If Only in My Dreams

New Adult is usually not my thing but this was highly recommended and I was on a Christmas/Holiday read extravaganza and I'm glad I made room for it.

Charlie Yates is nobody's doormat and when right before the beginning of the school year (9th grade) new kid in town, new bff, new crush dumps him Charlie proceeds to to live his high school life outwardly unconcerned by the in-crowd and later health issues with his little sister make all that not even matter. Fast forward to college and his first trip back home from California to Connecticut, flight-cancelling-storms and having to share a cross country ride with aforementioned dumper Gavin Bloomberg. Needless to say sparks fly, truths are revealed and horny college boys get it on. YES.

I particularly liked that contrary to what you would expect Gavin is the eager bottom with more than one or two kinky requests.

Although these two are young they're smart, thoughtful and open to learn and really that is all you can ask from anyone. That road trip back to college will be full of fun ;-)

ReRead November 2022

More like a four stars upon reread.

Honestly, I can see why I didn't love this book the first time around. There's several tropes in here that I am not a fan of (friends to enemies to lovers with maybe a couple extra stops along the way, and both boys epically screwing up when they were younger, and, honestly, the way too much sex) but, I actually really liked both Charlie and Gavin. They are flawed people that made mistakes and that never stopped wanting each other.