Team Phison - Chace Verity (Review)

Team Phison by Chace Verity 
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Publication date: August 15th 2017
Publisher: Chace Verity
Format: ebook, 132 pages
How I got it: Read.Sleep.Repeat's giveaway
Buy it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
My rating: 4/5 

For 55-year-old Phil Hutton, finding a new boyfriend is tough, especially since he’s still hurting from his ex leaving him for a younger man. Online dating has been a soul-crushing experience for the restaurant owner. Too many meat-haters interested in microbreweries or something called geocaching. His matches in the multiplayer for his favorite video game have been equally sucky too.

One night, he encounters a newbie who is so helpless, Phil can’t help showing him the ropes. It doesn’t take long for Phil to become interested in his enthusiastic teammate. 28-year-old Tyson Falls from Georgia loves working as a server in a rinky pizza joint and sees the best in everything. As Phil’s online dating matches get worse and his in-game matches with Tyson get better, he finds himself wanting to pursue the easygoing chatterbox with a thick, sexy drawl.

But Phil can’t get past the fear that Tyson couldn't possibly want a fossil like him. If his brain doesn’t stop being so damn insecure, it might be game over for his heart. 

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My thoughts:

This story follows Phil who is a 55-year old restaurant owner who is looking for a new boyfriend.  He has been hurt in the past by a boyfriend and isn’t 100% sure how to move on.  Phil has been doing some dating, but hasn’t found anyone right.  Tyson is a 28-year-old from Georgia who meets Phil while playing a game online.  The two develop a friendship by playing the game together and the story unfolds from there.

I enjoyed the author’s comments at the end of the chapters that gave a very personal touch to the story. 

The story is told through Phil’s eyes.  We get to see the relationship between Phil and Tyson slowly unfold.  I enjoyed getting to learn more about Phil and what issues he is dealing with when it comes to his view of relationships.  I also enjoyed that we got to learn about the restaurant business from Phil’s eyes.  I loved that when out he would be pointing out issues or health violations.    I also loved that we got to see Phil’s family during the book; it was interesting to learn about the relationship he had with his sister and her family. 

Tyson was such a great character who I just couldn’t help but love hearing about him.  I enjoyed getting to know him through Phil’s eyes.  He seemed so cute and a very positive personality.  I loved how he could turn Phil’s whole view around and how exciting he made Phil. 

My one issue with the book would be I wanted a little more out of the story.  The book is short in nature and I would have loved to get more of a backstory on Phil and Tyson.  They seemed to have a very strong connection in the book and I would have loved them to share more about themselves.  I felt connected to the characters, but I wanted a little bit more.

I would suggest this as a nighttime read it was easy to pick up the story and put it down while keeping pace.  The story is short, but is easy to follow along with.

I received a copy of this book from a giveaway hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat's Blog. 

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About the Author

Chace Verity (she/they) is publishing queer as heck stories with a strong romantic focus, although queer friendships and found families are important too. Chace prefers to write fantasy but dabbles in contemporary and historical fiction as well. An American citizen & Canadian permanent resident, Chace will probably never be able to call a gallon of milk a "four-liter."

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