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Us (Him, #2)

Sarina Bowen

Start date: March 8, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

Discussion: Gotta Have M/M Romance

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Jul 12, 2019 Princess under cover rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-romance, m-m

I finished this one in one sitting. That's not to say it was the best book ever - bc I skipped a bit here and there.

The thing is, I find I'm not a fan of serials about the same couple, unless there is something else that keeps the story going, maybe a mystery to be solved, unresolved issues, etc. Even then, I'm not a fan and always wary about getting into one of these.

I'm wary of serials in general. When a series has more than 10 books in it, it's intimidating! And if it's new to me, I tend to r ...more

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Feb 13, 2017 Ezi Chinny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, audiobook, gay-romance, contemporary-romance, sports

3.5 stars

If Blake wasn't in the book, it would have been 3 stars. He made me laugh with the lack of boundary issues but he had a good heart. So he was the scene stealer for me. Otherwise, those drama wasn't interesting for me ...more

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Mar 16, 2016 Lani ⚔⚔ the Destroyer ⚔⚔ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary, love-the-series, m-m, sports, new-adult

4.5 stars

For some reason when I picked up Us I didn't realise it was about Wes and Jamie, but I was so stoked when I realised.

Us starts not too long after Him has ended and anyone with a hectic schedule where one partner is away a lot will know the strain it can put on a relationship. I really connected to Wes and Jamie's struggle and coupled with the need to keep their true relationship a secret it made for some great conflict. I was so invested in their HEA because I loved them both individual ...more

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Feb 05, 2016 Leigh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

Us was a wonderful continuation of Wes and Jamie's story. I have to say that I loved it even more than the first one. Their struggle to keep their relationship a secret was very upsetting to both of them. While Jamie started his new job and Wes tried to make a name for himself his rookie year leads to a whole lot of insecurities and hurt feelings. One thing that never changed was their love for each other and it was my favorite part of the story. ...more

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Jul 20, 2023 Lover of Romance rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: theme-laughs-and-giggles, rating-five-book-rocks-blossoms, theme-married-couple-pairing, theme-heart-emotional-touching, pub-2016, character-billionaire-mr-moneybags, theme-family-saga-bond-together, genre-lgbtqia, theme-book-boyfriend, format-audiobook

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero (Wes): 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Hero 2 (Jamie) :🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒.5
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨.75

First Impressions
Us is the companion novel to "Him" from the infamous duo series written by Sarina Bowen an ...more

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Feb 09, 2017 Amyiw rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, 1-re-read, x-2019, contemporary, x-2017, mm, romance, completed-series

Great follow up to Him but I wouldn't read it as a stand alone. It was really nice to see how things worked out for the guys. My main issue was that it was a bit angsty compared to the first one. It is understandable as they are both having issues with being in the closet with their relationship.
I liked the support characters a lot more in this one even if not the relationship. It is funny because I loved Blake even though he was being painted as a pain in the ass. I thought they could have han ...more

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Oct 21, 2022 Brie_reads rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Finally read this series recommended by @lissyb_20. I loved it! It was so amazing to get 2.5 books about the same couple! Jamie and Wes were childhood friends and when they have a falling out that Wes is too embarrassed to bring up and Jamie is confused why it happened, when the two reconnect at a college hockey tournament, questions are answered.

Reasons I Recommend:

1) I love love love the cigar box of gifts. When Jamie gets the boxers with the tiger on them sent to his hotel room, I laughed o ...more

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Jul 17, 2017 ☘KathyD☘ rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-romance, genre-romance-series, book-kindle, genre-sports, audio-audible, genre-contemporary, pages-300-399, genre-erotica, genre-lgbtq, genre-new-adult

This was a wonderful follow-up to Him! I loved seeing Wes and Jamie work through the initial months of their relationship. It wasn't all sunshine and roses...in fact there were some really jagged edges, but I enjoyed seeing them work through it. The supporting characters were great also! I wish there was more of the Canning clan, but I appreciated the dose I got! ...more

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Jul 14, 2016 Sami rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, mm-romance

Previously read on July 14, 2016
Re-read on August 13, 2017

5 amazingly heart happy stars!!

SWOON!! These. two. are. perfect!!! Sarina Bowen killed it again! After being soooooo happy with the first novel, I was scared to see what was next in store for Wes and Jamie. But have no fear! These two are just as amazing as before!

"The way I feel about Ryan Wesley...it's something I thought existed only in movies. He's my other half. We complement each other in more ways than I can count. When he's