Good Boy

The Boys of Apartment 13 #3

by Brianna Flores

Good boy Baby Holbrook is unlucky in love...

Baby

I'm a stickler for rules, and for good reason. They keep life simple. Predictable. Safe. My roommates might not agree, but I think they're a necessity. Which is exactly why crushing on the one straight guy in the apartment is a terrible idea.

Logan Matthews is a rule breaker. He's shirtless at inappropriate times, allergic to knocking, and somehow convinced that pretending to be my boyfriend is no big deal. But for me, it most definitely is. Between all the hand-holding and praise, I'm finding it harder and harder to remember this is fake. The kisses feel real, the touches are lingering, and I'm forgetting what it was like to not have this beautiful boy's attention all on me.

There's only one way this ends, but if there's one thing I'm certain of, it's that Logan Matthews is worth the heartache.

Logan

I'm a firm believer that there are some rules that are meant to be broken. My favorite roommate might not agree, but I'm pretty sure I can change his mind.

Baby thinks I can't handle being his fake boyfriend just because I'm straight. He doesn't understand how much I already like being near him. I don't spend my nights watching eighties movies because I like them. I do it because it's the only time he lets his guard down. What started out as a favor he didn't ask for has become the realest thing in my life. I just hope I can convince him I'm worth the risk.

It may be easier said than done, but if there's one thing I know, it's that Baby Holbrook is worth the fight.

**Good Boy is a high-heat MM romance with mild angst that features a not-so-fake relationship between complete opposites. This is book three in a series of interconnected standalone. While each book can be read on its own, the series may be best enjoyed in order. For a detailed list of possible triggers as well as the sorts of fun you can look forward to, please check out the Look Inside Feature. **

Genres: M M Romance, Friends To Lovers, Romance, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, College, Contemporary

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2026

About the author

When Brianna Flores isn't writing romance books, she's reading them! She currently lives in Arizona, and if you're nearby, you can probably hear her arguing with the fictional characters she conjures up in her head as she sips on the tenth cup of coffee she's had that day.
If you want to tell her it's weird to talk to imaginary people–no matter how attractive they are–you can email her at BriannaFloresAuthor@gmail.com.

Reviews

[Evelyn Bella (there WILL be spoilers) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dating Baby is a psychological thriller.

He's the kind of boyfriend you secretly hope your friend breaks up with because he's simply not charming enough to be a biter. There's a lot going on with him.

It's a million little red flags. They're small. But they're still very red.

Everything has to be about him. Logan has a bi awakening during this but you wouldn't know it, the way everything is about Baby.

Even in Logan's POV, he's constantly brainstorming how to put out Baby fires that he didn't light.

It's exhausting.

And the epilogue(s) don't show much change.

Baby's those people that had a bad thing happen to them and it became their forever personality.

He sees Zeke in everyone and judges them preemptively. Except that's his issue but he makes it Logan's. And Logan's just so happy to be considered that he'll twirl for the attention.

I almost cackled when Cade sarcastically told Baby, “You’re such a pleasant person, Baby.”

Least pleasant MC I've had the misfortune of reading. He's not even evil. Just one of those roommates that has a thousand silly rules and enforces them in the most finnicky way ever.

Unless it's him who's breaking them.

And for someone who was forever changed by his past with Zeke, he forgave him quite easily. Like all this drama for what if you don't even have smoke for the actual person that hurt you?

Just Logan that has to go through hoops, then?

After a hard day at a construction job, you come home to Baby who asks you to kiss him and THEN slaps you for leaning in to do it.

And for most of the book, Logan's just sat there deliriously happy that Baby now bites him like he does other people.

I was going to say pray for Logan but that man does not want to be saved.

😂I mean, if he likes it, I love it, I guess.

[martina (the life of a chaotic reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book is good, the problem is that baby is a bitch.

first of all, i don’t think he has a good reason why. does he have trauma? yes, but i don’t think it justifies acting like a total asshole years later.
but even if he was, he doesn’t get better. he’s insufferable, insecure and generally mean until the very last page.
to me, he should’ve gone through a better arc and change. HE should’ve groveled, not logan. logan has been treated like shit all the time, and he deserved better.

[Marci · Rating 5 out of 5]

OHHH THAT WAS EVERYTHINGGGG I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH!!!!!🥹❤️‍🩹🥹❤️‍🩹

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

˗ˏˋ ꒰ 𝟓/𝟓 ★ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

i inhaled this😮‍💨😮‍💨🫠😭😭🫦🫦
and enjoyed it immensely🥹🥹💓💓👏👏
worth👏all👏the👏wait👏



tbf i'm not that surprised i loved it this much haha, i already loved Baby in the previous books & i was soo eager to get to know him more, and his relationship with Logan made me super curious too👀 honestly their story was everything and moreeee✨🔥🔥🔥

“ (...) 𝑰 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕. 𝑨𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕…” 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏, 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒚-𝒇𝒐𝒓-𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓.

