First Dropped Book?!

Can you believe it? I actually dropped a book - not in the physical aspect of a book slipping from my hands. So, my last book review was of a book about double twincest and the relationship between the four. It just so happened that there was a second one and although I wasn't particularly interested in exploring the ... unique dynamics of their relationships, the synopsis had me buy it.
Warning: Spoiler Alert!

And I was thoroughly disappointed that I dropped the book about half way when I realized the book wasn't going to go along the ways that I had hoped, instead following the route that the previous book had.

If you read my review on it, you know that in My Brother's Lover, Evan, Brennan, Luka, and Alek have an inclusive relationship between the four of them. It's a pretty much free-for-all. Now here is the part of the synopsis that got me to buy the second book - "The young men's relationships to each other begin to unravel as carefully drawn boundary lines are blurred and crossed. The four must question the nature of their commitments to each other, what they want, and what to say to those relentlessly demanding the truth. When the most dangerous thing you can do is admit to who you love, and jealous is a luxury you can no longer afford, brutal honesty is the only remaining key to salvation... or damnation."

Now, I also read a few short reviews on it before buying it, not much to spoil the read but just to give me enough pushing power to tip me over the fence. From what I read, Evan is critically injured during his attempt to stop a homophobic attack on a man. A few months pass, and while Evan is healing, he is slowly sinking into depression because Alek (his boyfriend) and Brennan (his twin brother and also his lover) refuse to touch him and treats him as something fragile, just waiting to break. But Luka (Brennan's boyfriend and Alek's twin brother / lover) comes to the rescue and sweeps him off his feet, thus falling in love with Evan, thus making their relationships that much more complicated.

I was really hoping that in this book, their relationships were finally going to be defined, boundaries and all. I found myself loving the Evan-Luka dynamic almost more so than I did Evan-Alek in the first book. But that didn't happen. Luka and Evan confess their deeds and although it strains the relationships between the four for awhile, it eventually leads to Alek and Brennan sleeping together for a little payback, Brennan and Evan sleeping together, Luka and Alek sleeping together... Just a whole bunch of sex between different pairings and sometimes even threesomes and foursomes...  At the end (yes, I skipped to the end), they did end up setting up some rules as to how to go about their relationship but I just can't buy it... It ended up Alek-Evan & Luka-Brennan, but they can sleep with any other person as long as they tell their respective partner of the deed? That just... sits wrong with me on so many levels. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the fantasy of two brothers doing it, them being twins is a plus. But I like exclusiveness and that isn't what I get from this book. So although it was hot and raunchy, I just couldn't finish it, nor will I be picking up the third installment (I heard rumors there was going to be another to conclude the twins' story).

To Read List

So, right now I'm definitely behind on my reading. I've got about 10- ish books left on my to-read list but I've been slacking. Anyway, if there's an interesting book you'd like me to check out or read for you, just let me know and I will do my best to pick it up and review it on here for you.

Message or comment, either works (:

My First Twincest

Okay readers, I have just finished reading my first twincest book! And to be honest, I'm a little disgusted with myself for having enjoyed it so much. Anyway, on to the review! Bewarned :) Double twincest coming your way.

My Brother's Lover - Lynn Kelling

My Brother's Lover is about twin brothers, Brennan and Evan, meeting for the first time after the death of their mother (their parents immediately got divorced after their birth, their mother took custody of Brennan and their father took custody of Evan). Although neither of them admits to it at first, they have this strange chemistry brewing between them. And then enter Alek and Luka, another set of twins, who have questionable boundaries that fall in love with Evan and Brennan (Alek with Evan and Luka with Brennan), sparking new confidence and comfort to the younger twins.

Review - 4 / 5

It isn't surprising that I enjoyed this. There is just something about brothers falling in love with one another that makes my heartbeat quicken, well I guess they don't really fall in love with each other as much as simply loving one another unconditionally. All four twins are sort of broken in a way, and I believe, because of this they are deeply attracted to one another, or at least it's something that brings them closer to each other. Much of the story is just sex but it's also about love. They all grew up with adversity and felt unloved. I completely felt for Evan, my favorite of the 4. 

