A review by katiedermody
If Only In Our Dreams by Fae Quin

I think I enjoyed this one a little bit more! There's definitely something about the author's writing style that felt a bit repetitive so I don't think I'd read a ton more, maybe the first one some time. She's lazy with proper grammar but it's not in a way that bothered me much since it felt like it fits the chatacters usually. This time it was the brothers of the leads from book two: Miles's brother Robin (emo-punk star who comes to stay over the holidays for a rest) and Trent's brother Ben (the serious doctor, father of adorably creepy four year olds... Their fave show is LilPoes (as in Edgar Alan), all very Wednesday Addams vibes). The men fall asleep leaning on each other as strangers on a plane and then flirt in the airport, both waiting for their ride, which is the same person unbeknownst to them. Ben is made to take care of Robin, which the burnt out man who has been hurt so many times before needs. They progress to more and more time together, get spicy together, and start to become a little family unit with the girls in the weeks leading to Christmas, all the while knowing Robin has to go back to real life soon. There's some good chronic pain rep (Ben has back pain due to a car accident years ago) and mental health as well (Ben has anxiety that he's been getting help for since childhood and Robin has panic attack and lots of triggers from childhood trauma). The little twist at the end with Robin's manager was fun and getting to see Miles around the brother he missed so much in the last book was nice. The author says we'll be back to Belleville at some point but it isn't clear who the story will be about (unless she starts to go second gen years later, then the possibilities are there for sure).