Not sure what I want to read right now (reading slump mixed with mild seasonal depression). However, Romeo Alexander's "Men of Fairlake" has been on my TBR list for a while now, so I figured I'd start there. The seventh and final novel is "My Chaos, His Calm."
["My world is chaos, and he’s my only peace—but at what cost?
My scars are both visible and hidden. I’m lonely, but I do okay…I think. I’m still a bit of a disaster, but I have a job and a roof over my head, and the medication keeps my demons at bay. What I don’t need is a babysitter, but try telling my overprotective brother that.
When I first saw Luke, I couldn’t stop staring—his beauty and strength captivated me. As I get to know him, I realize he’s the calm to my chaos—the light to my darkness. Of course, he’s straight, so I can’t have him. But all it takes is what I thought was a hot dream, and it appears we’re both open to change. The lines are blurred, and he doesn’t have a problem with that…or me. I don’t deserve him, but he doesn’t see it that way. He’s perfect.
But he doesn’t know what I did. If he knew the ugly truth, I’d lose him. Luke and I can only ever be temporary, so I keep my secrets.
When the past threatens to catch up with me, I have a choice…keep the secret for the sake of me and my brother…or take a chance and tell Luke everything. But damn it, I can’t even get that right.
Is it too much to ask to love and be loved and have a chance at the future I desperately want…with Luke? The past is dead. So why won’t it stay buried?"]
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t too sure about this one at first. After reading Grant and Sylas’s book, this one really appeared to have the love cures all, including mental health mentality, but it wasn’t like that at all. Felix wanted to brighten his days, Felix wanted to work hard to get back on track, Felix put in the work for his new goals; Felix did most of the harder work even before Luke came into the picture. Yes, Luke was his calm, his steadiness, but Felix wasn’t cured with love (not that mental health can be cure).
These two were fucking adorable. I loved them. I loved their wit and banter and trust and obsession with each other.
A great ending to the series.
Trigger Warnings: past child abuse, childhood rape, major mental health issues, ptsd, murder, drugs/alcohol and overdosing, and more.
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