Baby was the perfect sassy, bossy brat💅 i couldn't not love him & feel for him💘 but Logan also totally stole my heart😭 he was absolutely gone for Baby, from the very beginning, even without realizing it😭 he was giving adorable himbo vibes - like pls, he was so worked up by never being bitten by Baby😭🤭 that was everything, so fun but also the feelssss, he was a jealous, pining mess & he didn't even know it😭😆❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🫦🫦

𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒚’𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒛𝒊𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔—𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒋𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚. 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕. 𝑯𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒚.

their sorta tentative/kinda reluctant (by Baby👀) friendship with all the sweet moments were so wholesome, Baby was trying to fight it which was both fun & lowkey heartbreaking😭 Logan was really touchy & cuddly tho, and like an eager puppy, a total golden retriever & he did not give up✋🐕🥰

𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒕, 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓—𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒘—𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕.

their chemistry was off the charts & they worked perfectly!! Logan's sexual awakening was very well-done, loved how chill he was overall, like Baby was more freaked out than him lol, also Baby was such a whimpering, horny mess for Logan😭❤️‍🔥 but that went both ways too, Logan simping for Baby while still being more dominant was super hot🔥🔥 i also loved how he always thought some disciplines & spanking would do Baby some good🙂‍↕️🤭 & ofc, Baby turned out to be a very good boy for him🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🫦🫦

just a few more quick mentions bc honestly i could go on and on- but, i was soo happy to see some familiar characters!!👀 Cade & Nic, my lovessss😭😍🥰 Liam- pls😭👀🍆🤫😆 Jax!!!!👀🍹

this whole book was full of fun & sweet moments, as well as all the feels, i just had the best time reading it🥹🥰 ig it's safe to say i have a new fave couple👨‍❤‍👨🫦 and i'm also really looking forward to more in this universe, & anything else Brianna decides to bless us with🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️💖




【 જ⁀➴ 𝓲 𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬 𝓲 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 𝓿𝓲𝓪 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓢𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓽.ᐟ 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝔂 𝓸𝔀𝓷, 𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓮 (𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬) 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 ⊹˙✧ 】

➥ ᴍᴍ {ɢᴀʏ × ɢғʏ/sᴇxᴜᴀʟ-ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴɪɴɢ/ᴘᴀɴ}
➥ ғɪʀsᴛ-ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, ᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴠ
🫦 ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ × ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ ᴍᴄ
🫦 ʙᴏssʏ ᴛᴡɪɴᴋ/ʙʀᴀᴛ × ʜɪᴍʙᴏ
🫦 ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴄᴀᴛ × ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʀᴇᴛʀɪᴇᴠᴇʀ
🫦 ᴏɴ-sɪᴅᴇᴅ "ᴀɴɪᴍᴏsɪᴛʏ" ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs
🫦 ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ, ғʟᴀᴛᴍᴀᴛᴇs
🫦 sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴘɪɴɪɴɢ
🫦 ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ
🫦 ᴊ/ᴘ (ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴍᴄs)
🫦 ғᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ
🫦 ᴍɪsᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
🫦 ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ/ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/'ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴏʏ', ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴏɴᴅᴀɢᴇ & sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ ᴅᴇᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ/ʙʟɪɴᴅғᴏʟᴅs, ᴄᴜᴍ ᴘʟᴀʏ, ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏ/sᴘᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ, sᴇx ᴛᴏʏs, ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʙᴀᴛʜʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴄᴋɪᴇ/ᴀʟʟᴇʏᴡᴀʏ ʙᴊ, ᴇᴅɢɪɴɢ
🫦 ʟᴏᴡᴋᴇʏ ғᴇᴍʙᴏʏ ᴠɪʙᴇs (ɴᴀɪʟ ᴘᴏʟɪsʜ, ᴘɪɴᴋ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs, ᴍᴀᴋᴇᴜᴘ ᴇᴛᴄ.)
🫦 sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴇs (ʜᴇᴀ)
➽ ᴛᴡ: ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʜᴏᴍᴏᴘʜᴏʙɪᴀ (ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ & ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ), ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴛᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴅʏ & ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴅʏsᴘʜᴏʀɪᴀ, ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʙᴜʟʟʏɪɴɢ (ᴘᴀsᴛ, ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ʙʏ sᴄ), ᴏᴡ/ᴏᴍ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ, ᴏɴ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀʀɪᴊᴜᴀɴᴀ, ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴍᴄ "ᴏᴜᴛɪɴɢ" ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
OMFG LETSSSSGOOOO😭😭🥹🥹🥹💓💓💓
the way i ran to start reading, i was literally shaking lmaooo🙈😆
(as always, i hope Brianna is doing okay & taking it easy✨💌)

[Monikat]

D.N.F @ 29%

This book played with my nerves. The miscommunication and Baby's constant anger had me getting mad.
As much as I wanted to read the outcome it was too much for me (right now).

[haletostilinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

So here's the thing - if not for Baby, this would have been a 5 star read, it's as simple as that.

This could have been on par with the first book, in my opinion, if Baby hadn't been....Baby.

