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Just a Bit Obsessed by Alessandra Hazard

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This was a fun one. I thought Christian and Alexander were hot together. I do feel a little bad for Mila. But you could clearly tell that Alexander hat more chemistry with Christian than he ever did with her. And Mila irked me a little with her insistence on the threesome in the first place even though Alexander clearly didn't want it(at least not initially)and was only doing it to appease her. But overall I highly enjoyed this one and I'm excited to continue the series.

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4.0

I actually liked Mila! Usually I avoid any kind of M/F in my M/M books, and she did very much give me pause when she threw out some homophobia when she was broken up with, but other than that she seemed like a genuinely nice, creative, bubbly person. It wasn't quite enough to make me feel bad about the outcome considering she pushed her boyfriend into something he clearly wasn't comfortable with (and broke one of his few rules/conditions without asking him), but she didn't annoy me, either, which is a plus.

Details: Alternating POVs, third-person, past tense
Favourite character: Both
Happy ending?: Yes
Content warnings: M/F/M threesome scenes (that eventually become more M/M with the F just sort of there), infidelity, dub-con

Favourite quotes:

Yes, he was good-looking, but truth be told, Alexander had expected someone more handsome. The guy was nothing special.

And then Christian smiled at Mila, revealing a pair of dimples.

Some people had a nice smile. Some people had a beautiful smile. And then there were a lucky few who had a smile like that guy did. It transformed Christian from just good-looking to stunning when he smiled.

"It’s like you’re scared to look at me.”

Alexander turned his head back to him. “Why should I be scared to look at you?”

“I don’t know. You tell me.”

“Actually, yes. I’m scared,” Alexander said. “I’m scared of looking at you because I might accidentally strangle you.”

“If anything, you should be the one apologizing to Christian for cock-blocking him.”

“I did no such thing,” Alexander said, opening his car and shoving Christian into the passenger seat.

“You did,” Christian muttered.

“You did,” Mila said, climbing into the back seat.

“Being with a man is different from being with a woman,” Christian murmured. “The dynamic is different. I’m all for gender equality and everything, but there are still some things you just can’t—” He cut himself off with a frustrated noise. “It’s hard to explain. I feel different with men and want different things, you know?”

Mila giggled. “Just say you like cock better.”

“Alec.”

He inhaled and looked at Christian. “What?”

Christian let go of his jacket. He bit his bottom lip, a strange expression on his face. “It’s, like, the last time we see each other, right?”

Alexander shoved his hands into the pockets of his jacket and shrugged. “We’ll probably run into each other at your school.”

“You know what I mean.”

Christian’s eyes were like melted chocolate.

Averting his gaze, Alexander tugged at his collar. “Maybe. So?”

“I hate leaving loose ends,” Christian said.

“What loose ends?”

“You know what I’m talking about. Look at me.”

Alexander knew he shouldn’t. He knew it.

But he did anyway.

They stared at each other in silence; the only sound in the stairwell was their ragged breathing. Christian licked his lips.

“Just once,” he whispered.

And Alexander lunged forward, crushing his lips with his own. Moaning, Christian grabbed his hair and kissed back, eager and needy, and Alexander kissed him deeper, shoving his tongue inside. The kiss was messy and carnal—tongues, teeth, breathless grunts and whimpers—and he couldn’t kiss him deep enough and hard enough. Nothing made sense—nothing but this: the most basic, physical want, his blood pounding with need in his veins and making his dick thicken and harden. He wanted—

“What are you even doing here, Alec? And don’t feed me that bullshit about being in the neighborhood. Why are you here?”

Alexander’s throat moved. He looked away, his jaw clenched.

“I don’t know,” he said tersely.

The raw honesty in his voice almost made Christian’s heart leap out of his chest.

“You don’t know?”

If Alexander didn’t know what he was doing here—if this was a spur-of-the moment visit—it was huge. Alexander Sheldon always planned and rationalized his actions. Always. That much Christian knew.

Sometimes love isn’t pretty. It’s not neat, and it’s not textbook perfect. There’s no template for love. Sometimes it’s ugly. Sometimes it’s a bit creepy. And sometimes it hurts.

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2.0

3.5🌶️ (lots of spice but not kinky)

Straight guy Alexander’s girlfriend talks him into having a threesome with bi Christian. Alexander’s can’t stop thinking about him.

Third person, dual perspective

REVIEW: By the end of the book, I still feel I don’t really know these characters and don’t really care about them. The FMC was apart of this for way too long IMO

TAGS:
-bi awakening/gay for you
-threesome (MFM, MMF)

-cheating

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

3.0

This is not my favorite of the series, so far. Mila was treated poorly by Alexander, Christian, and the author. I wasn't especially fond of Alexander and Christian's dynamic, or either of them as individual characters. I'm not sure why. I may write a fuller review later after I think on it a bit more.

Also, I want to note that the cover makes it seem like this is a ménage romance, but it's an M/M romance. Ménage serves as the plot set-up only, giving Alexander and Christian an opportunity to interact and become attracted to each other. See my Heat Notes below for details.

Heat Notes:

3 full, explicit sex scenes. The first is MFM, second is MMF, and third is MM. In the scenes where Mila is present, the M/F interactions are minimized and the focus remains on Alexander/Christian. Also, this is what I would call a reverse slow burn. All the sex scenes occur in the first half of the book, and none occur in the second half.

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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