August: Moore Men prequel: Ashley James

3⭐️

I didn't really love this one. I love the ranch setting and cowboy/barista aspect. Even the "teach me" vibes. But August was a prick. His "charm" came off as smarmy.

I liked Tripp. Adorable, inexperienced and nervous. But under all that he had some fire and a lot of self respect.

I like the idea of a player finding someone that makes them wanna settle down... but August really rubbed me the wrong way.

ESPECIALLY the whole getting Tripp's address from his work "friend". Not only is that super unprofessional, it also isn't safe. And it's definitely not what a friend would do. ALSO it was cringe how August "charmed" the info out of Chloe.

I really wanted to like this one, and maybe I would have if it wasn't a novella and we could have had more time to flesh out the characters. Maybe we could have gotten more of August's inner dialog.

For the record, I'm not shaming a player or someone who is super into hook up culture. My issue was the charm that read as false and the almost predatory nature of August's "corruption kink".

I liked Finn, book one, and wanted to move from this book to Hollis, book 2... but I find myself wanting to take a little breather. If August pops up in Hollis I am gonna want to smack him in the face. 



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