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A review by nhw13_bookishcorner
Kicking it with the Billionaire by Riley Long
3.5
Bennett & Dex
Rating: 3.4 ⭐
- Age Gap (15yrs)
- Opposites Attract
- Electrician's Apprentice/Billionaire CEO
- Strangers to Lovers
- Hidden Secrets
This was a fun and sweet read about a normal guy trying to help his mom in any way he can, meeting a CEO without even knowing it. Both of these men have been burned by past relationships/dates because of money. Bennett was bullied even in childhood for being poor, while having an old boyfriend look down on him for his humble assets as an adult. Dex is a billionaire CEO that always has to deal with people wanting him for his money or his connections, which has led to him not having friends who aren't on his payroll. You get some cameos of the prior couples, but it's not where you feel like you're missing out on information if you haven't read the other books in the series. I loved the dates they went on and how they got to know each other. I was peeved for sure with how long it took Dex to come clean with his financial status, although it really wasn't Bennett's business. Bennett's secrets were more past history than current secrets but still relevant to his reactions.
Things that irked me a bit:
- Later in the book, Bennett's family acts like he never told them he was in a relationship. He specially told them when they first started seeing each other, months ago.
- When Bennett's mother decides to give the grant money away to create a charity, I'm not sure that's how it really works. The money was given directly to the hospital to cover her bills, so I guess the author is having us stretch our imagination that Dex can make anything happen.
- The first time that the couple goes all the way, it's a closed-door scene which is disappointing. You get to read about the first time they get intimate, there's a brief mention about their first full time together, a mention about their months of sleeping together, and then a full scene towards the end. I felt a little cheated missing their first full intimate moment together.
Trigger Warnings include:
Cancer, mentions of family loss and homophobia
I received a free copy of this book via GRR and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Verse: One Top, One Switch
HEA: Yes
Rating: 3.4 ⭐
- Age Gap (15yrs)
- Opposites Attract
- Electrician's Apprentice/Billionaire CEO
- Strangers to Lovers
- Hidden Secrets
This was a fun and sweet read about a normal guy trying to help his mom in any way he can, meeting a CEO without even knowing it. Both of these men have been burned by past relationships/dates because of money. Bennett was bullied even in childhood for being poor, while having an old boyfriend look down on him for his humble assets as an adult. Dex is a billionaire CEO that always has to deal with people wanting him for his money or his connections, which has led to him not having friends who aren't on his payroll. You get some cameos of the prior couples, but it's not where you feel like you're missing out on information if you haven't read the other books in the series. I loved the dates they went on and how they got to know each other. I was peeved for sure with how long it took Dex to come clean with his financial status, although it really wasn't Bennett's business. Bennett's secrets were more past history than current secrets but still relevant to his reactions.
Things that irked me a bit:
- Later in the book, Bennett's family acts like he never told them he was in a relationship. He specially told them when they first started seeing each other, months ago.
- When Bennett's mother decides to give the grant money away to create a charity, I'm not sure that's how it really works. The money was given directly to the hospital to cover her bills, so I guess the author is having us stretch our imagination that Dex can make anything happen.
- The first time that the couple goes all the way, it's a closed-door scene which is disappointing. You get to read about the first time they get intimate, there's a brief mention about their first full time together, a mention about their months of sleeping together, and then a full scene towards the end. I felt a little cheated missing their first full intimate moment together.
Trigger Warnings include:
Cancer, mentions of family loss and homophobia
I received a free copy of this book via GRR and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Verse: One Top, One Switch
HEA: Yes