fuzzywilson's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
xanthe87's review against another edition
4.0
I love Christmas novellas. They give us a chance to catch up with some much loved characters and the two men in Crossroads deserve a happy Christmas just as much, if not more, than others.
Angelo and Dylan are from book one in the Skins series and each have their own health problems. Angelo has spent time in Newquay at the farm to recover from a relapse in his ME but its meant time away from Dylan. Time is never good when it allows for overthinking, worrying and stressing about things that can easily be talked about.
The two men are loved and supported by each other and their amazing friends at the farm, maybe even arriving at a solution that will work for both of them.
We are treated to laughs, love and just a dose of angst as it wouldn't be a Garrett Leigh book without it. Oh and of course one or two hot scenes between our loved up MC's.
My only niggle is that the story was over by 65%.
This is a book for those who have read the Skins series. If you haven't, go back and read them first, you won't regret it!
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review
Angelo and Dylan are from book one in the Skins series and each have their own health problems. Angelo has spent time in Newquay at the farm to recover from a relapse in his ME but its meant time away from Dylan. Time is never good when it allows for overthinking, worrying and stressing about things that can easily be talked about.
The two men are loved and supported by each other and their amazing friends at the farm, maybe even arriving at a solution that will work for both of them.
We are treated to laughs, love and just a dose of angst as it wouldn't be a Garrett Leigh book without it. Oh and of course one or two hot scenes between our loved up MC's.
My only niggle is that the story was over by 65%.
This is a book for those who have read the Skins series. If you haven't, go back and read them first, you won't regret it!
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review
cadiva's review against another edition
4.0
I only wish it were longer. As anyone who follows my reviews knows, Garrett Leigh is my crack, I would read her shopping lists if she printed them ;)
But this one brought me all the feels I'd expect as she skillfully wraps together all the six men from the Skins series and brings them together for a Christmas no-one's ever going to forget.
This book is hot, like stick your pants in the freezer after reading it hot but it's so much more than the epically sensual and emotionally powerful encounter involving four of our favourite men which creates such a stunning visual.
It's about love, it's about family, it's about friendship, it's about finding a way to make even the most difficult of situations work because the other person is worth all that and more.
If this is Garrett's last peek into the lives of this bunch of men then, while I will be very sad, I'm also going to rest easy with the six of them happily going about their day down on a horse farm in Cornwall and just loving each other.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review
But this one brought me all the feels I'd expect as she skillfully wraps together all the six men from the Skins series and brings them together for a Christmas no-one's ever going to forget.
This book is hot, like stick your pants in the freezer after reading it hot but it's so much more than the epically sensual and emotionally powerful encounter involving four of our favourite men
Spoiler
and no, it's not a foursome in the traditional sense so haters of anything more than man on man can breathe a sigh of reliefIt's about love, it's about family, it's about friendship, it's about finding a way to make even the most difficult of situations work because the other person is worth all that and more.
If this is Garrett's last peek into the lives of this bunch of men then, while I will be very sad, I'm also going to rest easy with the six of them happily going about their day down on a horse farm in Cornwall and just loving each other.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review
knrt_17's review
5.0
This author is an auto buy for me. This is a mm contemporary novella following the characters from Whisper Farm we have already met in book 1,2 and 3. It was great to have an update but it was way to short!!!!
