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desert_rose's review against another edition
3.0
This is the 3rd book in the Men Of Smithfield series.
I bought this book from Aspen Mountain Press as a ebook but be warned it's a Male/Male erotic thing :)
Michael Finnegan is hired to tutor Kyle Douglas in some of his studies during the summer.. But then he has and encounter with Kyle's brother, Maxwell that ended up with him firing Michael 'Finn'.
Devastated and hurt he goes back to his school job trying to forget what happened during the summer..
But fate insists on having their paths cross yet again when the father of one of the students in the school hires Max to keep his son safe.. as a bodyguard.
Now for the safety of the boy they have to unite and ignore their differences.. or is it the hidden passion in them both :)
This is an erotic M/M, so if you are offended by this type of erotica just ignore this book.. I liked it and it was a fast read.. Actually their was a story and it was done good.. I'm gonna check out the first two books in this series.. for the times in between serious reads like now :D
Some quotes I enjoyed from the book:
“Fine. I expect two things while you are here.” His brow hiked. Too bad. I thrust a finger at him, and not the one I wanted to. “One: that you do not use this bullshit superiority complex on me. Just be straight with me and we’ll get along. And two: that you do not question my authority in the dorm or in the classroom. Treat me like an adult colleague because here we are equally in charge. I don’t answer to you-I work with you.”
“You let me worry about weaponry, Michael; you worry about Shakespeare.”
I tightened my lips and then that son of a bitch pulled out the big guns and floored me with a boyish smile that was all charm and mischief.
Oh shit, I was toast.
Tara smiled at me, that fresh young face taking in every speck of my appearance and behavior to better spread tales online as soon as she returned to the dorm. I was relieved no one had taken any pictures to post on Facebook, or upload onto YouTube. I scanned every hand for a cell phone.
“I don’t own a hair dryer. My hair is an inch and half long, Michael.”
teresab78's review
4.0
I really like LB Greggs Smithfield series! This is the second time I've read Max and Finn and it was even more entertains with the addition of Shannon Gun's voice. He can do sex scenes like no other.
While I found the romance part a little rushed - the bulk of the book takes place over just a few weeks - I loved seeing Max come out of his shell with Finn.
The humour was great and the pacing fairly quick.
While I found the romance part a little rushed - the bulk of the book takes place over just a few weeks - I loved seeing Max come out of his shell with Finn.
The humour was great and the pacing fairly quick.
teresab78's review against another edition
3.0
I really like L.B. Gregg and the Smithfield series but found I had a hard time with the connection between the main characters with this one. It felt like I was missing pieces.
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I got the lust, but Max treated Finn so awfully I don't get how Max harboured secret love for Finn.inmyhumbleopinion's review against another edition
Carina Press has re released this as Men of Smithfield: Max & Finn
papercranestitches's review against another edition
3.0
I'm having a hard time figuring out how to rate this book; there were parts of it that made me really, REALLY angry on behalf of one of the characters, there were parts that were completely entertaining, and then there were parts that were incredibly sweet and fluffy but bewildering at the time time.
I'm just going to put this out there: Max is a complete and total asshat. For 75% of the book, he's the worst kind of Robocop - he's judgmental and arrogant and wholly insensitive to those around him. In the first few pages of the story he. As if that weren't enough to make you loath his character, he repeatedly slut shames Finn for sleeping with him... all while trying to get in his pants again! It made me want to scream. You can't have it both ways, Max!
Because Max is such a giant asshat, I was COMPLETELY confused by Finn's attraction to him. Well, I mean, the man could stand in for the statue of a Greek God - I get the physical attraction - but the intellectual and the emotional attraction? The things that you can build an actual relationship on?! Nope, not seeing it (which makes Finn's otherwise great character seem pretty shallow).
But then, around that 75-80% mark in the book, it's like Max is body-snatched by aliens. His personality undergoes a complete 180 degree change, and all of a sudden he's solicitous and sweet and declaring his love for Finn.
