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sara11_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable characters. I don't think I've read anything by this author before, but I really like her writing style. I'll probably go back and read some of the previous books about this family.
Loved this passage:
"My bitterness was a wizened old goblin who escorted me everywhere, scowling and sneering at everything in his path. The sun shined too bright, the laughter of children was too loud, humanity was too kind. He gorged himself on resentment and rejected pleasure like it was the next plague."
Loved this passage:
"My bitterness was a wizened old goblin who escorted me everywhere, scowling and sneering at everything in his path. The sun shined too bright, the laughter of children was too loud, humanity was too kind. He gorged himself on resentment and rejected pleasure like it was the next plague."
ltcreads40's review against another edition
4.0
Wes and Tom!
This romance was about finding oneself after having your life blown up. Wes came home after being injured during an undercover mission where his future was uncertain. Tom is a former conversion camp survivor turned homeless teen who evolved into the strong, confident man Wes meets while recovering. Tom was sweet if not controlling while Wes was protective with a sense of humor. The two had instant chemistry but had a lot of issues to work through before finding their happy ever after.
This romance was about finding oneself after having your life blown up. Wes came home after being injured during an undercover mission where his future was uncertain. Tom is a former conversion camp survivor turned homeless teen who evolved into the strong, confident man Wes meets while recovering. Tom was sweet if not controlling while Wes was protective with a sense of humor. The two had instant chemistry but had a lot of issues to work through before finding their happy ever after.
hammock_and_read's review against another edition
4.0
Wes and TOM!! Who we have met many times in the Walsh Series- could be read as a standalone but don’t! This MM opposites attract - little age gap- grumpy/sunshine- military romance. These two have some trauma from their pasts and present to work through - Wes is not out to his parents let alone the fact he was almost killed in Russia. Enjoyed this one- fast ending but loved these two.
kaity_b's review against another edition
3.0
3-3.5 stars
There were points in this book where I was lost and other times where I didn’t feel the chemistry with Tom and Wes…
The audiobook was great though haha but I just wished that there was more chemistry involved and it would have been raised or maybe more spy work!
There were points in this book where I was lost and other times where I didn’t feel the chemistry with Tom and Wes…
The audiobook was great though haha but I just wished that there was more chemistry involved and it would have been raised or maybe more spy work!
jaxsyms's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kirbyj_'s review against another edition
4.0
when i first started this book i didn't expect to get tom's story but i'm so happy i did. learning more about him and his life beyond being shannon's assisstant was fantastic, it made him more than the 2d background character that he'd been in the previous books.
wes and tom's story didn't take the direction's that i thought it would but its everything that i needed.
wes and tom's story didn't take the direction's that i thought it would but its everything that i needed.
kateyroa's review against another edition
5.0
I didn’t know what to expect - but I loved it!
I really really loved this book! I didn’t really know what to expect, but I’m so glad I took the recommendation to read this. Kate brought forward people with real voices and hopes, dreams, problems, goals, frustrations and fears. And she made them real enough to be slowed up by their vulnerability and yet human enough to take the time to figure their sh*t out. I didn’t expect Tom to be as strong and confident as he was. He was my favorite for sure. Wow, I just really loved everything about this book. I look forward to discovering more of Kate’s books.
I really really loved this book! I didn’t really know what to expect, but I’m so glad I took the recommendation to read this. Kate brought forward people with real voices and hopes, dreams, problems, goals, frustrations and fears. And she made them real enough to be slowed up by their vulnerability and yet human enough to take the time to figure their sh*t out. I didn’t expect Tom to be as strong and confident as he was. He was my favorite for sure. Wow, I just really loved everything about this book. I look forward to discovering more of Kate’s books.
lifeinthebooklane's review against another edition
5.0
- god save me from this thunderous man -
The perfect recipe for the ultimate MM romance.
Take one bruised, battered but not totally broken spy,
Add in one sassy, snarky, organised to the nth degree man called Tom,
Blend together with enough chemistry and heat to power a volcano,
Throw in great writing, a sprinkle of Walsh goodness, some sunburn and a wedding.
Shake, stir, shake some more and then sit back and enjoy this masterpiece of romance.
Both characters who have appeared at one time or another in previous Walsh books, Wes is the brother to Lauren and Will whilst Tom is the guy who keeps the Walsh architecture firm running. However you can 100% read this as a stand alone story, though you'd be barking mad to miss out on the rest of the Walsh and Halstead families finding their HEA's.
His words were easy, almost matter of fact, but there was nothing easy about the hard glint in his eyes. And those eyes, they shone like an endless night. Deep enough that I almost fell in and drowned...
I can promise this book will grab ahold of your emotions, pummel them into submission, make you laugh, swoon and cry before leaving you with all the feels and a hugely satisfied smile on your face. If this book isn't better than sex it's as close as anything is going to get to it.
A smile warned his face and it took all my strength to keep from dragging him into my arms because anyone with that much sweet and boyish needed to be held close, held tight. And degraded a bit too.
Don't like MM? This is the book that will make you change your mind. Love MM? This is the book that will set the bar so high you'll struggle to find anything else as good. Which ever camp you are currently in, Tom, Wes, their inner struggles, physical and emotional baggage and tender hearts will totally enthrall you. I wanted to snatch this pair up and wrap them up in cotton wool, clutch them to my breast, lavish them with love and hug them until all their hurts went away.
He squeezed my hand again, hard enough to snap my attention away from everything else. "I've got you."
There are moments of humour, from little Abby and her feisty attitude, to Shannon's salty and full of snark texts, moments that will make you swoon and melt, and others that will cut deep into your heart. These are all tied together into an incredible story, one where you won't want to put the book down, one where you won't be able to turn the pages quickly enough, one where you want to get to the end whilst simultaneously never wanting the end of the book to be reached.
My words can't do adequate justice to this story. I loved it. I highly recommend it. It's amazing, fantastic, astounding.
and then he kissed me, hard and fast at first but then deep and deliberate, like sucking caramel off a spoon.
...
...
..and it was everything. Absolutely everything.
faeriequeenofthewest's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kaykaybakes's review
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.75
Obviously this story is about two grown men, so I never expected to care for them as deeply as I now do - like they are my own children. Tom and Wes are so incredibly precious and there were countless moments reading that I just wanted to scoop them up and hold them close. Protect them from the world and their own problems.
The ending made my heart squeeze in the best way for my boys - truly a wonderful resolution. And even still, my fingers are crossed for bread crumbs of them in future books.
The ending made my heart squeeze in the best way for my boys - truly a wonderful resolution. And even still, my fingers are crossed for bread crumbs of them in future books.