Ami's Reviews > Not Just for Christmas

3.5 stars

Ben Slater crushed on his best friend's older brother, Jason, for years! Now, at the age of 24 years old, he moved back to Bristol after finishing university and planned to take new job near his family and best friend. And apparently his crush over Jason hasn't subsided a little bit. But Jason, eleven years older, has never really seen Ben like potential lover. Probably because he used to babysit Ben, for God's sake. So what's a guy to do, right?

I'm going to be honest, the cat on the cover is what sold the book for me *lol*. But overall, I thought the story itself is pretty cute!! One thing I liked was how supportive Ben's best friend, Liam, was (Liam is also Jason's youngest brother). Also Jason didn't really agonizing about the age-gap between him and Ben, although he did think about the fact that Ben was Liam's best mate.

Often times when I read stories about two characters with age gap, one of the biggest obstacle will be the older guy making a big fuss over the age difference. But Jason is only mid-thirties, and I always become frustrated if characters in their thirties think they're already over the hill. So I appreciate that the author doesn't take that path.

The progress of Jason finally accepting potential relationship with Ben feels natural and not rushed. Plus the animals have a lot of screen time (!). Especially because Jason is a vet and Ben volunteering at local animal shelter. So I'm pretty happy throughout.




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