.
First, we have Caesar. This isn't the first time we've met him, as he owns the tattoo shop that this series centers around. But this was his time to shine. We get to see more than just the grumpy, slightly monosyllabic boss man. He's still a grump, but we learn the reasons behind it. We learn about his less than ideal family life and we watch as he realizes that he's lonely. We learn the things that he likes and how he's actually just as big of a geek as the other tattoo artists. We also learn how much the other artists in the store mean to him, and how he shows it in a way that they might not even fully realize.
On the other side we have Drew. Drew is mourning the loss of his mother and trying to figure out his life after spending the last six years dedicated to her. He is a sunshine character to Caesar's grump (which honestly, one of my favorite dynamics) but unlike some of the sunshine characters I've read, he's not a pushover by any capacity. He has the ability to immediately call Caesar out on his shit. Despite being a generally timid person, he can be incredibly bold when he needs to be. He goes for what he wants and doesn't give up easily. He's a bit self-deprecating - especially about his love of rebuilding old arcade games which he's always been told was rather useless.
The two men come together because Drew is looking for information about his father, a trail that leads him to Caesar. Because Caesar and Mack (Drew's father) used to work together. They also used to do other things together, see above the squick factor that I thought would be an impediment in my enjoyment of the book. They begin to bond as they learn they have common interests and from there, the relationship just blooms.
This book has so much hurt/comfort in it, and I'm such a sucker for that. I like when the love interests can talk about the things that hurt them and find solace in one another. I do wish that they would've been a bit more communicative about some other things too, as it would've solved some of their problems - but if that happened I guess the book would be a bit less interesting.
We get to see some great side characters again in this book - and anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker for some good side characters. I like to know that the characters have lives outside of their romantic interests, because it makes them feel more real to me.
All in all, this was a very solid showing by Cayden and a book I will be revisiting. (I will also be buying the first two Geek Ink books, because I just - I need more of this world and these characters. I just love them so much.)
** ARC PROVIDED BY GAY ROMANCE REVIEWS AND THIS IS MY HONEST FEEDBACK **
Which is due in part because Cayden writes amazing characters.
First, we have Caesar. This isn't the first time we've met him, as he owns the tattoo shop that this series centers around. But this was his time to shine. We get to see more than just the grumpy, slightly monosyllabic boss man. He's still a grump, but we learn the reasons behind it. We learn about his less than ideal family life and we watch as he realizes that he's lonely. We learn the things that he likes and how he's actually just as big of a geek as the other tattoo artists. We also learn how much the other artists in the store mean to him, and how he shows it in a way that they might not even fully realize.
On the other side we have Drew. Drew is mourning the loss of his mother and trying to figure out his life after spending the last six years dedicated to her. He is a sunshine character to Caesar's grump (which honestly, one of my favorite dynamics) but unlike some of the sunshine characters I've read, he's not a pushover by any capacity. He has the ability to immediately call Caesar out on his shit. Despite being a generally timid person, he can be incredibly bold when he needs to be. He goes for what he wants and doesn't give up easily. He's a bit self-deprecating - especially about his love of rebuilding old arcade games which he's always been told was rather useless.
The two men come together because Drew is looking for information about his father, a trail that leads him to Caesar. Because Caesar and Mack (Drew's father) used to work together. They also used to do other things together, see above the squick factor that I thought would be an impediment in my enjoyment of the book. They begin to bond as they learn they have common interests and from there, the relationship just blooms.
This book has so much hurt/comfort in it, and I'm such a sucker for that. I like when the love interests can talk about the things that hurt them and find solace in one another. I do wish that they would've been a bit more communicative about some other things too, as it would've solved some of their problems - but if that happened I guess the book would be a bit less interesting.
We get to see some great side characters again in this book - and anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker for some good side characters. I like to know that the characters have lives outside of their romantic interests, because it makes them feel more real to me.
All in all, this was a very solid showing by Cayden and a book I will be revisiting. (I will also be buying the first two Geek Ink books, because I just - I need more of this world and these characters. I just love them so much.)
** ARC PROVIDED BY GAY ROMANCE REVIEWS AND THIS IS MY HONEST FEEDBACK **
xanthe87's review
5.0
This may possibly be my favourite of the series. Sweet ray of sunshine, kinda geeky young guy vs older, grumpy, quiet biker tattooist = a match made in heaven.
