Grade: B+
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: m/m, Contemporary, Nerd-mance, novella
Published: 6/25/14
Reviewed by Anne
59 pages
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: m/m, Contemporary, Nerd-mance, novella
Published: 6/25/14
Reviewed by Anne
59 pages
Bruce is a pretty shy geek running a training for the company he works for at an out of town hotel. Westley is the good looking concierge at that hotel and is assigned to assist Bruce for the training. When they meet at the hotel they realize that they nearly hooked up the night before at a club. Westley is surprised at how different Bruce is out of the club, but still interested in him. Bruce is surprised that someone as good looking as Westley would be interested in plain old him, but he’s sure not going to turn down the attention!
This was such a cute story! Bruce was such a nerd with his Wolverine ties and buying Legos for his nephew AND himself. He’s pretty insecure in general, but especially about having a relationship. Westley isn’t a terribly deeply developed character, but that’s something I can accept in a short story. Watching the two of them get to know each other and fall for each other was fun!
My only issue with the novella is that it opens with a scene where Bruce comes across as very confident in the club. We never see that side of Bruce for the rest of the story, so I guess it’s just a persona he uses when he goes out to pick up guys? I’m not really sure, so that was a little confusing. Once I settled into the story and got a better feel for who Bruce was, though, things really worked for me.
I highly recommend this book for readers who like m/m and nerds. It’s a great read! I look forward to reading more by Jena Wade!
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Sounds intriguing! I may just have to add it between full lengths in my tbr pile.
You won’t regret it, Kate! It was quick and cute.