Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE: Silver and Gold

SERIES: Silver in the City #2

AUTHOR: A.D. Ellis

PUBLISHER: A.D. Ellis Publishing

LENGTH: 171 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2020

BLURB:

Just as Benji Silver begins to wonder if his casual relationship with Gold might turn into more, the two men are thrown into a position that has the lovers quickly turning into enemies.
With no way to escape each other, Silver and Gold begrudgingly agree to make the best of an impossible situation.
Will Gold’s search for perfection drive them apart or can Silver show Gold that imperfection can be beautiful?

REVIEW: 

Silver and Gold is book two of the Silver in the City series featuring Benji, Bode’s twin and Kyson’s cousin, and Rhys, Benji’s casual hookup whom we briefly met at the end of book one. This book could be read as a standalone but I don’t recommend it. The first book, Silver and Sage, is a very enjoyable read and will provide you with important backstory on all of the characters. 

I was disappointed in the contrived plot right from the onset. “First come, first served” would have been the real life resolution to Benji and Rhys’ joint conflict, but of course that would eliminate the forced proximity trope that the whole story rests upon. I just wish it was done in a less concocted manner. Perhaps I’m being too nitpicky, but these things are like ear worms that I can’t stop focusing on. Hopefully the majority of readers won’t get hung up on this.  

Once in the forced situation, we see the end of Benji and Rhys’ physical relationship as they become enemies butting heads with shockingly stubborn and childish behavior that threatens the viability of their businesses. Rhys is also scared off by Benji’s family drama i.e. Dick the dick. 

Dare I say, Silver and Gold has too much sex. There, I said it. It is extremely hot and steamy, which I love, but it got to a point where I just skimmed right over it. There were nearly a dozen sexual encounters in the last sixty percent of the book.

I enjoyed reading (between the multitude of sex scenes) more about the camaraderie between Benji, Bode, Kyson and Sage, particularly when they babysit Arlo. The characters are very well developed. But for me, the book falls flat and the relationship between Benji and Rhys didn’t feel organic. Silver and Gold is my least favorite book in the series. As it’s said, though, your mileage may vary. 

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