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WMU #2
What's the Use of Wondering?
WMU: Book Two Violinist Logan has spent most of his life training for a career in music. But as the pressure mounts during his junior year, he questions whether playing in an orchestra is the future he wants, or one chosen by his parents. His new roommate—that annoying jerk Peter from last year’s production of Guys and Dolls—complicates matters. Crammed into a dorm room with the overconfident but undeniably hot accounting major, Logan can’t stop snarling. Then Peter sprains his ankle building sets, and Logan grudgingly agrees to play chauffeur. But instead of putting further strain on their relationship, spending time together reveals some common ground—and mutual frustration. Logan discovers he isn’t the only one who doesn’t know what he wants from life, and the animosity between him and Peter changes keys. But just as the possibility of a happier future appears, Logan gets a dream offer that will take him away from Western Massachusetts University—and Peter. Now he has to decide: will he live the solitary life laid out for him, or hold on to Peter and forge his own path?
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200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 3, 2017
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Kate McMurray
63 books348 followersKate McMurray writes smart romantic fiction. She likes creating stories that are brainy, funny, and of course sexy, with regular guy characters and urban sensibilities. She advocates for romance stories by and for everyone. When she’s not writing, she edits textbooks, watches baseball, plays violin, crafts things out of yarn, and wears a lot of cute dresses. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with a bossy cat and too many books.
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July 9, 2017
4 Stars
Logan and Peter meet at college and definitely get off on the wrong foot. They both travel in the artsy circle, so they continue to run into one another. When Logan's roommate moves out, instead of garnering the single room he hopes for, Logan gets a new roommate. The first day back at college his Junior year puts him face to face with his new roommate, Peter.
NA college age used to be one of my all-time favorite tropes to read, but I found suddenly the college kids authors were writing all felt too much like middle schoolers. They just all seemed to be very immature, but What's the Use in Wondering, reminded me why I love this trope so much.
I absolutely adored this story. The characters were likable and once they move in together they quickly become frenemies. The progression of their relationship is natural and realistic. It's a slow move from enemies to roommates, then later from tentative friends to lovers. The relationship happens over time and isn't rushed. This couple really has to work to decide what they want for their futures. Both young men are living their parents' dreams and not their own, but together they figure this out and gain the courage to stand up for what they want in life.
The story is well-written and flowed well. I not only loved the main characters, but Logan and Peter's friends were amazing and supportive secondary characters. Logan and Peter had good chemistry and they fit well together. My one real complaint about the author's writing and a piece of criticism I'll give is that the writing was sometimes too telly and not showy enough. Don't tell me the action that's happening on page, show it to me. I want to experience it through the characters' eyes myself, not be told what's happening. For me, it takes away the emotional connection between the character and the reader. Okay, sorry this is a real pet peeve of mine, but I'll get off my soapbox now. All in all, this was a sweet and enjoyable read that's very recommendable.
*copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie via Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement.*
Logan and Peter meet at college and definitely get off on the wrong foot. They both travel in the artsy circle, so they continue to run into one another. When Logan's roommate moves out, instead of garnering the single room he hopes for, Logan gets a new roommate. The first day back at college his Junior year puts him face to face with his new roommate, Peter.
NA college age used to be one of my all-time favorite tropes to read, but I found suddenly the college kids authors were writing all felt too much like middle schoolers. They just all seemed to be very immature, but What's the Use in Wondering, reminded me why I love this trope so much.
I absolutely adored this story. The characters were likable and once they move in together they quickly become frenemies. The progression of their relationship is natural and realistic. It's a slow move from enemies to roommates, then later from tentative friends to lovers. The relationship happens over time and isn't rushed. This couple really has to work to decide what they want for their futures. Both young men are living their parents' dreams and not their own, but together they figure this out and gain the courage to stand up for what they want in life.
The story is well-written and flowed well. I not only loved the main characters, but Logan and Peter's friends were amazing and supportive secondary characters. Logan and Peter had good chemistry and they fit well together. My one real complaint about the author's writing and a piece of criticism I'll give is that the writing was sometimes too telly and not showy enough. Don't tell me the action that's happening on page, show it to me. I want to experience it through the characters' eyes myself, not be told what's happening. For me, it takes away the emotional connection between the character and the reader. Okay, sorry this is a real pet peeve of mine, but I'll get off my soapbox now. All in all, this was a sweet and enjoyable read that's very recommendable.
*copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie via Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement.*
July 11, 2017
Let's just say Logan and Peter don't exactly meet cute at the start of this book:
Over the course of the school year, Peter and Logan gradually become friends and their relationship develops when Logan finally figures out Peter is gay and tells him "It’s possible I jerk off to porn while thinking about you when you’re at orchestra rehearsal.” Peter introduces Logan to student life, i.e. something other than spending all his spare time practicing and leading rehearsals and Logan helps Peter dream of working on Broadway with set design.
Along the way, we get to catch up on Noel and Dave from There Has to Be a Reason and Noel helps Logan understand something he and Dave have learned:
The only niggle I had was that the resolution came very quickly (and was perhaps a bit too rosy given the way Logan's parents had been portrayed for most of the book), but the Epilogue was really lovely and tied everything together beautifully. 4 stars .... and I'm hoping there is a another book in the series featuring Fred!
I received an ARC from Dreamspinner Press in exchange for an honest review.
Review also posted at Gay Book Reviews - check it out!
[Logan] “You self-righteous prick. You are, of course, completely without flaws, so you’ve taken it upon yourself to fix everyone else.”But they soon meet again ... in the dorm room they share their junior year. The very hot, very annoying Peter is involved in the Theatre Club building sets while Logan is Concertmaster of the WMU Orchestra and his life is consumed with fulfilling the dream of joining a prestigious orchestra like the Boston Symphony. Although their interests are dissimilar, each young man faces the same sort of dilemma. Peter's major is Accounting only because his father, who is paying for school, wants him to become an accountant whereas Peter's real love is stage set design. Logan has spent his life practicing the violin and now wonders if the dream of achieving an orchestra position is his parents' fervent desire rather than his.
[Peter] “I’d say it’s nice to meet you, but, well, you were here too.”
I wasn’t entirely sure who I was apart from my violin.
Over the course of the school year, Peter and Logan gradually become friends and their relationship develops when Logan finally figures out Peter is gay and tells him "It’s possible I jerk off to porn while thinking about you when you’re at orchestra rehearsal.” Peter introduces Logan to student life, i.e. something other than spending all his spare time practicing and leading rehearsals and Logan helps Peter dream of working on Broadway with set design.
I made a promise to myself then. I would find out who I really was that semester, before it was too late to change the course of my life.
Along the way, we get to catch up on Noel and Dave from There Has to Be a Reason and Noel helps Logan understand something he and Dave have learned:
Life is uncertain. You never know what’s about to happen. Sometimes what feels like the worst turns out to be the best.I really liked the plot and the way Kate McMurray lets her characters figure out their motivations and their passions. The pace of the story felt just right as both young men have to decide their path and what place each other has in their future dreams. Each needs to realize they aren't living their parents' lives - they need to live their own. While their sexual relationship isn't insta-hot n' steamy, it really works in the context of this story.
The only niggle I had was that the resolution came very quickly (and was perhaps a bit too rosy given the way Logan's parents had been portrayed for most of the book), but the Epilogue was really lovely and tied everything together beautifully. 4 stars .... and I'm hoping there is a another book in the series featuring Fred!
I received an ARC from Dreamspinner Press in exchange for an honest review.
Review also posted at Gay Book Reviews - check it out!
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July 5, 20184 Hearts
I have a minor confession; I am a musical lover. It’s not a terrible confession but I adore musicals, I even have a few favorites on vinyl and often break into song just because. I wonder why life can’t be like a musical where a simple walk down the street can’t turn into a song and dance where everyone knows the moves and words. Bjork did it in a video and Enchanted captured it perfectly on film so what I am trying to say is when I read the title of this book, I didn’t actually read it… you see, I turned into Bernadette Peters and sang the classic from Carousel.
Now that we have that bit of information.
