Review: A rating....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
My Review:Whew, where to even start this review? I stayed up half the night last night devouring this book. I have just loved this entire series and this book was right up there with the other two.I don't think I've ever read a more unlikely couple than Jude and Slayer. Jude is uptight, repressed, ice-man...on the surface. Slayer is homophobic, rough, outspoken (most times too much so)...on the surface.At first sight, they hate each other...and honestly that doesn't change much throughout the book. I know you're sitting there asking....Wait, isn't this a romance? Yes, it is. For these two, fighting is most definitely foreplay. They give each other a really difficult time and then somehow always end up making out. And that's saying something since both of them are most definitely straight...well, kind of. LOLThe one thing both these guys have in common is Levi, Jude's brother and Slayer's best friend. And they both are completely blown away by the revelations that have come out about him...gay, flamboyant, cross-dressing, dancing diva Levi or Livy, his other personality. Neither of these guys had ANY clue and they are both confused and feeling a little hurt and betrayed that he didn't trust them enough to share. And how can he be gay?!? No signs of that whatsoever...so they are both questioning a lot of things. Add to that they are living together and things just kind of happen, much to the shock of BOTH of them. And there is a whole lot more story to all that. Reasons why they can't be gay, regardless to all the evidence saying that they are.The book was a great read. Neither one of these guys are ones that I expected to connect to like I did. This is a great example of gay-for-you storyline and I loved how emotional both these guys became when faced with each other. For me, their romance worked because they became human together. They fight like nothing else, but even that...they are pushing each other and in the end, that becomes a good thing.Both the other couples from the other two books play heavily into this book and I loved seeing them again, although my heart hurt for Bo and Dylan all over again. That was a difficult story line, but in the end it made sense. It was good to see Levi getting a better handle on who he is too. I loved the scenes between him and Jude, which weren't always positive. They definitely have their issues and they didn't magically go away. Their relationship worked for me. I do love Levi's reactions to the Jude and Slayer combo.Mercy Celeste has talked in the past about this being the final book in the series. I hope that's not still the case. It felt like she left the story open for more books....maybe Angel?? I'm crossing my fingers....