A review by lezreadalot
Buzz by E. Davies

3.0

In certain small moments, Cameron fell for Noah all over again.

3.5 stars. This was super super cute. A pretty low angst romance about an ex-hockey player who quits the game and moves back to his hometown after experiencing health problems. He hits it off with an adorable art curator, who also gets him involved in beekeeping and some casual hockey. I can't really call this a sports romance since hockey doesn't play a huge part in it, and it's more about Cameron trying to move on from it, but it was still really interesting, him having that background. The relatively small town feel was also nice and cosy. I really liked the low angst; it felt like we really concentrated on mundane dating stuff between the guys, and sometimes that's really nice. There were a couple little issues that could have blown up into huge misunderstandings, but they were instead approached very realistically, in the way I feel like any two regular people who just started a relationship would. On the flip side, I did feel like in a few parts the road to their romance felt too smooth, but only in terms of the pacing. As ever, I'm someone who enjoys a slower burn, and this entire story takes place in like, what, a month?

Still, Cam and Noah were really adorable, and this was steamy and great. I could have maybe done without the chapters from Jackson's POV, but since Cam's brothers are so important in his life, I understand why we got them. And the brotherly bond was something I really enjoyed, and look forward to seeing more of.

Listened to the audiobook as read by Michael Dean, which was great. I just love his character voices, though maybe at times it was a biiiiiit much. I bought the entire series on an impulse, so I'm sure I'll be back with the brothers at some point.