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The Gravity of Us
Can love endure decisions that have the potential to shatter hearts?
Nick is a star art major at Silver Creek University. He’s praised by his professors and peers, but he’s followed by a shadow of regret. Afraid of being hurt, he hides behind smiles and avoids meaningful relationships with anyone except his only two friends, and he doesn’t expect to find real love again.
Taka lives his days suffocated by the expectations of others. He’s unwilling to show his true self to anyone but his best friend, and he spends his days pretending to be the perfect son, boyfriend, and friend. He keeps his walls up around everyone, including his family, leaving him lonely even when surrounded by loved ones.
The pair meet by chance when Taka seeks help for a class assignment. Drawn to one another, they never expected to meet someone who could fill the void in their hearts, offering a safe place to escape reality. A place where love and acceptance are unconditional. A place to be seen for who they are.
Nick is a star art major at Silver Creek University. He’s praised by his professors and peers, but he’s followed by a shadow of regret. Afraid of being hurt, he hides behind smiles and avoids meaningful relationships with anyone except his only two friends, and he doesn’t expect to find real love again.
Taka lives his days suffocated by the expectations of others. He’s unwilling to show his true self to anyone but his best friend, and he spends his days pretending to be the perfect son, boyfriend, and friend. He keeps his walls up around everyone, including his family, leaving him lonely even when surrounded by loved ones.
The pair meet by chance when Taka seeks help for a class assignment. Drawn to one another, they never expected to meet someone who could fill the void in their hearts, offering a safe place to escape reality. A place where love and acceptance are unconditional. A place to be seen for who they are.
305 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 9, 2024
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April 4, 2025
5⭐️ 2.5🌶️
Wow what a wonderful book! The Gravity of Us is a very emotional and wholesome love story and I loved it so much!
I’m in awe with Jamie’s writing. They create such realistic, developed and relatable characters. Everything feels so natural and realistic, I wouldn’t know how to explain it differently. Even the spicy scenes are hot, but realistic, I loved that so much! And to me, that makes those scenes even hotter to read! It’s sometimes difficult to find stories with sexy times that don’t feel OTT. I think there are about 5 sexy scenes in the whole book, but they were so good!
This is the second book of Jamie’s that I read and both were great. Totally recommend Love on a Dare too!
One of the mmcs is of Japanese heritage, and as far as I can tell the representation was good (I’m a white woman, so I can’t talk from experience). I appreciated this diversity.
I’m a straight woman and I love to read queer books because I like to learn more about queerness and see the perspectives of queer people. I feel like this book offers one of the more realistic perspectives I’ve read in MM romance, especially compared to other books I read.
Ok how many times have I used the word realistic? lol I swear this is still a very good romance story, when I say realistic I mean that everything feels very natural and well thought out, like this could be a love story of two real people living in our world.
This is a story about love, acceptance and forgiveness. There are definitely heavy themes included, so if you have triggers, definitely check the CW.
10/10 recommending this book!
• MM romance
• college setting
• emotional journey
• emotional connection
• strangers to lovers
• art student x business student
• wholesome romance
• versatile
• 1st person pov
• dual pov
Wow what a wonderful book! The Gravity of Us is a very emotional and wholesome love story and I loved it so much!
I’m in awe with Jamie’s writing. They create such realistic, developed and relatable characters. Everything feels so natural and realistic, I wouldn’t know how to explain it differently. Even the spicy scenes are hot, but realistic, I loved that so much! And to me, that makes those scenes even hotter to read! It’s sometimes difficult to find stories with sexy times that don’t feel OTT. I think there are about 5 sexy scenes in the whole book, but they were so good!
This is the second book of Jamie’s that I read and both were great. Totally recommend Love on a Dare too!
One of the mmcs is of Japanese heritage, and as far as I can tell the representation was good (I’m a white woman, so I can’t talk from experience). I appreciated this diversity.
I’m a straight woman and I love to read queer books because I like to learn more about queerness and see the perspectives of queer people. I feel like this book offers one of the more realistic perspectives I’ve read in MM romance, especially compared to other books I read.
Ok how many times have I used the word realistic? lol I swear this is still a very good romance story, when I say realistic I mean that everything feels very natural and well thought out, like this could be a love story of two real people living in our world.
This is a story about love, acceptance and forgiveness. There are definitely heavy themes included, so if you have triggers, definitely check the CW.
10/10 recommending this book!
• MM romance
• college setting
• emotional journey
• emotional connection
• strangers to lovers
• art student x business student
• wholesome romance
• versatile
• 1st person pov
• dual pov
November 19, 2025
King creates a tender story about two men finding their way to each other, not just in love but in healing. A weakness is that the book leans into some familiar tropes and takes its time, but it is perfect if you like slow-burn and LGBTQ+ novels.
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