Drew is in Chicago looking for information on his father and Caesar is just the man. Caesar knew the father years previous but doesn't have anything nice to say about him, well at all really as he generally just grunts or used the minimum amount of words possible. The two are like night and day and get once Drew knocks events from Caesar's walls, there's no getting away from him. Drew brings light into Caesar's life and understands him in a way that few do while Caesar allows Drew to be his true self,showing excitement in restoring pinball games and being comfortable in his own skin, not something he has been able to do back home for the last few years since he cared for his sick mother. Once they finally get on the same page and give in to their attraction, it ignites and they share as much as they can before Drew has to go back and sort his mother's things. Unresolved feelings on both sides leave things hanging in the balance but that connection can't be broken.
I love these two together, their contrasts are what make them work so well together as a couple. It's great reading as Drew draws Caesar a little out of his shell, basking in any smile or complete sentence that he gets and Caesar is just happy whenever Drew is which is totally adorable. Drew has a bit to work through with the recent passing of his mum and the discovery of who his dad actually was but Caesar is on board to help any way he can, at least once he stops telling for the strange young man to leave him alone. The crew from Blade are all here in some way and it's good to catch up with them but the MC's are definitely the focal point.
A other great story from the author with strong characters and enjoyable relationship development. It makes for entertaining and hot reading with a couple of emotional moments dotted throughout.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
Drew is in Chicago looking for information on his father and Caesar is just the man. Caesar knew the father years previous but doesn't have anything nice to say about him, well at all really as he generally just grunts or used the minimum amount of words possible. The two are like night and day and get once Drew knocks events from Caesar's walls, there's no getting away from him. Drew brings light into Caesar's life and understands him in a way that few do while Caesar allows Drew to be his true self,showing excitement in restoring pinball games and being comfortable in his own skin, not something he has been able to do back home for the last few years since he cared for his sick mother. Once they finally get on the same page and give in to their attraction, it ignites and they share as much as they can before Drew has to go back and sort his mother's things. Unresolved feelings on both sides leave things hanging in the balance but that connection can't be broken.
I love these two together, their contrasts are what make them work so well together as a couple. It's great reading as Drew draws Caesar a little out of his shell, basking in any smile or complete sentence that he gets and Caesar is just happy whenever Drew is which is totally adorable. Drew has a bit to work through with the recent passing of his mum and the discovery of who his dad actually was but Caesar is on board to help any way he can, at least once he stops telling for the strange young man to leave him alone. The crew from Blade are all here in some way and it's good to catch up with them but the MC's are definitely the focal point.
A other great story from the author with strong characters and enjoyable relationship development. It makes for entertaining and hot reading with a couple of emotional moments dotted throughout.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
vicki_williams's review
4.0
3.5 stars Rounded up.
Enjoyable but didn’t keep me fully engaged and I’m hard pressed to say why. Just didn’t gel for me for some reason.
Enjoyable but didn’t keep me fully engaged and I’m hard pressed to say why. Just didn’t gel for me for some reason.
feistyredhead82's review
5.0
A another amazing love story from the Geek Ink series. Each and every one of these books have been amazing so I knew this one wouldn’t disappoint.
Ceasar has been the grumpy growly boss of Blade through all the previous books and I’m so happy he got his happy ending. No one would have guessed it was the son of an ex lover that turns his once loner life upside down. Drew is looking to get to know a dad he never knew. A man already past but he thinks he can get some answers from Ceasar. What starts off as a tattoo turns into a path that neither knew was coming. This book has to be me favourite in all of the Geek Ink series. It’s amazingly sweet story and an even better happy ending. Loved it!
Ceasar has been the grumpy growly boss of Blade through all the previous books and I’m so happy he got his happy ending. No one would have guessed it was the son of an ex lover that turns his once loner life upside down. Drew is looking to get to know a dad he never knew. A man already past but he thinks he can get some answers from Ceasar. What starts off as a tattoo turns into a path that neither knew was coming. This book has to be me favourite in all of the Geek Ink series. It’s amazingly sweet story and an even better happy ending. Loved it!
snakeyghost's review
4.0
3.5 “Because I fucking love you!” stars
I’d been happily minding my own business, stuck in the familiar rut of my life. I was content to be my grumpy-ass self. Then this kid shows up, and now I’m confused. I want things I’m not supposed to want. I need things I can’t need. But I do need them, and he’s flirting with me, and the flames keep licking higher.
So … i’m currently reading this one book but it’s breaking my heart and I needed a break from all the tears, so I decided to take a break from the book and read somethig sweet and fluffy to make myself feel better.
And since I have been getting tattoos to make myself feel better for the past few months (as in the number of tattoos on my body doubled since March haha), I figured, what better way to make myself feel better than to read a book about a tattoo artist?
