Rating: 4-starsRead as part of the
Secrets of Neverwood bundle.
See, now I'm glad I purchased this as a bundle because if I hadn't I would have missed this wonderful book. The last book pissed me off so much I would never have gone back for more in the series.
The Growing Season, for me, had everything
One Door Closes was missing. Namely the two heroes were together a lot, working on their problems, being faced with simmering sexual tension and finally pretty dam hot sex.
What I loved here was the hurt/comfort aspect of Danny and Sam's relationship, the growing connection between the brothers and surprisingly enough the continued threat against Neverwood.
No half finished thoughts and sentences here! Thank God! Because of that I was able to actually get a sense of both Danny and Sam as people. I cared what happened to them and was convinced they'd have a HEA.
Also nice to see was the little glimpses into Calvin and Wil's continuing relationship. I find I like Cal more as a secondary character, his head was too exhausting for me to be in.
Now I'm looking very forward to Devon's story and the resolution to the house issue.
This one I can gladly recommend. I would believe it could be read as a stand alone though I do think you'd miss the tension of the continued house issues and the satisfaction of seeing the Danny from book one turn into the man he becomes in this book.