Love Plus One Maths Book 1 edition by PA Friday Romance eBooks
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Laurie and James are a monogamous couple with an occasional lover in James’s best friend, Al. It is a casual, friend-with-benefits situation which suits them all, especially given Al’s promiscuous lifestyle.
When Al is assaulted, however, Laurie and James are forced to confront the fact that their feelings for Al might be stronger than mere liking. But would free spirit Al ever want more than what they already have?
Love Plus One Maths Book 1 edition by PA Friday Romance eBooks
Love Plus One is a different kind of story.James and Laurie are in a loving, committed, monogamous relationship, with the exception of their sometime addition of James' best friend, Al. Al is a free-wheeling guy who doesn't believe in love, commitment or relationships. His only close relationship at all is with James, his long time best friend. He has fwb and ons's with both men and women, but is always up front with them about not wanting commitment or a relationship, so at least he's honest.
When Al shows up at Laurie and James' home one night after having been assaulted, it turns the tide in the relationship among the three. Throw in some random light BDSM elements, and the mens' relationship ends up being steamy, intense and emotional.
For the most part, I enjoyed Love Plus One, but I definitely do not like the ending, and it's why 3 instead of 4 stars. I respect that not everyone has the same views about relationships as I do, though, so I can't fault them too much, even though my first thought was to 2 star this simply because the ending irritated me so much. For the most part, Love Plus One is an enjoyable, steamy MMM story. It's not particularly romantic, but it has some sweetness and I like all three leads a lot, especially Laurie. If you're looking for something a bit out of the box, give Love Plus One a try.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book received via NetGalley.
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Love Plus One Maths Book 1 edition by PA Friday Romance eBooks Reviews
Heat Level 4 flames out of 5
Rating 4 stars out of 5
This story may not be for everyone, but I found it entertaining and I think I fell for these guys. When I first looked at this story I thought that this was a Male/Female/Male story thinking that Laurie was the Female. My bad. Laurie is all guy and he is an accomplished musician, composer and music teacher. He is in love with James a professor at the university. They have a strong monogamous relationship except for Laurie’s childhood best friend, Al. Somehow Al became not only the Thursday night dinner guest, but the Thursday night shared lover. Al is bisexual and doesn’t believe in any form of commitment. He does have a female when she is in town lover, but she is in a successful band and she is also not looking for a committed relationship. After Al is attacked he goes to a place where he knows that he will be safe and taken care of. To the home of Laurie and James. Not only is he welcomed and loved by his childhood friend Laurie, but Laurie’s partner James gives Al something that he desperately needs to feel safe and secure. The chemistry between these three men is off the charts hot emotionally and physically. This is an emotional story with so many feelings on display. This story has a very interesting ending that I am not sure would work in real life, but you never know. The author goes into great detail developing the relationship between the three main characters and delving into the past events that shaped the men that they became. This is the first book of a series. I am very interested to see how this series continues.
PLOT 4 Stars
CHEMISTRY 5 Stars
PACING 4 Stars
ENDING 5 Stars
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT 4 Stars
Reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club
I received a copy of this title to read and review for Wicked Reads
3.5 Stars
Below my review is commentary after reading both books 1 & 2, and which order they should be read in.
Laurie and James are in a committed relationship. Laurie has known James for a long time, as he is James' mother's best friend. So Laurie has seen James and Al- James' best friend- grow up into adults. Love Plus One features an age-gap and an unconventional relationship with Al, who occasionally visits their bed.
The story takes place mid-relationship, so there was a bit of confusion and info-dumpage to explain who is who and how they are connected, written in a telling instead of showing fashion, which made it hard to digest. It affected the overall flow, and make the reading experience a bit more difficult than I prefer.
Laurie and James are good together. However, I felt there was a bit of immaturity displayed by both James and Al, bickering and fighting with each other and Al with Laurie, making them seem too immature for the relationship they are engaging in with a much-older Laurie. This added a D/s bent, with Al being the bratty bottom (D/s term, not just gay term). James would bait Al, and Al would purposefully misbehave to be 'punished' by Laurie. While it was cute, slightly funny, and hot, the maturity imbalance made it difficult to buy longevity when in this type of unconventional relationship.
Al is bisexual and a commitment-phobe. He's got a girl or guy in every port, meeting up for some friends-with-benefits action, or he has one-night-stands, never to be revisited. After an assault, he comes to the only people he trusts for safety and comfort- James and Laurie.
