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Better With You #4
The Inconvenient Love
He's funny, smart, dorky... and all grown up.
Isac. My best friend's little brother. He kissed me when he was nineteen and told me he was in love with me. I shut him down, telling him he was too young and didn't know what he was saying. That damn kiss is coming back to haunt me now. The softness of his lips and the hopeful look in his eyes—I remember it all too clearly, and it's getting almost impossible to tell myself I don't want a repeat of that kiss...
You can only make a complete ass of yourself in front of a guy so many times. Luckily for me, I'm not the same pathetic, starry-eyed kid anymore. Max and I are better off as friends. Now, if only I could figure out why he's looking at me so intently. And why he kissed me. And why we're suddenly doing all sorts of other things friends don't generally do.
268 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2022
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March 17, 2022DNF @49%
I wanted to like this one so much! It has a few of my favourite tropes in it.💘
But I am losing interest and already started skimming.
My biggest issue is the non-existent chemistry between the MCs. 😖
It seems to be just me. There are a lot of positive reviews. But I feel nothing, nada, zero chemistry whatsoever.🤷♀️
I wanted to like this one so much! It has a few of my favourite tropes in it.💘
But I am losing interest and already started skimming.
My biggest issue is the non-existent chemistry between the MCs. 😖
It seems to be just me. There are a lot of positive reviews. But I feel nothing, nada, zero chemistry whatsoever.🤷♀️
June 20, 2024
✰ 2.5 stars ✰
“Love isn’t pretty. Not always. But to have somebody who sees the toughest moments and is still there. Still cares. That’d be pretty spectacular.”
It's not really that I have any issue with a younger brother dating one of his older brother's best friends. It's not that I find it an inconvenience, either that there is a significant age gap between twenty-five-year-old Isac and thirty-six-year-old Max - 'we have history and friendship and family.' An issue that relatively plagued Max as one of the reasons why he rejected Isac's initial crush admittance, which led to the six-year-gap of separation, where Isac shed the young naive and geeky persona he once donned, and became a young attractive and insanely irresistible man that stirs something in Max. 🙃 'I don’t remember when I fell in love with you. It’s just always been that way.' It's not that I had a problem with the fact that Isac never really got over his long-lasting crush on Max and that it only takes a few instances of Isac's affections being given to another that stirs Max's loins into action. It's not that I was bothered with how they settled on just a matter of convenience, where they act upon their sexual desires with no strings attached. 🥲
“My heart isn’t on the line anymore because I’m not starry-eyed and naïve. I can take this night for what it is—a penance. I wanted Max six years ago, and now I’m finally going to have him.”
It's just the unfortunate truth that The Inconvenient Love was very trite reading. 🥱 I feel perplexed that this is written by the same Briar Prescott, who delivered two stellar wins for me, but this series, especially, has been a very lukewarm experience - one that could be considered almost bland, if I didn't find some very meager parts of it enjoyable. 😥 And rather than it being an inconvenience on either part of their sides - once it was easily resolved and dismissed as a non-issue to all those present, it was really just a matter of convenience for the two of them rooming together on holiday, and lighting up the sheets together, and just making their affections known to one another in the most convenient of ways. 😐
Not that I had any real significant problem with either character, that is. Max's awkward reluctance about returning Isac's feeling - solid and believable. It's tough being the only one in a friends' group that hasn't found his special someone, so maybe it was a bit of convenient luck that Isac returned home when he did. For once they got together - as quickly as they come - no puns intended - I liked that he tried to bring a little more heart to their relationship. Going on dates to make up for the six years where they didn't get to know each other and learning a little more about themselves. Isac who allows him to be freer and more open than he's ever felt with anyone, even when there was no physical intimacy between the two. 🥺 'He doesn’t have any expectations of me; he just likes being with me. I never knew it could be like this.' Isac's pining was portrayed well; it was heartbreaking to see his feelings crushed - not once, but twice - who harbors the world’s most pathetic crush on the world’s most unattainable man' - but he was honest and brave about it, which I admired. 👏🏻 Short-lived that it was, of course. 😅 I liked that after Isac was rejected yet again, he didn't stick around to be on the rebound of Max's feelings - determined to make the most of his adventurous youth. That he stood his ground, until, well - y'all know what happens next. 😏
“Why are you looking at me like that?” I ask when he still hasn’t said anything.
“Because I can’t not look at you.”
If it is a romance book, then I really need to feel that connection - that compelling draw that makes me believe with absolute certainty that they have chemistry. Right?? I can even overlook when a story is being formulaic or following a similar pattern the author usually adheres to, but the writing really needs to be good enough to keep me going. 😢 And sadly, here, the writing wasn't convincing me to even believe their relationship was deserving or not. 'I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with him. Same mistake, different year. Only this time, I’m not alone.' Heck, all it took was for Max to see Isac shirtless - and bye, bye, any self-imposed restrictions he has on dating his best friend's younger brother that I've known since he was seven - it's time to make my intentions known. I mean, c'mon!! 🙄 I'm happy they got their happy ending together, really I am - 'because life is infinitely better with him.' In a rare epiphany that was provided to Max, he was able to realize that Isac was the most important person in the world to him and always had been the love of his life, it just took to long for him to realize. And that this time around, separation or miscommunication would not be their undoing. 😤
But, this story was so banal and lackluster that I just... *sighs*
Even the sex was boring! Completely devoid of any emotional stir in my gut that made me feel their passion crackling between the two of them - lacking any heat whatsoever ... Uff, just not happy with it at all and it makes me so mad. 😣 Okay, I'm all burned out - there's no more complaints left in me to express how utterly disappointing this was. I hate to put a damper on their obvious belated happiness, but I wish the romance could have been more of a selling point for me - that the premise could have delivered in a more pragmatic sense that I could have enjoyed. 😕 I hate being so critical, but it was not the best of Briar P.'s works - not at all refreshing, and it lacked all the things that make her writing stand out - I mean, the banter was even flat and dull! 😫 She's the queen of banter, for crying out loud! So, it's with a heavy heart that I conclude the Better With You series. I had high hopes, but I guess, it was too early to assume that it would have been a great one. 😔
“Love isn’t pretty. Not always. But to have somebody who sees the toughest moments and is still there. Still cares. That’d be pretty spectacular.”