Logan is a sweetheart, kind and loving and way too patient of Baby's antics. If he wasn't Logan, anyone else would have walked away with all Baby puts him through, I'm sorry. But I couldn't help kind of loving these two anyway, and that really saved this for me. Their chemistry was amazing, and Logan was so good at handling Baby and all his...Baby-ness, that it kind of worked when it shouldn't have.

Does that mean Baby wasn't annoying AF a lot of the time? No, he absolutely was. He wasn't bratty in an endearing way a lot of the time. He was just fucking mean in a nasty way. I get it to a certain point, that he has defensive mechanisms up the wazoo after the way he was terribly bullied in high school - which, by the way, why the fuck would his mother who experienced that same school (although maybe, I guess, when she was in the closet?) want to send her son back there? Like what a shitty mother, honestly, to send your son to a place like that. Keep your faith if you want, but find somewhere better and more accepting??? The fuck? - but that really does not give him the right to be awful to others, and he's especially shitty to Logan, who very much does not deserve it.

I think what annoyed me the most, was that while Baby got a bit better as this went on, he never really improved a great deal. And when he absolutely should have apologized - and even thought he should - he just...wouldn't? That's what really takes the cake with Baby. He does apologize sometimes, but not always. Way too much for how mean and nasty he can be.

I really, really didn't like when he'd outright call Logan a moron or an idiot and not feel much remorse for it, even if a page later he was like "I didn't mean it, you're not an idiot" okay, so freaking apologize???

Also, he'd be aware of what a bitch he was, but while being self aware is one thing, and a good first step, doing almost nothing to change that behavior means that self awareness means nothing. "I'm such a bitch....oh well, I can't stop myself and it just keeps happening and I don't know why but I'm not going to work on improving myself at all!" like? It was very very frustrating and annoying.

Like if you want to make your main character bratty and a bit bitchy, you have to do it in a way where it doesn't cross the line into being insufferable. Baby came close to that line many times throughout this.

Did I hate him? No. Was he annoying as fuck a lot of the time? Yes! It felt like he didn't deserve Logan and while I understand the trauma he was carrying and why he was so scared to believe in good things, that doesn't excuse his behavior. I was really hoping he'd have a come to jesus moment that never really came.

Even the climax when he was an idiot who ran away instead of facing things head on, and even acknowledged this fact to himself, he stubbornly tried to maintain some type of anger at Logan and we did NOT get him apologizing even though he said he would. I think him groveling and owning up to his bullshit would have gone a LONG way in endearing himself to me, and probably a lot of others readers as well. But we didn't get any of that? Logan just...forgives him? When he caused them both unnecessary heartache (that would have went on longer if not for Cade).

Also Logan was the one to go to him and while Baby had plans to call him and/or go to him, Logan was already way ahead of him. Logan forgave him so easily, like he always does. It was just something Baby did not deserve. His past trauma does not excuse all this bullshit.

ALSO, the one who caused him all that trauma, Zeke? He just forgives him at the end! Like what the fuck? That fucker did NOT deserve it at all! And Baby is STILL doing his bullshit EXACTLY because of what this guy did to him, and yet he forgives the guy who made him like this?! What?? It made no sense!

Like it should have been like Heartstopper where he's like "I'm glad you're out now and becoming a better person but I don't forgive you and I don't need to. Have a nice life, I hope you're better to people in the future" LIKE?! That would have felt SO satisfying. We better not get a book about Zeke I swear to god, because he can go fuck himself. The pain and anguish and insecurities he created in Baby is astronomical. He doesn't deserve forgiveness or understanding from Baby or anyone in Baby's life like??? I hated that part.

So, why 4 stars still? Well...I still zoomed through this, read it within a day, I absolutely LOVED Logan and Baby...well sometimes I liked him...sometimes. It depended on how he was acting. And honestly sometimes Logan wrangling Baby in was....fun. Their chemistry was through the roof, even with Baby being such an frustrating character, and the sex scenes were SO good, they were so passionate and sexy, I really loved them.

Like I said, this had the makings of being 5 stars, and I could have loved this as much as the first book if not for Baby. The ending wasn't rushed either, like the last book, and it was nice seeing them settled into their HEA by the end with the 3 epilogues, so that was all nice.

The only problem in this book, basically....was Baby (And also the forgiving of Zeke but I blame the writing more than Baby himself for that). Like...while I understood Baby and what he'd been through, I really didn't understand him at other times. I didn't get how he was like "I liked Logan so much, too much maybe...and that's why I hated him too" like what the fuck does that mean, even? Like huh???

Baby was just a problem and I wish he'd been done better. He can have an attitude and be bratty - it was fun having Logan try to punish him for it in a sexy way at times - but that doesn't mean he has to be mean, like legitimately mean and nasty. He can't just take out his insecurities and fears on others - mainly Logan - either. And just assuming all of Logan's words and actions mean what HE thinks it means just because of the trauma he'd been through. That was also so unfair. At least Logan called THAT out.

