alexleo13's review
4.0
This story is like a modern fairytale: there is a villain parent, there are very close friends who would do anything to help (like brothers in arms or roundtable knights), there is Tinker Bell (the character Jay reminds me a lot of her), the outcast main character and his knight in shining armour ready to fight for their love, a last minute unexpected intervention by an outsider and a very HEA. Can't wait to read about the other two couples in the making!
reedkaye's review
5.0
This is the start of a series about mainly the three guys, Micah, Levi and Cody. It starts with Micah. Micah and Cole meet on a dating app. After they are having hookups they find they live in the same town. Micah is very open about his sexuality while Cole is hiding his. Cole’s past has taught him to hide who he is. As the relationship develops and the situations make it impossible to hide we find a variety of caring men in the main and secondary characters. A man who is a big part of the story, Micah’s dad is portrayed as an awful man. Since he is a big part of the town he makes a big ruckus about Cole’s right to teach. I love this story. It brings out the good and bad. You really feel the part where the guys get attacked. And Jay’s personality is really fun. There is so much to this story I don’t want to put in any spoilers but I could not set it down. I can’t wait for his story and the others.
femme55's review
3.0
I liked the characters, but I feel like this book is missing at least 50 pages of Cole and Micah's relationship. It goes from them agreeing to continue to see each other in secret after Cole unexpectedly shows up in Blueridge Junction to them immediately going away for a weekend and professing their love. There was zero sneaking around.
And why wasn't someone arrested for the meth lab explosion that burned down Cole's apartment? There were a lot of missing pieces that could have been cleared up with just a few sentences. Seems like a rough draft.
And why wasn't someone arrested for the meth lab explosion that burned down Cole's apartment? There were a lot of missing pieces that could have been cleared up with just a few sentences. Seems like a rough draft.
isalaur's review
3.0
Story had potential but needs more depth
The story here has potential but it’s just too far fetched and needs more realistic depth. It’s okay, though could use more character development, until the climatic events. The inability of the police in such a small town, having two key suspects, to find anything is ludicrous. No prosecution for the meth Kay explosion that precipitates some plot movement?! And the final crisis is idiotic in it’s lack of any semblance to reality. Aside from the illegality of what the school board is discussing it also couldn’t be done in open session like that. The voting element was idiotic and while allowing the vote to play out as it did gave the author the big come to Jesus moment she wanted it completely undercut the story elements that came earlier. Just a sloppy, poorly executed finish to what could have been a really good book.
The story here has potential but it’s just too far fetched and needs more realistic depth. It’s okay, though could use more character development, until the climatic events. The inability of the police in such a small town, having two key suspects, to find anything is ludicrous. No prosecution for the meth Kay explosion that precipitates some plot movement?! And the final crisis is idiotic in it’s lack of any semblance to reality. Aside from the illegality of what the school board is discussing it also couldn’t be done in open session like that. The voting element was idiotic and while allowing the vote to play out as it did gave the author the big come to Jesus moment she wanted it completely undercut the story elements that came earlier. Just a sloppy, poorly executed finish to what could have been a really good book.
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