Queen B’s Decree: I feel like I would rename this book Adoring Austen, because he was the star for me. Austen is the star football player who ends up the roommate of Keaton. Austen is comfortable with his sexuality, but on the advice of a high school coach, he’s hiding it and pretending to have a heterosexual relationship with his BFF.
Keaton on the other hand is just starting to acknowledge his on sexuality. He finally broke up with his long term on/off girlfriend and had a bad time over the summer trying to experiment. From the first, it was clear Austen and Keaton had heart eyes for each other. Austen was integral to Keaton beginning to accept himself and helped him gain the strength to come out to both his friends and family.
A lot of the dialogue was sappy and lovey dovey, but I can never complain about two adults communicating well. And there’s my biggest issue. Keaton was absolute shit at communicating. And I know I’m possibly judging him too harshly, I’m a heterosexual woman after all, so I have never dealt with hiding a secret of that caliber. But my biggest issue is Keaton’s lack of trust…in Austen, in his family, in his friends, and in himself. He as a character often made me roll my eyes and I wanted to shake some sense into him.
This is not to say that I didn’t enjoy Adoring Keaton, because I did. The emotions and sex were written very well and kept me interested. This was Siobhan Davis’s first foray into gay or m/m romance, and I hope she does more.
Book: Adoring Keaton by Siobhan Davis
Series: The Kennedy Brothers #9
Genre: New Adult/College
Hotness: medium salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: m/m, gay, secret relationship