Oh yes! Yes, yes, yes. This one is so good!

5 stars

It's a relatively short book, but one of the best out-for-you stories I've read in a very long time.

Nineteen year old Logan did a little experimenting in college. Nothing wrong with that, and really not all that unusual. He liked to joke around that he was "95 percent straight".
Logan’s plan had always been to meet a nice girl and do the whole American Dream thing. A house in the ’burbs with a white picket fence. Two-point-five kids. A dog named Spot.

Nothing wrong with that either. Until twenty-three year old Logan, set on establishing his new career in corporate America, happens to run into his other five percent .

Ellis is cute and trendy and let's just say 'bohemian'. He couldn't possibly be more different than Logan even if he wasn't 100% gay.

Logan wasn't fair to Ellis during their college days. He didn't realize at the time the huge wrong he'd committed. My heart HURT for Ellis.
“Let me make this up to you.” Logan squeezed his arm. “Let me take you to dinner. Or drinks . Something.” ~Logan

They fumble their way into a date. A platonic one. But Logan has to go on Ellis's terms.
On Friday, a gay man, with whom he’d once done some very gay things, was taking him to a gay club.

That is the beginning of Logan's unraveling. Feelings he'd buried. Urges he'd ignored. Fear he'd escaped. All of it comes to a roiling boil when confronted with the one relationship, the "other five percent", that maybe wasn't much of a joke after all. Because there is, in fact, such a thing as "100 percent bisexual."
He had no idea how he’d been on the same planet as Ellis all this time and not been with him. He might as well have been without gravity.


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This is a short, easy read filled with powerful emotions.

A MUST READ

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Cute but rushed, and I have a hard time believing that the main character is actually as onlivious as he's written to be. There is fooling yourself and then there is...this.

Logan is the super closeted one in this story, he runs into Ellis, his old buddy, at the coffee shop and whatever feelings he had been suppressing all this time come back to life now that Ellis is there to remind him how good it felt to briefly be together back then.

4* I'm not normally a fan of guys who are in denial, but this tale was done with sincerity and heart.

This is quite a 'lite' tale of a couple of friends who were more than friends in college, though only one admitted to this, the other seemingly having blanked it out or been genuinely unaware of boundaries. The former comes back into the latter's life four years later, and though the latter's initially an idiot, he's a running-scared idiot, not an unpleasant or deliberate one.

I liked how naturally the author brought the guys back into each other's life, and I liked the oblivious one's journey of realisation, his honesty once he'd seen the light, as well as his willingness to try to say sorry and to gather up his courage and take a chance on the best thing he nearly lost out on forever. I liked the other, out guy's forgiving nature, and I think that the small patch that they hit was realistic due to the nature of what it meant to expose himself to possible hurt all over again. The tale did feel the tiniest bit rushed, but it was sweet and there was love - familial and romantic and friendship in this.

It did have a decent enough HFN, but I couldn't help but hope for a little more, which got hinted at, but not cemented, and which is why this tale loses a * for me.

ARC courtesy of Riptide Publishing and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.

Logan and Ellis were so cute!

Logan is the super closeted one in this story, he runs into Ellis, his old buddy, at the coffee shop and whatever feelings he had been suppressing all this time come back to life now that Ellis is there to remind him how good it felt to briefly be together back then.

I don't have a lot to say about this one mostly because it was so tiny. I could use another 150-200 pages. Everything happened so fast it felt like half the story got deleted, usually I enjoy a fast read but one where I'm reading too fast because I like it. This one was just way too short for any plot or character development to be achieved, sadly.

Oh boy. Logan. Good god. I have no words for you (´⊙ω⊙`)！

As a whole, this book was fun to read. Honest. I was super excited for its release and enjoyed every page of it.

I liked Logan's voice, the writing was fantastic and just worked for me, you know? It worked so well that I found myself cutting Logan more slack than he probably deserved. I mean, come on!

Um, my review might be a bit... spoiler-y?

So, back in college–four years ago to be precise–Logan had a boyfriend without realizing it, whom he'd done lots of coupl-y things with until one night it went too far and he ran. He ran and never looked back, ignored the guy's calls and not a day later started dating some girl. Whoa. HOW? Just. HOW? O_O

Ellis used to be his best friend. They hung out all the time. They were obviously into each other too. How can he be scared back that deep into the closet that he literally forgot all about their friendship and relationship in an instant?

Not. Cool. Dude. (๑o̴̶̷̥᷅﹏o̴̶̷̥᷅๑)

When they reunite years later he doesn't understand why Ellis could still be upset about how things ended between them. Sheesh. Dude. What the hell? Seriously.

No offense, but one person can't be that naive, that clueless, can they? I find it difficult to believe... Obviously, I have no idea what kind of people are out there and I'm pretty forgiving, I think.

Logan kept insisting that he was straight for so long I want to strangle him a bit. He struggled deeply with the term 'bisexual', which I personally don't get but know it can be real tough for some people to accept or understand. So, okay, I forgive you.

It saddens me that he had this kind of attitude though–his cluelessness was a bit irritating–because I really did like him as a person and I loved having him narrate the story. But it soured the moment they finally connected again because somehow he didn't deserve Ellis's forgiveness. I didn't like that he selfishly insisted on being forgiven like it was no big deal - sigh.

Maybe I wished he would've showed more remorse and did more to win Ellis back. Ellis forgave him too easily, IMO. I mean, considering how hurt he was!

They were great together though. Sigh. And if I pretend Logan wasn't such a dickhead I can completely enjoy their newfound love (rebooted love? =D)).

Again, as a whole this was great to read and I would definitely pick up another book with them. I guess I really am a forgiving person, heh.

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Many, many thanks to the publisher who kindly provided a free copy for an honest and impartial review.

DNF so will not be rating or reviewing. Thank you for the opportunity to read this title.

Logan is so far in the closet he doesn't know there is a door. He ditched his best friend *cough boyfriend cough cough* in college when he realized he had a boner the size of Texas whenever they made out.

Because kissing another man isn't gay as long as he pretends it didn't happen. Obviously.

We only get Logan's POV, and he is a wildly unreliable narrator. When he runs into Ellis at a coffee shop four years after pulling a disappearing act, he doesn't understand why Ellis would be hurt and angry. Indeed, Logan doesn't remember how their relationship ended! He has no clue that he ghosted Ellis.

Logan, who works in marketing and wears a suit to work everyday, is in pathological denial. He's judgmental and weirdly homophobic. His sisters are awesome, and his parents are tolerant if traditional. Why was he so ashamed of being bi?

Ellis is Logan's polar opposite. He's open and comfortable with his sexuality. He's an artist and prefers to work odd jobs rather than be stuck in the 9-to-5 grind.

The plot consists of Logan claiming to be "95 percent straight" while he pursues Ellis.

Ellis is having none of that, and Logan has to grovel to get his man back.

I appreciate groveling; I really do. But there just wasn't enough relationship development for me to believe in Logan and Ellis's HEA.

There is one (only one) very steamy scene once Logan and Ellis work things out, and it was seriously hot. However, considering Logan's refusal to acknowledge his bisexuality, I thought he was perhaps too eager to get his gay cherry popped.

Logan's epiphany is rather sudden and unearned. The last chapter is set six months in the future, and I wanted those six months back! How did Logan earn Ellis's trust back? Did Logan come out at work (he still hadn't come out to his parents)? What about their disparate life goals?

While the story is well written, I needed more to believe in the romance.