I'm generally a die hard fan of this author's books because they can blend snark, banter, spicy times, and romance all into a short book. But here it felt off for me. And that's not because of the typos and formatting issues, of which there were many, but unless the book is unreadable because of them they are never a reason for a lower rating or poor review. This was purely because there was so much animosity, arrogance, antagonizing, denials, and almost a feel of coercion, that dominated so much of the book before any feels or complicated stuff entered the picture.
There was a family issue with Jack that really should have been a bit more settled, and not just by Alistor's assistance and support later in the book as a sweet aside kind of thing, but by Jack. He needed to find his own inner strength and acceptance. Without that he felt incomplete.
Alistor's deal was more on-page in how he went from needing all the extra to just needing Jack, and that was fine, but again, the actual change was mentioned in an aside from Jack's question rather than really seeing that evolve.
And the confrontations between them with misunderstandings and hurt feelings...those were brushed off with punishingly pleasurable distractions. The biggest frustratingly unsatisfying confrontation was the reunion bit. Initiated by the "wrong" character, and resolved with more spicy time and not given any time to settle. The epilogue was necessary but was also ended so very abruptly.
I should probably give this book only two stars for all those issues, but there were some very sweet moments, the possessive bits, the absolutely incredible spice, and Xavier calling Alastor out, that made me bump it up to a three. It could have been better, it should have been better. I wish it had been what I've come to love and expect.
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