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You Belong With Me
Scott has been in love with his best friend Craig for years, but watching Craig with his manipulative boyfriend has worn Scott down, and he knows he needs a break from the pain and maybe a change of scenery and perspective. His twin sister, Karen, convinces him to spend a summer in Paris.
Karen is sick and tired of seeing Scott suffer, and she’s not going to stand for it anymore. She confronts Craig and tells him what he’s been missing by spurning Scott’s affection in favor of a jerk who mistreats him.
When Craig unknowingly breaks Scott’s heart, Craig opens his eyes—and his own heart—to the possibility of a future with Scott. He plans to use the time while Scott’s abroad to orchestrate a romantic surprise that will show Scott they belong together. But when he sees Scott with another man at the airport, Craig fears he’s too late.
Karen is sick and tired of seeing Scott suffer, and she’s not going to stand for it anymore. She confronts Craig and tells him what he’s been missing by spurning Scott’s affection in favor of a jerk who mistreats him.
When Craig unknowingly breaks Scott’s heart, Craig opens his eyes—and his own heart—to the possibility of a future with Scott. He plans to use the time while Scott’s abroad to orchestrate a romantic surprise that will show Scott they belong together. But when he sees Scott with another man at the airport, Craig fears he’s too late.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 9, 2016
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J.R. Loveless
18 books374 followersJ.R. Loveless began her adventure in writing romance at the young age of twelve. Her foray into creating her own worlds and telling her characters’ life stories was triggered by her own love of reading. She currently resides in South Florida with her dog and two cats, volunteers for an animal rescue in her spare time, and works as a manager for a financial lending institute. Someday she hopes to begin writing as a full-time career and bringing more of her ideas to life.
Her journey into gay romance began in 2005 when she began posting her original fiction on a forum for feedback and readers’ pleasure. In 2010, a good friend urged her to submit to a publishing company, and the day she received the acceptance and contract was the best day of her life. Since then, she has been noted to be one of the most purchased audio books after Fifty Shades of Grey on Audiobook.com, received best gay romantic fiction for Touch Me Gently in the 2011 TLA Gaybies, and even received an award for Chasing Seth in 2012.
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Her journey into gay romance began in 2005 when she began posting her original fiction on a forum for feedback and readers’ pleasure. In 2010, a good friend urged her to submit to a publishing company, and the day she received the acceptance and contract was the best day of her life. Since then, she has been noted to be one of the most purchased audio books after Fifty Shades of Grey on Audiobook.com, received best gay romantic fiction for Touch Me Gently in the 2011 TLA Gaybies, and even received an award for Chasing Seth in 2012.
J.R. adores her fans and loves hearing from them.
Please subscribe to her website for Newsletters, Blog Post updates, and more! Receive a free short friends to lovers novelette titled White Rain just for subscribing! www.jrloveless.com
Also, if you're on Facebook, her reader group receives exclusive first looks, exclusive WIP snippets, and general interaction with polls, questions, pics, and even some giveaways! http://www.facebook.com/groups/justre...
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October 30, 2016
I'm going to review this while it's still fresh in my mind.
This was a disappointing read, for the most part. Craig is awful and oblivious, and I have serious doubts about his sudden change of heart. Scott is a better character, but he sounds younger than I would like, even though his character is much more steadfast. I liked Karen, Scott's twin sister, too, especially how fiercely protective she was of her brother.
The writing is much tell, little show, and we're spending time in Scott's, Craig's, and Karen's head, which I assume was done to give the reader a full understanding, but which ended up being too much crammed into a short novella.
Craig does some truly awful things, especially that one during Scott and Karen's birthday party, and while Scott may have forgiven him for it, I have not. While the long separation was necessary, the MCs didn't really have much time to talk things out, before jumping right into the conclusion of this book, i.e. the sex.
I didn't buy Craig's change of heart, and that's probably the biggest thing that didn't work for me here.
** I received a free copy of this book from its publisher. A positive review was not promised in return. **
This was a disappointing read, for the most part. Craig is awful and oblivious, and I have serious doubts about his sudden change of heart. Scott is a better character, but he sounds younger than I would like, even though his character is much more steadfast. I liked Karen, Scott's twin sister, too, especially how fiercely protective she was of her brother.
