Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Bellamy
SERIES: The Camboy Network (Book 2)
AUTHOR: Linden Bell
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 252 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2023
BLURB:
Where’s the line between love and hate?
Bellamy
I don’t know how we ended up as rivals, but I couldn’t have asked for a better nemesis than Noel. It’s fun throwing insults and watching him lose his shit in public. He’s cute when he’s angry.
The world thinks he’s a grumpy bad boy, but I’m not sold. The more I get to know him, the more I’m convinced there’s a squishy marshmallow center underneath his hard shell.
Noel
Golden boy Bellamy drives me up the freaking wall. All I want to do is wipe that smug, arrogant grin off his face–not necessarily with my hand.
I hate him, but the truth is I can’t keep my hands off him. Our rivalry has always been explosive, and it turns out, so are we.
Bellamy is an enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract MM romance between two camboys, each vying for the top spot. Expect secret hotel rendezvous, hate f*cking, and oiled-up wrestling. It is the second book in The Camboy Network series and can be read as a stand-alone.
A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED AS NOEL & BELLAMY FALL IN LOVE BY HB LIN. THE BASIC PREMISE OF THE STORY REMAINS THE SAME, THOUGH SOME MAJOR PLOT POINTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 WORDS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS NEW VERSION.
REVIEW:
I am an either a love it or hate it camboy series reader. It can’t be just sex. There needs to be an actual storyline/plot and this one has a really good one.
Noel Carrington feels robbed. He deserved the Best Newcomer award at the Grabby Awards for Adult entertainers/porn stars. But that golden boy/surfer dude Bellamy Blais stole it from him. He knew that he was is only true competition but the loss hurts. And it never goes away. So their feud begins. Jabs back and forth on social media, glares and fake smiles across the room at events, for five long years it continues. Until Vegas! But, as we all know, what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there! And there is a very fine line between love and hate especially when chemistry is as combustible as theirs.
This took me a bit to really get into this book. The hate and smack talk that was so necessary to the foundation of this story was a bit off putting at the beginning. But when they finally broke down those tall walls they had built around them to protect themselves it was soooo good! These two men were hiding behind their very public persona but deep down inside they very much needed each other whether they realized it or not. Publicity wise, they needed their feud to continue because it sparked controversy which was very good for their video business and personal endorsements and their feud kept them continually in the limelight. Personally, when they finally let their guard down, each man was rewarded with a rich and fulfilling relationship and a trusted partner to lean on when things went badly. These two really, truly needed each other. And the sex, while not as non-stop as some Camboy books I have read in the past, was hot enough to burn up the pages but not too much to take away from the intriguing story line. And those piercings (fans myself) were a very pleasant surprise!
I really loved Bell and how loyal and protective he was of his family. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to make sure that they were safe and taken care of. And watching Noel fall for him and become as protective of his Bell as Bell was of his sister and parents was perfect. That Bellamy showed Noel what it meant to be truly loved for who you are and not what you can provide was touching and sweet. It also showed Noel that money wasn’t everything. Love was.
I was thrilled to see Sebastian rising with his keen business sense and his brain child, The Camboy Network, blossoming and growing. I really fell for him and Christian in the first book. I was so happy to see them doing so well and Christian supporting Sebastian’s dreams and those dreams thriving so well.
The next friend from Sebastian and Noel’s brunch group up is Rhys and I can’t wait to hear our little brightly colored pole-dancer’s story! And I want to know what’s up with his parents after Sebastian got that call. This is a great series and I wait eagerly for more! .
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