Let’s take a little look inside of Hostile by Nicole Dykes.
I love this story so much! A lot of Rhett’s feelings resonated with me and I saw some of myself in his character, so it hit close for me. I was a little hesitant at first considering it’s a high school romance, but both the story and the characters felt pretty mature. There are also so many tropes here that I love, and these guys are just the sweetest!
What I loved about Hostile:
• very loveable couple
• the ace / demi rep and how it was written
• the banter & interactions between the guys
• Rhett’s grumpiness
• the feels
How it begins…
I stare at the blue frosting on the cupcake in front of me and try like hell to feel joy.
Tropes
- high school
- friends to lovers
- hurt / comfort
- sexual discovery
- opposites attract
- grumpy / sunshine
- found family
“We could work on being kissing friends again.” He waggles his eyebrows at me in a ridiculous fashion. Seriously? This is the one person I’m attracted to?
What to expect
- inked up, grumpy MC
- playful banter
- heartwarming
- lots of stubborness
- time expiration
- demi / ace rep
- first times
Because when he does that and kisses me like this, I can trick myself into believing I belong to him.
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