When I first picked up Borrowing Blue, I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into. This is the first M/M romance that I've read so I was slightly hesitant, but the description had really sounded great and one of my friends had read it and had given it a high rating, so I went into it with an open mind. I was not disappointed at all.

Tristan and Blue are awesome. :) Blue is short for Bartholomew. All of the Marians' biological children are named after apostles, but his oldest brother couldn't pronounce Bartholomew, so it came out as Blue and the nickname stuck. Then, on top of the six biological children they have, the Marians also adopted three children from a local shelter for LGBTQ teens. Tristan on the other hand only has his brother.

The more I learn about these quirky, lovable characters, the more I love them. They're complex and well-developed. They're realistic and fun. I really enjoy them.

This particular book takes place at Tristan's vineyard in California wine country. The descriptions are adequate. I wouldn't have minded a little bit more descriptions of the settings, but they weren't overly sparse. I was able to imagine most of the areas they talked about.

The story line moves along at a good pace. It's not too slow but not so fast that you're in a whirlwind. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with where a story is going, but the tempo this one worked well.

All in all, I highly recommend this book and the whole series actually! Enjoy! ( )

When I first picked up Borrowing Blue, I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into. This is the first M/M romance that I've read so I was slightly hesitant, but the description had really sounded great and one of my friends had read it and had given it a high rating, so I went into it with an open mind. I was not disappointed at all.

Tristan and Blue are awesome. :) Blue is short for Bartholomew. All of the Marians' biological children are named after apostles, but his oldest brother couldn't pronounce Bartholomew, so it came out as Blue and the nickname stuck. Then, on top of the six biological children they have, the Marians also adopted three children from a local shelter for LGBTQ teens. Tristan on the other hand only has his brother.

The more I learn about these quirky, lovable characters, the more I love them. They're complex and well-developed. They're realistic and fun. I really enjoy them.

This particular book takes place at Tristan's vineyard in California wine country. The descriptions are adequate. I wouldn't have minded a little bit more descriptions of the settings, but they weren't overly sparse. I was able to imagine most of the areas they talked about.

The story line moves along at a good pace. It's not too slow but not so fast that you're in a whirlwind. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with where a story is going, but the tempo this one worked well.

All in all, I highly recommend this book and the whole series actually! Enjoy! ( )

I read Borrowing Blue, the first in the Made Marian series after reading #2, Taming Teddy. I loved that book, and it overshadowed this. Probably if I'd read this first, I would have found it a little more captivating.

One of the Marian brothers, Blue, the graphic design director at a magazine publisher, meets a man in a bar, and the chemistry alights them both. Turns out the mystery man is the brother of John who is about to marry the only Marian daughter.

Tristan reminds me very much of Teddy, and Blue of Jamie - harking back to Taming Teddy. The two books were a little too similar to me, but without the allure of all things wildlife in Taming Teddy.

The similarities were both a letdown, and fabulous - fabulous because Teddy and Jamie sparkled from beginning to end and so do Blue and Tristan. The rest, the padding of the wedding, and the strife with brother John, etc, was quite blah. ( )

I fell in love with these two guys. I can't even say that I liked one more than the other. Blue is so sweet and funny. No wonder a "kinda straight" guy fell head over heels for him. Tristan is equally as wonderful. He didn't have a lot of filters and just went with spewing out all his feelings. He "liked" Blue so he did everything he could to get him to "like" him too. There was nothing too heavy about the storyline but plenty to keep you reading to see what these two or one of the crazy family members was going to do next. So much humor packed into what could have been a frustrating, hair-pulling situation. The cast of characters is filled with crazy ex's...homophobic family members, which I usually don't find funny and hard to tolerate... hilarious siblings...crazy and impulsive soul searing love...and hot bedroom antics. Blue's family is equally entertaining. I simply loved them all. I have to give a special mention to Granny, Aunt Tilly, and Irene. Those girls are something else and added so much more humor to the story. Reminded me of some of my relatives...especially Granny:) ( )

There's a lot of great stuff in this story. I enjoyed all the characters, so I suspect I'm going to enjoy this whole series. The author skated over, around and through all the potential trope pitfalls with grace and humor. In all sincerity, if you can make me laugh, you've won me. :) Four stars, very good, very entertaining. I was pretty sure WHAT was going to happen but Lennox kept me reading to find out HOW it would happen. Kudos!

For me, repeated phrases and some wordiness and repetition detracted from the story, and I hope Lenox improved her craft through this series. (I'm sure I'm not the only reader for whom "made their way" rather than "walked" looks silly. It's not a jungle.)

I loved the progression this smart-ass pair went through. It's very organic and sweet. But, and this is common in erotic romance, sadly; we really don't need each step of boy on boy sex every time. Either change it up or coast past it on feelings or dialogue, we can fill in what's happening. I didn't dare skim because I love their joking, but I was tempted a couple times. But don't let that deter you! I also read this in two days. I need to know how they solved things! ( )