This was a really sweet and slow burn kind of roommate to romance story and I adored it. Told from Logan’s POV we meet him as he is being assigned a new roommate his junior year at WMU and it’s not who he expected. Last year, Logan had a run in with a Theater Tech who let Logan know he was killing himself by smoking and now, the Tech aka as Peter is his roommate. It’s not such a problem for Logan but it is because Peter is a hot blond jock who Logan assumes is straight and they really don’t hit it off to begin with. The boys pretty much stay out of each other’s way as Logan focuses on his violin rehearsals moving toward a career in performance orchestra and Peter one in accounting. But being roommates and in each other’s space can lead to unrequited crushes and misunderstandings.
When Peter has a fall while working with one of the sets for the Guys and Dolls show and his ride around campus bails on him, he asks Logan to help him out and Logan is too nice of a guy to say no. But one single sentence that Logan takes the wrong way puts a strain on this new almost amicable friendship between them and almost ruins a beautiful romance that never even began.
I truly adore both Logan and Peter. These boys are under so much pressure from their parents to be who their parents want without regard to what they want. They are so focused on doing the right thing that they almost miss the chance to be with the person that is right under their nose or at least right across the dorm room. The feelings Logan has for Peter are laid out clearly even when he thinks Peter is straight but after reading an LGBT article Peter wrote that included a story about him coming out, Logan decides he needs to apologize for judging Peter without knowing who he really was. I loved how honest these young men were with one another from the beginning even when they aren’t exactly sure how to move forward with their romance.
Honestly, the build up to Logan and Peter with their crush confessions and then them moving forward was nice but everything after that was even better. I love college age romances because it’s lovely to watch young people figure their lives out and I get to live the college experience I never had through them. Roommate romances though are so much fun! You are in this space, sharing space with another person who you find attractive and then once the physical starts followed by emotions there is always this bit of angst around because what happens if it doesn’t work out? Thankfully, Logan and Peter find out right away that only honesty will do with them and I fell hard for their romance as they learn to be friends and lovers looking toward the future.
I could ramble a good deal about the details of violin playing and how I could see and almost feel Logan as he played and hear the notes coming from his instrument. I could ramble about Peter and how steadfast he is in his love for art and painting and how freaking supportive he is of Logan. I could ramble about how I liked the way the author handled sex between these two and didn’t over saturate the story with it because they were more than sex though when they were together, I felt it. I could ramble about Logan coming back to the dorm after talking with his parents and how much I loved the epilogue or how I need to go back and read Dave and Noel’s story because it’s definitely one I need to read or… I could stop here and go listen to Maria and The Captain sing about doing Something Good.
I have a minor confession; I am a musical lover. It’s not a terrible confession but I adore musicals, I even have a few favorites on vinyl and often break into song just because. I wonder why life can’t be like a musical where a simple walk down the street can’t turn into a song and dance where everyone knows the moves and words. Bjork did it in a video and Enchanted captured it perfectly on film so what I am trying to say is when I read the title of this book, I didn’t actually read it… you see, I turned into Bernadette Peters and sang the classic from Carousel.
Now that we have that bit of information.
This was a really sweet and slow burn kind of roommate to romance story and I adored it. Told from Logan’s POV we meet him as he is being assigned a new roommate his junior year at WMU and it’s not who he expected. Last year, Logan had a run in with a Theater Tech who let Logan know he was killing himself by smoking and now, the Tech aka as Peter is his roommate. It’s not such a problem for Logan but it is because Peter is a hot blond jock who Logan assumes is straight and they really don’t hit it off to begin with. The boys pretty much stay out of each other’s way as Logan focuses on his violin rehearsals moving toward a career in performance orchestra and Peter one in accounting. But being roommates and in each other’s space can lead to unrequited crushes and misunderstandings.
Life is uncertain. You never know what’s about to happen. Sometimes what feels like the worst turns out to be the best.
When Peter has a fall while working with one of the sets for the Guys and Dolls show and his ride around campus bails on him, he asks Logan to help him out and Logan is too nice of a guy to say no. But one single sentence that Logan takes the wrong way puts a strain on this new almost amicable friendship between them and almost ruins a beautiful romance that never even began.
“Do you even know the effect you have on me? Do you know how fucking hot you are?”
“Why are we arguing about this?”
“I don’t know. Why are you cleaning your half of the room when we should be kissing?”
