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iam's review
4.0
Short and bittersweet romance between two firefighters who've been going through the motions of dating for years but never talked about it.
As a reader I found them dancing around the important conversation frustrating; as a queer person I could understand their caution about coming out, especially with their pasts, and it was bittersweet.
The writing was fine, if a bit confusing and disjointed at parts. Especially transitions between memories and happening in the present were lacking.
I particularly liked the way demisexuality was portrayed in this book.
Content warnings include: sex on-page, homophobia, gossiping, references to a forced outing of a side character and getting kicked out for being gay.
As a reader I found them dancing around the important conversation frustrating; as a queer person I could understand their caution about coming out, especially with their pasts, and it was bittersweet.
The writing was fine, if a bit confusing and disjointed at parts. Especially transitions between memories and happening in the present were lacking.
I particularly liked the way demisexuality was portrayed in this book.
Content warnings include: sex on-page, homophobia, gossiping, references to a forced outing of a side character and getting kicked out for being gay.
suflet's review
5.0
The first R. Cooper book I ever read!! I loved it and it lead to me charging through the rest of R. Cooper's books. This was a lovely story!
ltz's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
breadedbookpages's review
5.0
This was so cute yet so heavy that I needed to take breaks. Maybe that was because I have a sore throat that's messing me up. Anyway, the explicit Demisexual rep in this made me sob with relief. I loved that Jimmy and Javier's friendship is such a tightly knit thing and how Javier interacted with the guys at the fire-station. Tiny especially is a great example of an ally to the queer community.
cmira2027's review
5.0
Sweet
This author never disappoints. A wonderful short story of love and friendship between to fire fighters that will leave you, like Jimmy and Javi, happy.
This author never disappoints. A wonderful short story of love and friendship between to fire fighters that will leave you, like Jimmy and Javi, happy.
bookstacksamber's review
3.0
This felt like I jumped into the middle of a story without any knowledge of what was going on. I checked 3 different times to make sure I didn't miss a couple chapters at the beginning, but I guess that's just how it was written. Javier and Jimmy's characters were also so similar for the first half of the book that I was constantly getting them confused. More backstory and characterization at the beginning would have made this a 4 or 5 star book for me. I loved the demisexual rep and that we got to see Javi talk through it and explain it to several characters.