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Starter Home by Hannah Henry
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
He couldn’t pretend Hunter’s magnetism was just because Jonathan was fascinated by him or felt protective of him. Those things weren’t untrue, but they were cased in how badly Jonathan wanted to kiss him.
This book was incredibly sweet and full of intimacy and romance, and I loved it. It’s got an uncomplicated sexual awakening with a man who might be my new favorite book boyfriend. A shy man with a resting bitch face who is actually the most loving, sweet and vulnerable man ever. I think he’s what you’d call swoon-worthy for sure.
It’s sort of high heat, but it fit with the characters and their relationship development, so it never felt unnecessary or like a case of spice just to have spice, if that makes any sense.
Definitely recommend if you’re looking for low angst, tactile MCs, intimate and spicy.
It even had a bit of a Daddy vibe (but no actually Daddy kink), just the ‘I want to take care of you and make you smile and blow your mind in bed while you focus on being the perfect prince you are’ kinda vibe, lol. I’m here for it.
This was what Jonathan loved—having the person he took to bed lie back and relax while he did the heavy lifting. He gained confidence simply from Hunter letting him be in charge.
4.7⭐️ because no epilogue.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Best friend’s brother
Bisexual awakening
Childhood crush
Size difference
First times
Possessiveness
Sweet romance
Intimate and spicy
Swoony
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
SC with depression
Explicit sexual content
Mentions of cheating parent
Child abandonment (off page, past)
Face-fucking
Details of past financial insecurity
Slutshaming (not by MCs)
SC using alcohol to self-medicate
Brief violent episode between MC and brother
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: Late twenties/early thirties, no significant age gap
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 223
Happy ending: Yes
All he wanted was to feel small in a man’s arms and to get absolutely taken apart.
Jonathan was a no-nonsense kind of guy, which was a demeanor that was mysterious to Hunter, a plenty-of-nonsense kind of guy.
Jonathan kissed Hunter like he wanted to erase his bad feelings. Like he wanted to protect Hunter from any sadness.
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He couldn’t pretend Hunter’s magnetism was just because Jonathan was fascinated by him or felt protective of him. Those things weren’t untrue, but they were cased in how badly Jonathan wanted to kiss him.
This book was incredibly sweet and full of intimacy and romance, and I loved it. It’s got an uncomplicated sexual awakening with a man who might be my new favorite book boyfriend. A shy man with a resting bitch face who is actually the most loving, sweet and vulnerable man ever. I think he’s what you’d call swoon-worthy for sure.
It’s sort of high heat, but it fit with the characters and their relationship development, so it never felt unnecessary or like a case of spice just to have spice, if that makes any sense.
Definitely recommend if you’re looking for low angst, tactile MCs, intimate and spicy.
It even had a bit of a Daddy vibe (but no actually Daddy kink), just the ‘I want to take care of you and make you smile and blow your mind in bed while you focus on being the perfect prince you are’ kinda vibe, lol. I’m here for it.
This was what Jonathan loved—having the person he took to bed lie back and relax while he did the heavy lifting. He gained confidence simply from Hunter letting him be in charge.
4.7⭐️ because no epilogue.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Best friend’s brother
Bisexual awakening
Childhood crush
Size difference
First times
Possessiveness
Sweet romance
Intimate and spicy
Swoony
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
SC with depression
Explicit sexual content
Mentions of cheating parent
Child abandonment (off page, past)
Face-fucking
Details of past financial insecurity
Slutshaming (not by MCs)
SC using alcohol to self-medicate
Brief violent episode between MC and brother
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: Late twenties/early thirties, no significant age gap
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 223
Happy ending: Yes
All he wanted was to feel small in a man’s arms and to get absolutely taken apart.
Jonathan was a no-nonsense kind of guy, which was a demeanor that was mysterious to Hunter, a plenty-of-nonsense kind of guy.
Jonathan kissed Hunter like he wanted to erase his bad feelings. Like he wanted to protect Hunter from any sadness.
You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr