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Something Like Winter (Something Like, #3) by Jay Bell
Tim hoped moving to Texas would mean a new beginning but soon finds himself falling into the same tired patterns. Until he meets recklessly brave Benjamin Bentley, who introduces Tim to a world of love, sex, and warmth. Buried beneath his own deceptions, Tim must claw his way to the surface in the hopes of learning to fly. They are audience-participation novels to the fullest. Summer was a two-hanky book, Winter a one-hanky tale, but Autumn tops them all as a multi-box book.
Read it on public transportation at your peril. For much of the first book, Ben and Tim go their separate ways.
Tim lives through a lot in his time apart from Ben. In the end, only about 27, of nearly , words retread previous scenes, meaning Something Like Winter is less of a retelling, and more of a completely new experience. Yeah, this book makes me suffer. It was all I needed to know after finishing SLS. The book takes almost the same time that the other one, this just start a few weeks earlier and ends a couple of years latter.
Nothing was left This is what i've been waiting since I finished his "brother-book" Something Like Summer. Nothing was left untold this time, Tim's scars, the one on his shoulder and the ones in his inner self, the painting, nothing. This told Tim's struggle. Ben, the most important thing in his life, was lost because of Tim's fears, in SLS this makes Tim a coward to Ben's eyes, but all those fears are there for a reason, a little of that was explained in SLS, but it was never considerate by Ben.
This time, you can understand all those fears, that leave Tim to lose the love of his life, not just once, but 3 times. Tim isn't redeemed because he didn't need to be redeemed. He was just a scary boy who grew up slower than Ben, having other people in his life, but only one who can really be someone to hold, Eric, showing an exquisit platonic love that somehow brings Tim's to life again, and show how resilient he can be.
Ben, Travis, Eric, Ryan, everyone of the needed to make him grow, deal with his "friends" in highschool, society, his frathouse, family.
Only hope in a happy ending kept me going. The book was amazing, and didn't leave that bittersweet taste that SLS gave you at the end. The doubts are cleared, the fears gone, and both are mature enough for each other. It covers the same time frame plus a little more but it's told from Tim's POV. As much as I enjoyed this story, in retrospect, I wish that I had taken a bit of a respite between books 1 and 2. It was draining. The roller coaster that is Tim and Ben is tough to experience back-to-back.
Despite the areas of overlap which was to be expected , there were a lot of new developments that weren't explored in Ben's story Because Tim came across as being Ben's alternate choice.
At one point Tim recognized that "Ben was made for me and Jace was made for him. I felt that Tim atoned for his wrongs where Ben was concerned. Actually, atoned and then some IMO! So the wedding ring bothered me. I totally get that Jace will always have a place in Ben's heart but he's gone and if Ben truly loves Tim and is creating a life with him, then he should be wearing Tim's wedding ring on his left hand.
Ben should move Jace's wedding band to the right hand if he insists on continuing to wear it and Tim agrees. But wearing Jace's wedding ring on his left hand and relegating Tim's to his right hand is yet another example of Tim playing second fiddle.
I didn't like that. Bottom-line: a powerful companion to book 1; despite retelling the same story, Tim's voice was fresh enough and his experiences different enough that book 2 held its own. Just make sure you've got your hankies at the ready! May 08, Cory rated it really liked it. I loved this just as much as I did the first!! I like Tim more as well. Trust me, he did some stupid shit, but he did it for love so I guess I can give him a break.
This book ties together some pieces that were missing from book 1 since it's from Tim's POV. We get to see him grow and mature from how he was in the Something Like Summer. This book was still as messy as the first book. That's my best way to describe it in that life happens and life isn't always pretty and wrapped up in a neat bow. But that's what makes this book so special. I can't wait to read the next one, although I'm a little scared as I think it's probably going to be a little or a lot sad!
Aug 18, Sara rated it it was amazing Shelves: boys-who-love-boys , romance , friends-to-lovers , stellar , a-must-read , can-t-miss-book , kleenex-worthy. When I found out Tim was getting a book; I had a few emotions.
I was happy, I was scared and I was so unsure how it would go. Talk about the talent of Jay Bell for delivering a sequel that is completely it's own book and not an instant replay of what happened in Something Like Summer. This, THIS is how you tell a story from the other perspective, this is how you once again tear my heart out in the best way possible. Did he ever notice Ben as he ran, did he notice him on his birthday when he almost ran him and his dog over, did he notice him at all?
We get those answers and much more. I never disliked Tim in SLS, I thought he was a confused and neglected teenager who found someone who liked him for him and wanted to take care of him in Ben. But OH! His home life was nothing short of shit. We got a bit of it before but nothing like this.
