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Tight Quarters
by Annabeth Albert
1) Off Base ★★★★½
2) At Attention ★★★★★
3) On Point ★★★★
4) Wheels Up ★★★★★
5) Squared Away ★★★★½
content warnings: mentions of suicide, violence, death, injuries
representation: pansexual main character, gay main character, main m/m romance, side gay characters, side m/m romances, side non-binary character
God damn, I love this series so much and I'm going to be so sad when it ends. In case you're wondering, this is now my third-favourite of the series, under At Attention and Wheels Up.
Getting it out the way, the sex was great. I honestly don't have much more to say, we all know how great Annabeth Albert is at writing steamy scenes, and this was no different.
Now, I was not expecting to be prepared to give my life for a character called Bacon, but here we are. He was so great, and while definitely not my favourite (he's no Strauss) I still loved him so much. Not gonna lie, Spencer took a hot minute for me to warm up to him, mostly because he was threatening to out Wes and Dustin and I was not here for it, but then he became a cute sugar daddy and it was all okay.
This book was definitely one of the more heartbreaking of the series, as both main characters have someone they loved take their own life: Bacon's first love, Jamie, was non-binary and killed themselves very young, and Spencer had an ex-military friend who wasn't getting the support he needed for an injury and killed himself, leaving behind his wife. This added a really great emotional aspect to the book that never felt exploitative and was always treated with great care.
One issue (not really an issue, but whatever) I've had with the series is the things that cause the rift between the two mains for dramatic tension. Book one and three both had the 'you don't want to be open tension' that I hate, book two had a fight about the girls that came out of nowhere, book four had a relationship that was against the rules, and book five had a fight over custody. The fights in those ones always felt kind of manufactured to me, and this book has the only fight I genuinely enjoyed.
I'm going to be so sad when the series ends, but I'm so happy that it's ending on Rooster and fake dating!!
2) At Attention ★★★★★
3) On Point ★★★★
4) Wheels Up ★★★★★
5) Squared Away ★★★★½
content warnings: mentions of suicide, violence, death, injuries
representation: pansexual main character, gay main character, main m/m romance, side gay characters, side m/m romances, side non-binary character
God damn, I love this series so much and I'm going to be so sad when it ends. In case you're wondering, this is now my third-favourite of the series, under At Attention and Wheels Up.
Getting it out the way, the sex was great. I honestly don't have much more to say, we all know how great Annabeth Albert is at writing steamy scenes, and this was no different.
Now, I was not expecting to be prepared to give my life for a character called Bacon, but here we are. He was so great, and while definitely not my favourite (he's no Strauss) I still loved him so much. Not gonna lie, Spencer took a hot minute for me to warm up to him, mostly because he was threatening to out Wes and Dustin and I was not here for it, but then he became a cute sugar daddy and it was all okay.
This book was definitely one of the more heartbreaking of the series, as both main characters have someone they loved take their own life: Bacon's first love, Jamie, was non-binary and killed themselves very young, and Spencer had an ex-military friend who wasn't getting the support he needed for an injury and killed himself, leaving behind his wife. This added a really great emotional aspect to the book that never felt exploitative and was always treated with great care.
One issue (not really an issue, but whatever) I've had with the series is the things that cause the rift between the two mains for dramatic tension. Book one and three both had the 'you don't want to be open tension' that I hate, book two had a fight about the girls that came out of nowhere, book four had a relationship that was against the rules, and book five had a fight over custody. The fights in those ones always felt kind of manufactured to me, and this book has the only fight I genuinely enjoyed.
I'm going to be so sad when the series ends, but I'm so happy that it's ending on Rooster and fake dating!!