It's not really that I have any issue with a younger brother dating one of his older brother's best friends. It's not that I find it an inconvenience, either that there is a significant age gap between twenty-five-year-old Isac and thirty-six-year-old Max - 'we have history and friendship and family.' An issue that relatively plagued Max as one of the reasons why he rejected Isac's initial crush admittance, which led to the six-year-gap of separation, where Isac shed the young naive and geeky persona he once donned, and became a young attractive and insanely irresistible man that stirs something in Max. 🙃 'I don’t remember when I fell in love with you. It’s just always been that way.' It's not that I had a problem with the fact that Isac never really got over his long-lasting crush on Max and that it only takes a few instances of Isac's affections being given to another that stirs Max's loins into action. It's not that I was bothered with how they settled on just a matter of convenience, where they act upon their sexual desires with no strings attached. 🥲
“My heart isn’t on the line anymore because I’m not starry-eyed and naïve. I can take this night for what it is—a penance. I wanted Max six years ago, and now I’m finally going to have him.”
It's just the unfortunate truth that The Inconvenient Love was very trite reading. 🥱 I feel perplexed that this is written by the same Briar Prescott, who delivered two stellar wins for me, but this series, especially, has been a very lukewarm experience - one that could be considered almost bland, if I didn't find some very meager parts of it enjoyable. 😥 And rather than it being an inconvenience on either part of their sides - once it was easily resolved and dismissed as a non-issue to all those present, it was really just a matter of convenience for the two of them rooming together on holiday, and lighting up the sheets together, and just making their affections known to one another in the most convenient of ways. 😐
Not that I had any real significant problem with either character, that is. Max's awkward reluctance about returning Isac's feeling - solid and believable. It's tough being the only one in a friends' group that hasn't found his special someone, so maybe it was a bit of convenient luck that Isac returned home when he did. For once they got together - as quickly as they come - no puns intended - I liked that he tried to bring a little more heart to their relationship. Going on dates to make up for the six years where they didn't get to know each other and learning a little more about themselves. Isac who allows him to be freer and more open than he's ever felt with anyone, even when there was no physical intimacy between the two. 🥺 'He doesn’t have any expectations of me; he just likes being with me. I never knew it could be like this.' Isac's pining was portrayed well; it was heartbreaking to see his feelings crushed - not once, but twice - who harbors the world’s most pathetic crush on the world’s most unattainable man' - but he was honest and brave about it, which I admired. 👏🏻 Short-lived that it was, of course. 😅 I liked that after Isac was rejected yet again, he didn't stick around to be on the rebound of Max's feelings - determined to make the most of his adventurous youth. That he stood his ground, until, well - y'all know what happens next. 😏
“Why are you looking at me like that?” I ask when he still hasn’t said anything.
“Because I can’t not look at you.”
If it is a romance book, then I really need to feel that connection - that compelling draw that makes me believe with absolute certainty that they have chemistry. Right?? I can even overlook when a story is being formulaic or following a similar pattern the author usually adheres to, but the writing really needs to be good enough to keep me going. 😢 And sadly, here, the writing wasn't convincing me to even believe their relationship was deserving or not. 'I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with him. Same mistake, different year. Only this time, I’m not alone.' Heck, all it took was for Max to see Isac shirtless - and bye, bye, any self-imposed restrictions he has on dating his best friend's younger brother that I've known since he was seven - it's time to make my intentions known. I mean, c'mon!! 🙄 I'm happy they got their happy ending together, really I am - 'because life is infinitely better with him.' In a rare epiphany that was provided to Max, he was able to realize that Isac was the most important person in the world to him and always had been the love of his life, it just took to long for him to realize. And that this time around, separation or miscommunication would not be their undoing. 😤
But, this story was so banal and lackluster that I just... *sighs*
Even the sex was boring! Completely devoid of any emotional stir in my gut that made me feel their passion crackling between the two of them - lacking any heat whatsoever ... Uff, just not happy with it at all and it makes me so mad. 😣 Okay, I'm all burned out - there's no more complaints left in me to express how utterly disappointing this was. I hate to put a damper on their obvious belated happiness, but I wish the romance could have been more of a selling point for me - that the premise could have delivered in a more pragmatic sense that I could have enjoyed. 😕 I hate being so critical, but it was not the best of Briar P.'s works - not at all refreshing, and it lacked all the things that make her writing stand out - I mean, the banter was even flat and dull! 😫 She's the queen of banter, for crying out loud! So, it's with a heavy heart that I conclude the Better With You series. I had high hopes, but I guess, it was too early to assume that it would have been a great one. 😔
March 17, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Rounding up.
This was pretty darn cute! And just the angst free boost I needed in between my recent heart shredding adventures with Heart Rate of a Mouse. I did have a few niggles but am rounding up. Three stars feels too low for how adorable this was and also I think some of it was me.
✅ Brother’s best friend.
✅ Age gap.
✅ Sweet pining.
✅ Unrequited turned requited.
✅ Low angst.
✅ Found family.
✅ Humorous
✅ Light and breezy.
✅ Medium steam.
⚠️ The humor did mostly work for me but there were times I wanted them to be more serious. I think this was a me thing. Maybe angsty me was trying to bust through and ruin things for light hearted me. 🤣
⚠️ I didn’t totally read the two as having such a big age gap. They kind of both acted the same. However I think part of that is due to Isac being a genius. I’m not going to over analyze it but I did notice it. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠️ The last third of the book I kind of tuned out a little bit. This could also be because angsty me wasn’t letting light hearted me enjoy a bump free ride.
I have to say this has been a fun series. Book three was the only one I didn’t LOVE but even that one wasn’t a total miss. Briar Prescott has become an author who I know I can come to when I need to just laugh and have fun.
This was pretty darn cute! And just the angst free boost I needed in between my recent heart shredding adventures with Heart Rate of a Mouse. I did have a few niggles but am rounding up. Three stars feels too low for how adorable this was and also I think some of it was me.
✅ Brother’s best friend.
✅ Age gap.
✅ Sweet pining.
✅ Unrequited turned requited.
✅ Low angst.
✅ Found family.
✅ Humorous
✅ Light and breezy.
✅ Medium steam.
⚠️ The humor did mostly work for me but there were times I wanted them to be more serious. I think this was a me thing. Maybe angsty me was trying to bust through and ruin things for light hearted me. 🤣
⚠️ I didn’t totally read the two as having such a big age gap. They kind of both acted the same. However I think part of that is due to Isac being a genius. I’m not going to over analyze it but I did notice it. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠️ The last third of the book I kind of tuned out a little bit. This could also be because angsty me wasn’t letting light hearted me enjoy a bump free ride.
I have to say this has been a fun series. Book three was the only one I didn’t LOVE but even that one wasn’t a total miss. Briar Prescott has become an author who I know I can come to when I need to just laugh and have fun.
March 20, 2022
I really wanted to like this. I expected fun and lighthearted, which it was. But it was also very bland and two dimensional.
Isac. In love with Max because Max is hot. Moves away for 6 years because it is unrequited love and comes back. Max falls in love with him instantly. The second he sees him. Why? You guessed it. Because Isac is hot. They are so hot. Incredibly so. Yawn.
