5🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
“Demons & Desires”
I read this swimmers romance as a part of my first ever buddy read! And it was with the auntie of Sports Romance @katies.endless.tbr
Alright, bros, let’s talk Whistle, Book 8 in Cambria Hebert’s Westbrook Elite Series. Cambria admitted it took her a little longer to write this last installment (500 pages!). But it was worth every page!
Unlike the first seven books where the main characters are fighting some “other,” this one is all about the internal battle—fighting your own demons.
Sure, you could call a couple months of romance “instalove,” but with Coach (yes, always gonna call him Coach) and Bodhi, it didn’t feel rushed at all. You really get to sit with their relationship and marinate in their journey. The conflict here is more about the fear of stepping outside your comfort zone. It’s about taking those risks to find a new kind of comfort—one that’s freeing instead of imprisoning.
The growth for both Coach and Bodhi was so steady and believable. It wasn’t rushed, making their love story hit even harder. Also, Coach’s whole “F-It 40s” attitude? So relatable. And the 80s and 90s throwbacks? Loved every second of it.
Bodhi, Bodhi, Bodhi. BRAH! This dude needed a mondo hug. I haven’t felt vulnerability this strong in a character since Rush. HOWEVER, I am calling an audible on his haterade consumption of JMO. (Sir, that is not what we do.)
Yes, it’s an MM, age-gap romance with daddy kink, BUT this book was more. The whole thing—from the plot to the structure—was so well thought-out AND INCREDIBLY intentional. The feels are UBER STRONG with this one. For all of us bros, it is bittersweet. Fair warning: you will feel bereft once this is done. But, as my reading buddy says: “The best way to get over a Cambria book is to dive into another one!”
#FAM anybody??? (I already signed up. Y’all know I don’t play with my hashtag peeps. )
Moments That Had Me Screaming:
✨Coach’s Hoover Maneuver: Whew, chile!🔥
✨Westbrook Whistle: I will never look at mine the same way again.
✨The Office Scene: I have no words…
✨The Auction Scene: A must-experience
✨Jaime’s 5-second Rule: That’s just nasty.
✨Group Chats: Always a bro win
✨Revelations 38/39: Brought the Holy sh!t out of me!
✨Ch 44: Whoop his a$$!
And you want to know how many times Coach get’s his whistle blown???
39! (on page at least)
P.S. and BTW: The author’s note about writing shorter books: Oh, Hells No! We love the length.😉
Final Lox Report: Must Read!
Happy Reading
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