neep66 's review for:

The Step Bet by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack

5.0

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I adore any story that can somehow balance all the snarky banter and obnoxious antics with a genuine emotional connection between two people. That is all here and more. Atlas and Troy are both loyal to their parents who honestly needed to have been more caring and loyal to Atlas and Troy. Atlas really changes, adapts and grow in this story. With everything with his dad to then realizing he might just be attracted to a guy, and not just any guy... I loved they acted their age, yet they both had a bit of underlying maturing due to all the family drama they survived. They really were the only one each of them could honestly deep down understand. Yes, I loved the deep emotional connection that I could feel flowing off the page, but I have to mention the intimate scenes were smoking hot fun too!