The sex. I feel all they ever do is have sex. I skimmed through a bunch of sex scenes because I was looking for relationship development. Didn’t find it.
The other characters. All cartoon versions of themselves. Anders. Omg Anders. He annoyed me on every page.
The humour. It was just too much. Trying too hard. The characters all seemed so immature, even though most of them are in their late thirties.
I feel like every MM author lately is going for easy jokes and tons of sex, and I’m getting bored. 😭 Where are the great romances?
Isac. In love with Max because Max is hot. Moves away for 6 years because it is unrequited love and comes back. Max falls in love with him instantly. The second he sees him. Why? You guessed it. Because Isac is hot. They are so hot. Incredibly so. Yawn.
The sex. I feel all they ever do is have sex. I skimmed through a bunch of sex scenes because I was looking for relationship development. Didn’t find it.
The other characters. All cartoon versions of themselves. Anders. Omg Anders. He annoyed me on every page.
The humour. It was just too much. Trying too hard. The characters all seemed so immature, even though most of them are in their late thirties.
I feel like every MM author lately is going for easy jokes and tons of sex, and I’m getting bored. 😭 Where are the great romances?
March 6, 2022
Ah, how to review this book....🤔
Let me start by saying that Briar Prescott is one of my one click, favorite authors. She won me over with Project Hero and I have read (and enjoyed) every book she has written since. I have loved this series a lot - I love her humor, the banter, the sweetness, the feelings. I don't know if there's such thing, but sometimes a book can just be too sugary sweet for me to enjoy, but her books usually seemed to find the right balance.
Unfortunately that was not the case with this book. Maybe it has everything to do with expectations, and if that's so, you can skip this review anyway, because then it's just all me.
If you are still here, I will try to explain why this book didn't work for me as well as the other ones did. (and believe me, I really feel bad about that as it is!)
This story is about Max and Isac. You might remember Max from one of the previous books, where he shortly dated Kai. Max is also Anders' best friend. Isac is Anders' little brother (you might remember him from the last book) and has had a crush on Max ever since he realized he liked boys/men. Max, being his older brother's friend, is 10 years older and always thought of Isac as his own little brother. When Isac finally kisses him, it catches him by surprise and Max pushes him away. Isac is hurt and feels rejected and he leaves to get over his crush. Fast forward five years, and when Isac returns home, it's clear he hasn't made a lot of progress, because he still wants Max, and Max realizes Isac has grown into a man during the years he was away. A very handsome, attractive man.
We witness these two men navigate around their mutual attraction, trying not to give into it. Which I usually enjoy watching - the pining, the reasoning, the longing. So why didn't it work for me here?
I think there were several reasons. I had a hard time connecting with both Max and Isac. Their banter and the humor - also something I usually enjoy - worked against them here. It made them sound immature and specially made Max sound like way younger than his age. Every thought, every conversation had an amount of childish sarcasm, as if to laugh away their feelings. Even when they were having sex there was sarcasm and mocking and it really had a negative influence on my enjoyment for this story.
What I also found a little problematic was the lack of distinctive voice. To me Isac and Max sounded interchangeable, and knowing one of them was 10 years the other one's senior, maybe that explains why I thought Max to be quite immature.
There was too few time for Max and Isac together with all the characters from the previous book tagging along when they went on vacation. Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy seeing how previous characters are doing! But here, there was too much page time for them that took away the possible intimate ones, the growing romance, between Max and Isac. And again, their banter and witty conversations fell quite flat for me.
Another thing was the lack of serious conversation between Isac and Max. As I said, there was a lot of sarcasm and mocking, a lot of things that were laughed away, but I believe that after everything that happened between them - the growing up like brothers, how Max and Anders had taken up on them to take care of both Cassie and Isac when their mother left them, the crush, the falling in love etc - should have been addressed more seriously. Yes, we see struggle and inner dialogues about the why not's and the why they shouldn't, but to me that was not enough. I would have liked for them to take more time together to talk things over. Seriously.
Even the inner dialogues were sarcastic - now I can handle sarcasm, but it reached a point where it went from mature sarcasm to childish mocking, and that I could not handle.
So yes, I am quite bummed this book did not live up to my expectations. If the book was intended to be light hearted and all sweet banter and not too deep, I think it's an okay read if that's what you are looking for. But I was hoping for more than that, and that didn't happen. My expectations might not have been realistic, maybe I set the bar too high and it could only lead to disappointment, but I really hate when that happens, specially with a favorite author. Realistically speaking, I know you can't enjoy every book an author writes, even when it's one of your favorite writers. Doesn't mean I don't hate it when it happens. I will still read Briar Prescott anyway, because now this series comes to an end, I am curious to see with what she will come up with next!
I kindly received an ARC from the author and this is my voluntary, unbiased review
Let me start by saying that Briar Prescott is one of my one click, favorite authors. She won me over with Project Hero and I have read (and enjoyed) every book she has written since. I have loved this series a lot - I love her humor, the banter, the sweetness, the feelings. I don't know if there's such thing, but sometimes a book can just be too sugary sweet for me to enjoy, but her books usually seemed to find the right balance.
Unfortunately that was not the case with this book. Maybe it has everything to do with expectations, and if that's so, you can skip this review anyway, because then it's just all me.
If you are still here, I will try to explain why this book didn't work for me as well as the other ones did. (and believe me, I really feel bad about that as it is!)
This story is about Max and Isac. You might remember Max from one of the previous books, where he shortly dated Kai. Max is also Anders' best friend. Isac is Anders' little brother (you might remember him from the last book) and has had a crush on Max ever since he realized he liked boys/men. Max, being his older brother's friend, is 10 years older and always thought of Isac as his own little brother. When Isac finally kisses him, it catches him by surprise and Max pushes him away. Isac is hurt and feels rejected and he leaves to get over his crush. Fast forward five years, and when Isac returns home, it's clear he hasn't made a lot of progress, because he still wants Max, and Max realizes Isac has grown into a man during the years he was away. A very handsome, attractive man.
We witness these two men navigate around their mutual attraction, trying not to give into it. Which I usually enjoy watching - the pining, the reasoning, the longing. So why didn't it work for me here?
I think there were several reasons. I had a hard time connecting with both Max and Isac. Their banter and the humor - also something I usually enjoy - worked against them here. It made them sound immature and specially made Max sound like way younger than his age. Every thought, every conversation had an amount of childish sarcasm, as if to laugh away their feelings. Even when they were having sex there was sarcasm and mocking and it really had a negative influence on my enjoyment for this story.
What I also found a little problematic was the lack of distinctive voice. To me Isac and Max sounded interchangeable, and knowing one of them was 10 years the other one's senior, maybe that explains why I thought Max to be quite immature.