The writing is much tell, little show, and we're spending time in Scott's, Craig's, and Karen's head, which I assume was done to give the reader a full understanding, but which ended up being too much crammed into a short novella.
Craig does some truly awful things, especially that one during Scott and Karen's birthday party, and while Scott may have forgiven him for it, I have not. While the long separation was necessary, the MCs didn't really have much time to talk things out, before jumping right into the conclusion of this book, i.e. the sex.
I didn't buy Craig's change of heart, and that's probably the biggest thing that didn't work for me here.
** I received a free copy of this book from its publisher. A positive review was not promised in return. **
July 16, 2021
The blurb for this story intrigued me (YA love and a trip to Paris!) and the cover is seriously gorgeous. However, the book itself was very much a let-down, for a number of reasons.
The story is told from three POVs - Scott, Craig and Scott's twin sister Karen. The author tends to "tell" not "show" and for a short 75 page story, getting some scenes from three viewpoints seemed like overkill. In addition, the characters are very lightly developed and un-self-aware. For example, Craig doesn't have a clue that his actions are hurting his best friend, Scott - even when I was disappointed that the Paris trip occurs off-page and none of the young adults in this book speak like young adults, sounding instead like mature characters in their 30's.
There was nothing objectionable in the story but the plot was slim, with no chemistry between the characters and for a short story, it read very slow. I cannot recommend "You Belong With Me."
I received an ARC of this book from Dreamspinner Press in exchange for an honest review.
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The story is told from three POVs - Scott, Craig and Scott's twin sister Karen. The author tends to "tell" not "show" and for a short 75 page story, getting some scenes from three viewpoints seemed like overkill. In addition, the characters are very lightly developed and un-self-aware. For example, Craig doesn't have a clue that his actions are hurting his best friend, Scott - even when I was disappointed that the Paris trip occurs off-page and none of the young adults in this book speak like young adults, sounding instead like mature characters in their 30's.
There was nothing objectionable in the story but the plot was slim, with no chemistry between the characters and for a short story, it read very slow. I cannot recommend "You Belong With Me."
I received an ARC of this book from Dreamspinner Press in exchange for an honest review.
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Scott and Craig have been best friends for over 10 years. They have done everything together including coming out but after they did and Scott realized he had feelings for his best friend, things began to change. Scott has never had the confidence to tell Craig how he truly feels and instead settles on being his BFF and watching Craig go through a crappy relationship with Derek, who totally doesn’t deserve him.
But Scott is done watching and not being the one Craig cares about romantically. When his meddlesome twin sister Karen goes behind his back to their parents and gets Scott the internship to study and analyze political coverage in France the night of their birthday party, he jumps at the chance. After the scene Scott walks in on with Craig and Derek I can’t blame him for running away from his problems.
I have to say the POV of Karen was pointless to me. It took me so far out of the story and every POV she had could have been dealt with from either Craig or Scott’s POV and flowed with the story. I get that she has her own romance with Stanley and Stanley has issues but it made zero sense to have it in this short story.
But back to the boys and to Craig… he is a bit of a douche but he truly loves his BFF but not in that way, or does he? I like that we got Craig’s POV so we knew what he was thinking and that he did question his feelings for Scott before the big birthday blowout. He always considered Scott’s feelings as a friend and after the one and only time he didn’t he felt awful that he hurt Scott so the fact that Craig has a change of heart, wasn’t that hard to buy. And at least he got a morsel of his own medicine.
You Belong with Me was a cute friends to lover’s story with my favorite, unrequited love. I still think Karen’s POV was unnecessary and after the second time it showed up I skimmed the rest, but Scott and Craig were a mess of hormones and feelings that finally found their way to one another.
Scott and Craig have been best friends for over 10 years. They have done everything together including coming out but after they did and Scott realized he had feelings for his best friend, things began to change. Scott has never had the confidence to tell Craig how he truly feels and instead settles on being his BFF and watching Craig go through a crappy relationship with Derek, who totally doesn’t deserve him.