I wanted to shake the hell out of his mother and just drop kick his dad. They had their few and far between moments where they were semi human but they were not enough for me to ever like them. The Tim that we get in SLW shattered my heart, just tore it to pieces. I knew that this would be different but his time in college, his time with Eric I couldn't see through the massive amount of tears as I read some of those scenes.
Just heart breaking what he went through but how he comes out of it all, the few times he reconnects with Ben and where it all ends were worth it and I would do it all over again. Once again, this was not a direct retelling of Something Like Summer, that was Ben's story, this is Tim's and while we got new answers how he got his scar for one the few that I wanted were left out why he said that certain phrase in Spanish to Ben it was still a gorgeous book.
View all 6 comments. Perfect, cuz, winter is my favorite time of the year. Book 2 , Something like winter, is similar to something like summer, but we get the chill of the winter season here. Remember, what happen under the Christmas light's , yeah..
Yes, the yummiest, Christmas Smexy scene ever! The writer had to put a lot of time and effort into that, because it blended with perfection. Part 2 Yet again we get the additional love added Eric's persona was ever-so-sweetly done. Yes the angst is here, in part Part 3 WOW! Jun 26, Salsera rated it it was amazing Shelves: m-m-read , favorites , comfort-re-reads , loaned.
This review will assume that you have read Something Like Summer, the first book in this series. So now, we know. Tim Wyman loved Ben Bentley. He loved him deeply. He loved him secretly.
He loved him completely. He loved him fearfully. He loved him sacrificially. He loved him immaturely. He truly loved him, for the most part, exclusively. And yet, for too long, he loved him inadequately. He loved him openly and honestly far too late. And it was this last flaw that was Tim's undoing, and the trage This review will assume that you have read Something Like Summer, the first book in this series.
And it was this last flaw that was Tim's undoing, and the tragedy that sets this novel in motion. All of those contradictions notwithstanding, Jay Bell gives us an opportunity in this book that he denied us in "Something Like Summer": he allows us to see Tim through the lens of compassion, and we can walk away with the knowledge that Tim was not a monster, but instead, for most of the novel, was an emotionally isolated and broken child, and he paid for his sins and his repeated bad judgment by breaking his own heart again and again.
We learn about the influences that made Tim so afraid, and persuaded him to break up with Ben in high school; we learn how Tim nonetheless tried to change in college; view spoiler [ we see how breaking up with Ben in high school and the death of the only meaningful father figure he had ever known contributed to the sense of loneliness and dislocation Tim felt, which in turn led to the grievous mistake that he made when he and Ben encountered each other again in college; hide spoiler ] we see how Jace was still the right man for Ben, an excruciatingly painful truth that a chastened Tim was forced to acknowledge; and we see Tim's humble gratitude for a second chance, even when the reason for it was so grim.
Jay Bell does something incredible here. He takes the weakest character in his prior novel, and he not only redeems him, he shows that he was worthy of love all along. The second-biggest tragedy of the series is the fact that Tim didn't figure this out until far too late we all know what the biggest tragedy is.
This is the novel that repeatedly "gets me," just because of the loss, the waste, and the continued loop of sadness that characterized the events of Tim's life until he finally managed to get his happy ending. If you didn't like Tim the first time, give him a chance the second time.
You won't change your mind about Ben and Jace, and you won't see Tim's worst actions in a golden light, but you might see the rest of him in a richer, kinder, more loving and sympathetic light, and it will make all the difference in the world. Jun 05, The Bursting Bookshelf of a Wallflower rated it it was amazing Shelves: m-m-t-in-the-closet , m-m-g-young-adult , m-m-p-college-university , m-m-sc-first-time , m-m , , m-m-series , m-mstars , m-m-l-long , m-m-g-contemporary.
After having read Something like Summer, I just couldn't wait to read more about Tim I totally fell in love with him in the first part. First, I was afraid that there might me not enough left to tell, but I was proved wrong.
The author gave so many deeper insights, I feel much closer to Tom after reading this book. The writing style is fantastic, it pulled me in and I wasn't able to put the book aside. I definitly want to continue the series, but as I know that the next book will be about Jace After having read Something like Summer, I just couldn't wait to read more about Tim I totally fell in love with him in the first part.
I definitly want to continue the series, but as I know that the next book will be about Jace, I might need to convince myself to give it a try. And a thousand hearts! Nov 02, June Helmsley marked it as to-read Shelves: oh-hell-fucking-yes , dudes-doing-dudes.
I will read this book so hard it will have trouble walking for a goddamn week. You hear me? A WEEK! I would bitch slap a bustle of boy scouts for a copy of this book. And that's not an exaggeration.