I truly adore both Logan and Peter. These boys are under so much pressure from their parents to be who their parents want without regard to what they want. They are so focused on doing the right thing that they almost miss the chance to be with the person that is right under their nose or at least right across the dorm room. The feelings Logan has for Peter are laid out clearly even when he thinks Peter is straight but after reading an LGBT article Peter wrote that included a story about him coming out, Logan decides he needs to apologize for judging Peter without knowing who he really was. I loved how honest these young men were with one another from the beginning even when they aren’t exactly sure how to move forward with their romance.
Honestly, the build up to Logan and Peter with their crush confessions and then them moving forward was nice but everything after that was even better. I love college age romances because it’s lovely to watch young people figure their lives out and I get to live the college experience I never had through them. Roommate romances though are so much fun! You are in this space, sharing space with another person who you find attractive and then once the physical starts followed by emotions there is always this bit of angst around because what happens if it doesn’t work out? Thankfully, Logan and Peter find out right away that only honesty will do with them and I fell hard for their romance as they learn to be friends and lovers looking toward the future.
“We’ll rebel together, here in this room, even if no one else knows about it.”
I could ramble a good deal about the details of violin playing and how I could see and almost feel Logan as he played and hear the notes coming from his instrument. I could ramble about Peter and how steadfast he is in his love for art and painting and how freaking supportive he is of Logan. I could ramble about how I liked the way the author handled sex between these two and didn’t over saturate the story with it because they were more than sex though when they were together, I felt it. I could ramble about Logan coming back to the dorm after talking with his parents and how much I loved the epilogue or how I need to go back and read Dave and Noel’s story because it’s definitely one I need to read or… I could stop here and go listen to Maria and The Captain sing about doing Something Good.
July 20, 2017
Loved it. Loved those boys. Also loved seeing Dave and Noel from book 1 again!
July 25, 2017
Review originally posted over at Just Love https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/0...
It’s kind of obnoxious that I have to keep pointing this out, but some books, quite frankly, don’t have good writing or editing. Therefore, I feel the need to point out when the writing quality is really good like it was in this book. Maybe you don’t mind, but it’s something that will flip me from being on the fence about a book over to yes. Even if I am whatever about the plot, if the writing is good I can enjoy it a lot more than I would if a book is written not as well.
This book is part of a series, which I did not realize until after I read it, but you don’t need to read the first one to enjoy this one. The characters from that book were in this one, so if you are interested in a coming-out-during-college type book, you might want to read that one first. This book was more of a tale of opposite personalities and forced interactions than any real conflict, and because I’m not super into a lot of drama and conflict in books I enjoyed it a lot. The beginning of the book made it seem like there was going to be a lot of conflict, but it settled down once the book got going.
At first, the rapport between the two MCs put me off, and I thought “oh no I’m going to hate this book” when I wanted to love it! This part took place the semester before the story really starts, so it ended up not shaping the tone of the whole book thankfully. After that the book was super easy to read, and I found it enjoyable.
The term “summer read” is probably overused, but this was a good summer, easy read even though it’s about school. Enjoy the fact that you are done/out of school and read other people having to deal with it instead! This was more about musicals/theater/orchestra/music than kids talking about math or biology anyway. So unless you were a theater kid/bando, this is completely different than your school world was anyway! No dangerous flash backs!!!
I was initially worried that Logan was going to be the stuck up, high brow archetype and that Peter was going to be the artsy one. McMurray did a good job adding a lot of depth and growth to these characters and not just pigeonholing them. It is always frustrating to get a well written book with a great plot that has two-dimensional characters. It’s like, why bother at that point if you aren’t going to develop the characters at all? This is a complaint I have for a lot of non-romance books too, so don’t think I’m just being hard on the genre!
Going to be brutally honest here: This book wasn’t doing anything super new, but it was good and I enjoyed it a lot. I really like books set in college for some reason, and I was glad that this ended up being worth the read. There was, naturally, a misunderstanding, but unlike a lot of books with school age people there wasn’t an epic amount of drama. It was a sweet, easy, well-written read that my review doesn’t do justice.