But Scott is done watching and not being the one Craig cares about romantically. When his meddlesome twin sister Karen goes behind his back to their parents and gets Scott the internship to study and analyze political coverage in France the night of their birthday party, he jumps at the chance. After the scene Scott walks in on with Craig and Derek I can’t blame him for running away from his problems.
I have to say the POV of Karen was pointless to me. It took me so far out of the story and every POV she had could have been dealt with from either Craig or Scott’s POV and flowed with the story. I get that she has her own romance with Stanley and Stanley has issues but it made zero sense to have it in this short story.
But back to the boys and to Craig… he is a bit of a douche but he truly loves his BFF but not in that way, or does he? I like that we got Craig’s POV so we knew what he was thinking and that he did question his feelings for Scott before the big birthday blowout. He always considered Scott’s feelings as a friend and after the one and only time he didn’t he felt awful that he hurt Scott so the fact that Craig has a change of heart, wasn’t that hard to buy. And at least he got a morsel of his own medicine.
You Belong with Me was a cute friends to lover’s story with my favorite, unrequited love. I still think Karen’s POV was unnecessary and after the second time it showed up I skimmed the rest, but Scott and Craig were a mess of hormones and feelings that finally found their way to one another.
March 22, 2018
Craig thinks with his dick about 90% of the time (but maybe I just don't understand teenage boys). No, I didn't like Craig.
May 26, 2019
An avid fan of young adult romances, JR Loveless' You Belong With Me is right up my alley. It's a good little high school romance between best friends, Craig and Scott.
It's got the classic best friend secretly in love with his best friend thing going on. Add in some selfish acts, and we have a broken heart. I love the feel of this one, as you can feel that things will be ok, but in the meantime, we get a whole lot of pain and hurt to deal with first.
As for the story itself, there's a manipulative boyfriend added to the mix, a extremely oblivious Craig, and some nasty actions. I also enjoy the way the relationship is resolved. Instead of instant forgiveness, we get a good story of protecting one's heart, with an earned ending. Seriously, I would have been furious if the selfish actions had been easily forgiven or forgotten.
The only thing I found a little off-putting is the third point of view that we get from Scott's sister. Her viewpoint adds to the story, of course, but it just seems odd.
If you enjoy feel-good, quick young adult romances, be sure to check out You Belong With Me. With just 75 pages, it's a short little treat with some good emotional angst.
It's got the classic best friend secretly in love with his best friend thing going on. Add in some selfish acts, and we have a broken heart. I love the feel of this one, as you can feel that things will be ok, but in the meantime, we get a whole lot of pain and hurt to deal with first.
As for the story itself, there's a manipulative boyfriend added to the mix, a extremely oblivious Craig, and some nasty actions. I also enjoy the way the relationship is resolved. Instead of instant forgiveness, we get a good story of protecting one's heart, with an earned ending. Seriously, I would have been furious if the selfish actions had been easily forgiven or forgotten.
The only thing I found a little off-putting is the third point of view that we get from Scott's sister. Her viewpoint adds to the story, of course, but it just seems odd.
If you enjoy feel-good, quick young adult romances, be sure to check out You Belong With Me. With just 75 pages, it's a short little treat with some good emotional angst.
March 12, 2025
Heartache turns to love
This started out really heartbreaking. Craig is oblivious to his best friend's feelings. But on the night of Scott's birthday, he makes a huge mistake. Scott has been pining for Craig for years and finally decides it might be time to move on. But will being away for the summer help him let go? Ugh these two pulled out all the feels. After all the heartache, Craig and Scott get the chance to finally clear the air. It was really sweet. I liked how we got Scott's sister's POV a few times.
This started out really heartbreaking. Craig is oblivious to his best friend's feelings. But on the night of Scott's birthday, he makes a huge mistake. Scott has been pining for Craig for years and finally decides it might be time to move on. But will being away for the summer help him let go? Ugh these two pulled out all the feels. After all the heartache, Craig and Scott get the chance to finally clear the air. It was really sweet. I liked how we got Scott's sister's POV a few times.