There was too few time for Max and Isac together with all the characters from the previous book tagging along when they went on vacation. Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy seeing how previous characters are doing! But here, there was too much page time for them that took away the possible intimate ones, the growing romance, between Max and Isac. And again, their banter and witty conversations fell quite flat for me.
Another thing was the lack of serious conversation between Isac and Max. As I said, there was a lot of sarcasm and mocking, a lot of things that were laughed away, but I believe that after everything that happened between them - the growing up like brothers, how Max and Anders had taken up on them to take care of both Cassie and Isac when their mother left them, the crush, the falling in love etc - should have been addressed more seriously. Yes, we see struggle and inner dialogues about the why not's and the why they shouldn't, but to me that was not enough. I would have liked for them to take more time together to talk things over. Seriously.
Even the inner dialogues were sarcastic - now I can handle sarcasm, but it reached a point where it went from mature sarcasm to childish mocking, and that I could not handle.
So yes, I am quite bummed this book did not live up to my expectations. If the book was intended to be light hearted and all sweet banter and not too deep, I think it's an okay read if that's what you are looking for. But I was hoping for more than that, and that didn't happen. My expectations might not have been realistic, maybe I set the bar too high and it could only lead to disappointment, but I really hate when that happens, specially with a favorite author. Realistically speaking, I know you can't enjoy every book an author writes, even when it's one of your favorite writers. Doesn't mean I don't hate it when it happens. I will still read Briar Prescott anyway, because now this series comes to an end, I am curious to see with what she will come up with next!
I kindly received an ARC from the author and this is my voluntary, unbiased review
March 10, 2022
My favorite things about Briar's writing is the humor, the very low level of angst, the perfect amount of steam and the HEA. This book is no different.
Isac is Anders little brother.
Max is one of Anders best friends.
Max is 12 years older than Isac.
Growing up Isac developed a crush on Max.
That crush turned into Isac falling in love with Max.
At 19 Isac confesses his love for Max and Max turns him down.
Isac skips off to San Francisco and has very little to do with Max.
Fast forward 6 years later and things change.
Isac is not the dangly armed teenager Max once seen him as.
I liked Max and Isac but my number one problem was I wanted more time with them alone together building the relationship in the present. There was a lot of steam but not enough emotion for me. Overall, it was an enjoyable read with a sweet HEA.
*ARC provided by author, this is my honest review.*
Isac is Anders little brother.
Max is one of Anders best friends.
Max is 12 years older than Isac.
Growing up Isac developed a crush on Max.
That crush turned into Isac falling in love with Max.
At 19 Isac confesses his love for Max and Max turns him down.
Isac skips off to San Francisco and has very little to do with Max.
Fast forward 6 years later and things change.
Isac is not the dangly armed teenager Max once seen him as.
I liked Max and Isac but my number one problem was I wanted more time with them alone together building the relationship in the present. There was a lot of steam but not enough emotion for me. Overall, it was an enjoyable read with a sweet HEA.
*ARC provided by author, this is my honest review.*
March 26, 2022
3,5 stars
It's been well over a week since I read this, and all I remember is ...
reading Leslie's review thinking ... yes, that's pretty much how I felt.
So cutting this short ----> read Leslie's review
All I can add is that the banter here is maybe not quite as good as in previous books by this author. A bit 'juvenile' at times maybe? And that there could have been more emotional depth all the way round. I still quite enjoyed it though.
Certainly a light and easy read.
It's been well over a week since I read this, and all I remember is ...
reading Leslie's review thinking ... yes, that's pretty much how I felt.
So cutting this short ----> read Leslie's review
All I can add is that the banter here is maybe not quite as good as in previous books by this author. A bit 'juvenile' at times maybe? And that there could have been more emotional depth all the way round. I still quite enjoyed it though.
Certainly a light and easy read.
March 16, 2022
3.75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I went into this with (very) low expectations primarily because I didn’t think the premise would work for me, but honestly I kind of loved this? I just clicked with it on pretty much all levels and I couldn’t put it down. It’s a fairly simple story, but something about it just drew me in. I was eating up the tension between Max and Isac, and the payoffs were sexy and heartwarming. All Briar’s books I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and this one was no different.
I went into this with (very) low expectations primarily because I didn’t think the premise would work for me, but honestly I kind of loved this? I just clicked with it on pretty much all levels and I couldn’t put it down. It’s a fairly simple story, but something about it just drew me in. I was eating up the tension between Max and Isac, and the payoffs were sexy and heartwarming. All Briar’s books I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and this one was no different.
October 3, 2025
5 ⭐️
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
format: ebook
this series ended on such a high note. i was obsessed with max and isac, from the second i found out who the mmc’s would be in this book. i love a good brother’s best friend/age gap story and this completely delivered.
i loved isac’s pining and max’s eventual attraction and seeing their friendship struggle over the years but eventually come out super strong on the other side. and the character development was everything.
for sure my favorites of the series, but they were all so wonderful and i highly. recommend. every. single. book.
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
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this series ended on such a high note. i was obsessed with max and isac, from the second i found out who the mmc’s would be in this book. i love a good brother’s best friend/age gap story and this completely delivered.
i loved isac’s pining and max’s eventual attraction and seeing their friendship struggle over the years but eventually come out super strong on the other side. and the character development was everything.
for sure my favorites of the series, but they were all so wonderful and i highly. recommend. every. single. book.
March 23, 2022
2.5 rounded down after writing the review. This was ok if a bit bland and shallow. I quite enjoyed the prologue and the beginning but then what kept them apart pissed me off at some point (hello lack of communication, my old friend I did not miss you!). I did not really feel the MCs' connection and the characterization was off. Isac is supposed to be genius and he was quirky in the prologue so where did that go? Max was bland, I don't feel I know him. The age difference was pointless and did not add anything (as is often the case). I mean they did not act different or as if they were 10 years apart. It is alternating POV but from one POV to the next things did not make sense. Not sure how to explain it. Some scenes felt pointless (not talking about the smut here but Jamie's revenge) and seeing the characters from other books did not work well. I did not get the sense of found family and those characters did not feel all that different from one another. I did not remember them from other books and reading this did not remind me of their story which was weird. The relationship development was lacking to me. They have not seen each other for 6 years but they don't get reacquainted and the attraction felt mostly sexual. Nothing has changed for either of them in 6 years except that Isac has gotten more muscular *eye roll*. This was underwhelming and forgettable but not a complete bust because I did not hate it. Oh well, onto the next
June 18, 2023
wonderful book
This was a wonderful book. I’ve loved every books in this series. Isaac and Max are great characters and it’s fun to visit with the guys from the other books. I highly recommend this entire series.
This was a wonderful book. I’ve loved every books in this series. Isaac and Max are great characters and it’s fun to visit with the guys from the other books. I highly recommend this entire series.