Just...many other things saved this and made me still really really like it outside of Baby. And again sometimes he wasn't so bad, but...well a lot of the time he was.

And the "good boy" is supposed to be Baby but a good boy he most certainly is not. He doesn't represent those two words at all.

Just...Logan, their dynamic, the chemistry, the readability of this....all that saved this book. I still very much enjoyed it anyway even with the negatives. I just WISH Baby could have been written better to make me love this as I did the first book in this series, which will remain my favorite to date.

I will be looking forward to Jax, though, and probably that bodyguard that was working with him at that stripper club? They seemed to be the next pair coming up, so I guess we'll see about that.

Until then!

My Ratings for The Boys of Apartment 13 Series:

🔆 Pretty Boy: 5 stars (my review)
🔆 Lover Boy: 4 stars (my review)
🔆 Good Boy: 4 stars
🔆 Lonely Boy: TBR

[Valen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fake dating? Where? Miscommunication? More like refusing to believe what your LI is saying, twisting his words and refusing to communicate.

Spoilers ahead:

This book frustrated me a bit, because it was quite entertaining and the smut was hot, the pieces were there BUT it felt unfinished. I’ve been waiting for Baby’s story since book 1 and this was kinda lukewarm.

The fake dating wasn’t explored enough and their cover was blown so quickly, the wedding was over in an instant, Zeke was forgiven too easily, Logan needed more fleshing out. Baby didn’t mature or change at all through the entire book. Where’s the growth?

One extra star cause the spice was really good. That one dildo scene was delicious.

Pretty Boy remains my fave from this series.

[Books and Gems · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 🌟

Baby and Logan 🖤

Ahhhh Baby and Logan were so cute and feisty. I’m a sucker (😏) for the biting and filth these two brought. Now I will say, I honestly would have enjoyed if they got into some of the kinks that were danced around even more. It felt like we barely broke the surface with some of them.

While these two had their sweet and cute moments, Baby’s immaturity did start to get on my nerves. Logan was described as a himbo at one point, but honestly he was the one who seemed confident and level headed most of the time! Baby did have some past trauma, but I just wanted him to trust Logan at his word ☹️

I did feel like the situation with Zeke was brushed under the rug a bit fast. Baby is so feisty, it felt like he would have dragged out the apologies a bit more.

Baby and Logan were idiots at times, but the sweetest idiots. I really enjoyed their story, and I can’t wait to see who our constant yapper, Jax, will fall in love with next 💜

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‼️⚠️ Potential spoilers ⚠️‼️

Dynamic: MM — strict

Sharing? No

Cheating? No

Breakup? Yes, briefly, but technically before they defined their relationship

Sex scene with OM or OW No


‼️⚠️ Content ⚠️‼️

— roommates to lovers
— fake dating
— queer awakening
— miscommunication
— size difference
— possessive MMC
— “good boy”
— “my little vampire”
— roadhead
— light bondage / handcuffs
— sensory play / blindfold
— cum play
— impact play / spanking
— praise
— degradation
— dirty talk
— toys
— marking / biting
— oral
— sex w condoms
— edging
— rimming
— bareback

I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest and voluntary review.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed reading this. However, the fake dating trope was not only unnecessary, it wasn’t fleshed out. It was there but only because we’re told that it is the situation. The events around the wedding had some buildup but zero payoff. The past events with Zeke were nonstarters. The one thing that really irked me was that we get almost no development around Logan. We have no clue why he’s sending so much money home. We have no idea of what his life was like before he moved into the apartment or what his life was while living there - other than he worked a lot.

Now I did like how prickly Baby was (that “name” was terrible and so distracting) even if it wasn’t justified. I wished Logan would’ve called him out on it more especially since he was on the receiving end more often than not. Their physical connection was actually so sweet and I even liked how Logan just allowed himself to be with Baby even if he’d never been attracted to a man before. I enjoyed their dynamic and passion.

I do recommend this with the caveat that it’s not particularly well developed.

This author still has a lot of work to do in becoming a better story teller. I appreciate a shorter book but if things are mentioned, I want some meat behind it. Less focus on sex and more focus on characters and their relationship is desperately needed. Her timeline, or lack thereof, is still a weak point.

[Bee · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 39 %

I really wanted to like this. I read book 1 of this interconnected standalone series. And I loved book 1. I knew I wasn’t gonna love the tropes of book 2 so I skipped that one. I read the trigger warning/trope list of this book. And while miscommunication was listed. And the author did apologize for giving us the trope, even though she loves it. I can’t call this miscommunication.

I feel like miscommunication is when things are happening, and the characters are misinterpreting the events and then not communicating effectively because of their misinterpretation of those events…. that is not what is happening here. Baby is just deciding that he is going to believe that Logan is either lying to him half the time or has no idea what he is doing the other half of the time.

