Rating: 4
Steam: 2
PoV: single, 1st person
Series: Porth Ewan Bay #2
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Main tropes: hurt / comfort, found family, small town
It wasn’t as if I was in the market for anyone who made me feel like he did. Fuck making my heart skip. That muscle in my chest was dead and buried, and it could fucking stay that way.
Garrett Leigh knows how to write some beautiful and moving hurt / comfort, and Junkyard Heart was full of it!
This was a bit more angsty than I anticipated, Jas and Kim both had a lot of baggage, and it took them quite a bit and a few bumps to admit that there were more between them. Neither of them really felt ready for a relationship, Kim was recovering from addiction and struggling with his mental health, while Jas was picking up the pieces after finding out his ex had lied to him about basically everything. Their attraction was intense though, and they quickly developed a deeper connection, making it hard to stay away from each other.
I really enjoyed Jas’ PoV, it was easy to feel for him and get wrapped up in his thoughts and feelings. His passions and how much he cared for Kim came through strongly, and I loved the sweet and swoony moments they had together. Since it was a single PoV narrative, Kim remained a bit of a mystery throughout the book, and even if I felt like I got to know him well enough through Jas’ eyes, I have to admit that I was curious about his perspective at times.
Junkyard Heart was a great read, both beautiful and heart wrenching, and I loved seeing more of the little Porth Ewan Bay family! As always, Garrett Leigh writes fantastic hurt / comfort and characters that will stay with you. Jas and Kim were so good for each other and it was lovely to see these two wary men find each other!
“Then be with me . . . as my friend.”
“A friend with benefits? Cos that’s all my junkyard heart is good for these days.”
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