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| Roosevelt College Book 2 |
Bruce “Bones” Lanning and Emil Ettinger had a decent roommate arrangement at Roosevelt College—other than Bones leaving his dirty socks lying around—so they agree to share the same space again. Their relationship has always been ridiculous banter and competitive streaks, and they assume this year will be the same.
So why are they suddenly enjoying nights holed up in their room together?
Bones can’t figure out what’s changed, why he likes being around Emil so much and why he’s suddenly falling asleep in Emil’s bed. And as far as Emil knows, Bones is straight, so why does he seem jealous when Emil arranges a random hookup, then asks all sorts of questions about what it’s like to kiss another guy?
To put an end to his roommate’s endless queries, Emil kisses Bones, convinced he’s just goofing around. But one encounter leads to another, until Emil begins seeing Bones in a different light. Underneath the clueless, carefree facade lies a deeper emotional underpinning that allows Emil to become more vulnerable too—and maybe even admit that spending time with his roommate is the best part of his day.
Still, Emil isn’t about to become another jock’s experiment, so he makes it clear that their hookups are totally casual. Until they’re not.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Bones and Emil are always finding ways to compete with one another. And as roommates, it just ups competition between them. Yet, they decide they like one another enough to room again the following year. But something is changing with Bones. He really likes being around Emil more and more. And those times he falls asleep in Emil’s bed after watching one of their favorite shows, are some of his favorite moments. Could his feelings for Emil be more than friends? Could he actually be into guys? Or maybe it is just one guy. Emil can admit that his opinion of Bones has changed a lot since they first met. And when they start hooking up, he knows he has to protect himself from gaining more feelings. He can’t be the guy Bones experiments with then leaves when he is done. But the more he knows about Bones, the more he wonders if Bones could actually be that guy. Can Emil take the risk? These two were a lot of fun! We got to know a lot more about Bones and what he has been going through. And it was sweet that he found someone he could confide in about it. I also loved seeing him find himself. These two had great banter and their competitive streak was hilarious. A fun book all around.
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