Baby literally gives an example that Logan has told him that he likes his hair and thinks it is soft and wants to touch it. And baby decides that that means Logan is joking and can’t possibly touch his hair. He doesn’t know what he is saying. They are in the middle of embarking on a spicy scene. And he decides that Logan doesn’t know what he is doing. And can’t possibly want to proceed with another man. This does not feel like miscommunication. This feels like one character just deciding that they are gonna ignore what the other character is saying and doing on purpose. Not hearing one thing and accidentally misinterpreting what that character saying because you have a different understanding of the events. The character is talking about. Baby just chooses to believe that Logan lies about his feelings and can’t possibly be attracted to a man. It made their interactions frustrating and I just can’t see getting through the rest of the book this way.

Logan is definitely having some miscommunication. Because Baby does not communicate his real feelings to Logan. So he is left to make his own assumptions about the true motivations behind Baby’s actions. So maybe that’s what the author was talking about with this “miscommunication trope “but from Baby’s end…. That’s not miscommunication. It’s just Baby being willfully obtuse, and it makes him an unlikable character to the point that like I don’t wanna read the book.

[Kim Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Baby, you’re my everything, love."

I couldn't wait to get my hands on this read after loving part 1 and 2 from this series so much, and I was so not disappointed 💘

Baby (yes, that's his real name) and Logan live together. And while Logan is straight, Baby may or may not have a crush on him. Aaand, he is not the best of hiding that fact, but he tries okay 🙈

Baby is one of the brattiest, sassiest characters I recently met and I loved it 🤣 some might say he is a bit needy, or maybe annoying with his insecurities, but that made his whole character so special. He really needed the affirmation and love that Logan could give him.

I love this author's work so much, and I’m already so hyped for more in this series to come 💜

[Mug · Rating 3 out of 5]

the fake dating trope tease😭😭 baited and switched to the incessant insecurity trope instead like pls k*ll me!!!!! the ENTIRE book was infested with it and it was inescapable. baby made assumptions that only made sense to his insecurities, no logic whatsoever…commence the back and forth of logan telling him what he actually meant/felt and baby not believing him. rinse and repeat. it was most irritating bc there was no personal growth either….baby was still doing this 90% in like babe i’m EXHAUSTED !🫩 kinda sucked the fun outta everything….plus it was lowkey insta and logan is a cardboard box, his character needed to be fleshed out more. he was giving interchangeable ‘inhumanly patient and supportive savior bf’ like…..no offense but yawn af when there’s nothing else of substance to him. also, i just felt bad for logan, bro was putting out fires allll book and didn’t start a single one like can we get a bit more from baby than whoops, misread that???💀 overall, more annoying than anything else…2.75 stars

[꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱ brandon sklenar’s baby (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t get how lack of communication between characters is still a thing. Have we not learned anything?!

[Queen of Fears · Rating 1 out of 5]

No.

11% in and straight to the bin.

Behold, a conversation—if you can call it that—between Baby and Logan—Baby’s alleged crush who deigns to want to hang out with him; egad!

—Quote:
“Ok,” he says after a while. “What about you—were there ever any girls?”
I look at him like he’s stupid. “Do you have a wad of chewed-up bubblegum where your brain should be?”
He rolls his eyes, finally unable to ignore my attitude.
“No, really,” I cut him off when his mouth opens. “How is it that someone could be so mind-numbingly dumb, huh?”
He goes quiet once again, and my unreasonable self takes that personally.
“What? Is your single brain cell struggling to think of a comeback?”
—End quote.

Wow.
Abandon standards, all ye who enter here.

If you enjoyed this book beyond this point, I reserve the right to openly judge you. There are ways to write a snarky, abrasive and standoffish character who is still relatable, if not likeable. I’ve seen it. I promise you, this isn’t one of those.

Um, not sorry but rude, condescending, entitled, verbally abusive, disparaging, MEAN-SPIRITED *sshole is not what I signed up for.

Trauma ™ and being gay aren’t a pass. Jeffrey Dahmer was also gay.

F*ck both Baby and this author with a corkscrew.

[Berry's Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this!

Baby is one of my most favorite characters from this series and this book did not disappoint! I loved it. I finished it so quickly I couldn’t put it down. Logan was so sweet. I just loved watching their relationship grow and Logan finding himself with Baby! Must read!!

[theshadyivy]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 🫦🫦🫦

I was so curious about Baby's story, and I have to tell you — it did not disappoint.🩷

I loved how open and considerate Logan was around Baby, especially given how much Baby pushed back and acted out of his insecurities. And honestly? I get it. When you can't quite believe someone could genuinely want you, that anxiety takes over😔. It's a pity how deeply toxic past experiences can mess with your ability to just accept good things.

Logan deserves all the credit for his patience🥺, and Baby's journey toward trusting it is so worth reading.

