I liked some things about this one more than the first- mainly how this one wasn't written in a serialized way. (The story definitely flowed better and didn't run into the issue of feeling like we were just trying to get to the next spicy scene.) But I was hoping for it to be a tad angstier given Mark and Chet's history and families.

My biggest issue though is how this book was marketed as "rivals to lovers" and it really wasn't? Like, they were kind of rivals in the sense that they both worked at the same summer internship. But mostly they were just two competitive guys with a childhood history.

Eh, just one of those instances where I feel like trying to market something with generalized tropes is a disservice to the story.

Overall, still fun and light and sweet.

And one of my favorite things about this series so far is the way that these characters agonize over the coming out process, their partners are super supportive and patient, and then they just end up gracelessly blurting it out to groups of people who are then just like, "no fucking way, you guys are boning? that's crazy do you want a beer?" and life moves on.