It’s kind of obnoxious that I have to keep pointing this out, but some books, quite frankly, don’t have good writing or editing. Therefore, I feel the need to point out when the writing quality is really good like it was in this book. Maybe you don’t mind, but it’s something that will flip me from being on the fence about a book over to yes. Even if I am whatever about the plot, if the writing is good I can enjoy it a lot more than I would if a book is written not as well.
This book is part of a series, which I did not realize until after I read it, but you don’t need to read the first one to enjoy this one. The characters from that book were in this one, so if you are interested in a coming-out-during-college type book, you might want to read that one first. This book was more of a tale of opposite personalities and forced interactions than any real conflict, and because I’m not super into a lot of drama and conflict in books I enjoyed it a lot. The beginning of the book made it seem like there was going to be a lot of conflict, but it settled down once the book got going.
At first, the rapport between the two MCs put me off, and I thought “oh no I’m going to hate this book” when I wanted to love it! This part took place the semester before the story really starts, so it ended up not shaping the tone of the whole book thankfully. After that the book was super easy to read, and I found it enjoyable.
The term “summer read” is probably overused, but this was a good summer, easy read even though it’s about school. Enjoy the fact that you are done/out of school and read other people having to deal with it instead! This was more about musicals/theater/orchestra/music than kids talking about math or biology anyway. So unless you were a theater kid/bando, this is completely different than your school world was anyway! No dangerous flash backs!!!
I was initially worried that Logan was going to be the stuck up, high brow archetype and that Peter was going to be the artsy one. McMurray did a good job adding a lot of depth and growth to these characters and not just pigeonholing them. It is always frustrating to get a well written book with a great plot that has two-dimensional characters. It’s like, why bother at that point if you aren’t going to develop the characters at all? This is a complaint I have for a lot of non-romance books too, so don’t think I’m just being hard on the genre!
Going to be brutally honest here: This book wasn’t doing anything super new, but it was good and I enjoyed it a lot. I really like books set in college for some reason, and I was glad that this ended up being worth the read. There was, naturally, a misunderstanding, but unlike a lot of books with school age people there wasn’t an epic amount of drama. It was a sweet, easy, well-written read that my review doesn’t do justice.
July 5, 2017
If, like me, New Adult is your jam, and you enjoy a really good roommates to lovers story, then let me tell you, Kate McMurray's What's the Use of Wondering will definitely hit all of your buttons. I know it did mine. A sweet romance with a touch of angst and some really great coming of age themes, along with two characters I fell in love with made this such an enjoyable read.
Logan loves playing the violin. He's dreamed of being a concert violinist for most of his life. What he doesn't like? His new roommate Peter. Logan and Peter did not have the best first meeting when they crossed paths a few months ago and when Logan walks into his dorm room to see Peter unpacking and making his bed, Logan is not a happy camper. All he wants to do is play his violin and forget about his roommate, no matter how hot he thinks Peter is. The new semester finds Logan under more pressure to to practice more, to be even better, to be the best violinist his parents want him to be. None of which is exactly what he wants. His attraction to Peter isn't helping anything, either, but after an apology to Peter for assuming things he shouldn't have, the two of them realize they have more in common than they think.
The thing I love most about New Adult books is the way the characters often really take a look at their lives and try to figure out exactly what they want to do and who they want to be. As the only child of two high strung parents, Logan feels pressure to not only make them happy, but to excel and be perfect as well. When he begins to question the path he's on, and tries to talk to his parents only to be met with resistance and disregard, the only person he can turn to is Peter. Peter is experiencing the same sort of pressure from his father to follow his footsteps into accounting, which Peter can't possibly see himself doing for the rest of his life.They have the same insecurities, the same questions about their futures and what's expected of them by their parents and this bond makes them so much closer. I loved how they talked to one another, were honest and opened up and admitted things they've never spoken about to anyone else. You could definitely feel just how much this connection, the acceptance was needed.
What's the Use of Wondering is a really quiet, lovely coming of age book that hit on all the things I love most about the New Adult genre. Not many can pull it off, but Kate, as I expected, did such a good job capturing the hope, the fear, the excitement of being on the cusp on forging your own path. I highly recommend this book.
