Verity Jones has always been true to themself; even when it meant coming out as nonbinary at a young age and losing the love of their friends and parents. Years later, Verity is ensnared in a complicated, consuming, but purely platonic relationship with their best friend Landon. When Landon’s high-school sweetheart re-enters the picture, Verity finds themself alone for the first time since … college.
Content with the status quo, Aaron Hoffman finds his tight-knit circle of friends shaken up when Gregory introduces him to Landon, and Landon’s roommate and business partner, Verity. From the first time they speak, Aaron is fascinated by the elusive, rose-scented person behind the bar at Rapture. Determined to know them better, Aaron focuses his attention on convincing Verity he’s worth their time.
Aaron’s steadfastness and patience offer Verity the stability they’re looking for, giving them both a place to explore new facets to the dynamic lifestyle they’d lived in the past. After a surprising holiday back home in Missouri, Verity realizes the person they’re meant to be isn’t who they thought they were. Venturing into the unknown is daunting, but to find love, Verity and Aaron will need to take the chance.
Worth the Chance is book four in the Giving Consent Series. It’s 75,000 words of angsty, kinky, BDSM featuring one sassy nonbinary main character, the beefy man they’re fascinated by, a kitchen full of goats, and an unfortunately placed platter of breakfast meat.
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5*
Books 1-4 in the Giving Consent series.
Each of these books were great. I enjoyed all the story lines, the characters, their relationships and their challenges as well as the sex scenes.
What was new to me was book 4, where Verify is non binary and their unique struggles they dealt with as well as the use of they, them, pronouns. At times I did have to re-read the sentence just because I wasn’t used to it. It’s a learning thing. I admired Aaron’s patience and unwavering love for them.
Love and acceptance is what we all need and want to be happy and content.
Great series!
It feels like I’ve been waiting for Verity’s book for ages. Ever since I met them in book 1, my interest was stolen. They are a breath of fresh air in what can sometimes be too many of the same characters over and over again in other series.
Aaron is Verity’s perfect match. They bring out the best in each other. And their chemistry was on point. Their story managed to break my heart and laugh out loud.
While we were introduced to both these characters in book 1, we didn’t really know a lot about them. I loved seeing their relationship blossom and both of them overcome their baggage and obstacles to be together.
I loved this love story. It might be my favorite of the series!
This book truly shows and embodies that love is love. Gender does not define who you are, and that love is incredibly beautiful. Reading Aaron and Verity’s story was truly breathtaking.
This book blew me away. It brought all the feels. If I wasn’t crying, I was laughing or holding my breath for whatever came next. I have been let down by highly anticipated books in the past, waited for months and then found the story to be good, but not what I needed it to be. That was NOT the case here. This book was everything and so much more. You think after 3 books of being captivated by Verity flitting around with friends that you know them fairly well. There is so much more to them and they’re beautifully complex. This is a flawless handling of a truly non-binary gender fluid character and it’s absolutely stunning. If you want to understand what it is to be NB and forget about I gender bias, this is your stop (please leave your baggage and expectations behind). Verity will rewire how you see and understand things. Verity will prove that sometimes there is not a box to fit in.
Aaron was a bit of a mystery. Fun yes, but there wasn’t much about him in previous books. I expected Verity to run circles around him. But he’s amazing. So caring, patient and strong. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a pure example of unconditional love. The only thing he expects of Verity is for them to be their true authentic self. He wants them, he’ll do whatever it takes to be the man they need, and most of all he is eager to embrace them as they evolve. This is the definition of loving someone for who they are versus what they are.
I love that we have, not one but two, characters confronting previous thoughts about themselves to figure out what they they truly want. It’s a little bit of a slow burn at first, but once it fully ignites it’s hot as hell. I love how their needs as a couple were negotiated and accepted as something fluid rather than fixed. Changes in the dynamic were welcome and frequent, when usually this is established and becomes a relied upon constant. The love between them is palpable, long before the words are even on the page.
All of the Giving Consent series has had overlapping timelines. But this story in particular is beautifully and deeply interwoven with all of the previous ones. So for the full effect, please do not approach this as a stand-alone. Every single time you were curious about Verity’s mood around friends or what was happening between them and Aaron is explained and so much more. I’m sure writing this and keeping it all straight was a challenge! But the result is a full circle view of these characters and the amazing family that came together in this series. Hawthorne had a very strong start with her writing but with every single book it’s clear that she just keeps getting even better. This book is simply incredible and I really didn’t want it to end. I can’t wait to see what Hawthorne will do next!
Ok, I don’t do spoilers and I’m not going to repeat the blurb so all I can really say is I Loved this book!!! I’ve read the entire series and have been waiting to learn more about Verity and it was totally worth the wait. Verity intrigued me from the start with their strength, mystique, sass and devotion to friends. Learning more about this character and seeing their vulnerability was wonderful. Aaron was the perfect person for Verity! He had a foundation of endless understanding and patience along with a core of sweetness wrapped up in hotness! Their story was great and I know it will be one that I reread! Highly recommend!
I received an Advanced Reader Copy and am happy to voluntarily leave my review
Worth The Chance by Kate Hawthorne is a phenomenal book filled with wonderfully sinful kink, incredibly sexy characters and an incredible, beautifully crafted world. It fills you with so many feels, you will go from broken to tenderly put back together by the end of the journey.
I love Verity and their story. They go through a transformation and self realization during this story. Aaron is patient and caring during their exploration of what they want and need. This couple is one of my favorites in the series. This book adds so much to the series and makes you crave even more.
I received an advanced reader’s copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.
Wow! After impatiently waiting for Verity’s words, I put aside what I was reading to dive into their words. I’ve been curious about Verity’s story since we were first introduced to them in Worth the Risk, the first Giving Consent book in the series. In Verity and Aaron’s book we see the unwavering patience and love that Aaron has for Verity. I felt that Aaron always seemed to know what Verity needed, before they knew what they needed. Verity struggled to find themself with Aaron, and whether they could dismiss who they always thought who they were. Verity’s story was beautifully written and is a book that I know will stay with me for a long time.