Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Big Bull Mechanics #5
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: co-workers, opposites attract, forced proximity
“Damn,” Axel mutters, watching the whole thing right beside me. “You sure it’s safe to be hooking up with him? He’s kind of…”
“Hot?” I supply the word without thinking, and my brother chuckles into another sip of his beer.
“I was going to say ‘feral,’ but sure, hot works.”
I can’t believe that this was the last book in the Big Bull Mechanics, but what a fantastic ending – I completely adored Riggs and Shep!
I had a great time with these two, and they balanced each other very well. Riggs was so prickly while Shep was the sweetest golden retriever character. Riggs had his struggles with feelings, and I loved how Shep didn’t pressure him but let the feelings slowly build between them.
It was interesting to follow Riggs through the story and how he started to open up a bit more. I loved his prickly personality though – I might have a thing for feral honey badger energy MCs… Shep was honestly the sweetest, and it was lovely to see the way he just understood Riggs. I definitely smiled and awww-ed my way through their story!
The banter and witty humour was a lot of fun, and I really love the friendships and sense of community that K.M. Neuhold always manages to write in her series. I didn’t expect that Journey and Riggs would connected either, but it was really sweet how they did and I can definitely see them becoming friends.
Lube Job was a really sweet and entertaining story, and I’m going to miss these mechanics and their collection of animals! I liked the hints and set up for a spin-off series though, so fingers crossed that we’ll get to see some more of these characters there!
“You’re enough for me, Riggs. You’re everything. And I can feel the same things pouring off of you every time you touch me. So, fuck words if they’re too hard or if they don’t feel exactly right to you. Okay?”
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