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A review by booksbyec
Something Unprofessional by Rory Maxwell
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
This is the first book of Rory Maxwell's I've read. It's part of a series but you could read it as a standalone.
I do think though that you would enjoy this book more if you had read the others beforehand. I feel like have lost some of Everett and Gabriel's backstory and that I am missing the nuances in their relationship with each other and their friends. So I will go back and read the other books to get the story from the beginning.
I enjoyed this book and feel like I may have found a new favourite Daddy. But we all know this changes every week.
I both like and do not like the pacing of the book. Some parts felt a little bit rushed, I for one would have loved a more fleshed-out beginning of the book. Especially with what happens in the prologue, mostly because that part of the book made me giggle like hell and I knew I would enjoy Everett as a character. Though mind you, I don't know if what happens in the prologue is in one of the other books and we get more answers there.
Everett and Gabriel play off each other very well. Everett with his sassiness and his middle mindset is coming to life in the hands of Gabriel's daddy-ness. The fact we have hard conversations about their relationship and how they should navigate their dynamic makes me happy. This is because most of the time in books like this you get a glossed over conversation and that is that.
The spice is spicy and even if they are veterans in the daddy/boy kink scene, they still learn new things about themselves and that is refreshing.
Looking forward to reading Owen's and maybe Max's story. Also, Archer and Remy are intriguing...
I do think though that you would enjoy this book more if you had read the others beforehand. I feel like have lost some of Everett and Gabriel's backstory and that I am missing the nuances in their relationship with each other and their friends. So I will go back and read the other books to get the story from the beginning.
I enjoyed this book and feel like I may have found a new favourite Daddy. But we all know this changes every week.
I both like and do not like the pacing of the book. Some parts felt a little bit rushed, I for one would have loved a more fleshed-out beginning of the book. Especially with what happens in the prologue, mostly because that part of the book made me giggle like hell and I knew I would enjoy Everett as a character. Though mind you, I don't know if what happens in the prologue is in one of the other books and we get more answers there.
Everett and Gabriel play off each other very well. Everett with his sassiness and his middle mindset is coming to life in the hands of Gabriel's daddy-ness. The fact we have hard conversations about their relationship and how they should navigate their dynamic makes me happy. This is because most of the time in books like this you get a glossed over conversation and that is that.
The spice is spicy and even if they are veterans in the daddy/boy kink scene, they still learn new things about themselves and that is refreshing.
Looking forward to reading Owen's and maybe Max's story. Also, Archer and Remy are intriguing...