Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

Is ‘bleh’ a good enough review? No?

It’s been ages since I finished this book at this point, and the main things I remember is that it went from being super duper slow and a bit strange to everything suddenly happening near the end.

When it comes to pining and sexual awakenings, I do have more understanding and patience than I normally do. For example, if a gay character is pining for a straight friend, he might go on dates with others to try and move on, and I would understand that (to a point). However, in this one, he *knows* the ‘straight’ friend maybe isn’t so straight, and that they both have feelings for each other. He still goes on dates, looking for someone to hook up with. That I do not understand and don’t have much patience for. He does not succeed in finding someone to bone. The only thing he manages to do is have disappointing dates and hurt his friend’s feelings. Bravo.

Anyway, this book might work for you. Did not work for me.

2.8 stars

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Pining
Sexual awakening
Femme MC
Coworkers
Friends to lovers
Size difference
Gentle giant
Makeup
MC in the National Guard
Roommates

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Death of a sibling (on page, few details)
Alcoholic parents (intoxicated on page)
MC’s sister in abusive relationship
Homophobic comments
Mentions of past bullying of MC
Mentions of racist comments (off page)
Handsy nightclub-goers
Alcohol consumption (a lot of casual drinking)
Multiple uses of homophobic slur
Informing child of parent death (on page)
Details of past hate crime (MC’s friend beaten for being gay)
Minor character suffering a stroke (off page)
Brief mention of MC being in active combat (past)
Misogynistic comments made by minor characters
Mild somnophilia (waking up to bj)
Mention of physical abuse of a child (side characters)
SC murdered in a hit and run
Explicit sexual content
Guardianship dispute and court case

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: Yes, one MC goes on several dates with other people and hurts the other MC’s feelings. Happens before they get together and no hookups, but that’s the goal.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: 30 and not specified
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 360
Happy ending: Yes




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