A review by chrisvigilante
Wrapped Together by Annabeth Albert

4.0

I read Wrapped Together during the A Very Merry Readathon and really enjoyed it like I have with many other Annabeth Albert books this year. This was a part of the Portland Heat series. This really got me interested in reading the rest of the books in the series.

The couple of characters we follow have a history together that is a little messy. There are misconceptions they have to dance around. Hollis is the character whose perspective we follow throughout and a lot of the time he annoyed me because I couldn't figure out why he couldn't let Sawyer in more.

Eventually, I could see that Hollis is stuck in a lot of ways. he hasn't moved on from a tragedy in his family and hasn't shifted in personality either much since then. Because of this, he doesn't see how much Sawyer has changed or even entertain the idea that Sawyer has changed.

This story had a good infusion of flashbacks. I'm usually not a flashback fan in stories.I liked the pace of the relationship developing. Hollis and Sawyer get into BDSM lightly and that was cool to see them explore that together. I do think the slow burn is worth it once they can figure things out together. Also loved the parts involving any of their family.

This is a nice story where someone needs to find their holiday spirit again. I really enjoyed it. The epilogue was cute even if it was a bit much. Definitely, recommend you check out this book and more stories from Annabeth Albert.