So, the only reason it didn't get a higher rating is that I like relationships to be one-on-one. I mean, I knew what I was getting into with this book but that doesn't stop me from feeling that way. I guess I'm biased, even though I love the Tim-Ben-Jace love triangle from The Something Like series.

Alek + Evan = super hot

Luka + Bren = hot

Bren + Evan = hot

Alek + Luka = mild

More Than Just Words On A Page

#1 - Try by Ella Frank

Try by Ella Frank is a sexy and raunchy erotic novel about two men who begin a relationship. There is Logan, a sex on legs lawyer, with a silver tongue and then there is Tate who is equally irresistible and a bit hard-headed. The thing is Logan doesn't do relationships and Tate has never been with a man before. They both navigate their fears as they come to terms that their relationship is turning into something more than just sex.

Rating - 4.5 / 5 Man, it took me awhile to get through this book. As compelling as it was, it was just too much for me at times (not in a bad way). There is undeniable chemistry between Tate and Logan. Every time they are together, they are unable to keep their hands and eyes (or other parts of their bodies) off each other. The way they banter back and forth is extremely sexy, and man does Logan have a mouth. And as said before, their chemistry is so great that the sexual tension between them could be cut with a knife. I'm sure that 90% of the book is just sex yet the MCs are fleshed out well and I completely adore them. Not to mention it is pretty well written. 

#2 - Fearless by Chris O' Guinn

Fearless by Chris O Guinn is a coming of age story about a cynical 15 year old boy named Justin. Justin is a social outcast by choice but finds himself striving for more in life when he reluctantly befriends the bad boy stoner, Liam. Justin is thrust into a world he's never known before, one where he has friends and is actually good at something, one where he can fall in love and that's exactly what he does. But when he comes to learn a shocking truth about Liam, his new world begins to dim.

Rating - 3. 75 / 5 The friendship between Liam and Justin is absolutely adorable. I loved just about everything about this book until... well the secret came out (I'd already had a hunch)... It wasn't so much that I disliked it but it became sort of predictable to me. That didn't stop me from tearing up but that's just because I cry at just about anything and everything. Anway, the whole thing with Justin and his IM buddy... just wasn't... my cup of tea (?) I just don't know... 

#3 - The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd

The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd is a coming of age story about Dade Hamilton, whose life isn't necessarily easy. His mom is constantly popping pills as to chase away her problems and his father is almost always absent. His secret fling with star jock, Pablo Soto, just blew up in his face and Dade can easily say that he has no friends. Until he meets Alex, an older boy with a mysterious aura that immediately attracts him. Dade finds himself falling in love with Alex but as the summer's end draws near, neither boys are sure of their future. All Dade knows is that it's anywhere but Cedarville. 

Rating - 3 / 5 I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. I guess that it had potential because it certainly did. It just fell a bit flat for me. Not that it was bad in any way in particular but I just found myself wanting more and I'm still a bit confused on parts of the book so that doesn't really help either. So... let's all get this out there... SPOILERS ARE ABOUT TO COME:

1 - Alex is a drug dealer 
2 - Apparently doing drugs is okay
3 - What's up with the straight people in this book? They're all written as either obnoxious or completely dysfunctional
4 - There wasn't enough Alex / Dade time for me to actually ship them
5 - WTF was up with the Jenny Moore story line?
6 - Err... Pablo? 
7 - What's this book about... like really... like... is it supposed to be some epiphanic telling that Dade needs to find happiness within himself rather than in someone else? Cuz I totally didn't get that even though that's what the book says (?)

Eli Easton

So, there is a wonderful lady named Eli Easton who has written some beautiful short stories and books. She has this magical way of making you care for her characters even though some of the stories are only about 50 pages long. If you'd like to read something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy that won't consume so much time, I definitely recommend reading something of Easton's.

Here are some of her work that I have read:

Superhero

Blame It on the Mistletoe

Unwrapping Hank

How To Howl At The Moon

Before I Wake

The Trouble with Tony (Sex in Seattle #1)

The Enlightenment of Daniel (Sex in Seattle #2)

The Mating of Michael (Sex in Seattle #3)

Puzzle Me This

The Lion and The Crow

A Prairie Dog's Love Song