*this review will also be posted on www.diversereader.blogspot.com
Logan loves playing the violin. He's dreamed of being a concert violinist for most of his life. What he doesn't like? His new roommate Peter. Logan and Peter did not have the best first meeting when they crossed paths a few months ago and when Logan walks into his dorm room to see Peter unpacking and making his bed, Logan is not a happy camper. All he wants to do is play his violin and forget about his roommate, no matter how hot he thinks Peter is. The new semester finds Logan under more pressure to to practice more, to be even better, to be the best violinist his parents want him to be. None of which is exactly what he wants. His attraction to Peter isn't helping anything, either, but after an apology to Peter for assuming things he shouldn't have, the two of them realize they have more in common than they think.
The thing I love most about New Adult books is the way the characters often really take a look at their lives and try to figure out exactly what they want to do and who they want to be. As the only child of two high strung parents, Logan feels pressure to not only make them happy, but to excel and be perfect as well. When he begins to question the path he's on, and tries to talk to his parents only to be met with resistance and disregard, the only person he can turn to is Peter. Peter is experiencing the same sort of pressure from his father to follow his footsteps into accounting, which Peter can't possibly see himself doing for the rest of his life.They have the same insecurities, the same questions about their futures and what's expected of them by their parents and this bond makes them so much closer. I loved how they talked to one another, were honest and opened up and admitted things they've never spoken about to anyone else. You could definitely feel just how much this connection, the acceptance was needed.
What's the Use of Wondering is a really quiet, lovely coming of age book that hit on all the things I love most about the New Adult genre. Not many can pull it off, but Kate, as I expected, did such a good job capturing the hope, the fear, the excitement of being on the cusp on forging your own path. I highly recommend this book.
*this review will also be posted on www.diversereader.blogspot.com
July 3, 2017
This is a sweet story of young love and about the trials and tribulations of wanting to please everyone around you. This story is set in college and feeling the pressure of living out parents dreams and not knowing what are your dreams. It’s difficult to know what your dreams are when you’ve been training all your life for a dream that has been ingrained to your brain for the ultimate outcome. Is this really my dream or is it my parents dream? That is the question for these two young men trying to find their way in this world.
Logan is a junior in college and is the concertmaster since his sophomore year. He has been playing the violin since he was very young with his parents pushing him to get into a famous orchestra. His entire life consists of the violin. All his extra curricular activities have to do with the violin, practicing upon practicing, being pit-master for school shows, and working closely with his teacher. This is all Logan does. Oh, and, he thinks about boys. Not that he has time for boys but he thinks of them often.
Now, this is where we meet Peter, the blond Adonis. Peter has the look of the perfect jock. Big broad shoulders, square jaws and let’s not forget those very powerful thighs. Peter is the one who is building the sets for the production Guys & Dolls. Peter wants everything perfect on the set and is kind of a bear to get what he wants. He is going to college to be an accountant but do you think that’s what he wants to do? Not even. It’s another case of what the parents want. He loves art and theater and has a lot of fun building these sets.
Now, Logan thinks Peter is straight and Peter thinks Logan is a brat. Their first meeting during the sophomore year did not impress either of them. Well, guess what? They are roomies at the start of junior year. LOL This does not impress either one of them but they can just avoid each other as much as possible, right? Not even, Peter gets hurt building a set and Logan has agreed to drive him around.
Will these two find a way to tolerate each other? Will these two finally find love? But, most importantly, will these two figure out what they want in life without everyone else’s influence?
I recommend this to anyone who loves a HEA and how life has a great sense of humor as to throw the two most unlikely people together to figure out life.
Logan is a junior in college and is the concertmaster since his sophomore year. He has been playing the violin since he was very young with his parents pushing him to get into a famous orchestra. His entire life consists of the violin. All his extra curricular activities have to do with the violin, practicing upon practicing, being pit-master for school shows, and working closely with his teacher. This is all Logan does. Oh, and, he thinks about boys. Not that he has time for boys but he thinks of them often.
Now, this is where we meet Peter, the blond Adonis. Peter has the look of the perfect jock. Big broad shoulders, square jaws and let’s not forget those very powerful thighs. Peter is the one who is building the sets for the production Guys & Dolls. Peter wants everything perfect on the set and is kind of a bear to get what he wants. He is going to college to be an accountant but do you think that’s what he wants to do? Not even. It’s another case of what the parents want. He loves art and theater and has a lot of fun building these sets.
