2.5 rounded up to 3 stars. The mystery seemed especially disjointed, and the relationship was on shakier ground than usual, which is not where I would prefer for them to be in the final book. There was just progressively more distance between them, physically and emotionally, and then near the end things got really dire, and then it's quickly patched up and the book was over! And that final hurdle was over something dumb as well, so it just doesn't bode that well for me I guess. It's a bummer, I really liked the first book, and I feel like maybe each subsequent book was just a little less good as they went along. I think I liked the All's Fair trilogy progressively more though, so this doesn't necessarily predict futures patterns for this author. Overall I was entertained though, and I'm happy enough to have read this series. ( )

Like all of Josh Lanyon’s books rather standalone or series... I absolutely love them and always hate to see them end. The boys are making progress in the relationship and things are better but they both know that life says they will never be perfect. in this last chapter of the series, we learn what most of us always knew...words have consequences just like deeds. We find Will and Taylor dealing with both all throughout the story. The deeper into the story you go... the greater the tug on the heart strings of the reader. The two antagonists were rather well fleshed out in their characterization which, only added to the high stakes tension. This also grew as the story progressed. I figured out some of the mystery elements before it was revealed, but my curiosity remained engaged in how it would play out. There is certainly room for these two main characters to appear in another series if Josh Lanyon would only let them. Please, please, Josh!!!! ( )