Rating: 4
Steam: 4
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Hot Under the Collar #3
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: friends to lovers, sexual discovery, pining
What had started his obsession with my panties was beyond me, but I wouldn’t pass up the chance to have this big bear of a man fixated on me.
Joint Penetration was a deliciously steamy read!
This story had me smiling a lot – it was a fast paced and high heat romance, with low angst despite the friends to lovers and sexual discovery tropes. Liam and Ollie were so sweet together and I loved how Ollie just went with his attraction to Liam and didn’t get hung up on the fact that it was a guy, or that they had known each other for ages.
The glimpses of their friendship was precious, and my heart couldn’t help but ache a little for Liam, who had been pining for his straight best friend for ages. Liam was hesitant and wary at first, which made sense, but these two were truly meant to be together. There were a little tension in the story as well as a little miscommunication, Ollie wasn’t always handling things perfectly, but in his defence he had a lot going on and plenty of things to process.
Joint Penetration was a pretty short read, but I didn’t feel like anything was missing – Liam and Ollie’s feelings were well portrayed and I loved the background that I got of their friendship and lives. The tropes were great, lots of things I love and the story overall was just the best combo of funny, sweet and steamy!
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