My Recommendation: A fun read set in Boston that didn't drive me too nuts with the descriptions. (I almost got mad that they "drove" into Boston from Jamaica Plain, part of Boston, but then I remember we've definitely done it from Southie and we're a lot closer - ha!). The beauty and the beast trope worked well enough. I really enjoyed reading as Christian and Josh's relationship grew through Christian's slowly increasing confidence and Josh's caring and loving personality.

My Response: Does it matter why I grabbed this one? We're firmly in double digit territory and rapidly approaching dozens in this random MM romance wormhole.

Wells wrote a couple of books I thoroughly enjoyed (The Senator's Secret and My Fair Brady) and decent enough one (Under the Covers) and this was the final one on Hoopla by her, so I just grabbed it to read. When I got it, I didn't realize it was set in Boston and when I did realize that, it gave me a lot of anxiety because a book set in your locale is very hit or miss when it comes to physical locations and I'm still bitter about Quietus. UGH.

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