#MADE MARION SERIES BOOK FULL#
However, the extended Marian family made a fun appearance again, and the love story itself is worth making sure you don’t skip this book in the full Made Marian series. Both men often reverted to paragraph-long speeches when addressing each other, and they were always similar enough that I sometimes couldn’t remember who’s POV chapter I read. Why not five stars for this book? Too many instances of contrived dialogue dragged me out of the story. Kennedy also makes their interactions accessible and romantic even when conducted entirely through text messages while on opposite sides of the country. It was fun to explore the similarities and the differences between the two men, both personally and career-wise, as their relationship grew deeper. I’m very much an indoor cat, so it’s always interesting to experience lives I would never have in a million years via fiction. Together, they are sexy and fun and sweet, even when just working quietly together. I loved the quiet moments between Jamie and Teddy, whether while holed up during a snowstorm or wandering through the wilds of Denali. Jamie more than deserves this “happily ever after” following the wringer his ex puts him through both before and during this story. It takes many cross-country flights and a few instances of men not communicating, but when they finally get their act together, it was charming. Together, they fight crime! Actually, together their no-strings-attached fun turns into a friendship turns into both men acknowledging that the connection between them is too great to ignore. Teddy puts the stressors of his career over having long-term relationships. Jamie had his heart broken earlier in the year, so he’s looking for no-strings-attached fun. Hopefully, Blue and Tristan continue to be present in their family’s life so that I can see them enjoying their future together. I look forward to reading more of this romance series, as much as I’ve enjoyed everything else I’ve read by Lennox so far. She also makes sure to buck tradition in how our two heroes eventually come together at the end to live happily ever after. Then, Lennox completely derails my suspicions, once again because of her creative use of characterization and background detail. This pesky detail is only the start of a developing external conflict that I thought I saw coming from a mile away. The reason Blue and Tristan even meet each other is because their siblings are getting married. She hints at future stories involving various siblings that immediately left me wanting to dive into the sequel so that everyone can get their happily ever after. But I did not mind the length or the potentially “extraneous” scenes that allowed Lennox to make these introductions possible. In theory, this book could have been shorter. Once again, Lennox highlights her characterization chops by making everyone both unique and realistic.
I am also not a fan of the “gay for you” trope, but Lennox also allows Tristan’s characterization to develop with care, showing that he is finally living his authentic life rather than burying a portion of himself out of various flavors of fear.Īs the first book in a sprawling romance series featuring adult children from a large family, I expected to be overwhelmed with characters. A good conversation can be just as sexy as intentional flirting, and when a mischievous kiss causes sparks to fly, it was no wonder that things progressed quickly between the two men. However, Lennox is talented enough to make it entirely plausible, and I fell just as quickly in love with Blue and Tristan as they did with each other. I don’t believe in “insta-love” romances.
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