If you love slow-burn tension, emotionally rich characters, and a romance that feels earned rather than handed to you — this is your next read. ✨

🩷 Twink x Blue collar
🩷 Bi-awakening
🩷 Anxiety
🩷 Fake dating
🩷 Roommates to lovers
🩷 Pining
🩷 Miscommunication
🩷 Friends with benefits
🩷 Toys, biting, rimming, BJ, handcuffs, edging, praise

82/26

[ashlee ❤ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby + Logan

-mm romance
-friends to lovers
-fake dating
-roommates
-insecure boys
-praise & bondage
-biting as a love language
-pan awakening

omg!! we've been waiting for baby's story for a while & it was soooo worth it!! his & logans dynamic was soooo perfect! it was soooo sad that baby had to be so protective of his feelings but logan was trying so hard to fix it...& then that turned him insecure too haha but they were just the perfect amounts of jealous i couldn't get enough!!

[Romantically Inclined Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

favorite of the series so far

[Pernille ♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you so much to the author for sending me this book, and letting me read this early. Pretty Boy is a book i return to over and over, and Baby is a favourite side character in it, so I was really excited to see more from him and explore his love-hate relationship with Logan.

I did enjoy most of this book, and it did make me giggle and kick my feet at times, but there was also parts that made me wanna reach my hands inside the book and shake the characters. We were warned about the miscommunication trope though, so even though I usually hate it, I powered through in hopes it would be worth it. The ending was sadly not as satisfying as I’d hoped, but still enjoyable.

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There were a few things throughout the book, that took me out of the story, which is why I can’t give it more than 2 stars (curse you Goodreads for not doing half stars).

I’m still freshly done with the book, so maybe more things will come to mind later, but these are things I noted down while reading, that threw me off a bit:

💙The pacing in this book felt off to me. From what I understand, then this book takes place over several months, based on a thought from Logan’s pov later in the book (if we don’t count the epilogues). I had a little trouble getting a feel for how much time had passed in between scenes and overall throughout the story. The book starts during the christmas/winter break, but later we don’t get much indication of time passing. For example, we don’t get to know when Baby goes back to school after the break, besides later we have a scene where he’s supposed to be studying for an exam. We don’t see him talking about or attending classes before this, so it felt like it came a bit out of the blue. Before that, I’d assumed this took place over the break, with how things were described, since there isn’t much else to help establish a timeline.

💙The pacing in between sections, feel very abrupt sometimes and the scenes themselves feel very short, as if we’re trying to quickly to the next part/next sex scene. The only scenes I really felt were somewhat fleshed, out were the sex scenes and even a few of those I still felt we were rushing a bit to finish.

💙I think it’s a shame we don’t get to meet Audrey more, or see her and Baby interact more throughout the story. I did sometimes feel like some of the scenes felt a bit empty, as if we didn’t get to really meet other people properly or see Baby or Logan interact properly with other people. I would have loved to see more interactions with others to help further the story, kinda like the one with Baby and Liam in Liams apartment, but it felt like a lot of that had been cut out and only told in brief flashbacks.

💙Continuing from that, multiple times throughout the story, I felt like I had missed scenes or part of scenes from earlier. As an example, multiple times Logan or Baby mention having left marks on eachother, but I don’t feel like we got to see it. I remember there was a mention of one of them having gotten a mark on his thigh (I think it was Baby noticing a mark he’d left of Logans thigh when trying not to sniff his balls) but I don’t remember that happening, so I’m assuming we weren’t told, and I personally felt like that was a shame.

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I have some other few more nitpicky things I’ve thought of as well, that are not major complaints, since this might be more personal preference, so I’m writing them here:

💙In my opinion, I feel like Baby forgave Zeke way too quickly. During the strip club scene, Zeke came across as a bit of a dick throughout, and based on his earlier behavior and how horrible he’d been to Baby, I feel like it should have taken a bit more than him saying he’d been outed and now had a boyfriend for him to earn any forgiveness. Id have liked Baby to maybe see him take the “I don’t forgive you, but maybe we can work on putting it behind us” route than just forgive, but again, this is personal opinion.

💙Call me a perv, but I think we got way too little of Baby’s smelling kink 😂 It kinda felt like it was forgotten halfway through.

💙Speaking of forgetting, I kept forgetting that they were doing the fake dating thing. I’m not sure if it was a pacing issue or if it kinda drowned in whatever else what going on, but I feel like we lost it somewhere and then remembered again later that we were doing that. Might be due to the lack of scenes with people outside the apartment, because the other boys obviously knew they weren’t dating, but it made it feel not very important to the story.

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Overall I did enjoy aspects of the book, and Baby is a very fun and interesting character to explore, but the story did leave me wanting more. It does come from a place of love, because as I wrote earlier, Pretty Boy is a favourite of mine, and is a book I’ll keep returning to. Maybe I’ll also give this another read again in the future and see if my opinion changes.