March 30, 2018
The cover is really good, and sorry to say that it is the best part of the book. The main characters are annoying (Craig) or weak (Scott) and I feel strongly that although the beginning of the story could happen in reality, the final wouldn’t. At least I really wish that characters like that would not really believe their love to last... The writing was too simple to be connected with sex scenes: if the language is meant for a young reader, the sex shouldn’t be there, and vice versa.
November 14, 2024
I really enjoyed this book! Although I do wish it was longer! However I do think that the characters were developed really well and that the character and relationship development was good! Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to dive deeper into this authors catalog.
June 26, 2025
This book has been on my TBR for such a long time and I wanted to love it, but this just missed the mark for me. I felt frustrated by this book more than anything.
November 8, 2016
Three stars for me. I was a little upset after reading this book. We follow our MC Scott, who is hopelessly in love with Craig, his horrible, clueless best friend.
I really loved Scott. He was a little timid, but very kind and considerate. He was the type of character you root for because he's the underdog, in a sense. His loyalty to Craig was only enforced by his infatuation with him, and as I read through each and every page, all the way to the very end, I honestly felt like Scott deserved better.
I think one very interesting thing that J.R. Loveless did that you don't see in romance books too often is POV Change. Not only did the book switch back and forth between Craig and Scott, but we also got Karen's (Scott's sister) POV as well. That added an extra dimension to the book that I really enjoyed.
I would have to say that 90% of the reason that I had a hard time reading this book was because of Craig. And don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a truly vile character every now and then, but Scott never came to his senses. No matter how terribly Craig treated him, Scott still thought that Craig walked on water.
With the way that this book is set up, Craig being Mr. Evil, Scott going on vacation, etc. I really thought this book was going to be about Scott leaving Craig's side and finally realizing that he didn't need him as much as he thought he did. I was so ready to sit down and read a tale about a young man who finds himself and realizes his worth.
Craig's ignorance of Scott's feelings for him was kind of a long shot, but that fact aside, Craig was a terrible, manipulative friend. I can't even imagine what he would be like as a boyfriend! And after finding out about Scott's feelings, Craig's personality made a complete 180 flip! That is not a characteristic of a good person at all!
I'm still not sold on Craig being good for Scott (or on him actually being in love with Scott, for that matter). Perhaps Craig is a much more complex character and maybe if I had more time to get to know him my opinion might be different, but as things stand, I only had 75 pages to get an impression of who he is and I just don't like him.
The writing was good. Scott was a great MC, but I just couldn't stop hating Craig enough to be happy that they ended up together in the end. That being said, I would still recommend this book. Karen's relationship with her boyfriend and their interactions make the book worth while and I'm sure this is not what J.R. Loveless had intended when writing the book, but Craig is a great example of a manipulative liar, and as such, his part is written really well.
Reviewed by Jordan at Alpha Book Club.
Disclaimer: This book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced by the author or the publisher in any way.
I really loved Scott. He was a little timid, but very kind and considerate. He was the type of character you root for because he's the underdog, in a sense. His loyalty to Craig was only enforced by his infatuation with him, and as I read through each and every page, all the way to the very end, I honestly felt like Scott deserved better.
I think one very interesting thing that J.R. Loveless did that you don't see in romance books too often is POV Change. Not only did the book switch back and forth between Craig and Scott, but we also got Karen's (Scott's sister) POV as well. That added an extra dimension to the book that I really enjoyed.
I would have to say that 90% of the reason that I had a hard time reading this book was because of Craig. And don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a truly vile character every now and then, but Scott never came to his senses. No matter how terribly Craig treated him, Scott still thought that Craig walked on water.
With the way that this book is set up, Craig being Mr. Evil, Scott going on vacation, etc. I really thought this book was going to be about Scott leaving Craig's side and finally realizing that he didn't need him as much as he thought he did. I was so ready to sit down and read a tale about a young man who finds himself and realizes his worth.
Craig's ignorance of Scott's feelings for him was kind of a long shot, but that fact aside, Craig was a terrible, manipulative friend. I can't even imagine what he would be like as a boyfriend! And after finding out about Scott's feelings, Craig's personality made a complete 180 flip! That is not a characteristic of a good person at all!
