"It’s the complete acceptance that means so much, and he’s the only person in the world I get that from." - JT

"He is what I hadn’t known I’d been waiting for. He is what I’ve been missing." - Marshall

I really love respect and talking about boundaries and this book did that in the most perfect and beautiful way! JT's parents try to push him in a future that they want for him, his parents just don't understand that he is happy and that he makes his own decisions (JT is 22) and his dad's best friend Marshall (he is 40) is the only one that understood from the start. This book is very important to me, maybe because I know from own experience how it is to be treated like JT about my own future.

Marshal understands himself and others so well. He pays attention to their feelings, expressions and body language. It feels so good to read about a character that just understands feelings sometimes even better than JT knows his own feelings and where they are coming from. And of course was this book spicy but it made it so much more meaningful because they could try new things with someone that they trust, because they had a deep connection, they could talk about everything and most importantly they accepted each other for who they truly are. Marshall and John have been best friends since before JT was born, Marshall lived somewhere else so he didn't see JT a lot and they never saw each as family but as dad's best friend/best friend's son, in a way Marshall is family just not as an uncle!

Marshall was scared to lose John (JT's dad), it's the only family he has, the conversations between Marshall and John were a lot about John not accepting that JT has his own life and makes his own decisions. It's just very painful to read. This book has a lot of conversations between Marshall & John with moments were they look back at their friendship. I understand that John wants the best for his son but on the other side, JT's parents didn't see JT, they didn't show interest in the most important parts of JT's life, in his interests. Marshall did, he always shows him that he cares, that he sees JT's wants and needs.

“Loving someone is the best thing you can do for them. It’s not some magic fix, but it makes us stronger, and from that strength, anything is possible.” - Reggie

It was good that JT could talk about his relationship with Reggie, his best friend. Even if their not into the same stuff, they can still talk about their differences without judgement and with respect.

I received an ARC copy of this book. Thank you so much!!!