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A review by mollyreadsandcrafts
Not Dating Material by Saxon James
4.5
I'm a big Saxon James fan, and I still wasn't prepared for how much I loved this book. In my Budding Attraction (Divorced Men's Club #3) review I had some words to say about Molly, but I take all of them back now because he's just a little sweetie looking for love.
Molly moves across the country to get a fresh start after a series of mistakes and feeling like the odd man out with his dad and best friend (*ahem* DMC # 5). He moves in with the Bertha's Boys, knowing Madden from college. After catching Seven in an unfortunate position, Seven decides to help Molly with his bad dating luck to see if Molly's actually the problem by going a series of "fake" dates. What could possibly go wrong?
Seven is an interesting character. He had a pretty traumatic past that's not discussed too deeply, but through it he has an unhealthy, and completely platonic, attachment with Xander, who also didn't have a great upbringing. They're pretty much a package deal, and that's why Molly is basically perfect for him. Molly becomes fast friends with Xander because they're so similar. Seven finds it hard to let people in because he doesn't want happiness taken away from him, and all Molly wants to do is love someone and be loved.
I really enjoyed watching their relationship unfold. It wasn't super angsty, but I was still really invested. Molly is a little over top in his need for attention and love, and honestly it's kind of relatable. He's always his authentic self even if it's a bit of a mess. Seven, begrudgingly, likes all these little quirks of Molly. He becomes protective over him, like he is with Xander, and doesn't want him to change for anyone. They have the cutest dates and I loved how Xander shipped them and pushed them together.
I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series. Rush's book is next and I can already tell there's one (soon to be) ex-boyfriend who we are all gonna hate. Also Xander and Derek?? That better be a thing. I've loved both books in this series so far, and hope the rest are just as good.
Read if you like:
• opposites attract
• roommates
• found family
Audio - love it for Seven, but it didn't quite work for Molly
Molly moves across the country to get a fresh start after a series of mistakes and feeling like the odd man out with his dad and best friend (*ahem* DMC # 5). He moves in with the Bertha's Boys, knowing Madden from college. After catching Seven in an unfortunate position, Seven decides to help Molly with his bad dating luck to see if Molly's actually the problem by going a series of "fake" dates. What could possibly go wrong?
Seven is an interesting character. He had a pretty traumatic past that's not discussed too deeply, but through it he has an unhealthy, and completely platonic, attachment with Xander, who also didn't have a great upbringing. They're pretty much a package deal, and that's why Molly is basically perfect for him. Molly becomes fast friends with Xander because they're so similar. Seven finds it hard to let people in because he doesn't want happiness taken away from him, and all Molly wants to do is love someone and be loved.
I really enjoyed watching their relationship unfold. It wasn't super angsty, but I was still really invested. Molly is a little over top in his need for attention and love, and honestly it's kind of relatable. He's always his authentic self even if it's a bit of a mess. Seven, begrudgingly, likes all these little quirks of Molly. He becomes protective over him, like he is with Xander, and doesn't want him to change for anyone. They have the cutest dates and I loved how Xander shipped them and pushed them together.
I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series. Rush's book is next and I can already tell there's one (soon to be) ex-boyfriend who we are all gonna hate. Also Xander and Derek?? That better be a thing. I've loved both books in this series so far, and hope the rest are just as good.
Read if you like:
• opposites attract
• roommates
• found family
Audio - love it for Seven, but it didn't quite work for Molly