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One of the better h/c m/m books. Believable, compelling. The hero was too Superman-ish, no real faults, and the bad guy was easy, thoughtless choices that were causally shaming to men’s body image (thinning hair, short, fat = evil). So that was a big disappointment. But, if you forgive all that, the story is solid, and the emotions/conflicts of the two mains are vivid and engaging.

My nana is now in a nursing home so this is hitting me deep 😭

Unless this story takes a sharp nosedive, it is WELL on its way to being my #3 m/m book/series of all time. My goodness, I am beside myself over here.

His voice was quiet, and shaking, and he looked up at me with the saddest eyes I'd ever seen. But he didn't flinch. He was summoning all the strength and bravery he had, even though it was breaking both our hearts. I gave him the only answer I could. I kissed him.

I didn’t know when I’d fallen in love with Dashiell, I just had. I used to dream about falling in love and imagined the big, public declarations, fireworks exploding, and shooting stars racing across the sky. I’d even thought there’d be unicorns jumping over rainbows. What I’d never imagined was that I’d just know, kind of all quietly and without any fanfare.

We were over before we'd really begun, and somehow I had to find the words to tell him.

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On a stony beach, where a sleeping Billy Grace snuggled into me, I knew I’d always remember that day because it was the day my life changed.

I never do one of these progress reports through Good Reads but, guys...GUYS. Not since Captive Prince or Adrien English have I been swept up in a story so quickly...