This follows Zane and Noah (Rath).
Zane is one of the twins. He's the quiet, usually grumpy between the two. He thinks he might be ace and has never had any interest in anyone. He works construction during the week and as a dancer on the weekends.
Noah is a new co-worker on the construction crew. He's a larger guy and comes across as conversational, outspoken, and seemingly confident. He's helping his younger sister and her two children. They have moved away from their very religious family to escape the strict and outdated expectations. Trust me, his mother is horrible and emotionally abusive and manipulative. He also struggles with anxiety and depression and due to his family and their beliefs, he never got the correct help he needed to manage it.
A bet from their co-workers turns into a game of chicken between them. It starts out with a kiss that leaves them both confused and thinking about each other more than usual. It appears as dislike and anger for both of them. Noah thinks he's straight and Zane has never felt attraction before. As they start doing more, they start asking questions and trying to unravel the confusion. Zane thinks he might be demi instead of ace and Noah realizes he has always liked guys, but he had closed himself off to the possibility because of a form of conversion therapy he went through with a priest when he was younger.
I ate this book up. I loved Zane so much. He came across as grumpy and broody but really, he was just in his head and had trouble putting things into words. He was actually really sweet and thoughtful. Some things didn't occur to him when they should have, but he always owned up to them afterwards. Watching him navigate through feelings for the first time was beautiful. And my heart broke for Rath. His mother was terrible, and he struggled so much with his depression and anxiety. I felt a kinship with him in regard to the mental health and issues with doing just normal day to day things. His struggles to do things like just going to work were real.
It was so good. The relationship development was beautiful to me. They were both completely new to it all and stumbling their way through it. It felt real and raw.
I honestly good have read book after book about these two and loved each one just as much as the next. I didn't want this to end. I wanted to stay in their day-to-day life and follow them throughout it all.
But I am dying to read River's story. There is so much information dropped about him throughout this book that I feel feral having to wait for his story and hea.
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4.4 | 1,873 ratings
Price: 29.66
Last update: 08-09-2024
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