tbr_books 's review for:

Jaded by Lex Easton

4.25

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ARC Review

“𝒩𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝒽𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒, 𝒪𝓁𝓁𝒾 𝒥𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓈.”

Well… that was lovely.

This story dives into heavy, deeply human themes, but somehow, I finished the final page feeling full. Full of ache, yes, but also full of hope.

At its core, this is a story about two men trying to survive the weight of their own minds, watching their lives slip between their fingers. It’s a quiet, powerful exploration of mental illness, identity, and sexuality, handled with so much care and honesty, it felt deeply personal.

There were so many walls, so much unspoken pain—and none of it could be faced alone. But then they find each other.

And everything shifts.

Nat, steady and grounding, gives Olli the kind of love that doesn’t ask for change, only presence. And Olli, in return, offers Nat something just as vital: truth, softness, permission to feel. Their romance is tender and electric, but more than that, it’s rooted in mutual recognition. They see each other, fully.

This wasn’t just a love story.
It was about staying. Feeling. And finally letting truth rise above the silence.

“𝐹𝑜𝓇 𝑜𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒, 𝐼’𝓂 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒. 𝑀𝑒. 𝒪𝓁𝓁𝒾. 𝒪𝓁𝓁𝒾 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒩𝒶𝓉. 𝒜𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑀𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒.”