Team Phison Forever

Team Phison Forever (2019) Chace Verity (Team Phison)

Tyson Falls loves Phil and wants to propose.

But the discovery that he has a half-sister–and a sister who is apparently loved by the father who disowned Tyson–makes him doubt the concept of family and his own suitability for having one.

“Things are good the way they are with me and Phil. There’s no need to complicate the relationship by declaring us a family. I have no family.”

Manny sets his half-eaten wing down. “Do you not think of us as family? Aren’t we bros?”

Lordy. Does Manny not get how toxic families are? “I’ve always said you’re like a brother to me, not that you are.” The words shoot out of me faster than any stock car NASCAR could hope to build. “I think that distinction is good. It’s what keeps us together.”

Manny stares at me. “What the fuck?”

That passage stuck out to me because he explains his feelings, and then doesn’t understand at all why Manny is incredibly offended.

It’s a story that’s full of hard discoveries, but it’s also sweet, because despite his depression, Tyson is a loving and lovable character.

I also think I wasn’t quite in the right mood for this, so I might have rated it higher if I’d read it at another time.

Rating: 7.5/10

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