REVIEW: Less Than Three by EM Lindsey (Running in Circles #4)

LESS THAN THREE

Running In Circles - Book Three

by EM Lindsey

Release Date: October 26, 2023

Review

This isn’t just a slow burn, it’s more like they took the long way around! But boy was it worth it.

Raphael was probably my favourite side character from the previous book State of Mind. He’s got a fantastic dry sarcastic sense of humour and he keeps his circle small. The circle now includes Dimitri.

Dimitri is a lovely twenty-something who has always felt a little on the outside. On the outside of his family. On the outside of the town. But he is loyal and still holds a quiet desire to find people who want to claim him.

It’s how the friendship between these two begins. A quiet step forward in finding someone who gets them. Both of them looking for someone who will like/love them wholly as they are. Raphael who has cerebral palsy and seizures, and Dimitri, adopted and also discovering and processing his asexuality. They’ve both had their fair share of being othered. Of not being enough.

The bond they create is tender and beautiful, but it takes a while and some meandering over the years for them to truly find their way to each other.

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Synopsis

“Don’t be ridiculous. There was nothing to steal. I was always yours.”

Dmitri wants love, but he’s not quite sure he’ll ever find it. His sexuality is confusing on a good day, and the one person he wants is his best friend who can never know how he feels. Raphael is older, charming, and better looking than Dmitri will ever deserve.

Yet, somehow, he thinks Dmitri is worth his time.

Dmitri knows he and Raphael can’t ever work, so he puts all of his effort into making sure his best friend finds someone who will adore him as much as Dmitri does. Even if it destroys his heart in the process. Even if people keep telling him that maybe he’s not reading the signs right.

Maybe his friend’s feelings aren’t as platonic as he’s always assumed.

It’s the makings of star-crossed lovers because Dmitri has never believed he’s meant for a happily ever after. But, in the end, Raphael might just have enough strength and hope for the both of them.

Less Than Three is a pining, best friends to lovers, cozy romance featuring a man trying to find where he belongs and another trying to learn who he is. They find solace in each other with massages, slightly squished gas station Twinkies, star gazing, soft kisses, and complete and total acceptance that they are worthy of being loved.

Running In Circles is the former series On The Market, and this novel was previously titled Love Him Desperate. It has been completely revamped and re-written with names, places, characters, and major plot points changed.

About EM Lindsey

E.M. Lindsey is a bisexual, agender gay romance writer currently living in the S.E. United States. They're a full-time writer, Classics scholar with a penchant for Ancient Greek, and an avid collector of shoes they will never wear. When they're not found creating happy endings on their laptop, they're either walking their dogs, going on hikes, or enjoying their new home.

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