4.65 Stars!

I haven't read the other books in the series (yet). I saw this one was MMM and I was like, Well well well--dont mind if I do. This was my first AJ Truman book, and it certainly won't be my last!

This book did the thing that I don't normally like in MMM+ books, where one MC is already into another MC before the 3rd MC gets involved. But the way this book navigated it, it didn't bother me at all; it wasn't overly angsty for the sake of being angsty. I really enjoyed the way all the characters ended up getting together, in fact.

Each of the three MCs had a reason why they doubted they belonged with the other two. Chase didn't want to come between Anton and Seb, because they had a long-standing friendship and were also business partners. Seb had been in love with Anton for a while but he felt like Anton really wanted Chase, so Seb was letting some competition and jealousy get in the way. It was lovely the way Seb was able to bond with Chase through a shared background related to their families. Anton felt like he didn't fit with Chase and Seb because of their overt booksmarts. And at first he wants nothing serious with anyone, but (adorably) he was the first one who started acting all throuple'd up by giving nicknames and cuddling. I loved how he called Chase and Seb "my guys" and how he called Chase "Chasey." Gosh, they're all adorable.

Some Other Good Stuff:
- I loved the way Chase talked. All the MCs had distinct speaking styles, which made 3 POVs easy to read and also provided some nice variety.
- I felt like I learned more about having a vending machine company than I expected, but that's cool!
- I loved Savannah. A good female side character, yayyyy
- I also loved Chase's other teacher-friends. I know they have their own books in this series, so I'll probably need to read those books now. :)
- Einstein the cat. Need I say more?
- Yes, there was naked wrestling. Trust me--you're gonna need to read this.

Some Less-Good Stuff:
- Seb's and Anton's company is called Beverage Solutions most of the time, but it's called Vending Solutions the first time. Maybe I missed something? Anyway, my brain couldn't let that go, lol.
- We never heard Anton tell his guys that he loves them. We "heard" him think it but he never said it aloud to them. I'm sure he said it to them off-page, but I wanna read these things, darnit!

Some Details:
POV: 1st Person Multiple
Tense: Past
HEA?:

Spoiler

Yes

Breakups?:

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No

Strict Top/Bottom?: Yes for 2 MCs, No for 1 MC.

Spoiler

Anton is always a top and Chase is always a bottom, but Seb bottoms for the first time near the end.

Angst: 1/5
Spice Frequency: 3/5
Spice Level: 3.75/5 (penetration is described but not in as much detail as it could have been. But on top of that, there was the addition of a little bit of magic used, which bumped up the score)

Tropes/Tags/Themes:
- MMM
- Teacher/Student (1 HS Teacher + 2 former students)
- Nerd/Jock
- Age Gap (I'm calculating the gap as 5-15 years. We know in the story that Seb and Anton are 21, but we never find out Chase's age. I'm assuming Chase was around 23-30 when he was teaching Seb and Anton at 17/18.)
- Friends to lovers

TWs/CWs:
- Mention of absent parents

Milestones:
First Kiss:

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17% : Chapter 5 / Page 50

First Manual Sex:

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17% : Chapter 5 / Page 50

First Oral Sex:

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18% : Chapter 5 / Page 51

First Penetration:

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48% : Chapter 16 / Page 136

First Frot:

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49% : Chapter 16 / Page 137

All the first L Words:

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First L Word - S to A:
59% : Chapter 19 / Page 163

First L Word - C to S and A (hinted/implied):
75% : Chapter 24 / Page 211

First L Word - S to C:
78% : Chapter 25 / Page 221

First L Word - C to S:
79% : Chapter 25 / Page 223

First L Word - C to A:
80% : Chapter 26 / Page 226