Title: Unsaid (The Manhattanites #3)
Author: Avery Aster
Page Count: 528
My Rating:
*Thank you to Netgalley for giving me a copy to read in
exchange for an honest review
Description (From Goodreads):
Chelsea’s hottie Blake Morgan III
has reemerged from a nasty breakup. His marriage was a frigid disaster beyond
repair, and he vows to be single—forever. Bruised, but still hot in Prada, he
creates his Seven Desires wish list, his sexiest imaginings. Blake soon
realizes there’s only one man he may trust to make these uninhibited intentions
come to fruition: his best friend Miguel Santana.
Lower East Side multimedia artist
extraordinaire Miguel Santana may be known as the cocky Latin stud in the city,
but all he’s wanted since college was Blake’s hand in marriage. He was livid
when Blake walked down the aisle with the wrong guy. Miguel has his own list
titled the Seven Needs, which are quite contrary to Blake’s dirty-boy deeds.
They involve serious commitments, which may leave his new-to-the-singles-scene
buddy sprinting for the door, destroying any hopes Miguel has for happiness.
Can these two hunks conquer their
intimate fears and love one another as only best friends can? Join the
star-studded cast in The Manhattanites series and see for yourself!
Review:
There were a lot of things I liked
about this book and a lot of things that I didn’t like as much, which is why my
rating is so middle of the road. I really liked how Avery Aster presented the
characters in a way that she was both lampooning Manhattan’s rich, but also
developing them into deeper characters and making us care for them at the same time.
That’s not an easy thing to do, and I think Aster did a great job bringing in
those elements. I also really liked Blake and Miguel’s relationship, they were
cheeky and adorable together which made their story really fun to read.
One thing that I wasn’t too keen
on, and that many people in other reviews mention as well, is that even though
it is marketed as being able to be read as a standalone, that’s not completely
true. In other romance series that I’ve read, the story focuses on the one couple
and characters from other books pop their heads in to say hello once in a
while. In Unsaid, there are entire scenes and plot lines that focus on the
other characters’ lives where Blake and Miguel aren’t present. For people
invested in these characters already this might be nice, but since I wasn’t I
found myself a bit bored when there were scenes without the MCs in them. One
other thing I’ll mention is that things seemed a bit insta-lovey for my liking.
Miguel has been in love with Blake for a decade, and as soon as Blake gets out
of his toxic relationship he realizes he’s been in love with Miguel this whole
time too. And their relationship just gets more committed exponentially faster
from there. I was really happy with the overall outcome, I’m a sucker for happy
endings, but I did feel like I had a bit of whiplash from some of Blake’s
decisions.
I’m not sure if I personally will
be reading more in this series, but I saw a lot that I’m sure many romance fans
would love. So if you like romance, especially smutty romance, I definitely
recommend you give this one a go.
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