It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t really vibe with it personally. I’ve read the others in the series, so I knew Madden was a nudist, but turns out that as the MC I just… didn’t click with it. 

I  found the book to continuously hit the same interpersonal strife over and over for the majority of the book (

Penn feeling abandoned by Madden, Madden not showing his feelings for Penn enough because hours used to burying them

).  I usually love friends to lovers but this one just wasn’t for me. Partially, I think that’s because I love the yearning part, and they get together around the

30

% mark, and then the relationship challenges weren’t ones I vibed with. Lots of miscommunication too, which got on my nerves. 

Overall, I think this is not an objectively bad book and probably will be enjoyed a lot more by people who aren’t me