Reviewed by lessthelonely on
This book was a delight. If you want to know something interesting, I usually try to get away from books like this one - the ones where it's very clear that I'm going to get smut. I am starting to warm up to smut and to make myself understand what I like. I realized I like smut when it's not just about the sex, but about the emotion as well. So...
This is a childhood friends with a little misunderstanding, but not one of those annoying ones where you just want them to talk to each other. They were friends, they had a little "falling out" (if you can even call it that), they got separated and now they find each other again, and old feelings resurface, especially for Wesley. The romance is the best part of the book, followed by the smut - which there is quite a bit of, friends! Strap in. I found myself excited to keep reading and get to the next moment, and I'm starting to enjoy waiting for the big moments even if there isn't that much pining before the first one.
I will murder people for the slow-burn type of pining. This book mostly delivered and I can't complain about much except for the fact that the authors tried to grab a couple of straight-acting guys and make them fuck each other. You'll see a lot of very "straight boy who thinks they're hilarious" things here, and I will grant the book the fact that yes, they are often hilarious. But though I know these dudes are in a mostly heterosexual field (hockey), I don't think anyone who is gay or even bi would act this much like a straight dude.
But this was very cute, very satisfying! I don't think I'm going to be grabbing the sequel, which existence I only found after I finished this book, which was yesterday. Anyways, now you know that if a romance book fulfills the requirements I mentioned, it's at least a guaranteed 4/5 stars.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 16 October, 2021: Finished reading
- 16 October, 2021: Reviewed