Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I originally grabbed this book because there aren't enough romances that deal with art thievery and apparently that's a reading interest I didn't know I had. I like mysteries, but I don't like gore, entrails, and violence, so art theft plots are one way to satisfy my curiosity about who did the crime without running headlong into scenes involving intestines, torture, and blood loss. Ultimately, the art theft in this story is secondary to the romance, but I'm glad the concept lured me into reading this book because it was most enjoyable. 
 The real plot in this story is the differences between Jonah and Vaughn, and how their attraction to one another allows them to change, to reveal things about themselves, and to figure out a way to reach a sort of balance or equilibrium when so many aspects of themselves stand in the way of their getting along. There are significant class differences, for example: Vaughn comes from a very wealthy family, while Jonah was abandoned by his mother as a child and raised in a series of foster homes. 
 The story is really about intimacy - which I am always here for. I love explorations of intimate connection that don't rest solely on sexual interaction. Jonah has to learn how to navigate a relationship with Vaughn, a man he is deeply drawn to, which doesn't involve sex at all. Vaughn has to learn how to maintain his boundaries and remain true to himself and his identity while also communicating to Jonah that he does like him, and in his own way desires him greatly. 
 I liked that the ending did not require either of them to compromise who they were and what they wanted. I liked that Vaughn accepted Jonah without judgment, and Jonah, while confused by Vaughn's disinterest in sex, learned to accept Vaughn as well. I also liked the way the story explored themes of found family and the intimacy of friendships and platonic connections. 
 The mystery of the art theft moves to the background as Vaughn and Jonah grow closer before reappearing at the end, and by that time isn't nearly as compelling as the navigation of Jonah and Vaughn being together despite all the miscommunication and real and perceived boundaries between them. There is a tangible sweetness to this romance that I found charming and compulsively readable. I had a difficult time putting it down and was very excited to finish it. 
 There's a lot going on, including some hints of future sequel characters, and not every part of the story was resolved as much as I would have liked. I would have liked to know more about how Jonah felt about the early stages of his relationship with Vaughn at the end of the story, and I would have liked to know that Jonah was also getting help in dealing with the emotional baggage and the hurts from his past that at one point in the novel try to crush him. I'd categorize this story has having a very optimistic Happy-For-Now ending, but it left me wanting a little more resolution, and a little more confidence that things really were going to be ok between them. 
 - SB Sarah