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ashheartsangst
May 20, 2026
My Top Read of 2026!
MY HEART. Wow this book had me staying up way too late and all up in my feels. it was exactly what I needed to get out of the slump I've been in.
Jack was such a fascinating character to me in Just This Once and I couldn't wait to get inside his head. He's so similar to his brother Mal, yet so incredibly different. Very logical, but not stiff. Quite the complex character indeed. I couldn't figure him out and I LOVED that. He surprised me many times throughout the book and it was such a rush. I loved his acceptance of the love he had for Sol. Never quite questioning it, just questioning how long it had been there.
"πΊππ ππ πππ πππ. π―πβπ πππ πππππ
ππ, πππ πππππππππ, πππ πππππ. π° ππ πππ ππππ
πππππππ πππ πππ ππ ππππ ππππ."
Sol is sweet angel baby and he deserves to be protected at all costs! Our sweet and lovely 35 year old boy, taking on everyone's problems at the detriment of his own heart and soul. We see his tender love and care for Jack but diving into his perspective clued us in to just how selfless this amazing man really is, even when certain people don't deserve it.
"πΆπ πππ ππ πππ, π±πππππ. πππ ππππ ππ πππππππππ ππππππ. π΄π πππππ πππ
. π΄π ππππ πππππ ππ ππππ. π°πβπ πππ ππππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ πππππ πππ."
This book was everything that I look for in hurt/comfort. Flashbacks that don't take over theβ¦