Review: Sweet, loving & fabulous
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2013
It feels like forever that I've been waiting for this second installment in the fabulous Z.A. Maxfield's 'The Brothers Grime' series. I loved the first book featuring Jack and Ryan, but the author did such a wonderful job in that story introducing the secondary characters, that I totally and completely felt as if I already knew Eddie before I cracked this book open. I have spent the majority of my life with my nose buried in a book, so I can't begin to imagine what having severe dyslexia would be like, or how I would feel about it. I do know the author did a great job of depicting how Eddie handles everything in his day-to-day from text messaging to email, in a way that didn't make me feel sorry for Eddie; in fact, just the opposite, I was impressed.Eddie owns The Brothers Grime company with his two partners, Jack and Gabe. They handle crime scene cleanup, sewage accidents, biohazard spills, and everything else along those lines. It's not glamorous but it allows Eddie a debt free life excluding his mortgage and a couple of nice vacations a year. Eddie grew up in a big family and he wants to settle down and have kids when he meets the right guy. He isn't sure but his niece's first grade teacher, Andrew, might just be that guy. Unfortunately for Eddie, he doesn't have a lot of experience with dating, his is more along the lines of hookups. But when he and Andrew find Eddie's favorite teacher, Mrs. Henderson, wandering the school grounds thinking it's still 1986 and covered in the scent of decomposing tissue, it brings the two men together to begin getting to know one another.Andrew has his own issues he isn't ready to reveal to Eddie immediately. Andrew's father seems to have a bit of a hoarding problem, to the point where the city building inspector has been out and left a date when the property must be cleaned up. Of course, Andrew gets the call from his dad about this during his first date with Eddie and Andrew has to cut their evening short to take care of this issue. Andrew has been trying to hit on Eddie for months so he's thrilled when they can finally start dating. They are hot, hot, hot together and I really adored their chemistry, not just physical, but all of the best things that make two people fit seamlessly together. Now, if only Andrew can let himself believe in what they have so he can confess his father's hopeless mess, then all will be well.I was definitely not disappointed in this second book in the series. Eddie is a giant teddy bear, sweet and gentle with the people he loves, but able to be strong and confident when it's needed. Andrew was a delight to get to know and totally not what I was expecting. He is perfect for Eddie in that he's not judgmental and he actually waits to get an explanation instead of jumping to a wrong conclusion. Andrew also doesn't look at Eddie and see "alpha male top", in fact, Andrew is more than happy to do the topping and a little dominating which is super sexy for Eddie. I totally fell in love with Eddie and Andrew and I'm adding them to my list of favorite couples.I was entranced with this story and loved it. The scenes where Andrew and Eddie were working with his dad and some hoarding professionals were simply heartbreaking. It was sweet and loving and agonizing all at the same time. Andrew and Eddie's love story just came together for me and I can't thank ZAM enough for this tale.NOTE: This book was provided by Loose Id for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews