Off Campus (Bend or Break, #1)

Posted on 15 July 2018 by Amy Jo Cousins

Everyone s got secrets Some are just harder to hide.With his father s ponzi scheme assets frozen, Tom Worthington believes finishing college is impossible unless he can pay his own way After months sleeping in his car and gypsy cabbing for cash, he s ready to do just that.But his new, older student housing comes with an unapologetically gay roommate Tom doesn t ask why Reese Anders has been separated from the rest of the student population He s just happy to be sleeping in a bed.Reese isn t about to share his brutal story with his gruff new roommate You ve seen one homophobic jock, you ve seen em all He plans to drag every twink on campus into his bed until Tom moves out But soon it becomes clear Tom isn t budging.Tom isn t going to let some late night sex noise scare him off, especially when it s turning him on But he doesn t want any drama either He ll keep his hands, if not his eyes, to himself Boundaries have a way of blurring when you start sharing truths, though And if Tom and Reese cross too many lines, they may need to find out just how far they can bend before they break.Warning This book contains cranky roommates who vacillate between lashing out and licking, some male male voyeurism, emotional baggage that neither guy wants to unpack, and the definitive proof that sound carries in college housing. Free Read Off Campus (Bend or Break, #1) [ by ] Amy Jo Cousins [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars I have a confession to make I have a MAJOR kink for college boys.Something about the college setting excites me to no end Two guys living together, changing together, sleeping in the same room it is just RIPE with possibilities And the chances that a college story is a Gay For You is SUPER high I mean, if a guy is going to swing the man way, he might as well try it in college This book isOu...4.5 starsTwo men struggle with fears and past hurts, trying to make their unexpected relationship work.There s angst here, yes, but there is lightness too HOPE, humor, and plenty of sexy times Tom is as much a victim of his dad s Ponzi scheme as the families who lost their savings His dad in jail, Tom has nothing but a car he drives as a taxi on weekends and a duffle bag full of clothes Tom is obsessively private and paranoid about attracting gossip He could still feel that train coming, 4.5 starsTwo men struggle with fears and past hurts, trying to make their unexpected relationship work.There s angst here, yes, but there is lightness too HOPE, humor, and plenty of sexy times Tom is as much a victim of his dad s Ponzi scheme as the families who lost their savings His dad in jail, Tom has nothing but a car he drives as a taxi on weekends and a duffle bag full of clothes Tom is obsessively private and paranoid about attracting gossip He could still feel that train coming, the long, low moan of its horn rolling ahead of it, warning, warning, that it couldn t slow down Not for anything Reese is openly gay and wears his skinny jeans like armor To scare off his straight new roommate, Reese starts marching a parade of guys through the do...Warning I am writing this review after a sleepless night Rambling and bad grammar may be ahead.I haven t enjoyed a character s voice this much since Meatworks There is something about Tom s voice that was familiar It was like listening to a friend of mine talk or confide in me He sounded real It helped that his narration is full of smart ass and bitchy gems that made me want to fist bump him and say, I feel you dude Like that bit about the two dozen microbrews on tap Yeah Ain t no one Warning I am writing this review after a sleepless night Rambling and bad grammar may be ahead.I haven t enjoyed a character s voice this much since Meatworks There is something about Tom s voice that was familiar It was like listening to a friend of mine talk or confide in me He sounded real It helped that his narration is full of smart ass and bitchy gems that made me want to fist bump him and say, I feel you dude Like that bit about the two dozen microbrews on tap Yeah Ain t no one got time for that hipster shit.I also enjoyed Reese He is a sassy twink but definitely not a stereotype I enjoyed how unselfconscious he was about who he is despite all that had happened to him The addition of Cash and Steph really strengthened the book for me I loved well rounded side characters and even if Steph didn t get as much page time as Cash, I really enjoyed her scenes and their scenes...4 Slow Stars Oh boy, this one was SLOW And long And not a lot happened plot wise, but somehow in the end I ended up liking it Most of the book I spent waiting.Waiting for something to happen between Reese and TomWaiting for them to do something other than give each other blow jobsWaiting for Reese s POV.Waiting for Tom to get over his aversion to the publicWaiting for Reese to get mad at Tom.Waiting for them to break upWaiting for something.anything.some drama. 