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Our Way by TL Swan
5.0
All the emotions! This book will definitely have you feeling all of the emotions. I was sad, happy, worried, angry, and everything these characters were.
Eliza and Nathan have been best friends for 10 years. Then one day it becomes something more. They both fight it for a long time because they're too afraid to lose their friendship, but eventually they decide to give it a go. There is a lot of jealousy, trust issues, lack of communication, storming out, and one argument right after another. They went into the relationship straight from their platonic friendship all in, and it comes back to bite them in the ass.
I love T.L. Swan and her writing (except for that one book), and this was no exception. Swan does a great job of creating a beautiful story while using a social issue, in this instance it's the acceptance and complexity of a person's sexuality. The emotions it evokes in a person, how they cope with what is going on, and how they accept themselves the way they are.
Eliza and Nathan have a very codependent friendship. It's borderline unhealthy. They both have their own apartments, they are both successful in the medical field, they have great friends, financially independent, etc, but they are together everyday and refuse to do anything without consulting the other. They sleep in the same bed every night, they eat dinner together every day, Eliza is in charge of his schedule, she's his date to work functions, she goes on his out of town business with him, they only go on vacations together, he gets jealous of other guys, he holds her hand crossing the street, etc. One would never know they weren't in an actual relationship. The only issue with that is that Nathan is gay. Because he is gay neither have any issues being naked in front of the other, sleeping in the same bed, whatever.
They are in an actual lovers relationship in the book for only a few weeks, but in those few weeks they are fire and ice. They have these fantastic moments together, but they also argue a lot. One of the biggest issues is Eliza's fear that there is some kind of catch to him always identifying as a gay man, but now he wants a relationship with a woman. Nathan struggles with this as well, but neither will communicate that to one another, so in turn, they continue to hurt one another because they can't just talk about what is bothering them.
There are so many emotions, so many turns, and it was hard to put it down. I wanted to yell and scream at both characters, and even some of their friends. I do prefer a stronger h, but this book was still enjoyable.
Spicy scale- 3/5
Eliza and Nathan have been best friends for 10 years. Then one day it becomes something more. They both fight it for a long time because they're too afraid to lose their friendship, but eventually they decide to give it a go. There is a lot of jealousy, trust issues, lack of communication, storming out, and one argument right after another. They went into the relationship straight from their platonic friendship all in, and it comes back to bite them in the ass.
I love T.L. Swan and her writing (except for that one book), and this was no exception. Swan does a great job of creating a beautiful story while using a social issue, in this instance it's the acceptance and complexity of a person's sexuality. The emotions it evokes in a person, how they cope with what is going on, and how they accept themselves the way they are.
Eliza and Nathan have a very codependent friendship. It's borderline unhealthy. They both have their own apartments, they are both successful in the medical field, they have great friends, financially independent, etc, but they are together everyday and refuse to do anything without consulting the other. They sleep in the same bed every night, they eat dinner together every day, Eliza is in charge of his schedule, she's his date to work functions, she goes on his out of town business with him, they only go on vacations together, he gets jealous of other guys, he holds her hand crossing the street, etc. One would never know they weren't in an actual relationship. The only issue with that is that Nathan is gay. Because he is gay neither have any issues being naked in front of the other, sleeping in the same bed, whatever.
They are in an actual lovers relationship in the book for only a few weeks, but in those few weeks they are fire and ice. They have these fantastic moments together, but they also argue a lot. One of the biggest issues is Eliza's fear that there is some kind of catch to him always identifying as a gay man, but now he wants a relationship with a woman. Nathan struggles with this as well, but neither will communicate that to one another, so in turn, they continue to hurt one another because they can't just talk about what is bothering them.
There are so many emotions, so many turns, and it was hard to put it down. I wanted to yell and scream at both characters, and even some of their friends. I do prefer a stronger h, but this book was still enjoyable.
Spicy scale- 3/5