March 14, 2022
The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott had so many elements from romance stories that I enjoy.
•Pining
•Friends to lovers
•Age gap
•Best friend’s brother
•Family/Found family
•Expiration date
•Forced proximity
It was witty, sweet, and sexy.
As I approached the end, I found myself feeling nostalgic; the end of the series was quickly approaching, and I would have to say bye to these characters. These characters are people that I'd want to be friends with.
The Inconvenient Love was one of my most anticipated reads, and it delivered.
Loved it.
P.S. Can I start a petition for Nolan to get a book?
April 12, 2022
I agree with most of my goodreads friends here - while I loved the first three books, this one felt a bit off.
What I loved - and the main reason I'm giving it three stars instead of two - are the parts with the previous couples. Especially Jaime and Connor tend to steal the show whenever they're in a scene, and I'm happy to see them so in love after all these years.
This book starts with the ending of book three (we all knew there's something amiss between Max and Isac during Anders' party, but we only now get to see what happened: Isac kissed Max. And got rejected, because Max had always seen Isac as a little brother.)
The rest of the book takes place several years later, after Isac returns from San Francisco. And there my problems with the relationship between Max and Isac start. Whereas Isac is mostly over his crush on Max, the latter takes one look at Isac's naked chest and suddenly he's head over lust.
It's not very smooth. And it's a bit painful to witness how their relationship develops. With all the other couples, I could feel the chemistry. Here's... not nothing. But not much either. I skimmed and skipped a lot, only stopping at places where the otheres were present, too.
So: not my favourite, but a nice epilogue of sorts for the other couples.
What I loved - and the main reason I'm giving it three stars instead of two - are the parts with the previous couples. Especially Jaime and Connor tend to steal the show whenever they're in a scene, and I'm happy to see them so in love after all these years.
This book starts with the ending of book three (we all knew there's something amiss between Max and Isac during Anders' party, but we only now get to see what happened: Isac kissed Max. And got rejected, because Max had always seen Isac as a little brother.)
The rest of the book takes place several years later, after Isac returns from San Francisco. And there my problems with the relationship between Max and Isac start. Whereas Isac is mostly over his crush on Max, the latter takes one look at Isac's naked chest and suddenly he's head over lust.
It's not very smooth. And it's a bit painful to witness how their relationship develops. With all the other couples, I could feel the chemistry. Here's... not nothing. But not much either. I skimmed and skipped a lot, only stopping at places where the otheres were present, too.
So: not my favourite, but a nice epilogue of sorts for the other couples.
March 16, 2022
Definitely better than Books 2 and 3.
March 14, 2022
“This is going to be so much fun,”
I love Briar’s writing style, her dialogues are perfect and the humour is right up in my ally. Her characters are realistic and I would love to be their friends.
However this isn’t the usual easy read by Briar, it’s still funny and I wouldn’t say it’s angsty, but the first part of the book is full of longing and hurt, and confusion.
“This kiss is not nice. Nothing about this moment is nice. Nor is it easy.”
The process of the relationship, the growing love between them is amazing. The second part is the best hotness.
And the end awwwww that was perfect!
“With Isac comes the sort of freedom I never really dreamed of before and didn’t know was missing from my life.”
Big brother’s best friend
Age gap
Supportive family and friends
Childhood crush, then time lapse
Friends to lovers
Forced proximity
Jealousy
Sparkling chemistry
Part of the series, but can read as standalone
“I don’t regret anything. I wouldn’t be who I am today if I’d stayed in Boston. And I like this version of me. I guess sometimes we end up right where we’re supposed to.”
“We’re a mess. The cottage is a mess. The bed is a mess. The two of us are a mess. A mess of trembling limbs, wrapped around each other in the middle of the bed, in a mess of sheets and pillows.”
I love Briar’s writing style, her dialogues are perfect and the humour is right up in my ally. Her characters are realistic and I would love to be their friends.
However this isn’t the usual easy read by Briar, it’s still funny and I wouldn’t say it’s angsty, but the first part of the book is full of longing and hurt, and confusion.
“This kiss is not nice. Nothing about this moment is nice. Nor is it easy.”
The process of the relationship, the growing love between them is amazing. The second part is the best hotness.
And the end awwwww that was perfect!
“With Isac comes the sort of freedom I never really dreamed of before and didn’t know was missing from my life.”
Big brother’s best friend
Age gap
Supportive family and friends
Childhood crush, then time lapse
Friends to lovers
Forced proximity
Jealousy
Sparkling chemistry
Part of the series, but can read as standalone
“I don’t regret anything. I wouldn’t be who I am today if I’d stayed in Boston. And I like this version of me. I guess sometimes we end up right where we’re supposed to.”
“We’re a mess. The cottage is a mess. The bed is a mess. The two of us are a mess. A mess of trembling limbs, wrapped around each other in the middle of the bed, in a mess of sheets and pillows.”
March 18, 2022
Max and Isac take a bit of a journey to their HEA
And so we come to the final romance, that of Max, and it's a mix of best friend's little brother and a kind of second chance.
Isac's always been in love with Max, but the one time he expressed his feelings, he crashed and burned.
Six years later, after heading cross country to San Francisco and with their friendship almost non existent, Max gets a shock and a realisation that his connection with Isac has always been more.
With this book I felt sometimes like the sexual attraction between them overwhelmed their previous deep friendship and that maybe night enough time was given to them reconnecting more than just in bed.
As this is the fourth book, we've seen both characters through the eyes of the others and they were always close.
Max realising Isac had grown up and he didnt just think of him as a pseudo little brother anymore wasn't unsurprising.
I just wished they'd had more conversation before they fell into bed!
Overall though it was an entertaining read but I think Anders and Wells still just pip Jamie and Connor as my favourite pair.
And so we come to the final romance, that of Max, and it's a mix of best friend's little brother and a kind of second chance.
Isac's always been in love with Max, but the one time he expressed his feelings, he crashed and burned.
Six years later, after heading cross country to San Francisco and with their friendship almost non existent, Max gets a shock and a realisation that his connection with Isac has always been more.
With this book I felt sometimes like the sexual attraction between them overwhelmed their previous deep friendship and that maybe night enough time was given to them reconnecting more than just in bed.
As this is the fourth book, we've seen both characters through the eyes of the others and they were always close.
Max realising Isac had grown up and he didnt just think of him as a pseudo little brother anymore wasn't unsurprising.
I just wished they'd had more conversation before they fell into bed!
Overall though it was an entertaining read but I think Anders and Wells still just pip Jamie and Connor as my favourite pair.
March 19, 2022
This was fluffy and cute and funny and I adore the whole series so much.
