I could not feel or find the chemistry between these two main characters and therefore did not finish it.

I picked this one up because it was gay, and that was NOT a good reason to just pick it up on a whim, apparently. It wasn't my thing for some reason. The romance aspect didn't work for me, mainly, I think. I didn't feel the chemistry between the characters. 2/5 stars

DNF @ 38% so won't rate. Couldn't connect to the characters at all.

A sweet romance that shows you what someone will go through if they are in love or lust 😘 I think I read this story before as it seemed really familiar, however I enjoyed it still.

Shelton in Love is the story of two flatmates, Shelton and Nevil. Shelton is a male model but is UN-body-confident, having suffered from a botched circumcision as a child. His flatmate Nevil is just as gorgeous, but has a different partner every night of the week and runs away from commitment. Shelton is hopelessly in love with him but wants a committed, lasting relationship. Can the two men ever be compatible?

First off, have to say that romance is not really my thing, although I do find LGBTQ+ romance books a little more interesting. Therefore, I can't really say that I enjoyed this book in its entirety.

One of the best things about the book was the sex scenes. Warning - there are a lot and they're fairly graphic (as in, the author tells you exactly what's going on). However, I did feel that the sex was a little unrealistic (due to the fact that it's all the two main characters do) and could have been a bit more nuanced. One of the main characters has previously enjoyed sleeping around and yet there is never any real conflict of emotions - it's just "I'm in love with you now and I'll never think of or look at another man ever again". It's all very sweet and passionate and by the end of the book I found it a little bit boring.

I hate to say it, but I did feel like sometimes the sex scenes were linked together by a pretty weak storyline. The characters were both so one dimensional that there was never any sort of conflict between them. The book was sold on the premise that both characters needed to overcome their insecurities to move forwards but as soon as Nevil said that Shelton was gorgeous naked he seemed to overcome 90% of his body consciousness and as soon as Nevil realised that Shelton wanted to marry him he proposed. I thought that the book would have been a bit more interesting if these issues had been stronger - it certainly would have added more drama.

Overall, I thought that Shelton in Love was a nice easy read, but ultimately a little bland. Great if you enjoy romance books, but not my cup of tea.

Hard to read, very convoluted in places. It lacked depth and realism to the story, it really just wasn't for me.

This was originally published in volumes, I guess, so when reading the book all the way through, it did feel a bit disjointed. Maybe it was just the ARC, but I hope the finished product will clue readers into the time shift a bit more. Sometimes it's just a six month jump, but it would still be nice to have that along with the chapter number so you aren't reading and then suddenly going "Oh, this is the future now." Basically, it just kept throwing me off.

While I wouldn't say the author is a bad writer and I'd be curious to see what else she publishes, I only gave this one 2 stars on Goodreads. To be honest, it relied way too much on the physical nature of their relationship and that got really old after awhile. I liked Shelton and Nevil and the book follows them through some major moments in their life, but again, it felt like it was a narrative of a couple's life over a a period of years with lots of sex. Not quite for me, but maybe you'll like it better!

Shelton and Nevil. Both great men. Shelton wants a forever and Nevil....hmm he just love to be with men only not always with the same one and not forever...
Shelton loves Nevil and it hurts to see all the flings from Nevil.
Nevil is an always cheerful happy guy.

Shelton don't want to give in on Nevil because he don't want to lose him as a friend but Nevil is just irresistible. And what Shelton didn't expected....Nevil is totally head over heals for Shelton.
Those beautiful loving men....They made it!
Damn they are hot together, always aroused, always ready. We can watch some great sexiness.

Then a stupid thing happened, for me totally unexpected, I just hate such situations. F*
Luckily I remembered it's an angst free story and the boys love is very strong. And who knew that Nevil was so addicted to Shelton. He was sometimes just jealous, and Shelton...? he loved Nevil with his whole heart.
They are just two sexy adorable sweet guys who are madly in love. Sheldon the responsible one and Nevil the playful one. They matched so well <3

There is a lot of sex in this book and between all the fucks and lovemaking I missed a bit the timeline. Suddenly they were seven months further. Not very distracting but a point to improve next time :)
I know I know they were all consumed by all bed/bath/hallway/everyotherroom action. So there was not much talking of course. But who cares.....because all the explicit described erotic scene were just jummie. They are madly madly in love and didn't hold back to show the world.
Feelings allover, delicious, very consuming. I loved them both.
The story was in a good way fast paced written, entertaining, no angst, sweet and very sexy.
Those four stars?.......for all the sweet and delicious scenes!

One tiny thing....the cover.....where are all the beautiful curls.....?

Shelton in Love was a sad attempt at romance novel. There was hardly any plot or any character development, due to the amount of sex scenes in the book. They barely talked at during this book, because they were too busy have sex with each other. I wasn't impressed and do not plan to read any more in this series.

I think the guys got together too soon. I didn't have much interest in them and what happens to them after that.

A sweet love story with a little bit of everything...jealousy, self-doubt, misunderstandings, makeup sex, sacrifices, and, ultimately, a happy ending. 4/5 stars.