Cloud White

Milo and Mungo have been BFFs since university, but when Milo finally realizes he is in love with his big, bearded roommate, it's too late. Mungo, in love with Milo since forever but realizing the flirty twink will never settle down, has finally moved on. He is happy to be in a stable long-term relationship with Cav, even if he is a little controlling and lashes out physically when Mungo does something wrong...I salute Fearne Hill for reminding readers that intimate partner violence happens in queer relationships, even when both of the partners are strong, strapping men. But as a romance, Cloud White fell short for me. From the previous two books in the series in which they were secondary characters, I got the impression that Mungo and Milo were goofy layabouts who loved nothing more than hanging out and getting drunk with Frankie and Tristan Carter (MCs of the first two books). But apparently they are actually corporate lawyers with good jobs? Feels like ret-conning to me. Also, what happened to Maddie, the third (and only heterosexual) Carter triplet? She barely makes an appearance in this book; it's queer couples all the way. Finally, the plot - Mungo breaking away from Cav, Milo giving him time to heal, the two MCs confessing their love - is basically resolved at 75%, so the remaining pages are entirely comprised of explicit sex and treacly banter between the besotted best friends-turned-lovers. This entire series (why is it even called “Nailed It!” anyway?) has been meh for me. Hopefully Hill's next endeavor will remind me why I liked her earlier books like [b:Dipped in Sunshine 60720181 Dipped in Sunshine (Surfing the Waves, #2) Fearne Hill https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648758865l/60720181.SY75.jpg 95731135] so much.