4.5 stars

Audio Review

This series keeps getting better with each book.

This one started off in some ways kind of lighthearted. In an effort to help Michael find out who radicalized his nephew, the guys find themselves attending a gay therapy course. This made for some comic moments as Nik has always protested he was not Gay, so hearing his internal dialogue while there was entertaining.

The events ending this lead us into the second half of the book that the mood seriously changes, with Nik again being highlighted as he dealt with the reality of Ben not remembering all they had. This part was brilliant as Nik showed his strength of character to do whatever was best for Ben all the while he was hurting himself. I liked that both guys came out of this with a greater understanding of the other. Nik saw the man Ben was before him and how he had stifled his personality a bit and Ben finally saw what he meant to Nik and that Nik didn’t define him but their love made him stronger.

Now the Kate part. This part angered me to no end. I read my review of the eBook before writing this to see if I had the same reaction and in that I gave her a pass. There is no pass here. She took advantage of Ben knowing full well that he was in love with Nik and in a committed relationship for years. Nik may have taken on some of the blame but even Kate wasn’t that daft to try and explain it away to him. She basically got off scot free as she was never really taken to task for what she did. She’s lucky Nik has tamed a bit. I hate that she still gets page time.

Good fourth book

This book was slower than the other in this series, but it dealt mainly with the relationship between Ben and Nikolas. From going to the therapy course and the resulting events gave both men a chance to analyse their parts in the relationship. 
It was interesting seeing with Ben's memory loss, and the subsequent return to the start of their relationship, the reversal of roles, with Nik being the driving force towards more intimacy and Ben shying away. I found Nik during this time to be quite funny, using Ben's memory loss to revert back to old addictions with no apology and also at times quite sad as he passively fought for Ben to return to him.
The resulting introspection of their own choices and actions during their relationship that both had felt moulded them into their current lives was great to see. And while Ben had always been the champion of the relationship secure in his knowledge of his love and need for Nik, there was always a shadow of doubt in his mind as to Nikolas's need for him, and a blame for the person he had become. This lifted by the end and Ben's newfound freedom and lightness in the knowledge of Nikolas's devotion was great to see. He finally realises that Nikolas is there to stay. There because he wants to be and and has to be and that gives him the ability to stand up for himself, giving off a "you're free to go if you don't like it" instead of immediately giving in to keep Nikolas close. 
It was also great to see both men finally admit to being gay as the denials were starting to get annoying. It was also great to see that regardless of their history they gravitated towards each other anyway. 
Kate, Kate, Kate. What can I say. I kind of understand why it happened, but don't condone it. She basically took advantage of a situation where she had all of the information and the other party did not. Stupid. Nikolas's reaction to this betrayal shows the growth of his character and the changes Ben has had on him. At the start of this series he would have reacted and showed no remorse, so that his actions after the fact were that more amazing.
I can't wait to see where the guys go next