Review of No Fear (No Shame #3) by Nora Phoenix

by Nora Phoenix

3.5 Stars

 Aaron is drowning. After coming out as gay, he lost his parents’ approval, his job, and his sense of identity. He feels like a freak who doesn’t fit in anywhere. His last hope was his brother Josh, but Josh can’t seem to forgive him for how Aaron treated him when they were teens. Not that Aaron can blame him, because he did treat Josh like crap. 

All Aaron wants is for someone to accept him, guide him, because he doesn’t have a clue. When sexy jiujitsu teacher Blake takes him in and starts mentoring him, Aaron has hope for the first time, even though he can’t understand what Blake sees in him. 

Blake doesn’t do relationships. At all. He’s more than willing to help Aaron find solid ground under his feet, but that’s it. Until insecure, vulnerable, and surprisingly sexy Aaron gets under his skin, triggering all kinds of protective instincts that make Blake long for more. He wants to take care of Aaron, give him what he needs, but how can he convince Aaron of that? 

When Josh’s friend-with-benefits Indy’s past finally catches up with him, it endangers them all—and leads to heartbreaking decisions for everyone involved. 

So glad we are sticking through this No Shame Series because book 3, No Fear is the best one yet!  We finally get a closer look at Aaron and visit with some of our favourite boys.

What did we like?

- Plot:  There seems to be more of a plot development in No Fear.  He story had tighten up quite a bit and instead of some meandering around we get a clear story.  Super enjoyable!

- Relationship:  We really love Aaron and Blake’s relationship.  We love how authentic they are with each other, and don’t apologize for what they both need.  The development of their relationship is super hot, and we loved the puppy play aspect. 

- Sex:  This book tomes down the sex, and yes, that is a good thing.  The pervious books were super sexy, but became a bit much after a while. No Fear has some serious steam, but it plays well with the rest of the story.  Yes, it is still an erotic story, but that’s not all it is.

What didn’t we like?

- Series:  While we love this series, we want some resolutions.  We are really looking forward to Book 4, but another cliff-hanger ending.  Ugh.

No Fear so far is the best of the No Shame Series.  With the focus on the relationships, and plot it doesn’t struggle with the balance of sex vs. story like the previous books.  Nora Phoenix has created some memorable characters, so authentic relationships and really fantastic suspense.