4 Slow Stars Oh boy, this one was SLOW And long And not a lot happened plot wise, but somehow in the end I ended up liking it Most of the book I spent waiting.Waiting for something to happen between Reese and TomWaiting for them to do something other than give each other blow jobsWaiting for Reese s POV.Waiting for Tom to get over his aversion to the publicWaiting for Reese to get mad at Tom.Waiting for them to break upWaiting for something.anything.some drama.some excitement.Reese and Tom were both very damaged characters Becoming roommates is the last thing Reese wants Tom just wants somewhere to sleep between the endless nights driving and the days spent in class Tom was frustrating as hell at times.He was al...DNF at 62%I realized that it was my personal hang ups that made me unable to continue this story So I will not rate this and the review will be done under spoiler tag It s clearly a me not you situation and I just think it will not be fair for the author if I openly write down my thoughts Early reviews have been positive so go ahead and read them Again, my issues Not yours view spoiler It was just too much sex for my taste Starting with Reese trying to get rid of Tom by having sex DNF at 62%I realized that it was my personal hang ups that made me unable to continue this story So I will not rate this and the review will be done under spoiler tag It s clearly a me not you situation and I just think it will not be fair for the author if I openly write down my thoughts Early reviews have been positive so go ahead and read them Again, my issues Not yours view spoiler It was just too much sex for my taste Starting with Reese trying to get rid of Tom by having sex in their room with others, Tom practically becoming a bit of a voyeur when he listened to Reese having sex, then the whole s...Now FREE on , 2017 05 17 loved this one so hard Although I loved this book, a lot, at times it was emotionally challenging and frustrating Shoulder Shake Smack a Bitch Tom was the very rich, golden boy track star at his upper crust college, until his ponzi scheming father got caught and he lost it all Well, everything except for his BMW, which he uses as both a taxi to make money and a home Now FREE on , 2017 05 17 loved this one so hard Although I loved this book, a lot, at times it was emotionally challenging and frustrating Shoulder Shake Smack a Bitch Tom was the very rich, golden boy track star at his upper crust college, until his ponzi scheming father got caught and he lost it all Well, everything except for his BMW, which he uses as both a taxi to make money and a home for a year and a half, until he can make enough money to return to college All of Tom s friends broke his trust in one way or another, so now he doesn t trust anyone, not even a little.Upon T...Cross posted at Shelf Inflicted and at Outlaw ReviewsAs an older college graduate, dorm life was one of those experiences I missed I know people who enjoyed that time of their life, and others who hated it To an introvert like me, living with a randomly selected roommate in a cramped room, communal bathrooms, noise, and lack of privacy sounds like hell on earth While I have no regrets about missing the dorm experience, I periodically enjoy reading about college life and the confusion, emotion Cross posted at Shelf Inflicted and at Outlaw ReviewsAs an older college graduate, dorm life was one of those experiences I missed I know people who enjoyed that time of their life, and others who hated it To an introvert like me, living with a randomly selected roommate in a cramped room, communal bathrooms, noise, and lack of privacy sounds like hell on earth While I have no regrets about missing the dorm experience, I periodically enjoy reading about college life and the confusion, emotional turmoil and insecurity that plagues young adults Tom Worthington uses his car as a cab to help pay for his tuit...I wasn t planning on reading this Correction I wasn t planning on reading it now But RL has been a bitch lately I ve also been in a sort of a book funk , and people whose opinion and taste in books I trust were praising Off Campus on social media, describing it as emotionally authentic So I thought I d try it too, especially after a lovely lady shout out to Karen Wellsbury agreed to buddy read with me.Now, in the interest of honesty, even though I had high hopes, I was also a bit leery I wasn t planning on reading this Correction I wasn t planning on reading it now But RL has been a bitch lately I ve also been in a sort of a book funk , and people whose opinion and taste in books I trust were praising Off Campus on social media, describing it as emotionally authentic So I thought I d try it too, especially after a lovely lady shout out to Karen Wellsbury agreed to buddy read with me.Now, in the interest of honesty, even though I had high hopes, I was also a bit leery because of the theme and the premise Too easily it could all blow up into an ...I have to say I really enjoyed this book It had everything I enjoy in a college romance setting It was fun, sexy, and angsty We have two young men who are carrying a lot of hurt with them.What I loved The two main characters Reese and Tom were great individually and as a couple they had great chemistry Character development Banter Secondary characters It was heartbreaking but also full of hope The way she developed the relationship between Tom and ReeseWhat I didn t love The book started I have to say I really enjoyed this book It had everything I enjoy in a college romance setting It was fun, sexy, and angsty We have two young men who are carrying a lot of hurt with them.What I loved The two main characters Reese and Tom were great individually and as a couple they had great chemistry Character development Banter ...This was a great read for the NA college romance lover Amy Jo writes with a deft hand, mixing poignancy and humor to create a lovely emotional balance.I want to talk about something AJ does in this book which is different from and far superior to the typical of the genre I m talking about PTSD.Most depictions in genre romance of PTSD are heavy handed and stereotyped Off Campus presents two heroes suffering from PTSD who actually, you know, act like people with PTSD They avoid social situat This was a great read for the NA college romance lover Amy Jo writes with a deft hand, mixing poignancy and humor to create a lovely emotional balance.I want to talk about something AJ does in this book which is different from and far superior to the t...

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15 July 2018

Amy Jo Cousins