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Until We Meet Again
(Roosevelt College #2)
Christina Lee
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January 18, 2024
Goodreads
Amazon
January 18, 2024
Bruce “Bones” Lanning and Emil Ettinger had a decent roommate arrangement at Roosevelt College—other than Bones leaving his dirty socks lying around—so they agree to share the same space again. Their relationship has always been ridiculous banter and competitive streaks, and they assume this year will be the same.
So why are they suddenly enjoying nights holed up in their room together?
Bones can’t figure out what’s changed, why he likes being around Emil so much and why he’s suddenly falling asleep in Emil’s bed. And as far as Emil knows, Bones is straight, so why does he seem jealous when Emil arranges a random hookup, then asks all sorts of questions about what it’s like to kiss another guy?
To put an end to his roommate’s endless queries, Emil kisses Bones, convinced he’s just goofing around. But one encounter leads to another, until Emil begins seeing Bones in a different light. Underneath the clueless, carefree facade lies a deeper emotional underpinning that allows Emil to become more vulnerable too—and maybe even admit that spending time with his roommate is the best part of his day.
Still, Emil isn’t about to become another jock’s experiment, so he makes it clear that their hookups are totally casual. Until they’re not.
Bones and Emil were college roommates last year and shared plenty of tension with competition and taunting banter, but this year they have chosen to be roommates again and the tension is a little different and more of the attraction and sexual tension variety. They are opposites with Bones being a supposedly straight football player who just does hookups, and Emil is gay and a dancer and in marching band. Now they are spending more time together and there are little touches, longing looks, confusing feelings that lead to trying some kissing and more.
We get to see behind the clueless, impulsive, easygoing, party-boy facade that Bones (Bruce) has been known for and see that it hides past pain. Most people have not taken him seriously due to his past behavior, but it hides self-worth issues and the fact that he is lost and feels like a disappointment. This is a lot about Bruce's journey of self-discovery and figuring out who he is and what he wants now and in the future. He has opportunities for introspection, growth, and healing.
Emil guards his heart and is afraid to trust due to their differences and circumstances. But he is also supportive, patient, and not quite sure what is going on. And Bruce is just such a sweet and goofy golden retriever who is acting out of character and surprising him. Will they be able to finally admit that maybe they could be more if they are willing to take a chance?
This is a sweet, engaging, opposites-attract, bisexual awakening, roommates-to-lovers, college romance. I loved them together and thought they were adorable. I enjoyed seeing more with Henry and Lark and their friends from XOXO.
This is a sweet, engaging, opposites-attract, bisexual awakening, roommates-to-lovers, college romance. I loved them together and thought they were adorable. I enjoyed seeing more with Henry and Lark and their friends from XOXO.
XOXO
Christina Lee
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Kim's 4.5 to 5 star review
Lark Levitt doesn’t belong at Roosevelt College, at least in theory. Most students who attend the private university come from wealthy families, and Lark is only a scholarship and a bus ride away from the trailer park where he lives. It’s also a dream come true because dance is his life, and their program is one of the most prestigious in the country. But there are bumps in the road, like running into someone from a difficult time in his childhood. Someone who now pretends he doesn’t exist.
They decide the best course of action is to keep their distance. Easier said than done. Their renewed connection brings solace, clarity, and a raw intensity that awakens a spark between them. But hiding their history is exhausting, and soon enough their secret meetups are in danger of being exposed. Henry will need to face his fears—and his father—or lose the only person who’s ever understood the real him.
*CW: discussions of cancer treatments and mental health struggles
Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son–her two favorite guys. She’s addicted to lip balm, coffee, and kissing. Because everything is better with kissing.
She writes mostly MM Contemporary as well as Adult and New Adult Romance. She believes in happily-ever-afters for all, so reading and writing romance for everybody under the rainbow helps quench her soul.
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