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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2021
This book was similar to the first (romance about characters with psionic powers working for SPIRE). It also had a fair amount of detail and explanation about psions and related things, as well as some parts with summarization (though less than the first book had).
I liked the romance more in this one. It all happened in the present, rather than splitting up the book with large gaps in time. It was a cute romance, and a bit angsty. I didn't understand why Andrew kept thinking Oscar wasn't giving him any indication that he wanted to be something more than friends when Oscar was the one who tried to make plans, said he wanted to go on a date, etc. I also didn't understand why Andrew and Oscar both acted like Oscar did something wrong; Andrew was literally Oscar's patient, and Oscar couldn't make moves on him while he was still in the hospital. So some of the angst didn't make sense to me. But other than a few issues, especially once they got their situation sorted, they had a healthy relationship. This series seems to be all about healthy relationships, which is nice!
I especially loved all the discussion about how sex doesn't have to be penetration, and also how Oscar was willing to forgo any type of sex if Andy was asexual (he wasn't, just insecure and taking things slow) because the intimacy and companionship of being with Andy was enough.
The characters were likeable too. And this time one of them had empath abilities, which I always enjoy because *emotions*.
The work drama seemed kinda like it didn't fit. A lot of books seem to force romance into the story, but this felt more like it was naturally focused on romance and other drama was forced in. The tone and focus really shifted at a certain point, and it almost felt like two different books. It added more substance and connecting series threads, but the way it suddenly shifted was a little jarring to me, I guess. The ending was also kind of abrupt, but the relationship was resolved, and the rest is stuff that picks up in the next book.
Overall, this was another enjoyable book in a series with detailed world-building, healthy relationships, LGBTQIA+ diversity, and cool psionic abilities.
*Even though each book in this series focuses on different characters, I recommend reading them in order, or you might be lost in regards to some background info, plot elements, and character/relationship backgrounds.*
*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2020 // Format: Ebook via TTS*
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I liked the romance more in this one. It all happened in the present, rather than splitting up the book with large gaps in time. It was a cute romance, and a bit angsty. I didn't understand why Andrew kept thinking Oscar wasn't giving him any indication that he wanted to be something more than friends when Oscar was the one who tried to make plans, said he wanted to go on a date, etc. I also didn't understand why Andrew and Oscar both acted like Oscar did something wrong; Andrew was literally Oscar's patient, and Oscar couldn't make moves on him while he was still in the hospital. So some of the angst didn't make sense to me. But other than a few issues, especially once they got their situation sorted, they had a healthy relationship. This series seems to be all about healthy relationships, which is nice!
I especially loved all the discussion about how sex doesn't have to be penetration, and also how Oscar was willing to forgo any type of sex if Andy was asexual (he wasn't, just insecure and taking things slow) because the intimacy and companionship of being with Andy was enough.
The characters were likeable too. And this time one of them had empath abilities, which I always enjoy because *emotions*.
The work drama seemed kinda like it didn't fit. A lot of books seem to force romance into the story, but this felt more like it was naturally focused on romance and other drama was forced in. The tone and focus really shifted at a certain point, and it almost felt like two different books. It added more substance and connecting series threads, but the way it suddenly shifted was a little jarring to me, I guess. The ending was also kind of abrupt, but the relationship was resolved, and the rest is stuff that picks up in the next book.
Overall, this was another enjoyable book in a series with detailed world-building, healthy relationships, LGBTQIA+ diversity, and cool psionic abilities.
*Even though each book in this series focuses on different characters, I recommend reading them in order, or you might be lost in regards to some background info, plot elements, and character/relationship backgrounds.*
*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2020 // Format: Ebook via TTS*
More Reviews @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
