I don't know why I don't wait until after I re-read a book to do a review because I always end up adding stuff. 
 I really enjoyed this book a lot. Sim and Jesse really irritated the crap out of each other at first but were great together once they "got" one another's quirks and neuroses. Sim thinks the following about Jesse early on: 
 Before I could protest, Jesse "Social Skills of a Cornered Wolverine" Ferelit took my chin in his hand and tilted it up. He squinted. "Swelling's not too bad. Did you ice it right after it happened?" 
 After getting to know him better he thinks this: 
 Neurotic, anxious, awkward Jesse Ferelit knew how to take care of people. It was his secret power. And next to him now, I felt totally safe. 
 It's not like Jesse had undergone a personality change or anything; it's just the way Simeck viewed his quirks that had changed. Things like this happen throughout. 
 I liked how each was willing to man up and apologize when he said or did something wrong. Jesse ends up doing this a LOT - he freely admits he's bad with people. He says stuff that puts Sim's back up all the time - like when Sim tells him why he hates cigarettes and smoking; Jesse gets po'd and disses Sim's mother (deservedly, but that wasn't what Sim needed to hear right then) which causes Sim to leave. As soon as he's gone, Jesse trashes what's left of his cigarettes and you never see him have another one (he was only an occasional smoker, so it wasn't like he had a pack-a-day habit to break, but still). In other words, he's crap with words and people but really good at actions that indicate caring. He needs to apologize for his words. A lot. But he does it. 
 I loved how they were open and trusting enough to explore their kinks together. It was so awesome to watch them try to figure out "what" they were. Was one a Dom and one a sub? How do they figure that out? What if neither fits the "classic" definitions of those things? At the end of the day, what's more important - the labels or just doing what feels good to both of them? 
 There were also some hella funny lines throughout the book. For instance: 
 There was underage drinking, excessive hugging, and juggling of kitchen implements. Bacchus himself would have taken one look at this bash, turned around, and gone home. 
 I think my absolute favorite part of the book was when (view spoiler)[Jesse found out about Sim's mom's accident and just decided to take care of him by driving him home even though he knew it would likely cost him the job he wanted; even though he claimed not to love Sim, that totally showed that he did. (hide spoiler)] 
 The below isn't a huge spoiler I don't think, but I'll hide it just in case. 
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 Normally I am a stickler for a true-blue HEA which we don't get here. While we have a solid HFN there are so many things that could separate them (they're in college in a place that neither are from and their career choices could take them anywhere... just like any couple who meet in college away from home). I would LOVE a years-down-the-road glimpse that shows them still (or back) together, but at the same time, I could see their relationship being a truly lovely memory for both of them if time and distance separate them. Amazingly enough, I'm okay with that in this story. What they have done and been for each other and learned about themselves because of the other is special enough. (hide spoiler)] 
 Is it too much to hope for that Brayden will get a story? I'd love to see him get knocked out of that closet esp after the way he treated Sim for making a pass.