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Best Love by Lily Morton
4.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
“Are we okay?” I ask tentatively. “I just bloody hate it when you’re upset with me.” He frowns and searches my face. “Maybe one day you should ask yourself why that is.”
This was a delightful little novella with lots of feels. It’s about two (very) oblivious young men who have been in love with each other for ages. Super cute and a good read if you need a little break in your regular reading schedule.
The change from oblivious to tongue-wrestling happened a touch too suddenly for me, and I had to swipe back and see if I accidentally skipped a page, but I hadn’t. After the great tension building up to it, it felt a little out of place.
“What are you thinking about?” he asks, moving closer to me. “My mother,” I say wryly. […] “How is Hitler’s Handmaiden, anyway?”
I really enjoy Lily Morton’s writing, and this novella was a bit toned down compared to the other books I’ve read, which I liked.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Blind date
Best friends to lovers
Novella
UK setting
Tattooed MC
Pining
Oblivious MCs
Author & tattoo artist pairing
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Very brief mention of cheating ex boyfriend
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: Brief scene where an ex boyfriend meddles. Nothing happens.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Contemporary romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: Not specified. Likely late twenties.
Pages: 64
I stare at him, and a pang hits me in my stomach. It’s always this way. For a while when he’s single, it’s like he’s mine again. His attention, which is like the warmth of the sun when it’s focused on you, is all mine, as are his smiles and easy laughter. Then it’s gone again, focused on another man. I’ve always thought that somewhere there’s an hourglass trickling sand and time away while he’s still mine, and that one day soon the sand will run out and he’ll meet the one. When that happens, his attention will break away from me as surely as if I’m a buoy and he’s cut the rope, leaving me behind, floating in dark water.
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“Are we okay?” I ask tentatively. “I just bloody hate it when you’re upset with me.” He frowns and searches my face. “Maybe one day you should ask yourself why that is.”
This was a delightful little novella with lots of feels. It’s about two (very) oblivious young men who have been in love with each other for ages. Super cute and a good read if you need a little break in your regular reading schedule.
The change from oblivious to tongue-wrestling happened a touch too suddenly for me, and I had to swipe back and see if I accidentally skipped a page, but I hadn’t. After the great tension building up to it, it felt a little out of place.
“What are you thinking about?” he asks, moving closer to me. “My mother,” I say wryly. […] “How is Hitler’s Handmaiden, anyway?”
I really enjoy Lily Morton’s writing, and this novella was a bit toned down compared to the other books I’ve read, which I liked.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Blind date
Best friends to lovers
Novella
UK setting
Tattooed MC
Pining
Oblivious MCs
Author & tattoo artist pairing
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Very brief mention of cheating ex boyfriend
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: Brief scene where an ex boyfriend meddles. Nothing happens.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Contemporary romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: Not specified. Likely late twenties.
Pages: 64
I stare at him, and a pang hits me in my stomach. It’s always this way. For a while when he’s single, it’s like he’s mine again. His attention, which is like the warmth of the sun when it’s focused on you, is all mine, as are his smiles and easy laughter. Then it’s gone again, focused on another man. I’ve always thought that somewhere there’s an hourglass trickling sand and time away while he’s still mine, and that one day soon the sand will run out and he’ll meet the one. When that happens, his attention will break away from me as surely as if I’m a buoy and he’s cut the rope, leaving me behind, floating in dark water.
You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr