The Book Boyfriend Addict

East is not an easy man to resist, and I’ve done it for so long, I’m tired. I want this. Just this once.

Easton Kikishkin has been secretly in love with his older brother’s best friend since he was 12 years old. Now, as an adult, nothing he does seems to get Knox to look at him as more than his best friend’s little brother. But when they have to spend a week together in Vegas for the Collective’s charity game, it seems like maybe Knox is into Easton. But even if they were on the same page with how they felt, there’s still the issue of Easton’s brother, Connor, who would kill Knox if he acted on his attraction for Easton. Even if Connor wasn’t a factor, Knox has aspirations to transfer to be a ref in the NHL which would throw all kinds of other complications into the mix. With all these obstacles, will a relationship between them be over before it even has a real chance to begin? 

I just have one word – Collectivepalooza! Even if nothing else happened in this book, seeing so many of our favorites coming together to finally realize Ezra’s vision of an all-queer (and ally) hockey game was worth the price of admission for me. Ezra was in top form and I loved seeing all the other guys coming together for this good cause. I will read anything where these characters appear and it was a real treat having so many cameos in this one. My only complaint is that I wish there had been more! Once the event takes place, there is no Collective involvement again until the epilogue. But that’s just me being greedy.

As far as Easton and Knox were concerned, I thought they were cute together but they had a slew of obstacles to work through. Connor’s involvement was intense, I wasn’t sure what to think of him at first. But as the story unfolds, we learn info that helped me understand him better and I found myself sympathetic toward him by the end. But I was happy with where things landed between Connor and Easton/Knox. 

This book seemed angstier than the others. I suppose given the “forbidden” nature of their relationship, that was bound to happen. However, I can’t help but think that some of the angst they brought onto themselves and could have been avoided. I get why Knox acted how he did, but it was still frustrating at times. Especially with how hard Easton was willing to fight for them to have a chance. But, for as frustrated as I got sometimes, their relationship’s growing pains felt real and I appreciated that. I liked where things ended up with them and I hope we get to see more of them in future books to see how things are going. I’m also very intrigued by the setup for the next book!