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Griff's Place
by Riley Hart
This is the final book in the series and it’s about Kellan’s brother, Griffin, and his best friend, Josh. So, once again, it has the brother’s best friend trope, but I definitely didn’t like it as much here as I did in “Giving Chase”. It honestly felt more like a friends-to-lovers trope.
I thought this book was pretty uneventful and repetitive, but I also struggled to truly love the romance here. Griffin is demisexual, so there surely wasn’t any lack of a deeper connection between them, but I somehow still wasn’t over the moon about their relationship. Their banter became boring after a while, and I also got a little sick of the ‘friends with benefits’ thing. Especially since they were being super sappy with it. It was clear from the beginning that they both cared deeply about the other, and their love was staring them right in the face, but they just kept ignoring and denying it. I understand why, of course. Josh had a very intense past that I’m sure will leave you feeling unsure and reluctant about future relationships, but still. I just got a little impatient, and eventually I stopped caring.
I thought this book was pretty uneventful and repetitive, but I also struggled to truly love the romance here. Griffin is demisexual, so there surely wasn’t any lack of a deeper connection between them, but I somehow still wasn’t over the moon about their relationship. Their banter became boring after a while, and I also got a little sick of the ‘friends with benefits’ thing. Especially since they were being super sappy with it. It was clear from the beginning that they both cared deeply about the other, and their love was staring them right in the face, but they just kept ignoring and denying it. I understand why, of course. Josh had a very intense past that I’m sure will leave you feeling unsure and reluctant about future relationships, but still. I just got a little impatient, and eventually I stopped caring.
“I know I wasn’t supposed to fall for you, but I did. There’s no changing that, and the truth is, I don’t want to. I love you, and I want you to love me. I deserve for you to love. You told me if I wasn’t getting what I needed, even if it’s from you, not to settle. I don’t want to lose you, but I… I need more. Eventually I’m gonna need more. I deserve more.”
The thing with this series in general is that I like most of the ideas of the romances and storylines here, but something about the execution often leaves me either feeling a little bored or unfulfilled. Something about it just doesn’t manage to hit on a truly deeper level and it is unable to keep me completely invested. That doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy these books, because I did. I liked the characters and I liked the couples; I just didn’t love any of it.