Him by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

Him (Him, #1)

by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

A m/m romance collaboration between Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen. USA Today bestseller!

They don’t play for the same team. Or do they?

Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died.

Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever.

Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions—can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it? When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend…and a big one to learn about himself.

Warning: contains sexual situations, skinny-dipping, shenanigans in an SUV and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition.

Reviewed by Angie on

5 of 5 stars

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I loved Him. Like, absolutely loved! Wes and Jamie were best friends through middle school and high school even though they only saw each other for six weeks every summer during hockey camp. Then during their senior year, things happen, and they haven’t spoken in four years. The two are reunited during a championship game, then both of them work as coaches at the same summer camp. It’s there that Jamie finally learns why Wes cut him out of his life, and they regain something much more than friendship.

Him gave me all of the happy, tingly feels. All of them. Right from the beginning. I had to know what happened at camp to drive them apart, and it’s slowly, agonizingly revealed. I was shocked! I was expecting something along those lines, but not quite like that! Holy crap! And once the truth was out, I was mentally yelling at them to get to kissing! There’s so much tension! And so much kissing! And so much beyond kissing! It is intense! Feeeeeelings!

I also loved how Wes and Jamie actually talk things out in Him, rather than giving each other the cold shoulder and ruining things like they did so many years ago. It’s not like it’s all sunshine and rainbows for them. They have problems. They jump to conclusions and have misunderstandings, but they talk about it! Then realize they’re being stupid and get back to kissing! And I loved how Jamie puzzled over his sexuality, and realized that he’s bisexual! He uses the word! He labels himself! He accepts it! Others accept it! Hooray for being bisexual!

There are many, many things about Him that gave me the warm fuzzies. Obviously, the friendship and eventual romance between Wes and Jamie. Then there’s what Wes’ college coach did for him that made me go “AAAWWW!” And then there’s Jamie’s mom’s house warming gift which was adorably hilarious! And then more Wes and Jamie!

Clearly, I really, really, really loved Him. I have zero complaints. Zero. But I do have a lot of feelings. Lots.

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

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