Turns out that was probably the best choice I could have made because god did I enjoy this book. It was fluffy and light, with really good and well developed characters and really hot sex. Which was exactly what I needed at the moment.
Brief Summary
Caesar is a 51 years old renowed tattoo artist, he’s really grumpy, he thinks he’s better alone and hasn’t been with anyone in ages. Drew is 27 years old and his mom just died and he learnt who is dad is after her death (she never told him before). Drew looked up his dad and realized that he died a few years ago, so he seeks out a man that seemed to have been his dad’s best friend, to learn about his dad, that man happens to be Caesar. Instead of talking about Drew’s dad, they fall in love.
First, Jesus christ did I love Caesar. If you asked me to describe my perfect man in a book, I would answer an older silver fox, who’s hairy and had a beard, who’s prickly and really grumpy but has a sweet spot for his man and would do everything for him and who’s heavily tattooed. Also he has a motorcycle! All of this means that I fell in love with Caesar as soon as the book introduced me to him. In fact, I knew I was in love with Caesar as soon as Drew said this about him: “Why doesn’t he talk much?” “Because he’s too busy grunting?”. Caesar was so damn grumpy and I just adored him for it. I also really liked Drew, he was so so sweet and really fierce. I enjoyed his character a lot too.
“What kind of older guys are you into?” […] “I don’t know. Big guys. Muscular and hairy and rough. Like silver hair, burly thighs…” I cut myself off when I realize that I’m about to start describing Caesar. “Just, like, older guys,” I conclude, as though that answers everything.
Second, I really liked these two together. They compliment each other so well. I love how Drew is all sweet and sunshine and Caesar is all grumpy but has a soft spot for Drew, and only for Drew, they were such a good pair. I really enjoyed how Drew slowly broke through all of Caesar’s defenses and craved himself a spot in Caesar’s heart. I loved how Caesar just wanted to take care of Drew and do thing for him. I really enjoyed how Drew could understand Ceasar grumps and barely there sentences and how Drew never got mad or annoyed at Ceasar for being so grumpy. Also, I always love a good age gap couple, so I really appreciated that part.
I loved how Drew called Caesar softie, since Caesar is this big and grumpy dude, it was just lovely.
Third, I really enjoyed how these two easily settled together and how they went from acquaintences to lovers. I enjoyed how they easily settled together and all but I would have like some more push and pull, their relationship seemed to develop way too easily, expecially since Caesar was very grumpy and didn’t trust anyone.
Fourth, I really enjoyed all the parts about them finding parts for and restoring old arcade games, that was so fun.
Fifth, The sex scenes in this book were good. Drew hasn’t had sex in 6 years and Caesar hasn’t had sex in ages, which made them both so eager to have sex together, which was lovely to see. The sex scenes were nice and fit the story perfectly, although I could have done with more sex scenes, but I always want more of those haha But I did think that them going bareback was very rushed and not talked about enough, they just kind of did it without talking about it.
Also, just a random question but why the fuck would you want to get your bicep tattooed as your first tattoo, someone should have warned Drew how much that hurts haha
Seventh, I did really enjoyed Drew’s character but sometimes I felt like he pushed a little too much and I thought he was a bit too pushy.
Eight, this one is my biggest problem with the book. I am not the biggest fan of a guy who fucked someone’s dad and was in love with him and and then year’s later, gets with the kid. It just always feel wrong to me and like the kid is not the person they actually want. It just feels like their looking for the kid’s dad in the kid instead of wanting the kid for who he is. I had a really bad vibe of this for a while in this book. I’m not sure it I really enjoyed how Caesar kept thinking he can’t feel for Drew because he was in love with his dad, or if it really bothered me. A mix of the two I would say. I really didn’t appreciate how Caesar kept comparing Drew to his dad and how he felt about Drew to how Drew’s dad made him feel.
Ninth, these guys really need to learn how to communicate. If they talked for 5 seconds, the entire drama in the book could have been ignored. I also wasn’t the biggest of how everything was settled in the end, I wanted more talks and more everything, it just felt way too rushed for me.
I had a lot of fun reading this book, I read most of it in one sitting and it was exactly what I needed at the moment, I just wasn’t a big fan of the set up of the book.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
I’d been happily minding my own business, stuck in the familiar rut of my life. I was content to be my grumpy-ass self. Then this kid shows up, and now I’m confused. I want things I’m not supposed to want. I need things I can’t need. But I do need them, and he’s flirting with me, and the flames keep licking higher.
