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postcordillera's review
3.75
+ very good representation of invisible chronic illness
+ extremely hot filthy sex
+ extremely hot filthy sex
litas_reads's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
k_a_r_e_n_b's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mini_elsa's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bookpimpfairy's review
5.0
Angelo and Dylan "meet" at Lavatos (kink club in London) for a unforgettable night of hot sex, to than separate ways to never see each other again, so they think.
Angelo suffers from ME (a harder to diagnose form of CFS) and politely put his life is falling apart, the family needs aide to keep the family business running where he runs into Dylan again.
Dylan is overworked and stressed but doesn't know how to bring balance into his life. They immediately realize who the other is from voices alone and tentatively begin a friendship of sorts. Dylan doesn't know about Angelos's diagnosis until a really bad episode lands him in the hospital. Dylan does everything he can do to help, but can Angelo trust him to stay when some days he is to soar to even get out of bed?
As with all Garret Leigh books Dream follows mental health issues and how it affects both them and their partner in the long term. The endings are not HEA they are HFN because with health issues you never know what could change at any time.
Angelo suffers from ME (a harder to diagnose form of CFS) and politely put his life is falling apart, the family needs aide to keep the family business running where he runs into Dylan again.
Dylan is overworked and stressed but doesn't know how to bring balance into his life. They immediately realize who the other is from voices alone and tentatively begin a friendship of sorts. Dylan doesn't know about Angelos's diagnosis until a really bad episode lands him in the hospital. Dylan does everything he can do to help, but can Angelo trust him to stay when some days he is to soar to even get out of bed?
As with all Garret Leigh books Dream follows mental health issues and how it affects both them and their partner in the long term. The endings are not HEA they are HFN because with health issues you never know what could change at any time.
jamie_w's review
4.0
While I did enjoy this, I couldn’t help but feel like I was missing something. I felt like so much of Dylan wasn’t fledged out but then when I got to the end, it dates that Dylan was in two other books. So I don’t know if those must be read first but it would’ve been good to know beforehand since you’re literally dropped into a situation with his best friends Sam and Eddie and have zero context. This lack of transparency before starting a book is a huge peeve of mine.
I definitely got the chemistry between Dylan and Angelo, their shift from sex partners to being in love didn’t flow well to me. Kind of felt like pieces were missing. However, I did enjoy their openness with each other and their respect for boundaries. Both were very good men who liked a bit of kink. They did compliment each other quite well.
Angelo was such a grouch but given his medical diagnosis, lack of any kind of familial support and massive debt it made sense. He was actually very noble and did try his best to do right by his family. He was in an impossible situation. It was heartbreaking. I will say that Dylan was a good partner in that respect - he only ever wanted to help Angelo.
I definitely got the chemistry between Dylan and Angelo, their shift from sex partners to being in love didn’t flow well to me. Kind of felt like pieces were missing. However, I did enjoy their openness with each other and their respect for boundaries. Both were very good men who liked a bit of kink. They did compliment each other quite well.
Angelo was such a grouch but given his medical diagnosis, lack of any kind of familial support and massive debt it made sense. He was actually very noble and did try his best to do right by his family. He was in an impossible situation. It was heartbreaking. I will say that Dylan was a good partner in that respect - he only ever wanted to help Angelo.
valerieullmerauthor's review
4.0
This is my first book from Garrett Leigh and I'm still on the fence whether I completely liked this book. I don't like a lot of angst in romance books and Dream had plenty. Dylan just left a relationship with his best friend and his girlfriend, which is completely different from everything I've ever read. He goes to a club where he meets Angelo and they connect, but while the sex scenes are hot, I don't really get into exhibitionism and it took me out of the moment.
But the relationship between Dylan and Angelo is what kept me reading and in the end. While the angst was a little higher than I usually read, in the end, the relationship between Dylan and Angelo was worth it!
But the relationship between Dylan and Angelo is what kept me reading and in the end. While the angst was a little higher than I usually read, in the end, the relationship between Dylan and Angelo was worth it!
teresab78's review
5.0
Great!
I liked that this book looked at common themes from a different angle. Sickness and money problems are common, but I haven’t read about ME before or a character as a debt councillor. I liked that the jobs and diagnoses were examined and not just on paper. So many characters have jobs or illnesses that are interchangeable as we never see the ramifications of them
I liked the idea of the sex club. It was very taboo feeling and yet freeing on another level.
I felt the connection between Angelo and Dylan and believed in their feelings.
I liked that this book looked at common themes from a different angle. Sickness and money problems are common, but I haven’t read about ME before or a character as a debt councillor. I liked that the jobs and diagnoses were examined and not just on paper. So many characters have jobs or illnesses that are interchangeable as we never see the ramifications of them
I liked the idea of the sex club. It was very taboo feeling and yet freeing on another level.
I felt the connection between Angelo and Dylan and believed in their feelings.
maferg01's review
5.0
I can’t get enough of Garrett Leigh’s wonderfully crafted guys and their love stories. She takes such care in the details of giving her characters real-world struggles and finding just who they need to take a little weight of the world off their shoulders. This book won’t let you put it down with a story that brings 2 good men together with some serious spicy heat and enough angst to keep you in your feels.
Dylan has just left the FOB relationship he was in with his two best friends and is feeling very lonely. His job is taxing and he just needs some release. He escapes to a sex club for the night and he has a night that he can’t get off his mind. At his job as a financial advisor in walks in the anonymous man he can’t forget from the club, and before they realize it the walls that have been closing in on them both fall away. Angelo is drowning in debt, obligation to his family, a life he can’t escape, and a disease that is crippling him. Dylan might be just what he needs, and Angelo might be the man Dylan needs to love.
Angelo and Dylan both stole my heart right along with each other’s. I loved the care and patience Dylan had for Angelo, who has all the stereotypical fire of an Italian man. Very rarely is falling in love easy, and I loved how their story took some twists and turns to get there with real world problems and a major kick in the pants for Angelo to realize what he wants. This sweet story had me from page one all the way to the end and left me one clicking the rest of the series.
Dylan has just left the FOB relationship he was in with his two best friends and is feeling very lonely. His job is taxing and he just needs some release. He escapes to a sex club for the night and he has a night that he can’t get off his mind. At his job as a financial advisor in walks in the anonymous man he can’t forget from the club, and before they realize it the walls that have been closing in on them both fall away. Angelo is drowning in debt, obligation to his family, a life he can’t escape, and a disease that is crippling him. Dylan might be just what he needs, and Angelo might be the man Dylan needs to love.
Angelo and Dylan both stole my heart right along with each other’s. I loved the care and patience Dylan had for Angelo, who has all the stereotypical fire of an Italian man. Very rarely is falling in love easy, and I loved how their story took some twists and turns to get there with real world problems and a major kick in the pants for Angelo to realize what he wants. This sweet story had me from page one all the way to the end and left me one clicking the rest of the series.