The only good thing I can say for this book is that I did like the writing. In and of itself, this book is super easy to fall into and just read and read and read until you finish the book. Or, if you’re like me, you read until you hit a plot point that completely pisses you off.

For some reason I never quite figured out, I never really connected with the main characters. They always felt just a little out of reach. I’m not sure why. But my disappointment there doesn’t even begin to cover my level of … disappointment? horror? rage? at some of the plot points this book doesn’t seem to see a problem in throwing at its protagonists.

I had a lot of problems with this book but in the interest of being spoiler free, I’ll reduce it down to this: there comes a point in this book where both Nick and Oliver finally say things they’ve held back for a long time, and the people they are talking to have reactions that make the following conversation about them in ways that they have not earned and do not deserve. It’s these conversations that completely ruined the book for me.

Thanks to Gay Romance Reviews for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.