So … i’m currently reading this one book but it’s breaking my heart and I needed a break from all the tears, so I decided to take a break from the book and read somethig sweet and fluffy to make myself feel better.
And since I have been getting tattoos to make myself feel better for the past few months (as in the number of tattoos on my body doubled since March haha), I figured, what better way to make myself feel better than to read a book about a tattoo artist?
Turns out that was probably the best choice I could have made because god did I enjoy this book. It was fluffy and light, with really good and well developed characters and really hot sex. Which was exactly what I needed at the moment.
Brief Summary
Caesar is a 51 years old renowed tattoo artist, he’s really grumpy, he thinks he’s better alone and hasn’t been with anyone in ages. Drew is 27 years old and his mom just died and he learnt who is dad is after her death (she never told him before). Drew looked up his dad and realized that he died a few years ago, so he seeks out a man that seemed to have been his dad’s best friend, to learn about his dad, that man happens to be Caesar. Instead of talking about Drew’s dad, they fall in love.
First, Jesus christ did I love Caesar. If you asked me to describe my perfect man in a book, I would answer an older silver fox, who’s hairy and had a beard, who’s prickly and really grumpy but has a sweet spot for his man and would do everything for him and who’s heavily tattooed. Also he has a motorcycle! All of this means that I fell in love with Caesar as soon as the book introduced me to him. In fact, I knew I was in love with Caesar as soon as Drew said this about him: “Why doesn’t he talk much?” “Because he’s too busy grunting?”. Caesar was so damn grumpy and I just adored him for it. I also really liked Drew, he was so so sweet and really fierce. I enjoyed his character a lot too.
“What kind of older guys are you into?” […] “I don’t know. Big guys. Muscular and hairy and rough. Like silver hair, burly thighs…” I cut myself off when I realize that I’m about to start describing Caesar. “Just, like, older guys,” I conclude, as though that answers everything.
Second, I really liked these two together. They compliment each other so well. I love how Drew is all sweet and sunshine and Caesar is all grumpy but has a soft spot for Drew, and only for Drew, they were such a good pair. I really enjoyed how Drew slowly broke through all of Caesar’s defenses and craved himself a spot in Caesar’s heart. I loved how Caesar just wanted to take care of Drew and do thing for him. I really enjoyed how Drew could understand Ceasar grumps and barely there sentences and how Drew never got mad or annoyed at Ceasar for being so grumpy. Also, I always love a good age gap couple, so I really appreciated that part.
I loved how Drew called Caesar softie, since Caesar is this big and grumpy dude, it was just lovely.
Third, I really enjoyed how these two easily settled together and how they went from acquaintences to lovers. I enjoyed how they easily settled together and all but I would have like some more push and pull, their relationship seemed to develop way too easily, expecially since Caesar was very grumpy and didn’t trust anyone.
Fourth, I really enjoyed all the parts about them finding parts for and restoring old arcade games, that was so fun.
Fifth, The sex scenes in this book were good. Drew hasn’t had sex in 6 years and Caesar hasn’t had sex in ages, which made them both so eager to have sex together, which was lovely to see. The sex scenes were nice and fit the story perfectly, although I could have done with more sex scenes, but I always want more of those haha But I did think that them going bareback was very rushed and not talked about enough, they just kind of did it without talking about it.
Also, just a random question but why the fuck would you want to get your bicep tattooed as your first tattoo, someone should have warned Drew how much that hurts haha
Seventh, I did really enjoyed Drew’s character but sometimes I felt like he pushed a little too much and I thought he was a bit too pushy.
Eight, this one is my biggest problem with the book. I am not the biggest fan of a guy who fucked someone’s dad and was in love with him and and then year’s later, gets with the kid. It just always feel wrong to me and like the kid is not the person they actually want. It just feels like their looking for the kid’s dad in the kid instead of wanting the kid for who he is. I had a really bad vibe of this for a while in this book. I’m not sure it I really enjoyed how Caesar kept thinking he can’t feel for Drew because he was in love with his dad, or if it really bothered me. A mix of the two I would say. I really didn’t appreciate how Caesar kept comparing Drew to his dad and how he felt about Drew to how Drew’s dad made him feel.
Ninth, these guys really need to learn how to communicate. If they talked for 5 seconds, the entire drama in the book could have been ignored. I also wasn’t the biggest of how everything was settled in the end, I wanted more talks and more everything, it just felt way too rushed for me.
I had a lot of fun reading this book, I read most of it in one sitting and it was exactly what I needed at the moment, I just wasn’t a big fan of the set up of the book.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.