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Excuse my rambling, inarticulateness as I try to order my thoughts. This is my impression from book one to book two- in my case, book two to book one.
Offered for review, I read One Plus One first by accident, not realizing it was a sequel/prequel. In fact, I went into it blindly, not reading the blurb first. I left a comprehensive review, explaining how I thought it would have been better as a menage, not realizing it was the prequel (going back to the beginning where Laurie and James coupled up) to this book, where it shows a menage with Al. I was so pleased that that was the case, and immediately dived into Love Plus One.
I'd been contemplating the best order to read the books, as the present time is book 1 & the past is book 2. At first, I was glad I read them out of order, as book 2 was heavy on the character development and relationship building between all three characters. Plus, there was a note attached to my copy, stating it was best to read out of order.
What order should you read the books in, you ask...
I don't know, to be honest.
Read it in the order in which it was published, where you see the menage, then go back in time and not feel the frustration I felt at the ending (who was coupled with whom). But notice a difference in the both the voice of the author and the characters.
Read it in a linear timeline (out of order) to be able to see the arc the characters went through over time, where you feel connected to the characters and understand their background, and won't be confused when characters are name-dropped into the story. But then experience a whiplash effect, as it doesn't sound at all like the same characters or author. The emotion of it, the level of character building and whatnot. I realize this book is narrated by Laurie and book 2 is James, but that's not what I mean. There is a difference between the voice of the author and the voice of the characters. It's not a smooth transition. Also, the D/s storyline would have felt out of nowhere, as that didn't exist in One Plus One. James was not baiting and Al was not bratty, and they did not bicker and fight like toddler brothers, and Laurie was in no way a dominant alpha male.
Here is my issue, and I'm being entirely honest here. The author showed much growth from one book to the next. The writing is more fluid. While, in this book, the editing is tight and the story interesting, the voice is different. That's the best way I can explain it. One Plus One, the voice is more fluid, easier to fall into the story and connect with the characters. There is something during this book that had me feeling apart from the story itself. Slightly laundry-list feeling with details, a lack of emotion and character building, like being thrust in the middle-to-end of a story, so it's difficult to connect on an emotional level.
Had I not read One Plus One first, I wouldn't know the potential, and I could have read Love Plus One as a hot menage between an established couple with an age-gap and the younger partner's best friend. I would have been slightly confused as characters were name-dropped into the storyline, but just read over it. It would have been hot and felt real, and been a quick, just riding the surface of emotions, read. But I didn't read it that way.
After completing both books, this is my take on it. As a writer/editor, who can't leave well enough alone herself, I'd release One Plus One and rewrite Love Plus One (in the same direction) but with the voice and new maturity in their craft, so the transition from one book to the next felt flawlessly fluid.
Both books are good in their own right, but to be honest- to me -it felt as if it was just the names/traits/plot was used to create another book, as the voice feels nothing alike.
I'd read them both as separate entities, appreciating them for what they are. Love Plus One (Maths Book 1) is more sex-centric between an established couple and their third. One Plus One (Maths Book 2) is character development and relationship building, and a deeper, more emotional read.
I was pleased to see the author's growth, and do look forward to reading more in the future.
Love Plus One is a different kind of story.
James and Laurie are in a loving, committed, monogamous relationship, with the exception of their sometime addition of James' best friend, Al. Al is a free-wheeling guy who doesn't believe in love, commitment or relationships. His only close relationship at all is with James, his long time best friend. He has fwb and ons's with both men and women, but is always up front with them about not wanting commitment or a relationship, so at least he's honest.
When Al shows up at Laurie and James' home one night after having been assaulted, it turns the tide in the relationship among the three. Throw in some random light BDSM elements, and the mens' relationship ends up being steamy, intense and emotional.
For the most part, I enjoyed Love Plus One, but I definitely do not like the ending, and it's why 3 instead of 4 stars. I respect that not everyone has the same views about relationships as I do, though, so I can't fault them too much, even though my first thought was to 2 star this simply because the ending irritated me so much. For the most part, Love Plus One is an enjoyable, steamy MMM story. It's not particularly romantic, but it has some sweetness and I like all three leads a lot, especially Laurie. If you're looking for something a bit out of the box, give Love Plus One a try.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book received via NetGalley.
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