Now, Logan thinks Peter is straight and Peter thinks Logan is a brat. Their first meeting during the sophomore year did not impress either of them. Well, guess what? They are roomies at the start of junior year. LOL This does not impress either one of them but they can just avoid each other as much as possible, right? Not even, Peter gets hurt building a set and Logan has agreed to drive him around.
Will these two find a way to tolerate each other? Will these two finally find love? But, most importantly, will these two figure out what they want in life without everyone else’s influence?
I recommend this to anyone who loves a HEA and how life has a great sense of humor as to throw the two most unlikely people together to figure out life.
April 8, 2020
Similar-ish impression for me with the first book in this small series about college students in a Massachusetts college. Breezed through, and I appreciated the featuring of Noel and Dave from the previous book here as well. I liked the angle of Logan being this gothy twink emo dude who feels like he's missed out on life and fun, having been singularly focused on violin performance his whole life and now wants to change directions and live a quieter simpler but more suited to him, a happy life. It's a bit amusing that what he considers to be risky and unconventional would be to become a music teacher and play orchestra more for fun, while the normal direction for him, the one his parents have pressured him to take, is the route of performing in competitive European orchestras and touring around the world. The push and pull initial dislike/misunderstanding between Logan and the sunny unexpected-gay jocky looking but actually artsy, sociable and amiable hot blond Peter, was fun, and I liked how all that and them being roommates unfolded. The romance was rather more thin than the previous book for me here, I felt they became boyfriends and suddenly realized they loved each other really quickly and didn't quite feel it, but otherwise the story was sweet and made me think back to my college days too. Most of all the storyline stirred up that feeling of being at a crossroads in life and having to choose to go one direction or the other, knowing what you want out of life and also balancing your job, responsibilities, with your leisure time and your passions.
July 3, 2017
This is a lovely sweet romance! The relationship between Logan and Peter is fairly slow burn, delightfully angst and drama free, although it starts out on one heck of a wrong foot! The romance is sweet and sexy, the intimate scenes between the boys are very 'gently' done, which fits beautifully with the caring nature of the relationship, a really enjoyable, feel good, love story.
The book isn't completely angst and drama free, but the conflict in the story comes from other family members/attitudes, not from the MCs.
This is a beautifully done, sweet, sexy, romantic, true love tale! Highly recommended to bring a smile to your face!
Reviewed for divinemagazine.biz
The book isn't completely angst and drama free, but the conflict in the story comes from other family members/attitudes, not from the MCs.
This is a beautifully done, sweet, sexy, romantic, true love tale! Highly recommended to bring a smile to your face!
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July 4, 2017
maybe 4.25 stars. this was a good read; I really like KM's writing style. it was kind of low key and quiet and that suited my mood just fine. I finished it in a day.
May 21, 2019
3.5 rounded up. I'd have loved to get to know more about Peter. Otherwise I really enjoyed the book.
October 19, 2017
This was started slow, but after everything settled with Peter and Logan, things getting better and I enjoyed the story.
This is not a love at first sight, it's a slow burn and I liked how the chemistry between Logan and Peter developing.
In fact, the way Logan hated Peter for so long was kinda 'real' to me, and yeah, after some ' I want to slap Logan' moments so many times, finally Logan came into his senses.
I loved Peter, he's definitely a book boyfriend material, and Logan is definitely very lucky to have Peter.
We met again with Dave and Noel from the first book, and Noel and Dave a little bit opened Logan's eyes of what's his priority in his life, what path he must take.
I felt sorry for Logan about his 'dedication' to his violin, and pushy parents didn't help too. Good thing is, once he talked to his parents, everything's seemed easier for him.
I really loved the ending, it was a real promised of a HEA. Oh well, it's a HEA! Those guys!
Adorable!
* I received the ARC from Dreamspinner press in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*
This is not a love at first sight, it's a slow burn and I liked how the chemistry between Logan and Peter developing.
In fact, the way Logan hated Peter for so long was kinda 'real' to me, and yeah, after some ' I want to slap Logan' moments so many times, finally Logan came into his senses.
