Review of James—Uncontrollable (Man Up Book 5) by Felice Stevens
When James is forced to live with the father who never wanted him, it shapes him into the man he eventually becomes, it shapes a future that could have gone such a different way if only his father had been the man his mother had always hoped he was. From the time young James walks into the cold home of William, his father, and Rhoades, his half-brother, he's quite aware that he's not wanted or loved. And God did I hurt for that little boy because it damaged him almost irreparably. And he would have gone on living his life, living each day holding tight onto control, never trusting, never loving, if his brother's best friend, Malcolm, hadn't been in his life.
From their very first meeting, there was something about Malcolm that drew James to him. But, Malcolm always chose Rhoades over James, and it haunted James. Even as they grew older, and Malcolm's flirtatious charm worked on all the other men that flitted in and out of his life, it only served to enrage James. And Malcolm wanted to do something about that. He'd always been drawn to the hurt boy he had seen in James from the very first meeting. But, he didn't know how to reach him, so he taunted him, and picked and picked to get a reaction until finally James snapped and the only reaction James had was to banish him from James' club, from James' life. It would have been a shame if it had ended there, but fate had other plans for our two soul mates, and placed them in other's lives again, and finally, finally, there was a breakthrough, and it was pretty beautiful to read. From there it was a quick, but kind of painful trip to an HEA. I was cringing at first, though, because I had a bad feeling, but thankfully Felice Stevens took it easy on the reader, and allowed James and Malcolm something beautiful. Of course it wasn't easy, but it was worth it because by the end I was all smiles!
I adored James—Uncontrollable. It's heartfelt and beautiful, and pretty steamy too. James and Malcolm are really layered, fascinating characters, especially James. I loved seeing him grow, seeing him open himself up to love and to finally learn to let go and trust Malcolm. These two so deserved their HEA. And now that I've read their story, I am definitely going back to read the previous books in this series, and am looking forward to more.
ARC via Buoni Amici Press.
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When James is forced to live with the father who never wanted him, it shapes him into the man he eventually becomes, it shapes a future that could have gone such a different way if only his father had been the man his mother had always hoped he was. From the time young James walks into the cold home of William, his father, and Rhoades, his half-brother, he's quite aware that he's not wanted or loved. And God did I hurt for that little boy because it damaged him almost irreparably. And he would have gone on living his life, living each day holding tight onto control, never trusting, never loving, if his brother's best friend, Malcolm, hadn't been in his life.
From their very first meeting, there was something about Malcolm that drew James to him. But, Malcolm always chose Rhoades over James, and it haunted James. Even as they grew older, and Malcolm's flirtatious charm worked on all the other men that flitted in and out of his life, it only served to enrage James. And Malcolm wanted to do something about that. He'd always been drawn to the hurt boy he had seen in James from the very first meeting. But, he didn't know how to reach him, so he taunted him, and picked and picked to get a reaction until finally James snapped and the only reaction James had was to banish him from James' club, from James' life. It would have been a shame if it had ended there, but fate had other plans for our two soul mates, and placed them in other's lives again, and finally, finally, there was a breakthrough, and it was pretty beautiful to read. From there it was a quick, but kind of painful trip to an HEA. I was cringing at first, though, because I had a bad feeling, but thankfully Felice Stevens took it easy on the reader, and allowed James and Malcolm something beautiful. Of course it wasn't easy, but it was worth it because by the end I was all smiles!
I adored James—Uncontrollable. It's heartfelt and beautiful, and pretty steamy too. James and Malcolm are really layered, fascinating characters, especially James. I loved seeing him grow, seeing him open himself up to love and to finally learn to let go and trust Malcolm. These two so deserved their HEA. And now that I've read their story, I am definitely going back to read the previous books in this series, and am looking forward to more.
ARC via Buoni Amici Press.
#bookreview #newrelease #JamesUncontrollable #FeliceStevens #bookseries #ManUpSeries #MM #LGBT #romance
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