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A review by mollyreadsandcrafts
Crossroads by Riley Hart
4.25
Nick is recently divorced and starting to live life on his own when he meets his new neighbor, Bryce. They quickly form a close friendship that surprises them both by turning into something more, and turns their lives upside down.
My favorite thing about this book is how their relationship seemed so realistic. I love reading about little mundane things that people connect over that help create a solid base for a relationship. It's not trauma bonding, childhood friends or any other kind of previous relationship/feelings, or just a physical outlet. It's a pure connection based on compatibility, honesty, and communication. It's hanging out every day when you get home, even for a few minutes to just chat. It's bringing over extra food because you have too much. It's the little things that really add up and that's exactly how their relationship started and why I think it was so strong through all their struggles.
Nick and Bryce definitely had their own insecurities, but I think their opposite personalities balanced out their relationship. Sometimes I was frustrated with Nick, sometimes Bryce, but overall I liked them a lot. They dealt with so many external factors so early into their relationship, but I'm glad they stayed strong with each other. I've read a lot of books lately that just gloss over some of the harder aspects of introducing a new relationship that isn't like their previous ones, so it was different to see the intimate details of the families' struggles (for different reasons).
I wish there was a little more lead up to the "oh dang we have feelings" part, but of course Bryce had to run headfirst into it like always. I also didn't love how they just assumed they were gay because that was "the only answer to being attracted to a guy". They researched all the sex but didn't really take time to research anything else? Just little parts that made me go "meh I wish that was handled better".
I've wanted to start Riley Hart's back list for a while, I'm a fan of their writing and characters and this didn't disappoint!
Read if you like:
• friends to lovers
• neighbors
• opposites attract
My favorite thing about this book is how their relationship seemed so realistic. I love reading about little mundane things that people connect over that help create a solid base for a relationship. It's not trauma bonding, childhood friends or any other kind of previous relationship/feelings, or just a physical outlet. It's a pure connection based on compatibility, honesty, and communication. It's hanging out every day when you get home, even for a few minutes to just chat. It's bringing over extra food because you have too much. It's the little things that really add up and that's exactly how their relationship started and why I think it was so strong through all their struggles.
Nick and Bryce definitely had their own insecurities, but I think their opposite personalities balanced out their relationship. Sometimes I was frustrated with Nick, sometimes Bryce, but overall I liked them a lot. They dealt with so many external factors so early into their relationship, but I'm glad they stayed strong with each other. I've read a lot of books lately that just gloss over some of the harder aspects of introducing a new relationship that isn't like their previous ones, so it was different to see the intimate details of the families' struggles (for different reasons).
I wish there was a little more lead up to the "oh dang we have feelings" part, but of course Bryce had to run headfirst into it like always. I also didn't love how they just assumed they were gay because that was "the only answer to being attracted to a guy". They researched all the sex but didn't really take time to research anything else? Just little parts that made me go "meh I wish that was handled better".
I've wanted to start Riley Hart's back list for a while, I'm a fan of their writing and characters and this didn't disappoint!
Read if you like:
• friends to lovers
• neighbors
• opposites attract