I went into this book with very high expectations, and boy, did it deliver! Excellent humor, great banter, friendship, realistic college guys and two I went into this book with very high expectations, and boy, did it deliver! Excellent humor, great banter, friendship, realistic college guys and two charming main characters, it was fun, flirty, angst-free, sexy and exactly what i needed.
The protagonists, Robbie and Brandon, were amazingly written. I loved them and how their relationship evolved. The experimenting, the kisses and touches, the steamy sex scenes ... they definitely had a sizzling chemistry. But it was their honest vulnerability, the tiny tender moments they shared that made this book special. The easy friendship, the complicity, support and love that eventually unfolded between them was all I could have wished for both.
I just adored every moment spent reading about Robbie and Brandon. With just the right amount of freaking out, uncertainty, a perfect dosage of fluff and the swooniest epilogue, this was an endearing, thoughtful romance and I can't recommend it enough.
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When I read the blurb for this book, I already started buzzing with excitement. As I began reading and saw the easy way Jack made the bet, I couldn't When I read the blurb for this book, I already started buzzing with excitement. As I began reading and saw the easy way Jack made the bet, I couldn't wait for the moment he realized he was in love with Ed and I could snicker at the "ha, joke's on you, buster! Let's see what you do now!". Thing is, the joke was on me, mostly, because I somehow expected belly laughs and instead got heartbreak. Doesn't mean I didn't like it, or that the story didn't have its funny moments, it was just that Jack and Ed's circumstances were no laughing matter. I found myself cheering from the sidelines and wishing for their happiness, believing in them even when they seemed to lose all trust in themselves.
This story took me by surprise with its intensity and I appreciated the emotional ride.
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