Advanced Chemistry: South Rock High, Book 4

I was really excited for a poly romance from this author and loved that it was pragmatic Chase who got 2 boyfriends, and with former students at that. You can absolutely read this as a standalone, especially because all of the characters are so strongly developed that you get exactly who each person is even without having read their book. That said, I think you'd enjoy the dynamic between the 4 friends more if you read the series in order. They are all so funny, and one of the highlights of the whole series are the text exchanges between Amos, Everett, Julian, and Chase. The romance in Advanced Chemistry is complex, rocky to start, and culminates in a wonderful HEA. A chance encounter between Chase, Anton, and Sebastian leads to an amazing night that sets off a surprising chain reaction for all three. Anton and Sebastian are longtime best friends and business partners, but Anton has no idea Sebastian is madly in love with him. As Anton persistently pursues Chase for more threesome fun, Sebastian is overcome with conflicting emotions, chief among them jealousy. I loved how Chase responded to Sebastian's feelings, and their bond becomes truly beautiful. As for Anton, he wants to keep having fun but can't imagine anyone wanting more than that with him. The scene where he's convinced is so memorable and has stuck with me for a long time. I could've read so much more about Chase, Sebastian, and Anton. I would've loved to see even more between Sebastian and Anton as they worked…

I must admit that I read this book out of order. This title was recommended to me and I did not realize it was the final book into the series til I was half way through. The plot and its pacing were nice. As someone who has read a growing number of MM romance books it was interesting to read a MMM romance. At times the dialogue felt somewhat forced for the characters. Chase outside of the bedroom always seemed robotic at times with his dry matter of fact way of speaking. Anton’s character felt like the dumb jock through the first 2/3 of the book and Seb’s character fit in the middle. This didn’t detract from the story but did make the dialog feels juvenile at times. Definitely going to read the other 3 books in the series.

I really liked this book, but honestly I got 40% through it and skipped to the last two chapters. I had a hard time getting through to the proper romance of it all.