The Book Boyfriend Addict

He was so full of love and light and laughter; he just doesn’t know where they are anymore. He doesn’t know how to find them.

Ten years after mysteriously showing up in a small Alaskan town with no memories of who he is and no idea how he got there, Namid has carved out a nice little life for himself. The man who found him all those years ago has become family and he’s happy with his home and job. He still mostly keeps to himself, however, because he can feel the emotions of others, and being around large groups of people can easily become overwhelming. But when he sees Jayce in town, completely lost and buried in grief after losing his twin brother, Namid isn’t struck by the urge to flee from the strong emotions. Instead, he offers to help him. Jayce is caught off guard by the unexpected kindness from this virtual stranger but he can’t deny the pull he feels toward him or the fact that whenever he’s around Namid seems to be the only time he feels something other than all-consuming grief.

Large clouds float through a nearly blue sky, but there is sunlight streaming out between them, and for just a moment, I forget to be broken.

This was such a lovely story of overcoming grief, finding acceptance, and family. I read the first third of the book feeling like I was 2 seconds away from sobbing at any given moment. The grief that Jayce felt over losing his brother was palpable. He was drowning in it and it broke my heart. But then a simple moment of kindness changed everything. Namid was wonderful, his simple gestures to help Jayce meant the world to him. In a town he had grown up in, it was this virtual stranger who stepped in to help Jayce and not the people who had known him his entire life. I loved seeing the friendship that formed between these two men. Slowly but surely, Jayce began to emerge from the fog of the grief and I loved seeing him find his way back to the man he was before tragedy struck.

He’s starting to feel important to me, and I can’t lose this tiny little thread that’s anchoring me in the darkness. I can’t be the person who hurts a soul as pure as his when he’s finally decided to let someone in.

There was a terrific slow burn in this story with loads of pining. Namid fell for Jayce pretty quickly but since he was able to feel everyone’s emotions and didn’t feel any of that from Jayce (who had hidden those feelings even from himself), Namid was content with at least knowing what it was like to fall in love even if it meant he’d get his heart broken in the end. They eventually figured themselves out, though, and it was all so romantic and heartwarming. I spent the last third of the book swooning hard. The love these two shared was beautiful.

I don’t think anyone’s ever done anything as simple as opening a door for him before, and he doesn’t seem to know how to process it. It breaks my heart a little, and I want to open every door for him for the rest of my life.

I also loved the touch of paranormal that surrounded Namid. His character was excellent. He was ethereal and mysterious but at the same time so open and loving – both with Ken, the man who found him and had become a father figure, and with Jayce. It was easy to see why Jayce would fall for him and I loved the little family the three of them formed. This story will give you all the feels and is as beautiful inside as it is outside (the cover is so pretty)!

He is magic and passion and possibility. He is the very embodiment of the universe. He is everything.