If I could give this series a higher rating I would. Both Iggy and Aiden did spectacular performances. Instead, to be a human living and accepting of all life. Raised in an abusive catholic boarding school, later baptized as a Christian, I found I had to walk away from the bigotry, cruelty, judgmental clones of “man’s religion“, and the very conditional interpretation of the Bible. walking the path of Jesus, to love, support, give and forgive was a path I came upon in my own life. The exploration into “man’s religion“ vs. Also, not being religious anymore, but instead more spiritual, I was fully engrossed with Luke’s struggle to clarity and Vance’s unrelenting unconditional love similarly to what Jesus taught. I listen to many, many books, and I have not been touched so deeply in my soul like I have with Luke’s and Vance’s (and Ezra’s and Josh’s) stories in a long time. Ella James has done wonders to my soul with her writings of this series. maybe having them all come together, each with their own elevation in the storyline either working with the Rainbow Foundation, Vance’s father coming out, working with the kids in need of support, Ezra’s football career, Josh’s music exploration, etc. I would so love to have more of each couple. Like Ezra’s and Josh’s story, Vance’s and Luke’s story had me so fully engrossed I’m sad it’s concluded (I hope only for now), and have to move on.

Anyway… if you love baby’s great! If you love the book that’s great too, I loved the first two books but I just wanted to express why I did not love this book as much as the first two. Also, in reality adoption is a difficult process for anyone but especially lgbtq people because of prejudice. Not every person needs a baby to feel complete. Also, I feel like this “instant family” trope comes up a lot in lgbtq romances and I hate it. First it’s hard for me to read a book with raunchy sex scenes and then a few minutes later be cooing over a baby. And then… WHAM!!!! Surprise baby! Ugh I hated this for so many reasons. The struggles the hero’s have overcome so far feel devastating and honest. Long story long: SPOILERS!!! Last warning spoilers ahead! *Also this is only my opinion! Everything makes sense story wise, the character evolution feels authentic. Long story short: the narration is amazing! A lot of the sex is hot! The conflict feels natural and real, my problem stems from a surprise that happens about halfway through the book and it turned me off so much I ended up returning it.

Communion by Ella James