That is a FACT. View 2 comments. Jan 02, AnnaLund rated it it was amazing Shelves: m-m-romance , beautiful-just-beautiful , i-want-to-hug-it-book , top-read-of I have been sitting on this for a while now. First, it took quite some time to get into the action seeing it all from Tim's side. I have problems with people who are untruthful, and Tim? He doesn't even tell the truth to himself.
Third, it is a very hard book to sum up. At least, if you want to make a good job of it. And I do. So here's me trying my best. I loved it. Bet you didn't e I have been sitting on this for a while now. Bet you didn't expect that, seeing the intro up there, huh?
But I did love it, and I loved Tim, this broken, unhappy, sad and lonely character, who finally finds a voice to transmit what and who he is to me. A beautifully lost young man, who ends up finding himself. Mr Bell, I hand it to you. A platter full of the most delicious kudos. I did not think you would be able to make me like Tim ever. But you were. You did it. And I loved the epilogue that took us a bit further into the future. I'm not big on spoilers, so I'm not going into the intricate dealings in this story.
Suffice it to say that I adored many things in this book, but especially Tim's Mexican Nana, and her new priest. This is Tim's interaction with her on that, and it went straight to my heart: "The priest, he is younger than me, but he says that love isn't a sin.
You love a woman, you love a man, you love a tomato. God is happy, because he created love. But the rest, yes. And her priest. There are several more stories woven into this one, and Mr Bell intelligently gives us suffering and death, addiction and mental illnesses, without ever lecturing us on any of it. It just IS.
Some stories just don't need the sexing. This is one of them. It broke my heart in all the right places. Whenever Tim pictured Ben, it was always summer. I found both silly errors and the omnipresent confusion between the verbs lie and lay. I am fighting a losing battle, I believe. Dec 25, Sara rated it really liked it Shelves: m-m. The soul he had managed to capture a glimpse of on canvas had gone home For the love of jebus, if you have yet to read the book do NOT read the spoilers!
Ooops he did it again.. Another blubberfest for me this one. A lot of things we were made to believe in SLS was things misunderstood from Ben's point of view. I didn't feel the same affection towards Tim as I had for Ben The soul he had managed to capture a glimpse of on canvas had gone home For the love of jebus, if you have yet to read the book do NOT read the spoilers! I didn't feel the same affection towards Tim as I had for Ben, I found him a bit thick in both books.
Meeting Eric was bitter-sweet view spoiler [Knowing he was going to die didn't make him dying any easier at all.. Again Mr Bell have managed to write a death scene that is just so beautiful and sad it shreds your heart in to strips hide spoiler ] Getting an extended ending was the best part of this book by far, it made it all a bit more real, and of course he had me crying AGAIN!
I'm still weeping writing this! I think the last book that had me this cut up was Special Forces. Jay Bell really has a way to make you fall in love with his characters, especially the secondary ones, both two and four legged. What a whining little shit stain If you have read Sls, read this too. It's worth it, I promise!
Nana nodded as if satisfied. View all 9 comments. Oct 26, Madison Parker rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , made-me-cry , hurt-comfort , coming-out , coming-of-age , young-adult. Thank you, Jay, for giving us Tim's story. In some ways, this was a difficult read for me, because I knew when the sad parts were coming, but pressed on through the tears. It felt so much more heart-breaking this time around, now that I had a deeper understanding of why Tim made the choices he had.
He was a jerk at times, but I knew underneath it all, he really loved Benjamin. I knew there was more to his story than Thank you, Jay, for giving us Tim's story. I knew there was more to his story than what we were able to see through Ben's eyes. I enjoyed learning more about Tim's relationships with Eric and with Ryan.
They really helped to define who Tim had become by the latter part of the story. I also loved that we went further into the timeline and got to see what happened after their final reunion. Their trip to Mexico City was beautifully written.
This was such a wonderful love story. I highly recommend this book for anyone who doesn't mind shedding a bucket of tears in the name of true love. And just like that, I have finished the trilogy of books telling the story of Benjamin Bentley, Jace Holden, and Tim Wyman from all of their points of view. And oh boy, did I cry. A lot. I have so much love for these three boys.
They are vivid, three-dimensional, and loveable. They are resilient, brave, and forgiving. In Something Like Summer , it was hard to like Tim at so many points. After reading the story of him and Ben as teenagers from his point of view, his actions made perfect sense. Commence Spoiler Alerts… Tim went through a lot of trauma, and it broke my heart for him. His dad especially. Which brings me to Eric.
Losing the man who was like the father he never had was devastating to read about. The way that he was treated by Travis and the fraternity brothers was cruel. The sequence where Travis left the cabin had me so upset.