[Jane aka Coughy019 (Safety info included) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tropes: roommates, miscommunication, fake dating, opposites attract
Feels: 3/5
Steam*: 3/5
Kinks: Light bondage, sensory deprivation, sex toys, Cum play, spanking, brat, sex in risky places, praise, edging
Angst: low
HEA: HEA
Pairing: MM
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings/representation: homophobia, body and gender dysphoria, past bullying, marijuana, third act break up, making your current partner pay for your ex's mistakes
Cheating between MCs: No
Any cheating: No
Other person drama: before they got together, while they were just roommates, Baby walks in on Logan with a naked girl, and he's hurt because he does have feelings already for Logan. Baby later thinks that Logan hooked up with that girl again after they were together, but it was a miscommunication. There are some references to Baby's past relationship with Zeke, but Baby clearly has no interest in Zeke.

4.25 stars

Baby and Logan are roommates. Logan has always identified as straight, but there's been a pull between them all along, he always wanted to spend time with Baby, but he didn't understand it was because he was crushing on Baby. When Baby gets asked to be in a friend's wedding, Logan volunteers to be his fake boyfriend/date, because the bride's brother Zeke is Baby's ex from high school who was in the closet and treated him horribly. Baby doesn't think Logan can pull it off, that he would be too uncomfortable with him physically, but a practice kiss turns hot and they start hooking up all the time. But they don't communicate, they don't define the relationship, and Baby jumps to a wrong conclusion causing them some drama.

I'd really been looking forward to this book, and I did enjoy it. I loved Baby being a biter. I loved Logan being completely gone for Baby, no chill, craving his attention and snuggles. It was cute how Logan was already planning their future so early in, and just enjoying everything about Baby. He was down bad. The push pull between the two of them was enjoyable. I liked their friend group. I loved seeing Liam and Sebastian (and Panini) again, they are my favourite couple from this series.

One thing that I didn't like was the way that Baby basically made Logan pay for the sins of his ex. I hate when a past relationship has so much control over a person's actions in their current relationship. Baby was pretty bad to Logan early on, reminiscent of Sebastian being an ass to Liam after his first time with a guy, but for much longer.


Some notable moments:

"“Fuck,” I hiss. He’s biting me. My little vampire is finally biting me, his teeth digging into the crook of my neck, and it’s so painfully sweet that I almost miss it as his hips stutter against me."

"“He’s… mine. I was already his, but now he’s mine and I like that.” It wasn’t that long ago that Cade said those words to me, and I had no idea what that might feel like. I do now. I don’t know that I’m crazy enough to put a ring on him just yet, but it doesn���t matter. I’m his, and he’s mine. That’s all there is to it. My love. My little vampire. He’s all fucking mine."

The scene was so cute. Logan pouting because Baby was ticked at him interrupting his sleep with groping, and he proceeds to spend all night looking up everything he can about Baby, saving pictures of him from his social media. "I cross my arms and glare at the shared wall between our rooms—not that he sees it. I’ve been sent away, forced into solitary confinement as he cuddles a pink dildo plushie. I woke him up one singular time to play with his butt, and now he can’t trust me to let him get a good night’s sleep. Pfft."

I am weak for platonic snuggling. I love it. Logan was so not chill. "He thanks me and sits up enough to take a sip, and when I turn to leave again, he grabs my hand. “Wanna lay down with me?” I shrug nonchalantly. “Sure.” As tired as I am, I feel a burst of excitement at being invited into his bed. I have to smash that feeling down so I don’t hug him too tightly, settling for spooning him instead. I fall asleep within minutes."


*FYI about steam: I rate steam based on a combination of quality & quantity. I note kink separate from steam because I don't want to underrate steamy reads that don't have much kink.

**Note about spoilers: I like to comment on the plot of a book in reviews, so I almost always mark my reviews as containing spoilers. But I try to avoid spoiling the big dramatic moments! As a reader, I personally like to know what I'm getting into before I read a book so I know more about the content and if it's to my taste/mood, so I try to give that information in my reviews for myself when I'm considering rereading and also for other readers.

[June August · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than book 2, which was an absolute mess, but not as good as book 1! Which I loved!!!! This one was ok, I felt it had so much potential but somehow it felt flat. I stoped reading at I think 83% or so, I still had no idea who Logan was. Baby we had lost of information and that was an interesting character but it did not come across how they suddenly became more than roommates. I did not get the chemistry. I felt the hot and cold vibe offputting. I don’t know, it just felt flat.

[Caroline Forrester · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Ev Reads A Lot · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Logan's golden retriever energy so much. Especially paired with sassy Baby. I love a happy queer awakening. I wish it was like that for everyone!

[Julia Toth · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ☆

I kind of inhaled this, so that tells you how I feel about the book, doesn't it? Oh, these two boys and their lack of communication! It was annoying, but still fun to watch! I wanted them to talk, but honestly they are in their early twenties so I feel like this was par for the course. I also feel like Baby will be kind of a divisive character, the same as Bash. He's prickly and not very nice for most of the book and he does hurt Logan with his actions and words, but Logan still ends up loving him in the end. Maybe if his trauma had been discussed more it would be different, but that is not the focus of the book.
I really enjoyed Baby's bratty tendencies and I felt like Logan was the best brat-tamer for him. I really enjoyed Logan and Baby's dynamic and how they played off each other. The banter and the push and pull between them was very enjoyable. I loved the sweet side of Baby that we got to see in the epilogues. Logan was such a sweet person and I loved him asking all the questions, but also knowing that Baby will answer when he wants to, so questions need to be asked multiple times.

