

It’s not a slow burn romance, but the story is fairly slow with a lot of Jack and Simon hanging around in Jack’s house. Jack and Simon together were sweet, especially once they were given free reign to just touch each other to communicate feelings and comfort. I liked Jack and Simon, both apart and together, and Jack’s pack of animals were also pretty cute and entertaining. Somehow, they manage to overcome some of their issues and start a relationship. Jack is surly and frustrated about his current circumstances, and Simon’s anxiety makes it nearly impossible to meaningfully interact with most people.

Simon and Jack are complete strangers who only meet by change through an app, and they don’t exactly hit it off right away. Coming to his rescue is Simon, who suffers from crippling anxiety but is willing to have contact with Jack if it means he gets to hang out with his dogs for a while. Jack, already not having a good time of things after a serious betrayal from someone he was close to, has just broken his leg and is now basically housebound and unable to properly care for his menagerie of dogs and cats. “ He’d never gone from finding someone adorable to wanting to ravage them in five seconds flat and it was wreaking havoc inside him.”