codyjames's review
4.0
Book 4 and the final book in the “Skin” series. “Crossroads” follows the events of the last 3 books and is easily the only book in the series where you’ll need to read the other 3 to get what’s going on. We circle back to having Angelo and Dylan as the main couple here, which is nice because Leigh rarely revisits the same couple in depth after their respective books end. Angelo is recovering from a bad encounter with his MS on Joe and Harry’s (“Whisper”) farm. Dylan arrives to celebrate Christmas with them, along with the couple from book 3 (“Believe”) Jevon and Rhys. Angelo is struggling with wanting to accept Harry’s over to work on the farm, which would require him to leave London where Dylan is and works. Most of this book is spent with the two agonizing over how to make that work for the both of them. Two interesting points to discuss with this book...and we’ll start with the one that left me a bit ✨uncomfy✨. Leigh is not one to shy away from the steam factor in her books and this one is no exception, I just feel like the BIG steamy scene at the end is not what any of the characters development have been leading to. I won’t say much more for the sake of spoilers (let’s be real, none of you will ever read this book) but it just felt...very odd. On the flip side, for the first time EVER in a Leigh book, we have a wedding! And it was so perfect for the couple in question my teeth hurt from how sweet it was! Overall, I think this was an interesting way to end this series and of course everyone has their happily ever after, there were just parts I found odd.
tink535's review
5.0
We go full circle with this one and back to Angelo and Dylan, with a splattering *snort* or two of the other couples that make up this fabulous series. As fluffy as you're going to get with a Garrett Leigh book, bloody marvellous ❤💜💙
cadiva's review
4.0
I only wish it were longer. As anyone who follows my reviews knows, Garrett Leigh is my crack, I would read her shopping lists if she printed them ;)
But this one brought me all the feels I'd expect as she skillfully wraps together all the six men from the Skins series and brings them together for a Christmas no-one's ever going to forget.
This book is hot, like stick your pants in the freezer after reading it hot but it's so much more than the epically sensual and emotionally powerful encounter involving four of our favourite men which creates such a stunning visual.
It's about love, it's about family, it's about friendship, it's about finding a way to make even the most difficult of situations work because the other person is worth all that and more.
If this is Garrett's last peek into the lives of this bunch of men then, while I will be very sad, I'm also going to rest easy with the six of them happily going about their day down on a horse farm in Cornwall and just loving each other.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review
But this one brought me all the feels I'd expect as she skillfully wraps together all the six men from the Skins series and brings them together for a Christmas no-one's ever going to forget.
This book is hot, like stick your pants in the freezer after reading it hot but it's so much more than the epically sensual and emotionally powerful encounter involving four of our favourite men
Spoiler
and no, it's not a foursome in the traditional sense so haters of anything more than man on man can breathe a sigh of reliefIt's about love, it's about family, it's about friendship, it's about finding a way to make even the most difficult of situations work because the other person is worth all that and more.
If this is Garrett's last peek into the lives of this bunch of men then, while I will be very sad, I'm also going to rest easy with the six of them happily going about their day down on a horse farm in Cornwall and just loving each other.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review
terriaminute's review
5.0
A fine ending to this series. Definitely more enjoyable after books 1-3, however. :)
alextweetsbooks's review
5.0
A sweet, and almost non-angsty book from Garrett Leigh? I know, I didn’t believe it either! It’s a wrap-up on the Skins series and while I will miss the guys so much, this book was pretty much a perfect conclusion. There are all the couples that have appeared before, all on the farm.
I loved pretty much everything. How Dylan and Angelo finally communicate and deal with the issues. They are at the crossroads, what will they do about the future. I just loved it and it was nice and gentle and hot.
The hot scenes…There’s an especially hot scene in there, not really a foursome but it does involve Dylan and Angelo and Jevon and Rhys.
And the wedding scene was amazing. This might be a bit of a spoiler, but I won’t tell you whose wedding. Just that it was amazing.
It is a such a perfect wrap-up and one of the best Christmas stories I have read.
I loved pretty much everything. How Dylan and Angelo finally communicate and deal with the issues. They are at the crossroads, what will they do about the future. I just loved it and it was nice and gentle and hot.
The hot scenes…There’s an especially hot scene in there, not really a foursome but it does involve Dylan and Angelo and Jevon and Rhys.
And the wedding scene was amazing. This might be a bit of a spoiler, but I won’t tell you whose wedding. Just that it was amazing.
It is a such a perfect wrap-up and one of the best Christmas stories I have read.
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