Consumed

Aight, so boom. 15% in, we have the straight MC jerking off his gay best friend because be doesn't want anyone else touching him. 👀

Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Tagging this as apart for plot because your bestie that gives you handies and blowjobs and cuddles you all night and requests that you don't get a boyfriend because he needs to have you all to himself otherwise he won't be able to take it is......probably not straight.

Can't imagine a less straight guy than Percy and I don't know why Winston couldn't see it. Or Percy himself, for that matter.

But then......you get to the part where Winston's reflecting and realizing what hurt him the most was that Percy's bi-awakening was the time Gage kissed him, and not the million times he'd done all that with Winston, and yeah, okay. I kinda get it. That would fuck anyone up.

'What hurt the most about it was that that’s when Percy realized he was attracted to men. He hadn’t realized any of the times he was nuzzling Winston’s neck or humping his thigh to get off. Nope.

It was Gage.

Not him.'

This book promises toxic codependency and delivers exactly that.

'He wanted to chain Percy to his bed and swallow him whole, wanted Percy embedded in his skin. He wanted him to be happy, and it didn’t matter if Winston could give him that or not. Percy should be his regardless. That was how selfish he was.'

Mmmmm, yes. Be unhinged. No notes.

“You don’t have to do the right thing with me, darlin’.” as you thrust between the cheeks of another man's fiancé is heinous business. Proceed.

“I’ll break up with him for you, baby. Don’t worry.” 💀WELL, EXCUSE ME?!

There's audacity and there's whatever this is. And honestly, I loved every minute of it.

This is literal touch him and die vibes. Or I'll die and then you'll be sorry 💀

Both, maybe??? Deeply unserious. But also really really good.

This was one of the most angsty MM romance books I have ever read - I felt like I was constantly holding my breath waiting to see what would happen next.

Winston and Percy were incredible main characters and their story was written beautifully- I felt like I was living and breathing it with them.

The mental health representation was handled incredibly well and a lot of the time the story was raw and painful.

Easily one of my favourite books of the year!.

I received a free copy of this book via Indie Author Creative and am voluntarily leaving a review.