September 22, 2022
I've loved this series so much, so much laughter! Will genuinely miss the characters 😊
March 25, 2022
⭐︎
3.25 Stars Rounded Down!
⭐︎
This was shaping up to be a 4 star read for me, but unfortunately the last 20% was just kind of "meh" for me and brought down my rating. I even skimmed a little here and there in that last bit, because I felt like it was going on too long.
I think what contributed to that feelings was...well, not a lot actually happens in this, and once these two are getting together, I guess even their romance couldn't override the lack of plot for me. Probably because while I liked and enjoyed these two together, I didn't love them. That lack of complete interest in these two made the ending drag when it was just scenes with these two doing...not much, or just having sex again. Which I'd love if it wasn't a lot of what these two did together.
Isac (also why is his name spelled like that without another "a"?? meh) and Max have known each other almost all their lives. Max if Anders' best friend and 11/12 years older than Isac.
Since Isac was 17, these two have become friends in their own right and hung out all the time. When Isac has just turned 19, though, he kisses Max and declares his feelings for him, that's he's in love with him.
Only, Max doesn't feel the same way at the time. He feels Isac is too young to know what love is, and he sees Isac as a little kid brother (ouch).
Isac is understandably hurt and heartbroken over this, so instead of staying in Boston and going to MIT, he moves across the country to get away from Max and everything that happened between them.
6 years later, Isac returns to Boston for the summer (although he is planning to go all the way to Switzerland at the end of the summer for his phd) and the whole family plus Max, Jamie and Connor go on vacation for a few weeks.
This has been the most time Isac and Max have spent together in 6 years, and it gives Max enough time to see Isac as the adult he is, and realize an attraction for him. After some stops and starts, these two start a sexual relationship. They talk about it only lasting until the end of vacation (and then of course, the end of summer after that), because Isac will be leaving, but over time of course they start to fall for each other.
I actually felt the pacing for these two was good at first. Max didn't feel the same way for Isac all those years ago, and while we see him attracted to Isac and start to get feelings, he isn't just instantly in love with Isac.
The start of their relationship is done well, I think, and the chemistry was definitely there. I was really enjoying this story so far in the first half for sure.
I do wish there had been more drama was Anders and Wells found out. Anders was shocked to be sure, and didn't just shrug it off, but it didn't take him long to work through it and be okay with it. It just...made things too easy.
Because everyone finds out and it's a non-event. It's after that that things started to slow down for me. They come back from the vacation, there's no drama, and these two just...do things, which are mostly glossed over. It bothers in romances when they gloss over a lot of the dating part. They don't have to show every moments, but several dates and moments just being together would be nice to see them falling in love.
I know Isaac is already there, but I wanted to see more of Max getting there. Like how did Max go from just being attracted and interested to in love. Mostly we just got...sex with them, and some telling of them spending time together, not much showing.
Still, I was enjoying it for the most part until about 80% in when it just started to drag for me, and that's when I started skimming. I didn't need to read another scene with them having sex, or not doing much else. It was just dragging out the inevitable, their soon separation with Isac going off to Europe.
Which, is another big reason for me not giving this 4 stars and rounding down to 3 stars instead. I didn't quite like how it was all handled. Isac goes, and they're determined to stick out 4 years with long distance - FOUR YEARS?? - while Max gets his dream promotion in his physical therapist job.
But then, of course as long distance goes, Max is missing Isac, and he talks to Jamie and Kai about it, and with one conversation, Max is apparently just ready to give up his whole like and career and move to freaking Switzerland to be with Isac.
Now, if this had been talked out with them beforehand, if they had made the decision before Isac left, if they had planned it out more, I wouldn't have minded. If Max wasn't happy with his job, and wanted that adventure for himself as well as being with Isac, I'd be all for it.
But he doesn't leave with him, and they go a month with long distance before Max just decides to give up his life in Boston and move halfway around the world for Isac, with no plan for himself and his career.
It all felt...just way too easy. In the epilogue 5 years later, we learn that he found a job at a private clinic, but what if he hadn't? And what if it took a long time for him to even get that job? What does Switzerland even require for a foreigner to get a job in the country? There would have to be a whole process, right? And yet Max just goes and stays and it's NBD? Not even a line or two in the epilogue saying "it was tough at first, with Max having to find a job and find his place in Switzerland, but they got through" nOTHING.
It was such a bummer. It made this story go out with a whimper instead of a bang. What had been a pretty strong story overall, with these two having good chemistry, fell short near the end, and in the second half overall. I was, in the end, disappointed with the direction this story took, and the weak plot and character story near the end.
I know this author can do better, so I think this was just one of those times where you can't win them all. This one just didn't end up working the best for me.
I still liked it, and the first half was definitely stronger, and overall these two did have good chemistry...I just wanted a better ending, and a better pacing and showing of these two falling in love and being ready to give up everything to fly across the world to be with them.
So overall, this was good and I liked it, it just needed improvement in the some parts, especially that last 20%.
This just could have been better, in my opinion.
Oh well, you can't win them all 😔
This was shaping up to be a 4 star read for me, but unfortunately the last 20% was just kind of "meh" for me and brought down my rating. I even skimmed a little here and there in that last bit, because I felt like it was going on too long.
I think what contributed to that feelings was...well, not a lot actually happens in this, and once these two are getting together, I guess even their romance couldn't override the lack of plot for me. Probably because while I liked and enjoyed these two together, I didn't love them. That lack of complete interest in these two made the ending drag when it was just scenes with these two doing...not much, or just having sex again. Which I'd love if it wasn't a lot of what these two did together.
Isac (also why is his name spelled like that without another "a"?? meh) and Max have known each other almost all their lives. Max if Anders' best friend and 11/12 years older than Isac.
Since Isac was 17, these two have become friends in their own right and hung out all the time. When Isac has just turned 19, though, he kisses Max and declares his feelings for him, that's he's in love with him.
Only, Max doesn't feel the same way at the time. He feels Isac is too young to know what love is, and he sees Isac as a little kid brother (ouch).
Isac is understandably hurt and heartbroken over this, so instead of staying in Boston and going to MIT, he moves across the country to get away from Max and everything that happened between them.
6 years later, Isac returns to Boston for the summer (although he is planning to go all the way to Switzerland at the end of the summer for his phd) and the whole family plus Max, Jamie and Connor go on vacation for a few weeks.
This has been the most time Isac and Max have spent together in 6 years, and it gives Max enough time to see Isac as the adult he is, and realize an attraction for him. After some stops and starts, these two start a sexual relationship. They talk about it only lasting until the end of vacation (and then of course, the end of summer after that), because Isac will be leaving, but over time of course they start to fall for each other.
I actually felt the pacing for these two was good at first. Max didn't feel the same way for Isac all those years ago, and while we see him attracted to Isac and start to get feelings, he isn't just instantly in love with Isac.
