They take care of each other, support each other, and provide that unconditional yet unspoken love that really is what they both need so desperately. It’s also worth mentioning that the boys are bonded by a shared family tragedy: they both lost a parent in the same horrific construction accident, so this tragedy has overshadowed their decisions in life and affected each of them in different ways. What’s fun is that pretty much everyone around them assumes that they’re a couple because of the way they act towards each other, and their friends call them out on it more than once. Thus, there’s plenty of angst as well as mutual pining going on. Ethan is demisexual, and Casey is gay, and both of them have a secret crush on the other - but neither has ever been brave enough to act on their feelings, each certain that their love is unrequited. The story follows Casey and Ethan, who have been best friends throughout their entire lives. Keeping Casey is a sweet college romance that contains many of my favorite tropes/elements: gay hockey players, friends-to-lovers, and fake-dating, so I was super excited to delve into this book. If Casey were his real boyfriend, though? If he got to keep Casey forever? Now we’re talking.īut what if Casey doesn’t want to be kept? Review: Adding a fake boyfriend to the mix? He doesn’t need that complication.

It’s not even smart given Casey’s been fighting his feelings for Ethan for years.Įthan Rain just wants to play hockey and get his college degree. Spontaneously offering to be his best friend’s fake boyfriend to get Ethan’s annoying team captain off his back?

Keeping Casey by Amy Aislin