Ratings: 

Plot:⭐⭐⭐/5 

Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 

Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 

Overall:⭐⭐⭐/5 

Romance:❤️❤️❤️❤️/5 

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 

Genre: Adult Romance 

Tropes: GrumpyxSunshine (She's the Grump), Enemies to Lovers, Sex Pact, BDSM Elements, 

Kinks: CNC, Somnophila (W/ Prior Consent), Degradation, Praise, Switch MC’s, Primal Play, Impact Play, Bondage, Toys, Anal, Pegging, Role Play, and Semipublic Play. 

Content Warnings: Parental Neglect 

The Man of The Hour by Miranda Silver is the long a waited third book in the Next Door series. The Man of the Hour is set five years after the last book and follows Ian's twin, Brandon O'Brien, and Diana's college roommate and best friend Sonia Jacobson. 

Although the first two books in this series weren't my favorite books by Miranda Silvers, I was still extremely excited when I heard that she was writing a story following Brandon and I was even more excited when I found out that his love interest would be no other than Sonia. 

I won't say I was disappointed in this book because I liked it just as much as I liked the other books in the Next Door series but I definitely wouldn't say this book is one of my favorites by Miranda Silver. 

I do think this was a nice addition to the series because I always felt that there was more story to be told about Brandon and I liked getting to see his love story with Sonia. I enjoyed getting to see Diana and Ian again and I loved getting to see their wedding. 

I do have a few things that I dislike about this book, mainly the writing especially in the sex scenes. There's no argument that this book has some very sexy and kinky scenes but some of the words Miranda Silvers used in these scenes really give me the ick. For example, the use of cream, petals, ripe balls, and pucker, and I absolutely hate it when authors use the word roar in contemporary novels (I feel like that word should be saved specifically for fantasy). There were also quite a few times where the dirty talk just came off very cheesy. 

Another thing I didn't love about this book was the fact that it felt kinda insta-lovey in a way. Sonia went from hating Brandon to mauling him really quick like it was literally in the same scene. 

This book did feel a little longer than it needed to be especially with the third-act breakup, which felt pointless due to the fact that it was resolved very quickly. 

Overall, this book was a nice conclusion to the Next Door series and although it's not my favorite book by Miranda Silvers, I enjoyed getting to read about Brandon and Sonia again and see their love story.