Let's be real: I usually crave those declarations of love like a man dying of dehydration in the desert craves water, but this time around I was left with a pretty intense case of what-the-FUCK?!-itis. I understand that Gregg was going for a super awkward start to the Max and Finn's relationship and the whole enemies-to-lovers trope, but I felt like Max was a little too unlikable in the beginning for this to be believable.
Then there was the stalker/mystery aspect to the story. Although I can sit back and say rather smugly that I knew who the bad guy was from the first mention of him on-page, I will say that I absolutely didn't anticipate how the mayhem would build towards the end of the book. I thought that action was completely over-the-top but creative and damn entertaining.
I definitely enjoyed [b:Max and Finn|15806133|Max and Finn (Men of Smithfield #2)|L.B. Gregg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344443004s/15806133.jpg|7124155] enough to continue reading the series, but I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that the next MCs are a little kinder to each other.
I'm just going to put this out there: Max is a complete and total asshat. For 75% of the book, he's the worst kind of Robocop - he's judgmental and arrogant and wholly insensitive to those around him. In the first few pages of the story he
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thoughtlessly keeps Finn waiting HOURS to speak to him, only to fuck him, fire him, and caps it all off by insulting his teaching style and being a condescending jerkBecause Max is such a giant asshat, I was COMPLETELY confused by Finn's attraction to him. Well, I mean, the man could stand in for the statue of a Greek God - I get the physical attraction - but the intellectual and the emotional attraction? The things that you can build an actual relationship on?! Nope, not seeing it (which makes Finn's otherwise great character seem pretty shallow).
But then, around that 75-80% mark in the book, it's like Max is body-snatched by aliens. His personality undergoes a complete 180 degree change, and all of a sudden he's solicitous and sweet and declaring his love for Finn.
Let's be real: I usually crave those declarations of love like a man dying of dehydration in the desert craves water, but this time around I was left with a pretty intense case of what-the-FUCK?!-itis. I understand that Gregg was going for a super awkward start to the Max and Finn's relationship and the whole enemies-to-lovers trope, but I felt like Max was a little too unlikable in the beginning for this to be believable.
Then there was the stalker/mystery aspect to the story. Although I can sit back and say rather smugly that I knew who the bad guy was from the first mention of him on-page, I will say that I absolutely didn't anticipate how the mayhem would build towards the end of the book. I thought that action was completely over-the-top but creative and damn entertaining.
I definitely enjoyed [b:Max and Finn|15806133|Max and Finn (Men of Smithfield #2)|L.B. Gregg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344443004s/15806133.jpg|7124155] enough to continue reading the series, but I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that the next MCs are a little kinder to each other.
scarletine6's review against another edition
3.0
Good narration, but this is my least favourite book in the series. It didn't flow as well as the others and ended very abruptly.
shile87's review
2.0
Audio book - 4 stars
Writing - 4 stars
Story/Plot - 0.85 stars
MC 1 Finn - Slightly likable and a doormat
MC 2 Max - Douche Very unlikable
This story was just weird and OTT. The mystery was ridiculous but for some weird reasons i wanted to know where it was going.
The connection between the MCs was not there, Max treated Finn like crap, one minute he is cold the next minute he is hot, and Finn just let him. Ugh! Finn needed a backbone. Then their relationship went from zero to i love you in nano second.
This was just entertainingly bad. Looking forward to the next.
Writing - 4 stars
Story/Plot - 0.85 stars
MC 1 Finn - Slightly likable and a doormat
MC 2 Max - Douche Very unlikable
This story was just weird and OTT. The mystery was ridiculous but for some weird reasons i wanted to know where it was going.
The connection between the MCs was not there, Max treated Finn like crap, one minute he is cold the next minute he is hot, and Finn just let him. Ugh! Finn needed a backbone. Then their relationship went from zero to i love you in nano second.
This was just entertainingly bad. Looking forward to the next.
walford's review
3.0
Fun! Pleasing. Inconsequential but addictive. On I go with this series. Very glad to have found Ms Gregg! Thank you.