The start of their relationship is done well, I think, and the chemistry was definitely there. I was really enjoying this story so far in the first half for sure.
I do wish there had been more drama was Anders and Wells found out. Anders was shocked to be sure, and didn't just shrug it off, but it didn't take him long to work through it and be okay with it. It just...made things too easy.
Because everyone finds out and it's a non-event. It's after that that things started to slow down for me. They come back from the vacation, there's no drama, and these two just...do things, which are mostly glossed over. It bothers in romances when they gloss over a lot of the dating part. They don't have to show every moments, but several dates and moments just being together would be nice to see them falling in love.
I know Isaac is already there, but I wanted to see more of Max getting there. Like how did Max go from just being attracted and interested to in love. Mostly we just got...sex with them, and some telling of them spending time together, not much showing.
Still, I was enjoying it for the most part until about 80% in when it just started to drag for me, and that's when I started skimming. I didn't need to read another scene with them having sex, or not doing much else. It was just dragging out the inevitable, their soon separation with Isac going off to Europe.
Which, is another big reason for me not giving this 4 stars and rounding down to 3 stars instead. I didn't quite like how it was all handled. Isac goes, and they're determined to stick out 4 years with long distance - FOUR YEARS?? - while Max gets his dream promotion in his physical therapist job.
But then, of course as long distance goes, Max is missing Isac, and he talks to Jamie and Kai about it, and with one conversation, Max is apparently just ready to give up his whole like and career and move to freaking Switzerland to be with Isac.
Now, if this had been talked out with them beforehand, if they had made the decision before Isac left, if they had planned it out more, I wouldn't have minded. If Max wasn't happy with his job, and wanted that adventure for himself as well as being with Isac, I'd be all for it.
But he doesn't leave with him, and they go a month with long distance before Max just decides to give up his life in Boston and move halfway around the world for Isac, with no plan for himself and his career.
It all felt...just way too easy. In the epilogue 5 years later, we learn that he found a job at a private clinic, but what if he hadn't? And what if it took a long time for him to even get that job? What does Switzerland even require for a foreigner to get a job in the country? There would have to be a whole process, right? And yet Max just goes and stays and it's NBD? Not even a line or two in the epilogue saying "it was tough at first, with Max having to find a job and find his place in Switzerland, but they got through" nOTHING.
It was such a bummer. It made this story go out with a whimper instead of a bang. What had been a pretty strong story overall, with these two having good chemistry, fell short near the end, and in the second half overall. I was, in the end, disappointed with the direction this story took, and the weak plot and character story near the end.
I know this author can do better, so I think this was just one of those times where you can't win them all. This one just didn't end up working the best for me.
I still liked it, and the first half was definitely stronger, and overall these two did have good chemistry...I just wanted a better ending, and a better pacing and showing of these two falling in love and being ready to give up everything to fly across the world to be with them.
So overall, this was good and I liked it, it just needed improvement in the some parts, especially that last 20%.
This just could have been better, in my opinion.
Oh well, you can't win them all 😔
March 18, 2022
This was a really sweet and fun read.
All the funny bits in between made it all the more enjoyable... 🤭
I'm starting to really love the Brothers Best Friend trope... 💙💙 Will definitely be looking for more now... 😉
All the funny bits in between made it all the more enjoyable... 🤭
I'm starting to really love the Brothers Best Friend trope... 💙💙 Will definitely be looking for more now... 😉
March 2, 2022
People are going to start thinking I'm just some Briar Prescott fangirl rating all her books 5 stars over and over.
I am a Briar Prescott fangirl. But I'm not exaggerating when I say she just gets better with every new release.
I devoured this book in about 3 hours. I have never laughed so hard while reading a book. The whole sock conversation had me in stitches.
I am a sucker for an age gap. But add in brother's best friend and a dash of unrequited love with a smidge of close proximity and almost just one bed. UGH! I loved everything and everyone and I wish I could read again for the first time.
I am a Briar Prescott fangirl. But I'm not exaggerating when I say she just gets better with every new release.
I devoured this book in about 3 hours. I have never laughed so hard while reading a book. The whole sock conversation had me in stitches.
I am a sucker for an age gap. But add in brother's best friend and a dash of unrequited love with a smidge of close proximity and almost just one bed. UGH! I loved everything and everyone and I wish I could read again for the first time.
March 21, 2022
I loved this! It reminded me so much of the first book in this series which came out of nowhere for me and I absolutely loved it.
I think part of what really drew me in was the dialogue. There’s a lot of talking between the main characters with a lot of banter and humour.
I found both Max and Isac very charismatic with good, warm chemistry. I see some reviewers found there was no chemistry, so maybe I am crazy. The side characters were awesome, with little inside jokes from the previous books tying the series together.
I really enjoyed a lot of the scenes when they were just getting together too, with all the pining and angst. There was some yelling scenes and some jealousy and some anger and wow did it ever work for me.
I honestly have zero complaints. I just really, really enjoyed this. I read it all in one sitting. It’s sometimes a lot more difficult to write a good review than a bad one. I guess if I had to come up with something that would’ve made this even better, it would’ve been a bit more relationship development, since Max’s feelings did come kinda out of nowhere.
So many people didn’t enjoy this but it was just what I needed!
I think part of what really drew me in was the dialogue. There’s a lot of talking between the main characters with a lot of banter and humour.
I found both Max and Isac very charismatic with good, warm chemistry. I see some reviewers found there was no chemistry, so maybe I am crazy. The side characters were awesome, with little inside jokes from the previous books tying the series together.
I really enjoyed a lot of the scenes when they were just getting together too, with all the pining and angst. There was some yelling scenes and some jealousy and some anger and wow did it ever work for me.
I honestly have zero complaints. I just really, really enjoyed this. I read it all in one sitting. It’s sometimes a lot more difficult to write a good review than a bad one. I guess if I had to come up with something that would’ve made this even better, it would’ve been a bit more relationship development, since Max’s feelings did come kinda out of nowhere.
So many people didn’t enjoy this but it was just what I needed!
March 5, 2022
***Review to follow***
For now I'm savouring what I had just read (warm fuzzy feels) and the last minutes of my lunch break ☺️💗
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Edit:
***ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review***
The Inconvenient Love made me feel all sorts of emotions and that's enough for me to give it five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Like always with the any recent Briar Prescott book that I'd finished, I would like to declare this as my favourite book of hers!
Her writing style is my cup of tea and this book has the perfect amount of feels, angst, and love in it.
What I LOVE:
- MUTUAL PINING IDIOTS IN LOVE
- Max and Isac's banter and bickering
- The fantastic sexual tension
- Forced close proximity
- Briar's writing!!
