This is the second in Jennika Snow's Ash Brothers series for Carina's new Dirty Bits line, and it wasn't as successful as the first. The book still delivered on all of the promises: short, sexy read with an HEA, but the writing was repetitive and sort of clunky at times.
For example, the main characters have been in love with each other (secretly, of course) for something like 8 years, saving themselves for each other, even when the female MC went off to college. I got that after the first time it was mentioned, but the phrase "since I even knew what love was" was repeated about a half dozen times in different scenes and from both of them. The male MC's concerns about being older than her were repeated a bunch of times in his POV as well. It's the sort of thing that's really irritating in a book that is intentionally written to be consumed in one 1-2 hour sitting.
As for the sex, it's pretty much one scene, with a bit of a sexy epilogue. They're both virgins, but of course they're really good together and he miraculously doesn't have any early-release problems. (Can we not use the term p*ssy-hole? Like... over and over?)
As much as this isn't a recommended read from me, I'll give the third one a read, since I think it'll be fun based on the enemies-to-lovers setup hinted at in this one. ( )

Knock on Wood by Jenika Snow
The Ash Brothers #2

Short quick romance between two people that have wanted to be together for years but were too shy to communicate their interest. I had a bit of trouble believing that the two were so enamored with one another that no other person caught their eye for five years – or longer – but the story based this sweet but also steamy story on that and the idea that the two had kept themselves pure until their time together happened…in this novella. One more brother to go – the hook for that story with who might end up with is implied in this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC – this is my honest review.

3 Stars ( )