I’ve been wanting to get to this book for so long. It was worth the wait. Trademark Annabeth. Warm, sweet, funny and with terrific chemistry. Set in what seems to be one of her favourite worlds, military men.
This was a cute play on the fake boyfriend trope. With a bit of best friends brother and opposites attract.
Derrick’s best friend, Calder, arranges for his brother, Arthur, to pretend a welcome home kiss to upstage his ex-boyfriend. From that first kiss, these two find themselves drawn to each other, and now that they are faking being boyfriends they have the time to explore that attraction.
Arthur, a musically gifted, slightly nerdy guy who can get easily lost in his own mind vs the organised, logical military man. They make a great pairing. Arthur has never really felt like he fit in with his service-oriented family and sometimes only saw the sacrifice side of the life. Falling for Derrick gives him another perspective, and along with falling in love with him, he also finds a renewed sense of belonging. While Arthur gifts Derrick a home he’s always been longing for.
It was a great pairing, with a really wonderful story, brought to life by narrators Greg Boudreaux and Joel Leslie who both did a really wonderful job.