“This book was very enjoyable!” – Under Covers Book Blog
“Such a fantastic book!” – Goodreads Review
“If you love M/M stories, you will love this one.” – Cranky – The Book Curmudgeon
Off-Campus Setup by Maria Vickers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Off-Campus Setup was graciously provided to me by Enticing Journey Book Promotions for an honest review.
“Love’s Unbreakable Bond….”
Wow, what an intrinsically beautiful and heart-warming story I just had the pleasure of reading. I loved it, and, cannot wait to read it all over again. Would it be weird to re-read it already? I hope not because I just may wind-up doing that, it was that good. I just had such joy in reading Off-Campus Setup and am just tickled pink as a result of all of the reasons why I absolutely loved it!
Off-Campus Setup by Maria Vickers is one of those stories that I just knew that I had to read as soon as I saw the book. And, boy, am I glad that I did! It’s a story that took me awhile to wrap my somewhat frazzled brain around with its somewhat hidden plot with yet very realistic moments. Regardless of finding it somewhat of a challenge to connect-the-dots, as this was definitely quite the mystery, there were other reasons why I gravitated towards it. For one, I absolutely adored the mc’s, Levi and Nathan, and found them to be so adorable, as they played a pivotal role within all of the addictive, humorous, sexy, heart-breaking, and, heart-warming moments. It was these two honorable young men who had me eagerly trying to figure out a clear plot, because they were indirectly the key to this incessantly unreachable, and, politely nagging wonderment, that I just could not figure out. For all of these reasons, I could not get enough of them..
As previously mentioned, I found this story to be heavily laden with mysterious light-bulb moments that once they were sufficiently and brightly lit, were actually able to light my way towards a completely recognizable plot, as a whole. To be honest, it was a bit confusing to actually see one with a clear direction amongst the welcomed journey of these two men. While I enjoyed seeing the unearthing of a tentative and new relationship between the two young men, I couldn’t quite see it’s actual purpose other than the obvious. I knew there was one, but, it took me a while to see it. But, once I did…man-oh-man!! Once that had occurred, everything made sense. As soon as all of the dots had been connected, and, the tears had been shed, wow..it was true beauty.
There are many reasons why I loved this book. Clearly, one being its main characters. But, I also thoroughly enjoyed the secondary ones as well, some more than other(s), and, already wait with abated breath, for future books, especially for Catch and Rich. I found them to be wonderful, supportive, and, equally mysterious as well, and, look forward to reading their stories. But..rarely does any character get underneath my skin as one of them did in this particular story, perhaps a bit too much, regardless of the underlying reason(s) which had existed. That being said, I still loved reading all of the moments, beautiful and stressful, that the characters had found themselves in, and, thought that the descriptive details were spot on, as I found myself actually reading much of the story with a new southern drawl, similar to that of one of the characters.
All in all, despite the existence of a somewhat confusing and mysterious undertone, it was overall a welcomed one. I loved the ultimate connection of the various stories, regardless of some pivotal moments having been glanced over, as their inclusion could have strengthened the connection of the characters even more, it’s overall cohesiveness was a good one. Regardless of its need for another run through with the editing process, I still loved it and cannot wait to read it again and again…:)
*star rating: 4 ‘I really liked it’ stars*
Maria Vickers currently lives in St. Louis, MO with her pug, Spencer Tracy. She has always had a passion for writing and after she became disabled in 2010, she decided to use writing as her escape. She believes that life is about what you make of it. You have to live it to the fullest no matter the circumstances.
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