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Reckless Hope by J. Leigh Bailey
4.0
this was my first read in this series - i didn't realize it was a book 2, but it can be read as a stand alone.
micah has been dealt a pretty crappy hand in life and he's starting to buckle under the pressure. he had to be an adult at a very young age and therefore comes across as an uptight, fuddy duddy. he works very hard all the time and really is just trying to survive. buried underneath all the crap is a pretty decent person even though the way he repeatedly mistreats sebastian is an area of contention for me. sebastian is an amazing young man that completely hides his real self behind the 'life of the party' facade. while he does like to have fun and enjoys living, deep down he's hurting. and he's so grateful to finally find someone who sees the real him but even though micah does see him, he hurts him several times before giving him a real chance which really bothered me. micah has every reason to be angry at the world but he doesn't give sebastian the chance he deserves for a long time. thankfully, he eventually comes around and give sebastian the credit he deserves. while both of these men do mature quite a bit in this story, they both are older than their years.
the cast of supporting characters is pretty great - sebastian's grandfather and the folks at the gardens especially.
definitely a good read overall and i'd love to read more by this author.
micah has been dealt a pretty crappy hand in life and he's starting to buckle under the pressure. he had to be an adult at a very young age and therefore comes across as an uptight, fuddy duddy. he works very hard all the time and really is just trying to survive. buried underneath all the crap is a pretty decent person even though the way he repeatedly mistreats sebastian is an area of contention for me. sebastian is an amazing young man that completely hides his real self behind the 'life of the party' facade. while he does like to have fun and enjoys living, deep down he's hurting. and he's so grateful to finally find someone who sees the real him but even though micah does see him, he hurts him several times before giving him a real chance which really bothered me. micah has every reason to be angry at the world but he doesn't give sebastian the chance he deserves for a long time. thankfully, he eventually comes around and give sebastian the credit he deserves. while both of these men do mature quite a bit in this story, they both are older than their years.
the cast of supporting characters is pretty great - sebastian's grandfather and the folks at the gardens especially.
definitely a good read overall and i'd love to read more by this author.