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A review by itssarahc
Falling for the Geek by R. Cayden
4.0
Cayden has once again delivered a cute story with lovable characters and good tension.
Falling for the Geek features Shawn, a geeky astronomy graduate, and Cass, a drummer, and the ever lovely forced proximity trope. After graduating with his master's degree, Shawn decides to summer at his grandmother's old home in the Appalachians in Kentucky. He thinks he'll be alone, working on his pet project - a book about astronomy that lets people without an astronomy degree fall in love with the Cosmos the way he always has.
But that changes when his older brother, Leo, calls to let him know that he'd forgotten that Shawn would be there and he'd told his best friend from high school, Cass, that he could stay there for the summer while fixes up their deceased grandmother's old studio. Shawn doesn't even have time to get dressed before Cass shows up at the door. We learn early that Cass was Shawn's protector in high school and that Shawn had a massive crush on him because of it.
Shawn and Cass have pretty good chemistry and its a joy reading their journey as they get to know one another over the summer. By the time they start to hook up, it feels like a natural progression. The book is pretty low angst, especially given the fact that until reconnecting with Shawn, Cass had never once questioned his sexuality.
This is a nice quick and enjoyable read about finding love when you're not looking for it.
** ARC PROVIDED BY GAY ROMANCE REVIEWS AS PART OF A BOX SET AND THIS IS MY GENUINE FEEDBACK **
Falling for the Geek features Shawn, a geeky astronomy graduate, and Cass, a drummer, and the ever lovely forced proximity trope. After graduating with his master's degree, Shawn decides to summer at his grandmother's old home in the Appalachians in Kentucky. He thinks he'll be alone, working on his pet project - a book about astronomy that lets people without an astronomy degree fall in love with the Cosmos the way he always has.
But that changes when his older brother, Leo, calls to let him know that he'd forgotten that Shawn would be there and he'd told his best friend from high school, Cass, that he could stay there for the summer while fixes up their deceased grandmother's old studio. Shawn doesn't even have time to get dressed before Cass shows up at the door. We learn early that Cass was Shawn's protector in high school and that Shawn had a massive crush on him because of it.
Shawn and Cass have pretty good chemistry and its a joy reading their journey as they get to know one another over the summer. By the time they start to hook up, it feels like a natural progression. The book is pretty low angst, especially given the fact that until reconnecting with Shawn, Cass had never once questioned his sexuality.
This is a nice quick and enjoyable read about finding love when you're not looking for it.
** ARC PROVIDED BY GAY ROMANCE REVIEWS AS PART OF A BOX SET AND THIS IS MY GENUINE FEEDBACK **