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Dungeons and Dating, #3
Reviews Dungeons and Dating, Book #1 & Book #2
Heat Factor: Three detailed encounters in the last chunk of the book—they have a lot of pining to get through first
Character Chemistry: “I think this person is so great, but there’s no way they like me”
Plot: Mason and Hunter start carpooling to work together, and that push is just what they need to open up to each other
Overall: There’s a lot to like
Heat Factor: Planning ahead never felt so good
Character Chemistry: Y’all. On the narrator side it’s a slow bi awakening this-new-friend-is-a-lifeline to oh-damn-I’m-actually-in-love-with-him while on the other end it’s CLEARLY an unrequited crush. I did a little happy dance.
Plot: Luke’s teen son won’t talk to him, his estranged wife is tragically dead, and his emotional state is terrible. Luckily he meets Landon, his son’s best friend’s dad, who encourages him to join the football booster club to repair his relationship with his son. Unluckily, he’s just realized he’s actually in love with his new best friend.
Overall: What is all this wetness on my face?
Heat Factor: He’s a photographer and there’s a “draw me like one of your French girls” moment, so…pretty steamy. But not heavy in bedroom scenes, and more towards the end of the book.
Character Chemistry: It’s SO fraught. They’re clearly meant to be together but there’s a best friend in a coma and that really messes with things.
Plot: Blair awakes from a coma having met the man of her dreams…in her dreams. When she wakes up, she realizes that he’s a real person stuck in a coma as well, in the same hospital she was in. As she pieces everything together, her life becomes entwined with the life of her dream guy’s best friend, Regan, and she begins to realize that she’s going to have to choose.
Overall: If you’re thinking “Oh, cute. A Sleepless in Seattle remix.” You’re WRONG and you should get your tissues.
Heat Factor: One open-door sex scene without a ton of detail
Character Chemistry: The fate is right there in the title.
Plot: Baker and billionaire / artist / flamingo shifter trapped in creepy banquet hall during a snowstorm.
Overall: Short, sweet, and fun
Heat Factor: It’s a lot of handies starting at 20%, with some other play mixed in, but the text is not especially focused on the sex
Character Chemistry: Insta affectionate and tender love
Plot: Shrike has to figure out how to survive being crowned Oak King; meanwhile, in the mortal realm, Wren is wound up in his employer’s guardianship drama probably more than he should be
Overall: If you like lush descriptions and the slower pacing of a historical faerie fantasy, I have a book for you.
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