I must not have read the same book as everyone else because I didn't find the sex scenes all that spicy. Explicit? Yes. Overly spicy? Not at all. Sheldon's dirty talk took me out of the moment and I tended to skip his dialog. Especially when he kept saying his hole was hungry for Theo... No thanks.

The constant comments about being a redhead were also incredibly annoying. Sheldon constantly mentioning that he's a redhead and "Oh, because I'm a redhead?" when he means, "Oh, because I'm gay?" was off-putting. And the constant references to his size vs Theo? We get it. You're an elf and you think Theo is a oafish ogre. How rude. And everything needing to be a "moment" or "fantasy" got old real fast. Also, Sheldon constantly assuming every new man he meets at work is straight wasn't right. Like he's the only one allowed to be gay? Ugh. I also didn't like Theo's nickname for Sheldon. I get that Theo was in the military and nicknames are a super common thing, but Booster? Really? It rubbed me the wrong way.

There were more things I found not great with this book, but I don't want to completely rip it to shreds. I'll probably still read the third book when it comes out (assuming I still have kindle unlimited), but these aren't at all books I'll be adding to my physical collection. Which is fine. I can read books for the hell of it and not have to own everything in physical form.

To end on a better note, I will say this book handled PTSD
and the fear of something happening to loved ones rather well. I'll give credit where it's due. But overall, this one was just okay.