I was skeptical about the premise, but took a chance. The trope I cannot handle is unsupportive, manipulative, needy, whiny, drama filled parents taking advantage of their children, treating their children and their spouses/children like crap and their kids just put up with it, shrugging their shoulders like 'what can you do, oh well'. fuck i hate that. the fact that the last, 7th, book finds Will (and other siblings) in this same fucked up dynamic with his awful mom and is unwilling to try to set any boundaries has made me walk away from this at the end of the 1st book. not for me, sorry. ( )

3 stars

Plausibility aside, not a bad read.

Will makes me cranky. So annoying. Absolutely deserves his family. Totally does not deserve Patrick.

Patrick is my people. He deserves all the hugs for being a grown-up and a rational human being. I'm giving him all the hugs for dealing with Will. Patrick deserves better! But alas, he loves Will.
(seriously, I would wrap Patrick in a blanket, with hot cocoa on hand and many MANY hugs) I'm really sad to see him shackled to Will. He could do so much better. Except for the whole part where he would not have tried to get close to anyone on his own.

This was a fun ride. And frustrating one at times.
I got invested. Just not enough to really love this.

This was an enjoyable, if a little disjointed, read.
Would recommend to pass the time. ( )

Episode 2: Why does Patrick sound like Anthony Bourdain in my head? It does make me laugh out loud though! ( )