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Off Balance by Jay Hogan
5.0
Book safety, tropes and tags down below.
After the third reread/listen, I figured it was time I reviewed it, considering I'm trying to get into the habit of reviewing most of the books I read.
The fact that it's the third time I read it should say a lot, but to make it clear, I love this book. Judah and Morgan are some of my favorite MCs, and one of my favorite couples. There's definitely a healthy dose of opposites attract here, but the more you read and get to know the characters, as well as Morgan and Judah getting to know each other better too, their connection makes more and more sense. It starts with a simple attraction, but they build a really solid friendship and eventual relationship in the midst of some pretty serious and challenging things.
Morgan is a widower, and even though his wife passed 5 years ago, he's never actually had a relationship with a man before (he's bisexual, but only done hookups up with men). He feels ready, but is still gun-shy. Judah on the other hand has just had to move back home to a place he never wanted to live, because of the onset of a disease that robbed him of his ballet career. All of this combined doesn't exactly create a great environment for fostering new relationships, but, if they wan't it badly enough, they can make it work.
I think this book has become one of my comfort-books. The ones I can read or listen to again and again. Doesn't necessarily mean that they're literary masterpieces, but it just connects with me somehow. That's usually why I would give a book 5 stars, too.
Book safety
Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Strict top/bottom or vers: Versatile. They switch a lot on-page.
TW/CW: chronic illness, Ménière's disease, widower/death of partner off-page/cancer, explicit sexual content, child with chronic illness
Tropes & tags
Age gap, widower, chronic disease, dancer, New Zealand, village, bisexual, brother's friend, makeup, feminine MC, ballet tights fetish (you'll like it)
After the third reread/listen, I figured it was time I reviewed it, considering I'm trying to get into the habit of reviewing most of the books I read.
The fact that it's the third time I read it should say a lot, but to make it clear, I love this book. Judah and Morgan are some of my favorite MCs, and one of my favorite couples. There's definitely a healthy dose of opposites attract here, but the more you read and get to know the characters, as well as Morgan and Judah getting to know each other better too, their connection makes more and more sense. It starts with a simple attraction, but they build a really solid friendship and eventual relationship in the midst of some pretty serious and challenging things.
Morgan is a widower, and even though his wife passed 5 years ago, he's never actually had a relationship with a man before (he's bisexual, but only done hookups up with men). He feels ready, but is still gun-shy. Judah on the other hand has just had to move back home to a place he never wanted to live, because of the onset of a disease that robbed him of his ballet career. All of this combined doesn't exactly create a great environment for fostering new relationships, but, if they wan't it badly enough, they can make it work.
I think this book has become one of my comfort-books. The ones I can read or listen to again and again. Doesn't necessarily mean that they're literary masterpieces, but it just connects with me somehow. That's usually why I would give a book 5 stars, too.
Book safety
Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Strict top/bottom or vers: Versatile. They switch a lot on-page.
TW/CW: chronic illness, Ménière's disease, widower/death of partner off-page/cancer, explicit sexual content, child with chronic illness
Tropes & tags
Spoiler
Age gap, widower, chronic disease, dancer, New Zealand, village, bisexual, brother's friend, makeup, feminine MC, ballet tights fetish (you'll like it)