Quick Reads, Quick Reviews: Nell Iris


As with all their stories, the endings always seem to come too soon.  They get me hooked on the men, their story, their romance, and I never seem to want their stories to end where we're left.  There's tenderness, sometimes a little steam, but always so full of just the right amount of fluff and drama to make for truly enjoyable reads that never fail to hit me in the feels.


Friends to lovers, self-imposed protector falling in love with his charge, opposites attract...  For such a short story there's a whole lot of stuff packed in and while it could have been overwhelmed by it all it was all a subtle journey of eye and heart opening moments to help both Buck and Pippin grow together.  There was a lot of honesty and only getting Buck's POV was both just right and not enough at the same time.  He was the steady presence, the foundation Pippin needed, but it was Pippin's growth, Pippin's change that unlocked the door to the more Buck was always secretly hoping for.  I would have liked to see Pippin's growth through his own eyes.  4 stars.


ARC received from Signal Boost Promotions


This was such a tender story of an established couple that has already forged their path.  We come into their story in the middle-ish where they've walked together years and years and years and are just as much in love as they were in the beginning.  They have time, devotion, and growth under their belts.  But they also have past hurts still lingering in the background that are only now rising to the fore because of a medical scare.  Watching Ellery go through his memories of how they began and his fears for the present was more touching than I would have anticipated.  Instead of reading like a journal of moments, I almost felt and experienced his apprehensions.  And to end it the story with one simple message...it was triumphant and full of relief.  4 stars.


ARC received from Signal Boost Promotions



Not instalove, but an immediate connection does spark and with a little bit of holiday, read liquid, courage, two men find something more than arbitrary.  Petter and Isak are the kind of men that might not have met without a little cosmic help but absolutely needed to, thus the circumstances combining to bring them together.  Their evolution was sweet, realistic, and lasting.  It's the kind of sweet story that sucked me in and didn't let me go.  I still think of moments of the story I wish were drawn out and that it were longer.  Both men were real and likeable and inspired me to root for them.  As with every other story by this author, I didn't want to let them go.  4.5 stars.



ARC received from Gay Book Promotions

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