Title: ⟫ The Hidden Door Author: ⟫ Vinni George
Rating: ⟫ 4/5
Blurb: ⟫ Life is tricky…especially with a hidden identity.
In a word, Brody’s life is complicated. He has enough secrets—and enough reasons to keep them—to fill the back of his Volvo station wagon. But something about the marine biology nerd who works at the smoothie shop has the things he’s kept hidden begging to be set free.
Phin has never been one for complications, which is why he’s always avoided relationships. Hookups? Yes. Relationships? Definitely not.
So why, after striking up an unlikely friendship with Brody, can Phin not seem to get the hot surfer with the pink surfboard out of his head?
When circumstances force Brody and Phin together, will Brody’s new feelings be enough to convince Phin to build a relationship with him, or will Brody have to share parts of his past and present that no one else knows about to keep his man?
The Hidden Door is the final full-length novel in the Open Doors series featuring a marine biologist who loves to teach, a SoCal surfer with a hidden identity, and an unlikely friendship forged over a shared love of tide pools, tacos, and vinyl records.
Review: ⟫ This one was very sweet, a lovely read about building a relationship and learning to trust. Brody has been in and out of the Open Doors series, always as a good looking background character, but it was so nice to finally meet him properly and learn more about him. And there was so much to learn.
After just a few pages of he and Phineas together, the need to watch them grow as a couple was strong and this was quite the satisfying read.
I seem to have come across quite a few demisexual MCs lately, and it’s so good to see them becoming more widespread as we all learn about our ever-evolving sexualities.
I was fascinated by the fact that Phineas and Brody had so much in common with regard to relationships whilst approaching them from different perspectives, and I really enjoyed the way they respected each other, always checked in and made sure that the other person was happily on board with what was going on.
There were appearances by characters from previous books and it would most definitely help if you had read the previous Open Doors books. Sometimes the miscommunications that did occur annoyed me, but overall I enjoyed this final installment in the series.
Recommended if you’re looking for slices of domestic life as a relationship grows, with a few hiccups along the way but ultimately a happy ever after.
I received an ARC from GRR.
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