~ Beautifully Built by T.H. Compton ~

 

Author: T.H. Compton

Title: Beautifully Built

Series: Built For You 1

Pages: 246

Release date: 2021 August 17

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Rating: ★★★★☆

Blurb: 

Can you find love when you don't believe anyone would want you?

Logan
I can be cute, sometimes. I mean I'm a chubby introvert, but I flaunt it when I feel it. I just don't feel it that often. I've had a few nights of fun, but never a boyfriend. No one ever wanted that from me. Tonight the hottest man I have ever seen just asked me out and I actually laughed in his face. He doesn’t seem to think it’s funny and he wants to take me to dinner, not just to bed. I have one question. Why?

Caine
I just asked out the most curious man and he giggled. I've watched him all night long and he is such an oxymoron, adorably fierce and subtlety spectacular. I don't know what it is about him that I am drawn to, but I want him. Now I don't do relationships, but I'll give up all the numbers in my little black book to see him again. I just wish he would believe me.

Beautifully Built is a contemporary MM Romance with a plus size twink struggling with self acceptance and a gorgeous ginger bar owner who just wants him to look through his eyes for a while. This book includes a slight age gap, some nerdy love and one monstrous kitten. Join the employees and patrons of Built Bar as they find love for themselves and each other.

My review:

The story was a really enjoyable and quick read with no angst just sweet romance. 

Opposites attract - we have a plus size twink who struggling with accepting his body and on the other hand we have a guy with a body of gods (LOL). 

I think there isn't enough (and if there were, it just never can't be enough) plus size gay romances and it was a bit fresh air for me too. We're always reading about perfect characters, but in this book we can see that body image isn't important. You are just beautiful the way you are. There are someone out there who will find you attractive no matter what, even if you don't accept your body, they will. 

For me the storyline and the romance was too insta but I'm not complaining at all. It was a predictable and quick romance. The MCs were meeting in a bar, intant chemistry, dating and falling in love. No angst, no drama. 

I missed the deep emotions and they weren't coming through to me at all. The sex scenes were *meh* too, I mean we knew that Logan only had bad experiences and Caine told him that their first time (and all after that) will be different and mind blowing - so I was expecting a bit more heat and more detailed scenes. They weren't bad, but it was only a 3 heat level on a 5 scale.

I enjoyed reading the book and since it's the author's first book, I'm really looking forward to the others. It's a great start.