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A review by leslie_kent
Gideon by Lily Morton
4.0
**Reread. 5/8/20-5/10/20. Still liked it just as much. Oops why did I never rate it though? Weird.
"I shrug. 'I think you have to be cuddly and loveable. I’m not that.' 'No, you’re pricklier than a cross porcupine. But even cranky porcupines need a cuddle.' 'Cuddling,' I say in a revolted voice that I immediately spoil by nestling closer to him."
How I felt about Milo's brother, Gideon, at the beginning of the previous book, [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282]:
How I felt about Gideon by the end of [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282]:
So of course I had to read all about him. I couldn't rest until I knew he got his happily ever after too. If you read the previous book in the, "Finding Home," series, [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282], you'll remember that Gideon is Milo's older brother. He had been having a friends with benefits situation going on with his friend Niall up until Milo and Niall went and fell in love with each other. (No cheating involved but you should definitely read, "Milo," prior to this book to get the full picture. He initially seemed like a conceited jerk and definitely served as a small roadblock in Milo and Niall's path to happily ever after. But by the end of, "Milo," I more just felt bad for Gideon and felt like he might be a secret marshmallow. I was totally right.
Gideon is an well known actor, often featured in the tabloids, mostly because of wild shenanigans. He's also deep in the closet. Primarily because his jerk of an agent has conditioned him over the years to believe that nobody would accept him if they found out he was gay. He's carrying around tons of baggage, both because of this and because he's always been treated as less than by his parents, who make no secret in their favoritism of Milo.
So he's prickly and snappy and covers all of his feelings in a thick, outward shell of disdain and disinterest. When Gideon's hard living catches up to him, he gets seriously ill and that's how we meet Eli. Eli is the nurse hired to care for Gideon during his recovery. Unlike most other people in his life, Eli isn't intimidated by Gideon's abrasiveness. He's cheerful and funny and give as hard as he gets. Gideon doesn't really know what to make of this.
"He’s also vaguely irritating with his sunny obliviousness to bad moods. Like he’s made of mood Teflon."
"'Go for plenty of walks, not just for your health, but because it gives you space to think. You really need to do this because it seems to me that up until now you’ve just bobbed along on life’s stream like an oblivious and very grumpy cork.'"
It isn't long before delicious sparks start to fly between the pair. Gideon is finding that letting someone take care of him isn't the worst thing and is, in fact, kind of nice. There are complications but the angst was not too high. Seeing grumpy Gideon turn into a marshmallow before my eyes was everything I wanted it to be. And getting to hang out with Oz and Silas from book one, Milo and Niall from book two and even briefly Asa from, [b:Deal Maker|36801370|Deal Maker (Mixed Messages, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512304277s/36801370.jpg|58581823] was icing on the cake. I'm starting to feel like [a:Lily Morton|4829595|Lily Morton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] can do no wrong.
"'Cariad, of course it’s you.' 'What does that mean?' 'It’s Welsh for sweetheart.' I blush with pleasure and his eyes sharpen. 'Oh, you liked that,' he says softly, his voice almost purring. 'Look at your face, Gideon. You like endearments.' I try to shrug. It’s the worst acting job I’ve ever done. 'Eh, it’s okay.' 'Oh really, let’s see. How about enaid which means soul, or annwyl which is beloved?' He draws me close. 'Or how about calon bach which means little heart?'"
"I shrug. 'I think you have to be cuddly and loveable. I’m not that.' 'No, you’re pricklier than a cross porcupine. But even cranky porcupines need a cuddle.' 'Cuddling,' I say in a revolted voice that I immediately spoil by nestling closer to him."
How I felt about Milo's brother, Gideon, at the beginning of the previous book, [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282]:
How I felt about Gideon by the end of [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282]:
So of course I had to read all about him. I couldn't rest until I knew he got his happily ever after too. If you read the previous book in the, "Finding Home," series, [b:Milo|43971325|Milo (Finding Home, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1549960921s/43971325.jpg|68263282], you'll remember that Gideon is Milo's older brother. He had been having a friends with benefits situation going on with his friend Niall up until Milo and Niall went and fell in love with each other. (No cheating involved but you should definitely read, "Milo," prior to this book to get the full picture. He initially seemed like a conceited jerk and definitely served as a small roadblock in Milo and Niall's path to happily ever after. But by the end of, "Milo," I more just felt bad for Gideon and felt like he might be a secret marshmallow. I was totally right.
Gideon is an well known actor, often featured in the tabloids, mostly because of wild shenanigans. He's also deep in the closet. Primarily because his jerk of an agent has conditioned him over the years to believe that nobody would accept him if they found out he was gay. He's carrying around tons of baggage, both because of this and because he's always been treated as less than by his parents, who make no secret in their favoritism of Milo.
So he's prickly and snappy and covers all of his feelings in a thick, outward shell of disdain and disinterest. When Gideon's hard living catches up to him, he gets seriously ill and that's how we meet Eli. Eli is the nurse hired to care for Gideon during his recovery. Unlike most other people in his life, Eli isn't intimidated by Gideon's abrasiveness. He's cheerful and funny and give as hard as he gets. Gideon doesn't really know what to make of this.
"He’s also vaguely irritating with his sunny obliviousness to bad moods. Like he’s made of mood Teflon."
"'Go for plenty of walks, not just for your health, but because it gives you space to think. You really need to do this because it seems to me that up until now you’ve just bobbed along on life’s stream like an oblivious and very grumpy cork.'"
It isn't long before delicious sparks start to fly between the pair. Gideon is finding that letting someone take care of him isn't the worst thing and is, in fact, kind of nice. There are complications but the angst was not too high. Seeing grumpy Gideon turn into a marshmallow before my eyes was everything I wanted it to be. And getting to hang out with Oz and Silas from book one, Milo and Niall from book two and even briefly Asa from, [b:Deal Maker|36801370|Deal Maker (Mixed Messages, #2)|Lily Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512304277s/36801370.jpg|58581823] was icing on the cake. I'm starting to feel like [a:Lily Morton|4829595|Lily Morton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] can do no wrong.
"'Cariad, of course it’s you.' 'What does that mean?' 'It’s Welsh for sweetheart.' I blush with pleasure and his eyes sharpen. 'Oh, you liked that,' he says softly, his voice almost purring. 'Look at your face, Gideon. You like endearments.' I try to shrug. It’s the worst acting job I’ve ever done. 'Eh, it’s okay.' 'Oh really, let’s see. How about enaid which means soul, or annwyl which is beloved?' He draws me close. 'Or how about calon bach which means little heart?'"