Eh, this wasn't really for me. Maybe I need to stop listening to this series, even though they are included with Audible premium (they're some of the only queer romances on Audible premium and that's 100% why I keep listening to this series). They tend to be more dramatic and contain more sensitive material than I'm ever prepared for. To be fair, I never go out of my way to check content warnings (though I clearly should for these books, because wow), though it would be nice if the audiobooks had them listed at the beginning. Not sure if the physical/ebooks have cw listed inside.

Trauma: Both characters have a lot of trauma, both from near-death experiences that happen off-page before the book begins, but in the case of one character, are discussed pretty heavily on-page (

the character's past suicidal behavior was discussed in detail

). The other character had a previous abusive (I think? or at the very least, incredibly not positive) relationship

Healing: Both characters have significant healing journeys spurred on and facilitated by their relationship with the other. It gets close to "he cured me" without quite getting all the way there; if this were Icarus, his wax wings would work well enough that he didn't crash, but it'd be a really rocky flight, ya feel?

TW Injury: one of the characters has a significant, on-page, near-fatal accident. Some details are behind the spoiler, if anyone would like to know before reading:

Tanner, who has past trauma from working as a wilderness rescuer, goes on a poor-weather hike to look for Jax, who is late coming back from his hike, and is caught in a rock slide. He is crushed by rocks and a branch impales his arm, hitting an artery. He's saved by Jax, who stabilizes the injury long enough for the rescuers to arrive, and then is touch-and-go in the hospital for a while.n

Things I did like: two bi characters who are bi the whole time (no bi awakening, no 'gay for you' trope), strong emphasis on healing/therapy, supportive friends and family to facilitate the healing journey, no third-act breakup. I was pretty sure I knew what the third-act drama would be, but I was pleasantly surprised that, while my guess was in the general ballpark, I didn't completely guess what would happen. 

TW: suicidality, suicidal thoughts, discussions of past suicidal behavior, graphic injury with blood