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A review by snakeyghost
Threads That Bind by Alice Crane
DNF at 86%
I can’t believe i’m doing a DNF at 86% but I just couldn’t stick it out. I always try to just finish a book but due to personal trauma, I can’t read about a character in a MM (or MMM in this case) book that has current relationship links with a woman. And thats what the entire break up at 80% is about here. This might be a spoiler but at 86% this random woman shows up and tells everyone how her and one of the MC have plans to marry and I just couldn’t do it.
I was kind of enjoying this book, before I had to stop reading it so I will still review the first 86%. I’m not rating it because I didn’t finish it but if I was rating it, it would be like a 2.5 stars because the sex scenes are really fucking hot.
Half of my problems with this book is stuff I could have prevented and problems I brought upon myself, so really i’m the only one to blame here. I’m not the best at reading series in order and I have a short attention span so I just don’t pick up a book if i’m not interested in it. This book says it can be read as a standalone but it’s better to read book one in the series first but I didn’t really feel like doing that so I didn’t. I kept telling myself it would he fine… turns out it really wasn’t. The problem is, this book doesn’t make a very good standalone, I was so lost. I didn’t understand any of the suspense plot (because it’s carried over from book 1) and I had trouble getting into the book because of it.
Also, lets be clear here, 75% of why I enjoyed parts this book is because two of the three main characters were grumpy assholes. And grumpy assholes are my favourite type of characters, I just love them so much.
Brief summary:
Gabe is an MMA fighter and he meets Riley, a police officer. They become fuck buddies. Then comes Michael, a chef, who they both meet at different times and they are both attracted to him, then the three of them start sleeping together.
What I loved
First, i’m kind tired of reading about the typical plot where straight guy meets man, is attracted to him and then has a sexual crisis for 75% of the book. So I appreciated that Gabe always thought he’s straight but when he was attracted to a man for the first time, he didn’t have a sexuality crisis, he just went with it.
Second, I loved Riley, so much. Gabe and Michael were fine characters but a little underdevelopped. But Riley, man I love him so much. He a grumpy asshole and he was really dominant and kept giving Michael and Gabe orders. And everything about him was just so fucking hot to me.
Third, the sex scenes in this books were of very high quality. All of them were hot as fuck. Everything about them worked. From how rough the sex was, to Riley ordering everyone around, to doing the correct amount of prep before fucking someone, to the descriptions of how anal can be painful and it’s not just all fun the second you start doing it. All of it, just so good. I would have given this book 5 stars if there wasn’t a pesky, very confusing and over the top plot taking away from the sex scenes.
My niggles with the book, other than the reason why I stoped reading
First, the pacing was a bit off, there was lots of bizarre time cuts and the scenes felt a little unfinished, it felt like a lot of the scenes were rushed through and not explored enough.
Second, I never understood why the three of them got together in the first place. The relationship build up didn’t make much sense. It felt like these people just looked at each other and suddently knew the three of them wanted to be together, no one ever talked. The more and more the relationship progressed, no one ever talked about what they were doing or anything, they just had a lot of sex. I really couldn’t see why they wanted to be together, I didn’t get enough of them doing things together to see their connection.
Third, as we already established, I didn’t understand much of what was happening in the book, but damn was this book dramatic. There was way too much over the top drama for me.
Fourth, you know those commercials where you can buy two things and as an added bonus for a limited time they offer you something for free? Thats how Michael felt in their relationship. It didn’t feel like the three of them were an unit. It always felt like Riley and Gabe were way more important and a bigger part of the relationship and that Michael was just an added bonus and not as important or valuable as the rest.
If you don’t mind a lot of over the top drama and a plot that is really confusing, this book is worth it for the sex scenes alone, they’re the best.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
I can’t believe i’m doing a DNF at 86% but I just couldn’t stick it out. I always try to just finish a book but due to personal trauma, I can’t read about a character in a MM (or MMM in this case) book that has current relationship links with a woman. And thats what the entire break up at 80% is about here. This might be a spoiler but at 86% this random woman shows up and tells everyone how her and one of the MC have plans to marry and I just couldn’t do it.
I was kind of enjoying this book, before I had to stop reading it so I will still review the first 86%. I’m not rating it because I didn’t finish it but if I was rating it, it would be like a 2.5 stars because the sex scenes are really fucking hot.
Half of my problems with this book is stuff I could have prevented and problems I brought upon myself, so really i’m the only one to blame here. I’m not the best at reading series in order and I have a short attention span so I just don’t pick up a book if i’m not interested in it. This book says it can be read as a standalone but it’s better to read book one in the series first but I didn’t really feel like doing that so I didn’t. I kept telling myself it would he fine… turns out it really wasn’t. The problem is, this book doesn’t make a very good standalone, I was so lost. I didn’t understand any of the suspense plot (because it’s carried over from book 1) and I had trouble getting into the book because of it.
Also, lets be clear here, 75% of why I enjoyed parts this book is because two of the three main characters were grumpy assholes. And grumpy assholes are my favourite type of characters, I just love them so much.
Brief summary:
Gabe is an MMA fighter and he meets Riley, a police officer. They become fuck buddies. Then comes Michael, a chef, who they both meet at different times and they are both attracted to him, then the three of them start sleeping together.
What I loved
First, i’m kind tired of reading about the typical plot where straight guy meets man, is attracted to him and then has a sexual crisis for 75% of the book. So I appreciated that Gabe always thought he’s straight but when he was attracted to a man for the first time, he didn’t have a sexuality crisis, he just went with it.
Second, I loved Riley, so much. Gabe and Michael were fine characters but a little underdevelopped. But Riley, man I love him so much. He a grumpy asshole and he was really dominant and kept giving Michael and Gabe orders. And everything about him was just so fucking hot to me.
Third, the sex scenes in this books were of very high quality. All of them were hot as fuck. Everything about them worked. From how rough the sex was, to Riley ordering everyone around, to doing the correct amount of prep before fucking someone, to the descriptions of how anal can be painful and it’s not just all fun the second you start doing it. All of it, just so good. I would have given this book 5 stars if there wasn’t a pesky, very confusing and over the top plot taking away from the sex scenes.
My niggles with the book, other than the reason why I stoped reading
First, the pacing was a bit off, there was lots of bizarre time cuts and the scenes felt a little unfinished, it felt like a lot of the scenes were rushed through and not explored enough.
Second, I never understood why the three of them got together in the first place. The relationship build up didn’t make much sense. It felt like these people just looked at each other and suddently knew the three of them wanted to be together, no one ever talked. The more and more the relationship progressed, no one ever talked about what they were doing or anything, they just had a lot of sex. I really couldn’t see why they wanted to be together, I didn’t get enough of them doing things together to see their connection.
Third, as we already established, I didn’t understand much of what was happening in the book, but damn was this book dramatic. There was way too much over the top drama for me.
Fourth, you know those commercials where you can buy two things and as an added bonus for a limited time they offer you something for free? Thats how Michael felt in their relationship. It didn’t feel like the three of them were an unit. It always felt like Riley and Gabe were way more important and a bigger part of the relationship and that Michael was just an added bonus and not as important or valuable as the rest.
If you don’t mind a lot of over the top drama and a plot that is really confusing, this book is worth it for the sex scenes alone, they’re the best.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.