Review: Sweet but Sexy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
4.5/5 stars...Lewis is in his first year at university, moving away from home and into a flat at school with five other guys. The new group of friends are a wide variety of personalities, but Lewis is unnervingly drawn to the out and proud Max. Lewis struggles with this attraction as he’s always thought he was straight. He hides his growing feelings well, until Max brings home his current boyfriend, and then Lewis has a hard time hiding the jealousy.Max either doesn’t notice Lewis’s growing awkwardness around him or is really good at pretending. The two become fast friends, inseparable for the most part, and as Lewis’s feelings for his new best friend become stronger, so does his confusion. A game night morphs into some very heavy petting and Lewis’s feelings are revealed. Lewis is high on emotion and happy, until Max gives him the old ‘let’s just be friends’ speech.Lewis is hurt, but as much as he wants to be more than friends, he doesn’t want to lose Max as a friend entirely. Lewis continues to explore his newly discovered sexuality at the encouragement of a fellow classmate, and he and Max continue to be friends. When another guy shows a romantic interest in Lewis, Max realizes just how much he wants Lewis all to himself.Northcote has become one of my favorite authors. She has a smooth, flowing style of writing that captures and conveys emotions that is always fun and fresh. The angst though, I am not a big fan of angst. It’s to be expected given the age of the characters, but it still makes me bang my head against hard surfaces when it presents itself and hinders communication.That being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed this fast, fun, coming of age story about two young men who became friends before they became lovers. And Northcote provides strong secondary characters in the form of friends and family that add a little something more to this story. Dean was my personal favorite offering to buy the insatiable new lovers some glucose tablets and energy drinks while he was at the store!If you like adorably sweet loves stories with just that right blend of dirty sexiness, then this is the book for you.** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through MM Good Book Reviews **[...]