Top Secret

Crossing off a book that should be on my TBR but might not actually be counts as TBR (and beat the backlog), right? Here's Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy's "Top Secret."

["LobsterShorts, 21. Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.
So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.
Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.
Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?
All the time. I’m an equal opportunity player. You?
[crickets!]

SinnerThree, 21. Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF. Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?
I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.
Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries...
Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?
Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.
Now wouldn’t that be life-changing..."]

Another bittersweet romance. There was so much fluff and romance and friendship. And there was so much angst and self-hate and general conflict. It was a fine line of falling in love and finding yourself.

Keaton (LobsterShorts) was a secret science nerd in search for something of his own. A jock, a golden retriever, a frat bro, a rich guy with barely any obligations.
Luke (SinnerThree) was a guy from the "wrong side of town" with money problems, family problems, and frat problems. He wanted a place for himself, some peace. A secret stripper, a black cat, a guy just trying to keep his head above water.

Of course they fell in love. It was slow and slightly tragic in the "this will end in flames and heartbreak" kinda way. 

Trigger Warnings: frat hazing, homophobia, mild internalized homophobia, toxic parents, toxic siblings, blackmail, and more.

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