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A review by bee_thebibliophile
Best Served Cold by Willow Dixon
3.0
3.5 stars - I really wanted to enjoy Zane and Noah’s story like I did the first two books in this series, but something about it just didn’t connect with me from the very beginning.
Zane Masters is a major grump - he’s quiet, uninterested in making friends and generally likes it when it’s just him and his twin brother, River, hanging out together. He works construction during the week and strips on the weekend to make ends meet and to keep busy. I feel like I didn’t really get to know much about Zane other than the fact that he’s asexual and the new guy on his construction crew drives him crazy. We eventually see beneath his tough exterior, but it was maybe too little too late by then.
Noah Rathbone (Rath at work) is the new guy on the construction crew - he’s big and outspoken but isn’t quite sure how to fit in with the new group. When he’s not at work, he’s helping his younger sister take care of his niece and nephew whenever he can, not leaving much time for a social life. After leaving behind a horrible home life full of emotionally abusive religious parents who didn’t believe in mental health struggles, he’s trying his best to cope and figure out a way forward even when his depression starts to rear its ugly head again and makes him feel even more lonely than he has before until Zane and River start to see he’s struggling.
What starts out as a game of gay chicken between Zane and Noah when out with the work crew leaves them both feeling more confused than before - they simultaneously dislike each other and can’t get enough. It was interesting for a little while but I feel like this dragged out way too long and their lack of communication really started to bother me after a while. Then once they do start talking, things progress fast, faster than I expected after how much they fought their attraction. Their unexpected relationship was definitely more enemies than lovers (probably too much in my opinion) but the steam between them was off the charts. I just didn’t feel connected to the two of them or invested in where things went between them.
Giving this 3.5 stars instead of 3 because of the interactions between all of the Crimson Club guys - their little found work family has come a long way and I really like seeing how all their different personalities play out together. Looking forward to more of these stories for the moments between them!
Zane Masters is a major grump - he’s quiet, uninterested in making friends and generally likes it when it’s just him and his twin brother, River, hanging out together. He works construction during the week and strips on the weekend to make ends meet and to keep busy. I feel like I didn’t really get to know much about Zane other than the fact that he’s asexual and the new guy on his construction crew drives him crazy. We eventually see beneath his tough exterior, but it was maybe too little too late by then.
Noah Rathbone (Rath at work) is the new guy on the construction crew - he’s big and outspoken but isn’t quite sure how to fit in with the new group. When he’s not at work, he’s helping his younger sister take care of his niece and nephew whenever he can, not leaving much time for a social life. After leaving behind a horrible home life full of emotionally abusive religious parents who didn’t believe in mental health struggles, he’s trying his best to cope and figure out a way forward even when his depression starts to rear its ugly head again and makes him feel even more lonely than he has before until Zane and River start to see he’s struggling.
What starts out as a game of gay chicken between Zane and Noah when out with the work crew leaves them both feeling more confused than before - they simultaneously dislike each other and can’t get enough. It was interesting for a little while but I feel like this dragged out way too long and their lack of communication really started to bother me after a while. Then once they do start talking, things progress fast, faster than I expected after how much they fought their attraction. Their unexpected relationship was definitely more enemies than lovers (probably too much in my opinion) but the steam between them was off the charts. I just didn’t feel connected to the two of them or invested in where things went between them.
Giving this 3.5 stars instead of 3 because of the interactions between all of the Crimson Club guys - their little found work family has come a long way and I really like seeing how all their different personalities play out together. Looking forward to more of these stories for the moments between them!