It took me a LONG time to get used to this narrator. Still not a favourite ( )

River Jaymes is new on the scene, as I only see 3 books under her name. She's off to a good start.

I must have read this awhile ago as I don't recall detail except that I enjoyed the concept and being pulled along on this romp.

Alec buys a motorbike to make himself feel better after being dumped. It falls to Dylan to help him out with the less than stellar bike. Dylan has street smarts and practical knowledge, and he finds himself veering into protective mode, despite his better judgement. He ends up pretending to be Alec's boyfriend...and right there are the makings of a romantic comedy. ( )

This story ran the full gamut of emotions from funny to sad. Well written, the story was a smooth read. I loved Alec and his mother was a trip. Dylan was a hard nut to crack and while he came from a harsh background, he was basically afraid of the future. I enjoyed the way that Dylan tossed the zingers at Tyler. A wonderfully relaxing read. ( )

3.5 stars

Nice and hot. A not-exactly-GFY story believable. I liked the characters, particularly Dylan. The development pace was good.

I especially liked the emerging questioning about labels because they can help to build identities but at once, if we cling excessively to them, they can become an iron corset. ( )

Dnf @40%
This is not my idea of a GFY romance. I wanted something sweet and fun and very much cliché. This is story is more unconventional than I would have liked. I'm usually all up for that, but this time I wanted something simple.

I liked the premise. Liked the characters, and how they interacted with each other. Their backgrounds are interesting, very much so. I didn't like that we skipped over their continued mortorcycle lessons, where we could've seen how they became sorta friends. And I didn't like that drunken sex scene either.
Also for a straight guy, Dylan was way too comfortable with anal sex. And again, before that happened, we skipped over what happened the night before. So I was missing the lead-up, which is important to me.
I also found it weird how Alec was hung up about his 2 years with his ex. He kept saying how much he invested in the relationship and he couldn't believe that after 2 years of dedication it's over. No offense to anyone, but I don't think 2 years is that much of a time.

So I had my problems with this story, but it's not overly bad. In fact I would've finished it, if I wasn't longing for something else.