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A review by torilovesheas
Sem by Cora Rose
5.0
I loved Sem and Magnus aka Maggie even more than Caleb and Whit.
Sem has been obsessed with Magnus since book one, but we only really saw them interact for a split second in Whit. Book 2 picks up with Sem just casually staking Magnus and showing up in his apartment. Magnus, annoyed and confused as to why this big redneck is in his literal living room, is low key intrigued by Sem too. But obviously he’s waiting on his dream man, Colin to notice him so there shouldn’t be an issue. Right?
WRONG. Y’all Sem dares Magnus to have sex with him and Magnus is just like “aight bet”. We start with a literal bang. Obviously Sem has only ever dated girls and is really confused by his attraction to Magnus, but is most definitely not willing to give him up. I thought Sem would be like an alphahole from how he’s described in book one. NOPE. He’s a shy, insecure giant of a man. God I love him. And he calls Magnus, Maggie <3
Magnus is confident in who he is and knows what he wants. But Sem throws a wrench in all his plans. I just love the role reversal. Magnus is short and not very athletic, but he’s really the fierce one when it comes to Sem. I mean Sem is a “touch him and die” golden retriever, but Magnus is just as fierce when it comes to taking up for Sem.
Love that Sem knocked Maggie’s asshole family down a couple of pegs. Adored that Maggie doesn’t try to “fix” Sem’s dyslexia. He reads to him instead <3
Once again, Sem and Caleb’s family are lovely and delightful and funny and just adopt Magnus into the family like they did Whit. They don’t give two shits about their kids being gay. They just want them healthy and happy. 10/10
I love this series. On to Emery and August!
CW: homophobic language (not by MCs), mentions of bullying by Maggie’s family
Sem has been obsessed with Magnus since book one, but we only really saw them interact for a split second in Whit. Book 2 picks up with Sem just casually staking Magnus and showing up in his apartment. Magnus, annoyed and confused as to why this big redneck is in his literal living room, is low key intrigued by Sem too. But obviously he’s waiting on his dream man, Colin to notice him so there shouldn’t be an issue. Right?
WRONG. Y’all Sem dares Magnus to have sex with him and Magnus is just like “aight bet”. We start with a literal bang. Obviously Sem has only ever dated girls and is really confused by his attraction to Magnus, but is most definitely not willing to give him up. I thought Sem would be like an alphahole from how he’s described in book one. NOPE. He’s a shy, insecure giant of a man. God I love him. And he calls Magnus, Maggie <3
Magnus is confident in who he is and knows what he wants. But Sem throws a wrench in all his plans. I just love the role reversal. Magnus is short and not very athletic, but he’s really the fierce one when it comes to Sem. I mean Sem is a “touch him and die” golden retriever, but Magnus is just as fierce when it comes to taking up for Sem.
Love that Sem knocked Maggie’s asshole family down a couple of pegs. Adored that Maggie doesn’t try to “fix” Sem’s dyslexia. He reads to him instead <3
Once again, Sem and Caleb’s family are lovely and delightful and funny and just adopt Magnus into the family like they did Whit. They don’t give two shits about their kids being gay. They just want them healthy and happy. 10/10
I love this series. On to Emery and August!
CW: homophobic language (not by MCs), mentions of bullying by Maggie’s family