Tom's father is about to be released which puts Tom in the worst possible mood but Tom would be Tom and so he can't actually talk to Reese and express his feelings, his fears. Reese knows Tom better than Tom can imagine and so though Reese doesn't know WHAT is happening in Tom's head, he knows he is suffering. Instead of trying to pry it out of him, he tries giving him time, giving him an accepting place and yet it doesn't really work, especially when there is a problem with the money reports in the company Tom works in - another reason for Tom to stress out - after all it's quite obvious he would be the first to blame when money disappears..
Reese has other things on his mind besides the secrets Tom is keeping from him, he is actually getting to DO something in the company he works at, not just as a secretary, but a fun job at marketing he can't believe he got involved in. He is happy, he is appreciated but when he comes home, Tom, his partner, isn't to be found.. there's just this carcass of a guy who sits and either studies or works with his earphones plugged to his ears.
Even though they both were inside their heads, each with his own problems it was SO SO beautiful hearing, from each of their POVs, how much they cared about one another. Yeah it's not perfect and yet they are "it" for one another and it was obvious in the most prominent way - how they looked and thought of one another.
Reese and Tom NEEDS to talk, but it takes Tom the realization he might be losing Reese to make himself sit in front of Reese on their bed, lights out and actually talk about how messed up he is. Seeing the two of them together is beautiful beyond words. These guys love each other SO MUCH and yet it's not easy. It never is, which is what makes this story so beautiful, heart clenching and REAL. This is life.
After their long overdue conversation things start to change, also we get glimpses of past couples - Cash and Steph, Rafi and Denny - coming to enjoy the holidays with their close friends. It was simply a joy. What both these men went through on their own, together, the whole journey, they deserved to have this HEA, true HEA where I could totally imagine them growing old together.
I don't want to say more because this novel is quite short and yet it packs everything in it and closes the love story perfectly. Be advised NOT to read this one without reading the 1st installment in the series AT LEAST or you wouldn't understand the significance of the whole relationship.
OUTSTANDING.
I kindly received this ARC in exchange for my honest review
Additional Details: Kindle Ebook, 142 pages, 21 November 2015 / On GoodReads
ABOUT THIS SERIES
Bend or Break is a New Adult series by Amy Jo Cousins.
The series mostly focuses about students in Carlisle's College but not
solely. 4 out of the 5 installments deal with gay couples, and one is
M/F (the girl is bi-sexual).
I LOVED the 1st and 5th installments - both being about Tom and Reese. The 1st installment brings them together with a sort of HFN but the last one truly felt as a HEA taking place a few years later.
The 2nd to 4th installments were okay. In each of them I had a hard time connecting to one of the MC and so I wasn't interesting enough in getting their HEA. Which also brought me to stop reading the series all together (though I'll try to keep on updating the next books to come).
I DO HIGHLY recommend Tom and Reese's story but try the other ones as well, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
There's another short novella connected to this series - "The Belle vs. the BDOC" a New Adult F/F Romance novella. I'm not even sure where or how exactly since it's taking place in the 90s. [ Published 23 May 2016 ], This short novella was a part of the Anthology "'90s Playlist" before it was published on it's own.
Books:
1. Off Campus [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 30 December 2014) ★★★★★
2.Nothing Like Paris [Jack Tarkington & Mike "Miguel" Vargas] (Published 3 March 2015) ★★ (DNF 32%)
3. The Girl Next Door [Charles “Cash” Carmichael & Stephany Tyler] (Published 16 June 2015) ★★★½
4. Level Hands [Rafael Castro & Denny Winslow] (Published 25 August 2015) ★★★
5. Real World [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 17 November 2015) ★★★★★
I LOVED the 1st and 5th installments - both being about Tom and Reese. The 1st installment brings them together with a sort of HFN but the last one truly felt as a HEA taking place a few years later.
The 2nd to 4th installments were okay. In each of them I had a hard time connecting to one of the MC and so I wasn't interesting enough in getting their HEA. Which also brought me to stop reading the series all together (though I'll try to keep on updating the next books to come).
I DO HIGHLY recommend Tom and Reese's story but try the other ones as well, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
There's another short novella connected to this series - "The Belle vs. the BDOC" a New Adult F/F Romance novella. I'm not even sure where or how exactly since it's taking place in the 90s. [ Published 23 May 2016 ], This short novella was a part of the Anthology "'90s Playlist" before it was published on it's own.
Books:
1. Off Campus [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 30 December 2014) ★★★★★
2.Nothing Like Paris [Jack Tarkington & Mike "Miguel" Vargas] (Published 3 March 2015) ★★ (DNF 32%)
3. The Girl Next Door [Charles “Cash” Carmichael & Stephany Tyler] (Published 16 June 2015) ★★★½
4. Level Hands [Rafael Castro & Denny Winslow] (Published 25 August 2015) ★★★
5. Real World [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 17 November 2015) ★★★★★
There are at least 2 more books in the series but I decided to put this series aside for now.
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