I'm still not sold on Craig being good for Scott (or on him actually being in love with Scott, for that matter). Perhaps Craig is a much more complex character and maybe if I had more time to get to know him my opinion might be different, but as things stand, I only had 75 pages to get an impression of who he is and I just don't like him.
The writing was good. Scott was a great MC, but I just couldn't stop hating Craig enough to be happy that they ended up together in the end. That being said, I would still recommend this book. Karen's relationship with her boyfriend and their interactions make the book worth while and I'm sure this is not what J.R. Loveless had intended when writing the book, but Craig is a great example of a manipulative liar, and as such, his part is written really well.
Reviewed by Jordan at Alpha Book Club.
Disclaimer: This book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced by the author or the publisher in any way.
October 20, 2017
I need to review again about my ability to analyzed a blurb of a story.
Read this...
Reading the blurb, this gotta be a great read. I mean, YA is about love triangle, and hurt and heartache and struggling to find your real path in life.
So, I'm okay with that.
Then I read this book. And everything fell into pieces.
I mean, they're supposed to be 'young', right? Like high school young?
But, I didn't see 'young' here,except Scott is being virgin and stupid and doormat.
They acted and talked like adult, not a mature adult, but immature adult. Does that makes them young adult? I have no idea.
The sex between teenagers (Craig had sex over two years already. Kids these days. SMH) is like, oh the usual for them. Call me old fashion, but still.
And having sex in other people's house, in your best friend's bed? Speaking of bad behavior!
And Scott still wanted the oblivious clueless Craig is beyond me.
I can't see what Scott saw in Craig beside his gorgeous persona. He treated Scott like a doormat, and Scott just let it happened. All the time. Not that Scott obvious he's okay with that.
I think, this story had been wrong in so many level. The sudden change of heart, like a minute change was unbelievable. Craig ended his two years relationship with his douchebag boyfriend because he knew about Scott's crush all this time? What a glorious relationship that was!
Not to call it a meh.
I read a lot young adult stories, but this one was just didn't do it for me.
* ARC was given by Dreamspinner press in exchange of a fair an unbiased review. No high rating required.*
Read this...
...Scott has been in love with his best friend Craig for years, but watching Craig with his manipulative boyfriend has worn Scott down, and he knows he needs a break from the pain and maybe a change of scenery and perspective. His twin sister, Karen, convinces him to spend a summer in Paris.
Karen is sick and tired of seeing Scott suffer, and she’s not going to stand for it anymore. She confronts Craig and tells him what he’s been missing by spurning Scott’s affection in favor of a jerk who mistreats him.
When Craig unknowingly breaks Scott’s heart, Craig opens his eyes—and his own heart—to the possibility of a future with Scott. He plans to use the time while Scott’s abroad to orchestrate a romantic surprise that will show Scott they belong together. But when he sees Scott with another man at the airport, Craig fears he’s too late.
Reading the blurb, this gotta be a great read. I mean, YA is about love triangle, and hurt and heartache and struggling to find your real path in life.
So, I'm okay with that.
Then I read this book. And everything fell into pieces.
I mean, they're supposed to be 'young', right? Like high school young?
But, I didn't see 'young' here,except Scott is being virgin and stupid and doormat.
They acted and talked like adult, not a mature adult, but immature adult. Does that makes them young adult? I have no idea.
The sex between teenagers (Craig had sex over two years already. Kids these days. SMH) is like, oh the usual for them. Call me old fashion, but still.
And having sex in other people's house, in your best friend's bed? Speaking of bad behavior!
And Scott still wanted the oblivious clueless Craig is beyond me.
I can't see what Scott saw in Craig beside his gorgeous persona. He treated Scott like a doormat, and Scott just let it happened. All the time. Not that Scott obvious he's okay with that.
I think, this story had been wrong in so many level. The sudden change of heart, like a minute change was unbelievable. Craig ended his two years relationship with his douchebag boyfriend because he knew about Scott's crush all this time? What a glorious relationship that was!
Not to call it a meh.
I read a lot young adult stories, but this one was just didn't do it for me.