- The jokes are hilarious
- The first sex scene (absolutely delicious and hot)
- Found family 🥺
- Age gap!! (and I'm a bit surprised that Isac tops Max like heyooo~)
- The hesitation, the pining, the longing
- Isac's personality (I love him so much because he's so human)
- They're first official date! OMG SO MUCH SWOON AND FEELS
- They're so swoony when they're not fighting
- Have I mentioned the pining??
- The ENDING! *chef kiss*
What I could have live without:
- Too many side characters; I know I said I like the found family trope, but hey, my short-term memory couldn't even remember who's who (to be fair I have not finished The Underdog and The Happy List so I kind of didn't care much for them, but I might give them another chance!)
- The side characters took up a lot of screen time in the first few chapters like, ok I love the inside jokes and all but really?? Can we maybe just focus on the MCs?
- There are plenty of sex scenes here and while they are all hot and yummy, I would have wanted less of that maybe and more of the mutual pining, but that's just the ace in me
- Poor, poor Declan and Nolan lol I hope you have your own story, you seem like nice guys lol
If you're looking for a light and warm fuzzy read with a dash of hurt and fun, I recommend this one! 💗
For now I'm savouring what I had just read (warm fuzzy feels) and the last minutes of my lunch break ☺️💗
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Edit:
***ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review***
The Inconvenient Love made me feel all sorts of emotions and that's enough for me to give it five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Like always with the any recent Briar Prescott book that I'd finished, I would like to declare this as my favourite book of hers!
Her writing style is my cup of tea and this book has the perfect amount of feels, angst, and love in it.
What I LOVE:
- MUTUAL PINING IDIOTS IN LOVE
- Max and Isac's banter and bickering
- The fantastic sexual tension
- Forced close proximity
- Briar's writing!!
- The jokes are hilarious
- The first sex scene (absolutely delicious and hot)
- Found family 🥺
- Age gap!! (and I'm a bit surprised that Isac tops Max like heyooo~)
- The hesitation, the pining, the longing
- Isac's personality (I love him so much because he's so human)
- They're first official date! OMG SO MUCH SWOON AND FEELS
- They're so swoony when they're not fighting
- Have I mentioned the pining??
- The ENDING! *chef kiss*
What I could have live without:
- Too many side characters; I know I said I like the found family trope, but hey, my short-term memory couldn't even remember who's who (to be fair I have not finished The Underdog and The Happy List so I kind of didn't care much for them, but I might give them another chance!)
- The side characters took up a lot of screen time in the first few chapters like, ok I love the inside jokes and all but really?? Can we maybe just focus on the MCs?
- There are plenty of sex scenes here and while they are all hot and yummy, I would have wanted less of that maybe and more of the mutual pining, but that's just the ace in me
- Poor, poor Declan and Nolan lol I hope you have your own story, you seem like nice guys lol
If you're looking for a light and warm fuzzy read with a dash of hurt and fun, I recommend this one! 💗
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2024
DNFing this at 57% - just not vibing with the characters in this one
April 2, 2022
This was kind of a wild ride. After finishing the third book I couldn't wait for this book to be released. I loved Isac and Max in that one and when I figured out the next one would be their story, I was sold. And I did love the beginning. I loved getting right back there to where it all started for Isac and Max. Then the book kind of lost me. Not that I stopped caring for Isac and Max, I didn't... I just needed them to talk to each other. They didn't. For the longest time. The ending however, was the sweetest. I did love that.
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March 18, 2022I’m not feeling this right now. I think I want to read the previous book and then I’ll try this again.
March 14, 2022
When 19 year old Isac kissed his older brother’s best friend Max, Max shut him down, saying he doesn’t see him that way. Years after moving across the country for college, Isac returns–all grown up–and Max can't keep his eyes off him. When they go on vacation with all their friends, Isac and Max share a beach cottage and must face their feelings.
I loved this! Isac and Max were so fun together. I loved seeing their friendship change as Isac got older. There were a lot of my favorite tropes at play in this one: brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, second chance, close proximity, childhood crush, add in an age gap and I’m hooked. Lots of humor, emotion, and swoony romance made this a heartwarming and satisfying read.
The Inconvenient Love was the perfect conclusion to the series. All the characters from the previous books feature prominently and it was awesome to see how everything turned out for this friend group. I’ve enjoyed this series so much and can definitely see them being comfort rereads for me in the future.
I loved this! Isac and Max were so fun together. I loved seeing their friendship change as Isac got older. There were a lot of my favorite tropes at play in this one: brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, second chance, close proximity, childhood crush, add in an age gap and I’m hooked. Lots of humor, emotion, and swoony romance made this a heartwarming and satisfying read.
The Inconvenient Love was the perfect conclusion to the series. All the characters from the previous books feature prominently and it was awesome to see how everything turned out for this friend group. I’ve enjoyed this series so much and can definitely see them being comfort rereads for me in the future.
March 27, 2022
I liked this one, but not as much as I wanted to.
I love age gap, but it was a pointless addition here--they read as exactly the same age and maturity level, and it was continuously surprising whenever the age difference came up. The humor and background characters were both way too much and often felt exhausting and forced. I honestly didn't like Isac for most of the book--for all that he and everybody else kept going on about how he wasn't a kid anymore, he kept acting like a spoiled brat, throwing tantrums every time Max stopped a kiss and refusing to discuss anything at all like a fucking adult. But the sex was hot, and once Isac stopped acting like the child he insisted he wasn't, I thought things developed nicely. I didn't *love* the solution at the end, but I did appreciate the complicated situation and generally how it was approached.
I love age gap, but it was a pointless addition here--they read as exactly the same age and maturity level, and it was continuously surprising whenever the age difference came up. The humor and background characters were both way too much and often felt exhausting and forced. I honestly didn't like Isac for most of the book--for all that he and everybody else kept going on about how he wasn't a kid anymore, he kept acting like a spoiled brat, throwing tantrums every time Max stopped a kiss and refusing to discuss anything at all like a fucking adult. But the sex was hot, and once Isac stopped acting like the child he insisted he wasn't, I thought things developed nicely. I didn't *love* the solution at the end, but I did appreciate the complicated situation and generally how it was approached.
May 14, 2022
Very cute. Lots of UTS. Issac confessed to his childhood love after high-school only to be hard-core rejected and told he's like Max's little brother. He goes to college out of state to lick his wounds and now 6 years later the two are reunited. It was fun to see Max drool over Issac and be an adorable idiot about his attraction to him. But I kind of expected more from Max. Described early on as a man who "knows what he wants, and he’s not afraid to go after it." I kept waiting for that moment that would push this from cute second chance to epically romantic. Waiting for an absolute grand gesture or rainfall of wooing. It never made that breech, but still a fun read that stood very well as a standalone.
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