I loved Peter, he's definitely a book boyfriend material, and Logan is definitely very lucky to have Peter.
We met again with Dave and Noel from the first book, and Noel and Dave a little bit opened Logan's eyes of what's his priority in his life, what path he must take.
I felt sorry for Logan about his 'dedication' to his violin, and pushy parents didn't help too. Good thing is, once he talked to his parents, everything's seemed easier for him.
I really loved the ending, it was a real promised of a HEA. Oh well, it's a HEA! Those guys!
Adorable!
* I received the ARC from Dreamspinner press in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*
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June 6, 2017What's the Use of Wondering? (ARC) was graciously provided to me by Gay Book Reviews for an honest review. Review to follow.
July 5, 2017
3.5 stars
December 3, 2017
2.5*
Well, once again, I'm in the minority with my review. Everyone seems to have really liked this book and although I can't say there was anything wrong with it, it just felt a bit flat and lifeless to me. I kept waiting for the excitement or the drama, I'd even have liked some angst just to keep me interested but those things never happened. I was sure there was going to be a big reveal and skeletons fall out of the closet but nope, that didn't happen either. I'm decidedly underwhelmed.
Logan and Peter are college students who have found themselves sharing a dorm room. From the word go, Logan has had a love /hate relationship with his roommate. He doesn't really know much about the guy but he's managed to make a sport out of jumping to conclusions that couldn't be further from the truth and on top of this, he is irritated by the fact that he finds Peter incredibly attractive. That doesn't matter though, seeing as Peter is straight - or is he?
Logan loves playing the violin and although he can't imagine a time where he won't want to play, his parents' vision of him joining a prestigious orchestra is their dream, not his.
Peter has a similar issue with his parents. He wants to be an artist or designer. Something creative. His father expects him to join the family accounting business. Peter may be good at school and gets good grades but his heart lies on an entirely different career path.
Both main characters were likeable but I never became invested in their story, which incidentally was more about how the lads were needing to grow a pair and stand up to their parents and actually do what they wanted with their lives rather than their budding romance. I enjoyed reading this but I was never invested enough to care whether they ended up together or not. It was just missing that vital ingredient which would have made it go from 'meh' to 'yeh'. On the plus side, it is readable as a standalone novel and the guys eventually acquire the required anatomy to achieve the life they want to live. The epilogue jumps us into the future so we get to see where they're at but not how they got there.
Reviewed by Cheryl from Alpha Book Club
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Well, once again, I'm in the minority with my review. Everyone seems to have really liked this book and although I can't say there was anything wrong with it, it just felt a bit flat and lifeless to me. I kept waiting for the excitement or the drama, I'd even have liked some angst just to keep me interested but those things never happened. I was sure there was going to be a big reveal and skeletons fall out of the closet but nope, that didn't happen either. I'm decidedly underwhelmed.
Logan and Peter are college students who have found themselves sharing a dorm room. From the word go, Logan has had a love /hate relationship with his roommate. He doesn't really know much about the guy but he's managed to make a sport out of jumping to conclusions that couldn't be further from the truth and on top of this, he is irritated by the fact that he finds Peter incredibly attractive. That doesn't matter though, seeing as Peter is straight - or is he?
Logan loves playing the violin and although he can't imagine a time where he won't want to play, his parents' vision of him joining a prestigious orchestra is their dream, not his.
Peter has a similar issue with his parents. He wants to be an artist or designer. Something creative. His father expects him to join the family accounting business. Peter may be good at school and gets good grades but his heart lies on an entirely different career path.
Both main characters were likeable but I never became invested in their story, which incidentally was more about how the lads were needing to grow a pair and stand up to their parents and actually do what they wanted with their lives rather than their budding romance. I enjoyed reading this but I was never invested enough to care whether they ended up together or not. It was just missing that vital ingredient which would have made it go from 'meh' to 'yeh'. On the plus side, it is readable as a standalone novel and the guys eventually acquire the required anatomy to achieve the life they want to live. The epilogue jumps us into the future so we get to see where they're at but not how they got there.
Reviewed by Cheryl from Alpha Book Club
Alpha Book Club
All Alpha Males Accepted
alphabookclub.org
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