* ARC was given by Dreamspinner press in exchange of a fair an unbiased review. No high rating required.*
October 31, 2016
Okay… so, first, I loved the cover; it was a really good depiction of this story of young adults, guiding their way through their feelings towards one another, especially best friends Craig and Scott. Having been best friends since they were five years old, Scott didn’t want to tell Craig that he’d been in love with him for the last several years, especially since Craig was dating the douchiest of douchey guys, he was annoying and callous and he knew that Scott had had feelings for Craig and he used it to his advantage to hurt Scott. It annoyed me to no end that Craig didn’t see it, talk about self-absorbed.
He was supposed to be his best friend and he continually let his boyfriend hurt his best friend;Especially the stunt he pulled at Scott's birthday party... I honestly don't think there would have been any coming back from that with me.... it ruined Craig for me, 100%
More than once in this short little story does he hurt his best friend and he claims to never have known Scott’s feelings nor return them. Except after faced with losing Scott and then having to let him go temporarily, then he realizes that he loved him all along. It was a headache and I didn’t feel any compassion for Craig or sympathy towards him at all. I thought Scott deserved better than him and if I’m honest, I thought they were all too young to be sleeping with each other and confessing their love for each other. Both seemed very immature.
The parts I did like… I loved how Scotts sister Karen was there for him, even if his parents never made an appearance; even after he’d been gone to Paris for two months, Karen had convinced them to go away for the weekend? The same weekend that Scott was getting back? Okay….
Karen’s boyfriend Stanley was also a nice surprise, I might have liked the story better had it been about him and Karen. Seems like he had a heartbreaking yet hopeful story in there somewhere and I found myself thinking more about that than I did Scott and Craig.
Alls well that ends well though, with the help of Karen; Craig plans something to prove his love to Scott when he gets home and even though there were a few bumps in the road, they get there in the end.
Overall, it was a short, friends to lovers’ story and I appreciate getting a chance to read it.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for a volunteered, honest review. 3 very generous stars for me.
He was supposed to be his best friend and he continually let his boyfriend hurt his best friend;Especially the stunt he pulled at Scott's birthday party... I honestly don't think there would have been any coming back from that with me.... it ruined Craig for me, 100%
More than once in this short little story does he hurt his best friend and he claims to never have known Scott’s feelings nor return them. Except after faced with losing Scott and then having to let him go temporarily, then he realizes that he loved him all along. It was a headache and I didn’t feel any compassion for Craig or sympathy towards him at all. I thought Scott deserved better than him and if I’m honest, I thought they were all too young to be sleeping with each other and confessing their love for each other. Both seemed very immature.
The parts I did like… I loved how Scotts sister Karen was there for him, even if his parents never made an appearance; even after he’d been gone to Paris for two months, Karen had convinced them to go away for the weekend? The same weekend that Scott was getting back? Okay….
Karen’s boyfriend Stanley was also a nice surprise, I might have liked the story better had it been about him and Karen. Seems like he had a heartbreaking yet hopeful story in there somewhere and I found myself thinking more about that than I did Scott and Craig.
Alls well that ends well though, with the help of Karen; Craig plans something to prove his love to Scott when he gets home and even though there were a few bumps in the road, they get there in the end.
Overall, it was a short, friends to lovers’ story and I appreciate getting a chance to read it.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for a volunteered, honest review. 3 very generous stars for me.
November 12, 2016
Full Review : THREE BOOKS OVER THE RAINBOW
This was my first book by this author. For me it is always a bit difficult to review a short story because I have to avoid spoilers, so let’s begin …
Scott… he is a sweet 18 year old boy who suffers in silence He has been in love with his best friend, Craig, for years now. Not wanting to jeopardize his friendship he never confessed his feelings to Craig. He sees no hope for more than friendship because Craig is in a committed relationship. My heart went out for Scott, his tender love, his burning desire and the torture of seeing the love of his young life making out in front of him …daily.
