The Locker Room

Meh. Can't put my finger on what exactly the problem was, but I didn't like the writing and it didn't have that something that pulls me in and makes me care. I could tell that it was supposed to be emotional and heavy on “the feels,” but I just felt detached. I didn't fall in love with either of the guys; they were okay I guess.

I think my first sign of a problem was that Xander was suddenly completely devoted to Christian after a game and a meal with him:

Maybe I can move mountains, change the color of the sky and tilt the center of the world, just to play basketball, just to see you look at me like I can do anything, just so I don't let you down.

My kindle says 22 people highlighted that line so I guess most people read it and thought ‘aww, how romantic!' but I just thought ‘really? He just met this guy like 3 hrs ago and he already feels this way? Umm, ok...‘

Then there was the 3rd home game of every month thing. I just thought that was stupid and didn't make sense given their feelings on the matter. It seemed like a scenario the author came up with to force some drama into the relationship just for the hell of it.

Maybe that's what I couldn't pinpoint. It's like the author's trying too hard at everything and it's too obvious to work. Which is probably exactly what would happen if I ever tried to write a book ;)

Anyway, if overly sweet and sappy is your thing, you'll probably love this book. I personally crave darker stuff, especially lately. I'll be generous and give it 2.5 stars.