Reviewing books can be difficult on a good day, but reviewing what is quickly becoming some of your favorite books is so very difficult. I feel so much pressure to do it justice, and I just want to gush and make everyone love the thing I love, like a complete child.

«[…] “there are numerous reasons I can’t ‘test drive’ Caleb, not the least of which are the age difference and the power imbalance. I’m his boss. It’s an abuse of power.” “Bull-fucking-shit, my guy. It’s DC. We thrive on power imbalances.”»

That said, this book as well as book one, Whisper Into the Night, truly have become two of my favorite books. The political scene in DC isn’t unique, but the way the author has built the different connections between characters and how the multiple POVs help drive the plot is unlike anything I’ve personally read before. We get to see each character interact differently with every person, just like real people do. We mirror others, change the way we talk, the way we look, etc., all depending on the relationship we have with that other person, and we get to see that through the different POVs.

«There was a ninety-five percent chance that he was overreacting, and he knew that, logically. Logic rarely held much weight with old wounds, though.»

This book is like watching a queer political thriller TV-show *with* spicy scenes in your mind. Somehow, among the domestic terrorism, White House intrigue and other subplots, there’s a really sweet and emotional romance. I was fully invested in Elias’ and Caleb’s story already after being introduced to them in book one, and I was so pleased with how their story turned out. They have really great chemistry. I’m sure we’ll get to see more of them in book three as well.

«All his life, he needed to be in control of everything, always dependable, always sturdy, always reliable. Finally, he’d found someone he was willing to give that control to.»

I am always impressed when authors write characters that make me legitimately angry. Where you actually feel your pulse quicken because of what they’re saying, thinking or doing. In these books you get to read the POV of one such character, and even though said person makes my blood boil at times, I enjoy it *so* much, lol.

“Do you want to talk or process?”
Imagine how much trouble we all could avoid if we asked each other this more often, lol. Refreshing to read some good communication.

I’m not actually sure I’ve said anything useful so far, BUT. If you enjoy political drama, men falling in love, single dad, suspense, an age gap, and really well written spice, I hope you give this book a shot. If nothing else, just so I can have someone to gush about it with, lol.

My review for book one, Whisper Into the Night, if you for some reason want to read what my thoughts were. Spoiler alert: more gushing lol.


“Just get your ass here and we’ll talk. And I swear on my entire Armani collection, if you ever offer me money for anything ever again, I will straight up cut you. Love you, bye.”

⬆️ If you were wondering about the ‘aggressive twink’ thing ⬇️

Tropes & tags
Workplace Romance
Age Gap
Single Dad
Silver Fox
Aggressive Twink
Size Difference
Political Thriller
Multiple POVs
Suspense
(Honestly not very surprising I love the books. This is my actual ideal list of tropes)

⚠️Spoiler alert ⚠️
Content warnings (from the author’s website)
Right-wing extremist rhetoric
False accusation/imprisonment
Threatening actions toward a child(ren)
Use of firearms
Arrest of antagonist(s)
Injury from a firearm
Abusive parental figure(s) (physical and emotional)
Financial insecurity/debt/poverty
Mentions of past hostage situation
Explicit consensual sexual content
Brief accidental house fire
Assumed death of an antagonist by motor vehicle accident
Subversive homophobia
Misogyny
Government coverups
Government sanctioned black ops pursuit and home invasion
Active protests against the president and other government figures

⚠️⚠️ Spoiler alert-ier ⚠️⚠️
Book safety
Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, multiple POV
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile, but they have preferences and don’t switch on-page.
MCs age: 38 and 26
Kid’s age: 8
Pages: 400