Providence (The Midnight Gang Book 2)

I couldn’t put this down once I started reading! I was so excited that I could dive right back in with these amazing characters as soon as I finished Adversity. Looking forward to book 3!

I'm just so so tremendously glad we got to see the start of Cypress and Aiden! If you've read the first book of the Midnight Gang, you already know that these two revolve around each other, but I just adored watching how that all played out. Aiden remains a big favorite for me. The way he plays it as broody and irritated, but he's really...well he is really those things BUT he's also a caretaker at his core and truly just does not want to add anyone else to his life, because he's just so worried that he may lose them one day. But luckily, Cypress has never met a challenge that he gives up on. He was the surprise star of the show for me. Of course I loved him in adversity, but he truly shined here. The way he brought about the wit and levity, but also the epic yearning, the way he loved so hard so fast, and just how he put 100% into everything he did, even when he scared him. I loved him so so much and I love that he has Aiden to protect him now too. It's high action, high stakes, lower heat in terms of number but just as high in terms of intensity. The ending was pure perfection, bringing us right to where we started in adversity, with the guys on their way to getting their little bird.

🌵“Cy…” I murmur, inching closer so that my forehead is pressed to his as I wrap an arm around him, tight enough to hold us both together. “Will you tell me?” ☀️“Why?” he mutters. “So you can be burdened instead?” 🌵“So I can keep my word to you,” I tell him. “I want your future, Cypress, but I want your past, too. So when you go back to visit it, you’re not alone there anymore either.” 5 ⭐ 1.5🌶️ I had no idea what I was walking into with this book…but I am not the same person walking out I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am seriously so blown away by Ren Browne’s writing!!! This was EXCEPTIONAL and I already have Adversity downloaded and ready to go the second I hit post on this review hehe! The banter is what completely sets this book apart... It’s so beautiful watching Cypress want Aiden so badly while being (somewhat) patient LOL as he waits for Aiden to catch up to what he already knows The grumpy x sunshine dynamic shines SO well here!!! Cypress is the sunshine! he loves out loud, so deeply, and his quick witted humor had me giggling and blushing right alongside Aiden. I love that he’s been through SO MUCH and still chooses to wear his heart on his sleeve And when he buys Aiden that gift… omfg my heart just melted into a puddle 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 His love language making Aiden feel seen and loved no matter how hard Aiden pushes back was everything TO ME!!!! Aiden is our grumpy, no nonsense type… but underneath? A total teddy bear He’s exhausted from…