Don't give up on this romance ❤️

OMG, these are two beautiful and flawed guys that both desperately need love... neither has been modelled healthy relationships or had love deeply expressed to them so it's a really long and arduous journey to acknowledge and accept that they are even worthy of it.

Leo is able to admit readily that he needs and wants Will, he can feel to the core of his being the constant gravitational pull towards him but doesn't really understand enough about himself to effectively advocate his desires and requirements. Will is so damaged from his upbringing that he has hardened himself to avoid any more hurt and constantly pushes people away to mitigate this.

With the love, understanding, guidance and lessons of those around them, especially for Leo, growth and recognition begins to occur, trust is probably the last thing to eventually come and strengthen everything.

I really loved the themes that were used throughout this story from science (predominantly physics, astronomy and astrophysics), to philosophy, art, expression, yoga, theatre, dance, coffee, food, family, found family, fantasy, science fiction, television, movies, literature, and just New York itself - the great melting pot.

🎧 Spencer Goss' narration was really stellar on this story, the fragility and naïvtey of Leo at the start that gradually built in confidence over his first year in New York was such a nuanced performance, then adding in Will's subtle shifts in dynamic, along with the entire diverse collection of supporting characters... this really was a gift that only highlighted and championed the amazing text. Bravo! 🎧

I've seen reviews where people have given up on this story, finding Will too disconnected, but boy do they give up before they see all the damage that makes him the way that he is, and also before they see the payoff of sticking with him, or fail to recognise the ways he is yearning for love and understanding yet denying it for himself just in case it's taken away again.

Oh, Roan, just beautiful character design, plotting and prose... so much beauty in the everyday occurrences that all add up to create the relationships around us... this series is terrific.

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All the feels!

Amazing third book in the series. I cried with heartbreak and with relief. Real fully developed characters, an epic story and great narration. Will carry it in my thoughts for a long time.

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Roan Parrish has lost his faith in Love.

In two letters: P.U.

Welcome to "Where We Left Off" a tale of disillusionment where a handsome, intelligent young man falls for a guy completely void of anything likable.

Story line in three dot points:
* Will tells Leo not to change for others
* Leo proceeds to try and change himself for Will
* Leo and Will both settle for a romance that will satisfy neither.

I spent the whole book hopping that Leo would just dump Will's toxic ass and hook up with Tom.

The real question this book raises is who the hell hurt Roan Parrish so bad that he thought this book was a good idea? Poor bastard lost his faith in love. I can only hope that he finds someone who can bring back the romance for him. xx

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Utterly brilliant!

I held off from reading this book for over a year as I could not warm to caring enough to read a book about Colin Mulligan, the horrible brother of the much beloved Daniel Mulligan from Somewhere in the Middle (first book of this three book series). Boy did I get it completely wrong!

Roan Parrish produced something magical in this book that flipped my feelings for Colin and left me completely in love with him and his forever love, Rafe.

The audiobook is fabulous and Spencer Goss, a new to me narrator, absolutely hit this one out of the ball the park. Such a pity he has only narrated three books in total, including the third book in this series. He was able to create two distinct voices for Colin and Rafe, that captured their vulnerability and strength. Oooozing so much emotion. And yes, this book was all about emotions and vulnerability. The narration lifted an already brilliant book, to that next level ... becoming a book that stays with you for a very long time.

The book deals with some pretty tough material, based around Colin's battles with his sexuality versus the conditional love he received from his father. Or what Colin thought was conditional love. How all of this got more complicated with the death of his mother, which led to a less than ideal family dynamic between a father and his relationship with his sons.

This book is also about Rafe and geeezus he is such a wonderful character. The smexy times between the two were 🔥 😘.

I'm not sure that I've been able to describe in words how much this book impacted me. It was utterly perfect. Five big stars from me.

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Ahh, Lovely Leo

I loved Leo’s story and Leo and Will’s journey. It really got me thinking about so many things. Their experiences of Love and being or not being in a relationship, so complex. Just a lovely story perfectly narrated by Spencer. He just has such a wonderfully expressive way of narrating that conveys so much more than the words. I wish he had more books that I could listen to.

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