Karen … she is Scott’s twin sister who has had enough! I mention Karen because in the book several times we will read from her point of view. She loves Scott and is very angry with Craig for involuntarily hurting his brother. At their birthday party something happens (you will need to read the book to find out what exactly occurred) and that makes Karen make a move to salvage his brother’s tender heart of …
Craig … he is a tall and muscly build jock. During the book he was on my jackass list almost till the end. Not so clever if you ask me and a bit egoistic. He doesn’t see what he has in front of him till it’s almost too late. Realizing that Scott is more than just a friend for him, he decides to face Scott and tell him that he truly loves him!
The story is sweet and has emotional angst. I don’t know about you, but feel free to comment so we can finally know more from you dear reader, but for me emotional angst is a go! I enjoyed reading this story, it’s sweet, it’s emotional. It’s perfect for a rainy afternoon sitting in your favorite armchair with hot cocoa in your hands …and read!
I rate this book with an honest 4 Stars.
**** The ARC was provided by Dreamspinner Press. My review is an honest opinion of the book****
This was my first book by this author. For me it is always a bit difficult to review a short story because I have to avoid spoilers, so let’s begin …
Scott… he is a sweet 18 year old boy who suffers in silence He has been in love with his best friend, Craig, for years now. Not wanting to jeopardize his friendship he never confessed his feelings to Craig. He sees no hope for more than friendship because Craig is in a committed relationship. My heart went out for Scott, his tender love, his burning desire and the torture of seeing the love of his young life making out in front of him …daily.
Karen … she is Scott’s twin sister who has had enough! I mention Karen because in the book several times we will read from her point of view. She loves Scott and is very angry with Craig for involuntarily hurting his brother. At their birthday party something happens (you will need to read the book to find out what exactly occurred) and that makes Karen make a move to salvage his brother’s tender heart of …
Craig … he is a tall and muscly build jock. During the book he was on my jackass list almost till the end. Not so clever if you ask me and a bit egoistic. He doesn’t see what he has in front of him till it’s almost too late. Realizing that Scott is more than just a friend for him, he decides to face Scott and tell him that he truly loves him!
The story is sweet and has emotional angst. I don’t know about you, but feel free to comment so we can finally know more from you dear reader, but for me emotional angst is a go! I enjoyed reading this story, it’s sweet, it’s emotional. It’s perfect for a rainy afternoon sitting in your favorite armchair with hot cocoa in your hands …and read!
I rate this book with an honest 4 Stars.
**** The ARC was provided by Dreamspinner Press. My review is an honest opinion of the book****
November 9, 2016
Scott has been in love with his best friend Craig for as long as he can remember. As the story unfolds you learn that pretty much the only person that doesn't realize this is Craig himself. Scott has never shared his feelings for fear of being rejected. But there's only so much that one human being can take. A deliberate accident on Scott's birthday almost breaks his heart in half and sends Scott to Paris sooner than was expected. (Let me elaborate on that a bit, Scott receives a trip to Paris for a birthday present. The trip is planned prior to the deliberate accident, Scott simply moves the departure date up.) They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but will Craig come to his senses and see what's right in front of him before it's too late? And even if he does, will Scott still be there?
So, the story alternates POV between the MC's Scott and Craig. But Loveless gave the story a bit of an edge by including Scott's twin sister Karen's POV as well. So you have the view of someone that is watching what's taking place between Scott and Craig, and I liked that added dimension to the story. I never really warmed up to Craig. I mean, once I finished the story I could see some things making sense, but I felt like Scott could have done better and in addition to that, I felt like Craig's complete 180 practically overnight was a bit forced. The writing was stellar, as it always is with this author. The angst was properly proportioned with emotions and some pretty amazing sex. I just wanted.... more. I think this would be a fantastic full length story. Were the Author able to flush Craig's character out a bit more, stretch out that "Ah Hah" moment, this could have been 5 stars for sure.
Overall, I did enjoy the story for the most part and shed a happy sigh at the end.
