Reviewer: Tabitha Adkins
Book:WTF by Cambria Hebert Format: Kindle
Series: Westbrook Elite, Book 4
Published by Cambria Hebert, LLC
Publication Date: April 11, 2023
Genres: Romance, College Sports Romance, Suspense, Gay Erotica Page Count: 406
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The original synopsis can be found here. |
I don’t do commitment. And though I swing both ways, I don’t do men either.
It’s too messy, too stressful, and just asking for trouble.
I’d rather shine bright like the sun than drown in the rain, so I adopt a pounce-and-bounce lifestyle for which my sparkling charm keeps me from being hated.
When I show up in Sweden for a semester abroad, I expect a roomie. What I don’t expect is Lars. The storm to my sun. The test of my patience. How easy he makes it to forget all my reasons for staying away from guys.
No big deal. I’ll just pivot from pounce and bounce to roomies with benefits. I’ll get to indulge in that side of me, then leave it half a world away. What happens in Sweden stays in Sweden… until he follows me home.
Lars shows up at Westbrook looking like my little brother’s new swim bro. Just as alluring as he did before.
And all I can do is ask myself,
My resolve for an uncomplicated, stress-free life isn’t something I’m willing to give up for anyone, even if his icy-blond hair begs for my fingers and those pale-blue eyes are haunted by shadows.
I might be the sun, but I am not his sun, and it’s not my job to chase away whatever sent him running here. He swears it isn’t me. But I’m calling bullshit. Why else would he show up on my turf?
But then shit starts happening, and the shadows in his eyes turn to panic. I catch a glimpse of the bruises on his creamy, flawless skin.
I can’t keep him at arm’s length anymore. I don’t want to. Protecting him means surrendering to everything I always refused. His destruction or mine.
The choice is simple, so achingly absolute that I can’t help but wonder once more…
WTF?
Please note that WTF contains stalking and domestic abuse (not between the main characters). There is also mention of (off-page) parental death. Some readers may find these things uncomfortable.
And here we go again another 5-star read and I’m in a Book Hangover! (I’ve read it twice already… and will probably read the entire series again this month!)
WTF (I can’t tell you how much I LOVE this title!) is the 4th book in the Westbrook Elite series by Cambria Hebert. And just like the rest it brought along all the feels! I would love to say that I took my time reading this…. But we’d all know I was lying. I finished this book off in about 3 hours!
We’re introduced to Winston “Win” Sinclair, in the 3rd book “WISH”, who is the brother of Elite swimmer Wes. We also get a sneak peek at Lars, but we’re not really given much in book 3. At the beginning of the book, we get to see a bit of what Win gets up to during his time studying abroad in Sweden. And we finally get to meet Lars, who wants absolutely nothing to do with him, who happens to be a swimmer, and Win’s complete and almost polar opposite.
We still get all the characters that we fell for in the previous books, Jamie saying his outrageous things at the most inopportune moments is great for those tense moments, I love him! Ryan’s intenseness and Max being all grumpy (and all-knowing) while Wes is just as loveable as ever. Plus that epilogue was all kinds of FIRE and awkwardness and adorableness all at once and I need more!
A major theme in this book is trauma, what happens when left alone, and how they cope with it. The development of both of our main characters through their own traumas and issues is amazing and the ways in which they jump out at you from the pages is something that Cambria does extremely well.
This book is a second-chance romance, that explores heavy themes that are shown through some flashbacks, so be prepared for this because WTF has some strong trigger warnings that need to be heeded.
I can’t wait to see whose book is next! *hint hint *wink wink
Until Next Time!
Tabby
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