#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 (?)
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