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A review by itssarahc
Pisces Hooks Taurus by Anyta Sunday
5.0
This was possibly the fastest slow burn I've ever read. Not in terms of the duration of the book it took for these two men to get their acts together - that one followed Anyta Sunday's slow burn formula perfectly. No, it was the amount of time that passed in the book's timeline that made this one the fastest slow burn. And that is solely because this book came with a deadline:
Zane has one month to fall in love and get married or else he has to leave behind his brother, sister-in-law, and new neice to go back to New Zealand, a place he really doesn't want to go. And when he finds himself with no place to stay, his brother and sister recommend that he goes to stay with her friend Becky. He assumes Becky will be a female and a part of him starts imagining a meet cute that leads to a happily ever after.
Instead, he finds Beckett and gets a not so cute meeting. But Beckett lets him stay there and the two men slowly begin to learn one another, all the while Zane is going on a string of failed first dates. He's also determined to get Beckett back out there after his ex completely pulverized his heart. What he doesn't realize is that he and Beckett are falling for each other, because he's too busy trying to have a romance movie plot to see the real thing in front of him.
And honestly, I loved him for it. I loved the obliviousness and the fact that he didn't seem to pick up on what Beckett was putting down. I loved the way the two men interacted with one another and the found family vibe they had together. I loved the way they pushed one another to grow - especially with Beckett helping Zane come up with ideas for his own graphic novel after spending years illustrating someone else's.
Every beat of this story fell into time perfectly for a realistic pacing. It may have been a slow burn, but it was a realistic slow burn that moved at exactly the right speed for the characters involved. We got cameos from the other couples - or mentions - and a lot more than cameos from Jamie and Leo, since Jamie's grandmother was their next door neighbor. We even got to see the coffee shop Wesley dreamed of opening at the end of the last book.
That said, this book can be read as a standalone but I think you'll enjoy the easter eggs of the other couples a lot more if you've read the other three.
Zane has one month to fall in love and get married or else he has to leave behind his brother, sister-in-law, and new neice to go back to New Zealand, a place he really doesn't want to go. And when he finds himself with no place to stay, his brother and sister recommend that he goes to stay with her friend Becky. He assumes Becky will be a female and a part of him starts imagining a meet cute that leads to a happily ever after.
Instead, he finds Beckett and gets a not so cute meeting. But Beckett lets him stay there and the two men slowly begin to learn one another, all the while Zane is going on a string of failed first dates. He's also determined to get Beckett back out there after his ex completely pulverized his heart. What he doesn't realize is that he and Beckett are falling for each other, because he's too busy trying to have a romance movie plot to see the real thing in front of him.
And honestly, I loved him for it. I loved the obliviousness and the fact that he didn't seem to pick up on what Beckett was putting down. I loved the way the two men interacted with one another and the found family vibe they had together. I loved the way they pushed one another to grow - especially with Beckett helping Zane come up with ideas for his own graphic novel after spending years illustrating someone else's.
Every beat of this story fell into time perfectly for a realistic pacing. It may have been a slow burn, but it was a realistic slow burn that moved at exactly the right speed for the characters involved. We got cameos from the other couples - or mentions - and a lot more than cameos from Jamie and Leo, since Jamie's grandmother was their next door neighbor. We even got to see the coffee shop Wesley dreamed of opening at the end of the last book.
That said, this book can be read as a standalone but I think you'll enjoy the easter eggs of the other couples a lot more if you've read the other three.