My ARC review of The Walls Around Me by @e.m.schenker

Sometimes we are our own greatest enemy. We build walls in order to protect ourselves but after too long they actually hurt us in some way.

Ruben had built a wall around him when his father passed and his mother went into her own form of self-preservation.

When Dakota steps into his life his walls start being chipped away.

The great thing about this story is Ruben is never shamed for his trauma or loss of his father, instead, he learns that he has to move forward and trust in someone to catch him.

In the background you have a classic bi-awakening story but at its heart is a story about how we all take grief and loss differently and to give people space but to make sure you are there when they need you.

This is an angsty story but the angst is as important to the story as the love and hot scenes. You will be turning the page for more.

E.M. Schenker has done it again and I can’t wait to see what we get next from them.