We finally get Levi & Silas’s love story that’s been brewing for 13 stories in this series!! Chase has always been inclusive of LGBTQ side characters, but this is the first time a male/male romance has been featured in the Keating Hollow series and it was done so well! In my opinion at least. She stayed true to both of their characters that we’ve caught glimpses of for the past 13 books, and focused on their own faults & hang-ups in their own struggle to rekindle the love they’ve had for each other that has only dimmed since their breakup years ago. I think it helped that she’s created a world who’s so inclusive and supportive of LGBTQ characters and avoiding any homophobic situations or people. It really helped focus on their story and rollercoasters of emotions.
There are scenes with PDA, but faded to black before alluding to spice which I applaud only because I think those scenes should be written by someone with firsthand experience in those scenes. I will say, however, that like other Chase PNR stories, there were definitely times where I got chills when the characters were professing or showing their love for one another. And that’s coming from a straight married woman. It was just so well done! For a change of pace, the last TWO chapters were spent introducing a branch in her stories. Bc One continuing Keating Hollow with Harlow’s story, and also August’s story that will be set in a new town with some ties to KH. I’m definitely intrigued in both!