IOU Series Book 3: Oblivious by Leslie McAdam

 

IOU Book 3

My hot best friend has no idea what he’s doing to me.

He sends me naughty texts at the most inappropriate times. He lets me fall asleep on top of him when we watch movies. And his protective side comes out if I dance too close to anyone at our favorite club.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but those are things a boyfriend does. Except August isn’t my boyfriend, he’s my best friend, and those lines are drawn in permanent marker. The one time we tried to cross the boundary between friends and lovers, it failed so spectacularly that we never did it again. So … “friends” is good enough. That’s what I tell myself. Because at least I have him in my life. Without him, I’d be lost.

But after we’re dared to kiss, and that kiss reshapes reality, we agree to be friends who do things with each other. Nakey things.

That makes my life so much better. And so much worse. After all, August doesn’t want to settle down, and he never wants to get married. While I do.

Most importantly, no matter how our relationship changes, he can’t find out I’m desperately in love with him.

Oblivious is a sweet and steamy contemporary m/m romance about best friends who don’t know they’re already dating. Noah and August are always touching, finish each other’s sentences, and bristle whenever the other gets within six feet of a date, but they can’t see what’s crystal clear to everyone else. Oblivious features badly timed schmexy texts, a hot kiss that rocks two men’s universes, and (unofficially, but likely) the highest number of heartfelt marriage proposals in a romance novel ever.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168373270-oblivious

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Noah has been in love with his best friend August for a very long time. But he has never told him. Scared of losing his friendship because August is everything to him, he stays quiet. As for August, he always believed Noah didn’t feel anything more than friendship towards him. So he has locked down the idea of them never being more for a long time. They’re best friends and that is enough. But one kiss changes everything. It wakes up August and for the first time in a long time he wonders if they could be more. And for Noah, the kiss only showed what he knew all along. He loves August and always will. And something is about to give. However, their story is never as simple as that. Because even when they push their friendship to more there is still something missing between them. And both of them are juggling to figure out what it is. Both have their owns pasts and insecurities when it comes to love. But with the bond these two share, it is only a matter of time before the two of them can figure it out and find the happy ending they both so desperately want and deserve. Loved Noah and August! They are the epitome of best friends to lovers but oof, did they still have a long way to go. This story had such good twists with this trope and I loved that. These two are so funny and had such great chemistry. I couldn’t put the story down! Looking forward to reading more from this series!