He deserved better. The emotional turbulence he went through when he had Ryan in his life was terrible. He tried his hardest to be there for the kid -- to a fault. Honestly, would be interested to read more about Ryan in another book. Jace is one of my favorite characters of all time. His book was my favorite of the three in this trilogy. I felt so connected to him in a way I never have with others in the past. The man was literally perfect in my eyes.
A saint. I hated that he passed away — I cried over it while reading Summer , but when I read the sequence in Autumn … I was a fucking wreck. I hate that Tim and Ben only ended up together because Jace passed away — but I am glad that Tim never tried to replace him, and always honored his legacy. That was one of the sweetest moments of all of the books.
It was the perfect way to conclude the story of these three boys and their journeys. These hands had to let it go free, and this love came back to me. His writing style is so unique. He can make you laugh, cry, and turn up the spice like no other with his words. This series is one of the best I have ever read and I feel like I know these characters inside and out — they will have a special place in my heart.
The one where I keep the fictional people who have left their mark on me. I read Something Like Summer when I was healing from surgery to treat cancer and I was at a low point. It brought love and light to those challenging days of recovery, and I am just so grateful these stories exist. Thank you, Jay Bell — for giving us these incredible, vulnerable, moving books. You are the best.
Oct 11, Brigi rated it liked it Shelves: lgbtqa , read-in-english , 21st-century , contemporary , us-lit , audiobook. Tim is my least favourite character from this whole saga, so to have a whole book from his POV was I liked his relationship with Eric and even his scenes with Marcello, but it made me cringe every time he tried to seduce Ben.
Also this book had a lot more fatphobic comments, and I wonder if the reason for that is because we have Tim's pov, who's quite vain, but anyway, can authors fucking stop equating extra weight with being unattractive? T Tim is my least favourite character from this whole saga, so to have a whole book from his POV was The scenes in Mexico City too made my eyes twitch here and there; I don't have an exact quote but Ben or Tim would make comments about how things are shabbier in Mexico than what they are used to in the US, and like???
Rep: Mexican-American gay mc, gay love interest, gay side characters Oct 26, Connie rated it it was amazing Shelves: m-m , favorites , romance , coming-out. Something Like Winter is one of those books that makes me wish my English was better and I could be more articulate and eloquent about it. As it stand, I will do my best with what I have. Ben's book was a romance, pure and simple. Now Tim's book was so much more! Something Like Winter is Tim' Something Like Winter is one of those books that makes me wish my English was better and I could be more articulate and eloquent about it.
Something Like Winter is Tim's story, the same as Ben with told from a new point of new, with new eyes. Everything Tim did makes so much sense now. Not that it didn't before but seeing it in first person was absolutely amazing. I cried and cried. And I wanted to hug Tim, so much. It was so easy for me to go back to these characters I loved so much. Everything was in my mind, and it was hard at times to read because I knew what was going to happen. I didn't want their hearts to break, but I knew it was coming.
Seeing Tim's journey, his regrets, the lessons learned in the hard way, his coming out How life will test you to the limit, and how you have to make choices that will affect not only you but the ones around you. Tim learns to be brave, I lesson Ben tried to teach him when he was still a teen. But I guess Tim just wasn't ready. I have to make a separate note for Eric.
This character that we never got to see in SLS, the mysterious man behind Tim's money. Getting to know Eric was without a doubt a highlight in Something Like Winter. Their relationship, their love for each other, was so strong. And the fact that even without being intimate Eric manage to be the closest person to Tim's heart apart from Ben of course A love so pure, that help Tim come out of his shell and work hard to be the man Eric knew he could be. Even Marcello is a likeable character.
I despise Ryan, all over again. But he had a purpose in this story and it worked. Allison was as adorable now as she was before, and it was nice to see how they interact. I loved the Prologue, and Im glad Jay still gave us a little glimpse into their future.
Happy couples are boring maybe but we still want to see them live HEA. After everything these two went trough is the least they deserved. I am ready to read it again! Crazy, I know. If you haven't read Something Like Summer yet, please do so before joining Tim in Something Like Winter, it will all make more sense that way. Nov 22, Leo Lopes rated it it was ok Shelves: gay-ya. See, I read Something Like Summer and enjoyed a bit, though the ending sucked. I bought this copy in hopes of liking Tim a bit more but the hatred only intensified.
This is probably the first book I'm giving up on so close to the ending less than pages away , but really, I just had no interest in knowing what Tim did and how he dealt with his supposed heartbreak. For all I care, he could die and that wouldn't be enough. I've already returned this through Amazon, and I realized I'm done with this story.
