Book Talk Review; Fearless

Brad needs all the love

You could call him attentive or observant, and you would not be wrong, because Theo has always liked to watch. Growing up in a hotel has given him an exciting and easy life, but he's ready to put some space between himself and the only home he's ever known.

But sometimes when you're not looking for anything, you find something, and Brad and Theo are about to learn that the hard way.

Brad has secrets that not even his brothers know, but he finds himself opening up to Theo and trusting him in ways that are new to them both. The relationship that develops between them might be unconventional, but under Theo's watchful eye, Brad can re-gain control and for the first time in his life, be fearless.

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Fearless is #4 in the Room for Love series. It is a 67,000 word hurt/comfort romance between a man who loves to watch and another who doesn't feel seen. Fearless has EVERYTHING you would expect from a Kate Hawthorne book...and more.

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My heart hurts. Brad's story is different from his brothers', it's sadder, darker, and I just wanted to wrap him up and keep him away from the mean author because no one deserves to go through what he did. This book is everything you want in a Kate Hawthrone book. She gives us kink and feels and love and makes us hurt for these men who just want to be themselves. 

Theo is a voyeur, he doesn't call himself this, he's just observant (his words), but at the heart of it he's a voyeur. I was excited about that aspect of this book because I haven't read any books like it before and Kate Hawthorne always has the best kink. Theo saw everything and everyone, but no one really saw him, they didn't get him or his needs and why he liked what he liked...until Brad caught him that is. 

Brad is a precious baby and I wanted to protect him from the world. My heart hurt for him over and over again while reading. He was coasting through life, his secrets a heavyweight on him, until he realized that Theo was there, watching him. Seeing him. In more ways than one. 

Together, they navigate Brad's healing. Theo is patient and kind and perfect for Brad. He doesn't push, but he's always there for whenever and whatever Brad needs. From reclaiming his sexuality to falling in love to getting the support from his brothers that he wasn't ready for years ago. This book has it all and my heart is currently in tatters because it's so full of love for the characters and sadness that in order for their story to be told one of them had to hurt. 

Hurt/comfort is one of my favorite tropes because while it's hard to read the pain of a character, it's so invigorating to see them take back their life. Brad gets that but he gets so much more. He discovers parts of himself that he didn't know existed because of what happened to him. Theo gets it, too. He gets someone who doesn't shame him for what he likes but encourages him to be himself, to watch, to take, to feel everything he's always wanted to. 

Fearless was everything. Brad and Theo are everything. Their love story was both hard and easy at the same time. Easy in that they were able to see each other right away. They just got it. Hard because there were emotions all over the place and I just wanted to take care of them until I knew they would be okay. 

These Motel brothers just keep getting better and better. Every single book I think that those characters are my favorite and then they get upstaged by their brother in the next one because they're so good. Kinky and loveable and so broken in ways none of us understand until we read their book. No one suspected that this is the way Brad's book was going to go. Until now he kept his past a tight-lipped secret. That only makes me wonder what Andy is holding back because you could see it was something. He even admitted that there as a guy out there somewhere. And Andy is so dominant, such a "there" presence, I cannot wait to see what happens in his book. I have a feeling he's going to take us all for a ride. 

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"It was a small thing, but it made him feel like he ould carry the weight of the world on his back, like Theo had trusted him enough to let go and go wild in the night with him, knowing that together they were safe and together they were whole." 

"He kissed Theo like he trusted him to be there when he fell apart." 

"Brad had watched three of his brothers fall in love and he'd borne the weight of that exclusion with a smile. He hadn't complained as their lives blossomed into something more than they'd had before, and he's been so happy for their happiness, been though he'd always known it wouldn't be something for him. But he was here now, in this moment, with his past behind him but somehow all around him, and the promise of a future that was ripe for the picking." 

""I've never loved anyone before. But I'm glad I do now. I'm glad it's you."