Step by Step

3.75I think this might be my first [a:K.C. Wells 6576876 K.C. Wells https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1433451688p2/6576876.jpg]. I was pleasantly surprised and [a:Conner Goff 16756345 Conner Goff https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] does a pretty good job of the narration; oddly the sex scenes are the best when it comes the the AB. I'll confess that I purchased this solely for the cover and made up a story in my head of what it would be. It wasn't that at all, but I still enjoyed it. I love that pic. It fascinates me. The first few chapters were a little choppy for me, in terms of believing how the MCs come to live together, but then I'm a girl and neither would I have offered a stranger to live in my house nor would I have gone to live in a strangers house. It'd different for girls and no getting around that. Also this whole notion of a guy, Guy, who must be a millionaire, cleaning his own house etc. ... maybe not. Once the story got going I did enjoy it. Lately I'm in love with the size difference and I felt the age gap was beautifully and realistically done. If you're expecting growly dominance this is not it. Guy is the paragon of doing the right thing and I'm a biatch for saying that like it's wrong. It's not. Guy takes every step to make sure that Jamie is getting into the relationship or for that matter being gay with eyes wide open and for the right reasons. Said like this it sounds very PBS and “good-for-you-eat-your-vegetables”, but the sexy times when they come are surprising and vavoom hot. Very satisfying and true. Perhaps my favorite part was that this turned out not to be a GFY story. When the story starts Jamie is 20 and the fact that he considers himself straight has more to do with the norm and nothing else. Once he starts “seeing” Guy with sexual interest he never lies to Guy, himself, or anyone and enters wholeheartedly into the relationship. I really liked Jamie because he was brave and honest and those are qualities not to be undervalued. The other characters, Ryan and Carla in particular, enhanced the story and weren't just so much window dressing. I think I might follow up with the stories of other characters that are hinted at here. I would've preferred for the epilogue to be a little less “wrap-up the whole rest of Guy & Jamie's lives” but I am a curmudgeon like that or more like I prefer to let my imagination wander. Likewise I could've done without the detailed and exhaustive description of every space and meal, mostly because it gave me design envy and made me hungry. If you're in the mood for a sweet read this could fit the bill.