I have no interest in reading Autumn which I had bought as well , though Jace was such a gorgeous character. What pains me mostly is the wrong portrait of love in such an abusive relationship.
It's the author's insistent failed attempt to proclaim Tim as anything but damaged. He was a coward, broke the guy's heart and selfish. Honestly, the writing may have been good, but after finding out this was written by a gay male, it just saddens me, really.
We all have that feeling of first love, but when we grow up, we find better human beings and we leave them behind. I'm just like Ben: My first love was intense and the guy was a jerk. Feelings didn't hold for very long, because once you truly find love, a decent human being who's willing to commit everything just to be with you like Jace , you'd never go back to the jerk who broke your heart, even if the sex was great.
Because once you find what you deserve, you can't settle for such an abusive prick. I'm saddened that this book is choosing to send this message out there. Twisting love as if it can go to dark lengths. Love is simple, love is kind, love is pure. If you have to come up with a whole plan to break a couple up, chances are the guy doesn't love you. Tim had no redeeming qualities, and truthfully, I just had to break away from him.
I couldn't go on pretending that what he did was somehow justifiable. After this, I'm left with so much anger that I want nothing more than to head to the author's page and tell him to love himself. I just really hate abusive relationships, and this one had abuse written from the very beginning. Newsflash: If the guy hides you and doesn't want to be associated with you, he doesn't really love you. If you weren't important enough for him to breakaway from his fears, why do you feel you're suddenly the reason of his existence five years later?
I didn't have to go through that to love myself, thankfully. Dec 07, Brian rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. Tim Wyman is an ass. Spoiled, selfish, and impetuous are all words that came to mind when reading about Tim and his antics throughout much of that book.
But despite all of that, Tim is a loveable ass, one who redeems himself several times over. In Something Like Winter , Bell gives the reader much more insight into Tim's life and why he did the things he did. Like Something Like Summer , this second installment in the "Seasons" series is funny, endearing, at times quite sad, and just plain wonderful.
Reading about all of the characters, their loves, their losses, their accomplishments, and their troubles once again left me thoughtful and wistful. Unlike some sequel or companion novels, Something Like Winter was never boring, was always engaging, and made me long for the work day to end so I could once again pick up the book and read more.
And as much as I appreciated the depth that Bell added to Tim's character, I think the best part of this book for me was the return of Benjamin Bentley. My favorite character in all of the gay fiction I've read, Ben has always made me smile and sometimes shed a tear or two. Now, you may be thinking, what about the story? Tell me about the story! Well, I'm not going to go there because I know that a number of my goodreads friends have both books on their "to-read" lists but haven't read them yet for shame!
And once you dive into these novels, you'll understand why you don't want even a hint of a spoiler to ruin the journey. One more thing before I end: after reading Something Like Winter , I reconsidered and changed a goodreads book rating -- for the first time ever. Something Like Summer went from 4. So Jay Bell, excellent work, and keep up your incredible storytelling. Oct 23, Nichole DirrtyH added it Shelves: m-m , I'm having a hard time figuring out how to rate this.
I was really excited to read it because of how much I loved Something Like Summer. And because I loved that book, and anything extra having to do with that book is a bonus, I liked this book.
But on its own merits, this book was very disappointing. It felt rushed and thrown together, and I didn't feel that the character of Tim was redeemed at all. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to rate this. But having his POV in this book, he's just selfish and immature and absolutely doesn't deserve Ben. So that's frustrating. The other problem is that I felt like there was a big wall between these characters the whole time.
Ben was very difficult to see as a person, he was really just this smoky idea in Tim's head. There was no connection between them. I couldn't understand what either of them saw in the other. For Ben, Tim was the hot guy he fooled around with in high school, and I get that, but there was nothing beyond that. I don't think Ben ever really knew Tim at all, even at the end of the book. And for Tim, Ben was this idea of what he wished he could be.
I don't see enough there to base a relationship on so it was very difficult to be engaged in wanting to see them together. I mostly wanted Tim to grow up and figure out life without Ben. I felt a lot better about these characters in Something Like Summer. Something Like Winter was just So much less. And yet I enjoyed reading it, was willing to ignore a lot of issues So yeah. I really can't rate this. My biggest issue with the first novel is that I really didn't understand Tim and why he acted the way he did, or why he did the things that he did.
And though I ended up liking Tim by the end of the book, I thought for the biggest part of the novel that he was a douchebag. And if you're lucky, like I was, you kind of fall in love with Tim as a person and you see all of his douchebag moves as actually him doing whatever possible to be with the man that he loves more than life itself, and by seeing that, you see that in all actuality Tim is a wonderful human being. And if you don't see that, then you need help.
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