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A review by kahime
A Lifetime Kissing You by Riley Hart
3.0
I liked this one and I didn't all at once. I think I enjoyed the characters separately rather than together if that makes sense? I didn't like Charles forcing his friendship on Brian, even going as far as to constantly invite himself over and insert himself into his life.
I liked Brian in the second book and was excited to see how he got his HEA in this one but, I felt like he was kind of.... bland I guess? I feel like it was very much a told they were in love and told they had a connection but I just didn't feel it? They shared their love of music and.... what else?
I did not appreciate or like the fact that Charles put himself second and was constantly accommodating his needs and wants to Brian due to said anxiety. I personally felt that Charles' mother was correct and that he was giving up way too much for Brian, even his own personality at times.
I have anxiety and my partner also has anxiety and we both know our limits. If Brian was uncomfortable going to a slightly larger town than his own, how did he think he would handle New York City? Everyone knows it's busy, its loud and it's FULL OF PEOPLE. I'm not entirely sure how Brian thought he would handle it when he get overwhelmed at a grocery store? It just felt so unrealistic and I felt like Charles for the first time in the book, didn't see how badly Brian was struggling.
I am not on the Ace spectrum, nor am I Demi... but the sex in this book felt... idk. Off perhaps? I did appreciate how it was recognized that Brian didn't often feel the need for sex and sometimes just wasn't in the mood for it, and that was stressed throughout the entire book. But what about Charles? He's described as a flirt and has had sexual relationships before and seems to absolutely enjoy sex, so what about him? It felt very much like their entire sex life depended on whether or not Brian was feeling it and it always maximized the importance of Brian getting off while Charles was once again, just happy that Brian was happy. Their whole relationship just felt so one sided to me.
I liked Brian in the second book and was excited to see how he got his HEA in this one but, I felt like he was kind of.... bland I guess? I feel like it was very much a told they were in love and told they had a connection but I just didn't feel it? They shared their love of music and.... what else?
I did not appreciate or like the fact that Charles put himself second and was constantly accommodating his needs and wants to Brian due to said anxiety. I personally felt that Charles' mother was correct and that he was giving up way too much for Brian, even his own personality at times.
I have anxiety and my partner also has anxiety and we both know our limits. If Brian was uncomfortable going to a slightly larger town than his own, how did he think he would handle New York City? Everyone knows it's busy, its loud and it's FULL OF PEOPLE. I'm not entirely sure how Brian thought he would handle it when he get overwhelmed at a grocery store? It just felt so unrealistic and I felt like Charles for the first time in the book, didn't see how badly Brian was struggling.
I am not on the Ace spectrum, nor am I Demi... but the sex in this book felt... idk. Off perhaps? I did appreciate how it was recognized that Brian didn't often feel the need for sex and sometimes just wasn't in the mood for it, and that was stressed throughout the entire book. But what about Charles? He's described as a flirt and has had sexual relationships before and seems to absolutely enjoy sex, so what about him? It felt very much like their entire sex life depended on whether or not Brian was feeling it and it always maximized the importance of Brian getting off while Charles was once again, just happy that Brian was happy. Their whole relationship just felt so one sided to me.