A review by owlsreads
Best Man by Lily Morton

4.0

4 stars!

*


Best Man was pretty fun! The prologue was one of the best and funniest openings I’ve seen in romance and it really set the tone of the novel and of the relationship between Jesse and Zeb. The fast pace also worked perfectly well with Jesse and Zeb’s POVs and inner monologues and the shift between their perspectives was really well done.

The romance between them was so sweet, if a little bit angsty at times. It was a slow build sort of thing, though the attraction had always been there, and I really liked how the fake boyfriend element developed. I could have gone without some of Zeb’s uber patronizing “you’re a kid” thoughts at Jesse, but that was addressed in the book itself so I wasn’t too mad about it.

Another point of angst between them was Patrick, who I wouldn’t mind if he tripped and fell off a cliff to his death. Much of the conflict and insecurity surrounding Zeb and Jesse and their relationship came directly from Patrick and that took the majority of the story to solve. So if you’re not into one half of the main couple in a book still being hung up about their ex for great part of the story, you might want to skip this one.

There were some pretty steamy scenes as Jesse and Zeb decided to stop pretending they were together to just be together. But what I really enjoyed about their romance was the easy humor between them. The banter was so fun and lighthearted and it worked so well to develop their relationship and make us really believe they had chemistry and should be together.

Also!!! All of the side characters were so interesting and well developed. I’m not sure what the next installment will bring, but I wouldn’t mind at all to see novels about Max and Felix and Charlie and Misha. They were all so intriguing and it would be so much fun to get standalone novels about them too.

In the end, Best Man was a fun and quick read with great characters and a sweet romance. There was some angst, but nothing that was left unsolved between the characters, but the steamy scenes balanced out the hurt. I recommend this to anyone who’s looking for a funny age difference novel with a lighthearted atmosphere.

*

Series: #1 in the Close Proximity series.
POV: Told from Jesse and Zeb’s POVs.
Content Warnings:
SpoilerHomophobia.

Instalove:
SpoilerNo.

Steam: Pretty steamy!
Love Triangle:
SpoilerKind of?

Cheating:
SpoilerNot between Jesse/Zeb, but Zeb’s ex cheats on him and Zeb unwillingly helps his ex cheat on his fiancé.

Cliffhanger: No.
HEA:
SpoilerYes!

Up Next: TBA.