#ryan wesley

Ryan Wesley

Him (Chapter 40)

by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

Source: Google Images

They don’t play for the same team. Or do they?

Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died.

Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever.

Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions—can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it? When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend…and a big one to learn about himself.

ISBN: 9781942444077 (2015) | Source: Goodreads

Exceeded My Expectations, T'was Cute

Whenever a book gets to a level of hype, I always become skeptical and a tad bit afraid of how I might feel about it if I were to read it. That's what happened with Him. Honestly speaking, if it wasn't for my sister and mother picking up my next read, this would most likely still be on my TBR list.

Now that I've finished Him, wow. A lot of things surprised me here, in a good way. First being Jamie's career. I really liked how the authors emphasized his dilemma, makes reading Him more relatable even though I am no athlete nor dude, or even bisexual. Another being Wes's character. Upon starting this book, I never would have expected this man to constantly be in battle with his confident gay side and his panicked gay side. I might not like how he always runs when he's scared (in a certain aspect) but I loved reading when he's struggling between his two gay personas. It was entertainingly funny because one would assume the man who recently realised he's bi to panic more, but no. Jamie was one extremely confident bisexual despite only realising his sexuality after reuniting with Wes.

Before Him, I have never read a Sarina Bowen book or an Elle Kennedy book. And so I am not familiar with their writing style nor who was more in charged of which character. However, the way this book was co-written, I had a great time with it. I was delightfully taken aback at how many good one-liners there were; they were funny or impactful enough to stick with me.

All in all, yeah, Him deserved its hype. It's not my favourite but it's higher up on the list of books I enjoyed.

I’ve been reading Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy and I wanted to get my versions of Jamie and Ryan’s designs out of my head. 

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🌈 Happy Pride Month ️‍🌈

One day, one character or couple LGBT+:

Him by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen 

↪ “My dick and I have reached an understanding” 

     “yeah and what’s that?" I ask curiously.