This was fun and I loved all of the pouting they both did 🤭 It was also great to see more of Bash, Liam, Cade and Nic.

[Gems]

DNF - 86%

It had a really good premise, but ultimately, I dropped because Baby’s character was insufferable. His aversion to show human decency was actually incredible. He would throw tantrums constantly and Logan would be at the brunt of it every time. It became nauseatingly predictable, repetitive and all in all, hard to read.

The two had chemistry, but it felt like Logan was apologising over and over again for things that weren’t his fault. And over and over again, Baby would be hurt over nothing and we would get no insight into why he is the way he is. So I’ll happily conclude that he’s genuinely just a bitch.

That’s all 🧘‍♀️

[Blair Kennedy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Baby was so irritating. He’s so negative it actually drained my soul, I straight up hated him lol

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brianna, girl, I missed you. But his is a hard rating for me because I really liked the writing style and overall vibe of this book, but this was offset by how much I HATED Baby as a character. He was an insane mix of contradictions and insecurities, and it made him mean and unlikable. I'm actually not entirely sure how Logan could stand him. So let's say 3.5 stars.

This is a classic fake-dating trope - Baby's ex-high school hook-up, who treated him really badly, will be at his high school BFFs wedding, so Logan, his long-suffering straight roommate, swoops in to save the day. The thing is, Baby is carrying a massive torch for Logan, and is an absolute dick to him for reasons sweet, golden retriever Logan cannot understand. Baby is so strange. He is the only child of California lesbians who own a cannabis business, and yet he seems to be completely fixated on a gender binary to the point of making lots of harmful assumptions about Logan's sexuality and preferences. In the year of our lord 2026? Come on. And when he's unsure of things, he just shuts down or runs away instead of just asking. He was an insufferable child. Logan I liked much better. He was chill and perceptive and didn't get stuck in his own head or in his own way. He is patient enough with Baby to convince him that it's real and not just an experiment.

The book was ultimately saved for me by their chemistry. Ms Flores knows how to bring the heat and I was into it. Baby never really grows on me, I'm not sure he really grows at all, and it's a pity. Overall this was an entertaining, if frustrating read. I'm glad we get more in the series.

[Katkejt ☾.]

Logan • Baby

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“That’s okay. I can carry you anywhere you want to go.”

….

And we are back at Apartment 13! This time with Baby and Logan.

Baby, so insecure yet so sure of himself. Past situations got him so burned which had a toll on him when trying to get closer to Logan. But Logan - the man you are. A precious one. A understanding one but also not accepting any less.

This story is about fighting your insecurities and bringing out the best in each other. It was a long fight (a very long one with loads of misunderstandings ) for this but a worthy one.

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“He deserves better. I don’t know the guy, but I know he’s not good enough for Baby. I’m not either, but at least I know that.” // “He feeds me the softest little whimper, and the sound of it stuns me.” // “He’s something.” // “Be real. For two seconds, just be real, Baby.” // “I know I’m about to make so many mistakes—the kinds I swore to never make again—but it’s settled. I can feel the heartbreak now, the seed already planted securely right in my heart. It already hurts, but Logan seems worth the pain of letting it grow.” // “You’re pretty when you’re mad, Baby.” // “You just have to trust me.” // “If I were a sadist, he wouldn’t be moaning so prettily for me. Nah, I’m giving us exactly what we need.” // “We’re a marvel, an actual anomaly, the both of us together.” // “You’re my everything, love.” …

….

[Drew · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is miscommunication and there is blatantly jumping through mental gymnastics to misunderstand someone. Omfg so frustrating to read… It got to the point where I wasn’t understanding WHY Logan was even giving Baby more chances. Baby’s reasoning for the trauma he felt in high school with his “ex” being the basis for why he couldn’t trust Logan for even a single second didn’t hold much water considering after a two sentence conversation, BABY FORGAVE HIS EX. No groveling and frankly his ex was super rude during THE APOLOGY. The sex was hot but I couldn’t even get into it until more than halfway through because no matter how hot it was in the moment, the very second it ended Baby would get so cold towards Logan like it didn’t even happen. Baby was still being a dick up until the epilogue basically…..

[Madam Ra · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 ⭐️ Okay. So in the beginning of the book it was listed in the tw about a miscommunication trope.What you actually get is a whole book of no communication whatsoever between these boys. A lot of assumptions and mistrust. These two should have just voice their insecurities and have a talk.But no. Baby got on my nerves pretty quickly. I hated how he dismissed what Logan was telling him, He didn’t give him a chance to speak his mind. On the contrary he had so many presumptions about what should Logan feel or do and what his journey should look like. I didn’t like him very much. Logan was fine 😉 so yeah almost a miss for me.