This book was slow, and I wasn’t that into the romance at first. I could see its potential, but I wasn’t really feeling the chemistry. Until the leg massage scene. The tension was delicious, and that was when I started thinking, “Ooh I can’t wait for them to kiss!” And I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say they eventually did kiss. And more! This author knows how to write a good sex scene.

I also enjoyed the trans and disability rep! The main character is a trans man, and this book portrayed gender dysphoria in such a strong, in-depth way, but a way that still felt so naturally woven into the story. And even with all the dysphoria, it managed to feel overall very body positive. And the love interest is strong fat (it’s also nice to see some body diversity) with a bad leg and uses a cane.

I feel like there wasn’t a lot of plot, it seemed like it was mostly talking and thinking, though I guess there was a bit of mystery-solving in there too.

This was about different characters than the previous books. I’ve read those too, but I don’t think they’re required to understand this one.

The audiobook narration by Gary Furlong was great. I don’t know what accents he was doing, I’m not sure he knows what accents he was doing, they seemed to change a bit sometimes 😅 I just found it kinda funny, but I enjoyed them, whatever they were. (To be fair, these characters are from fictional countries.) Gary Furlong is genuinely a great narrator (I’ve listened to other books by him as well), and he sounded natural and emotional and brought the characters to life and made them sound distinct.

That’s pretty much my thoughts about the book. It was slow, but the romance and rep were worth it! I enjoyed it.

*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2025 // Format: Audiobook*