So, the story alternates POV between the MC's Scott and Craig. But Loveless gave the story a bit of an edge by including Scott's twin sister Karen's POV as well. So you have the view of someone that is watching what's taking place between Scott and Craig, and I liked that added dimension to the story. I never really warmed up to Craig. I mean, once I finished the story I could see some things making sense, but I felt like Scott could have done better and in addition to that, I felt like Craig's complete 180 practically overnight was a bit forced. The writing was stellar, as it always is with this author. The angst was properly proportioned with emotions and some pretty amazing sex. I just wanted.... more. I think this would be a fantastic full length story. Were the Author able to flush Craig's character out a bit more, stretch out that "Ah Hah" moment, this could have been 5 stars for sure.
Overall, I did enjoy the story for the most part and shed a happy sigh at the end.
January 22, 2017
You Belong With Me by J.R. Loveless is a great read. There is a ton of emotional angst in this book. The one draw back for me was how Craig come off as so oblivious to what he was doing to his best friend. There is one scene in particular I just could not redeem that character for me after it happened. Let's just say Scott is far more forgiving than this reader is.
Scott keeps watching his best friend, the one he wants as his own keep falling for the wrong guy. Craig's boyfriend treats him like dirt. Craig just cannot see it. Scott's heart bleeds for his best friend. He does decide to stop pining though and go on a trip. Maybe finally find his own person to love and who will love him back.
Craig, well oblivious would be a great word to describe him. He doesn't seem to take into account Scott's feelings till it is almost too late. I wanted to smack him up side the head a couple of times to wake him up and make him see what he was doing. I will say, he does say sorry with style though.
Over all this is a great falling in love with your friend read. Very angsty and you must have patience with Craig. But the ending is sweet and well worth the wait.
Four Twinkling Stars
Scott keeps watching his best friend, the one he wants as his own keep falling for the wrong guy. Craig's boyfriend treats him like dirt. Craig just cannot see it. Scott's heart bleeds for his best friend. He does decide to stop pining though and go on a trip. Maybe finally find his own person to love and who will love him back.
Craig, well oblivious would be a great word to describe him. He doesn't seem to take into account Scott's feelings till it is almost too late. I wanted to smack him up side the head a couple of times to wake him up and make him see what he was doing. I will say, he does say sorry with style though.
Over all this is a great falling in love with your friend read. Very angsty and you must have patience with Craig. But the ending is sweet and well worth the wait.
Four Twinkling Stars
November 9, 2016
I love the friends to lovers scenario. It usually makes for a cute story and this is no exception.
Scott has been in love with his best friend Craig for years. Craig has a boyfriend, that we will forever refer to as Super Douche. Scott loves Craig from afar but it gets painful as Craig gets closer to Super Douche. Super Douche knows that Scott is in love with Craig and tries his best to hurt Scott at every turn.
Scott can't take it anymore and takes an internship abroad to put some distance between him and Craig. Craig immediately realizes that he's in love with Scott and that he has taken their relationship for granted. He sets out to woo Scott with a grand romantic gesture, hoping it isn't too late.
At first I had a hard time keeping up, this story is told from three POV's; Scott, Craig and Scott's twin sister. I realize this is a new adult story, but Craig seemed really immature in the beginning. Then it was like a switch flipped, and suddenly he was in it for the long haul.
The story was cute and entertaining. Great for a quick read.
Scott has been in love with his best friend Craig for years. Craig has a boyfriend, that we will forever refer to as Super Douche. Scott loves Craig from afar but it gets painful as Craig gets closer to Super Douche. Super Douche knows that Scott is in love with Craig and tries his best to hurt Scott at every turn.
Scott can't take it anymore and takes an internship abroad to put some distance between him and Craig. Craig immediately realizes that he's in love with Scott and that he has taken their relationship for granted. He sets out to woo Scott with a grand romantic gesture, hoping it isn't too late.
At first I had a hard time keeping up, this story is told from three POV's; Scott, Craig and Scott's twin sister. I realize this is a new adult story, but Craig seemed really immature in the beginning. Then it was like a switch flipped, and suddenly he was in it for the long haul.
The story was cute and entertaining. Great for a quick read.
February 10, 2017
Not the best novella but certainly had lots of feeling it in. A veritable roller coaster of teenage emotions.
January 6, 2017
Excellent
This was a really nice novella. It was sweet and sexy. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend this book and author.
This was a really nice novella. It was sweet and sexy. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend this book and author.
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