tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21101160352926968442024-03-04T20:08:21.715-08:00 -- His Gay Atlas --Queer Literature. Queer Cinema. Queer Culture. Queer News. Queer Haven. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-85140893496060981782015-01-28T16:54:00.001-08:002015-01-28T16:55:32.302-08:00REVIEW: CHEAP AS BEAST by Jon Wilson!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6bFdJXlI8pkg63YlNi5xuk0v3jGuam2Hi4GUFlvLDIp76Hlzq2iSXFrhmib_WYJgHtkuFi7gBLglxvx3Iib_oQjbDPYDhqdDgF4rPgu42kf31LyKyS5PLkbDzsH-eA6TuPdh8IWo9tb2/s1600/cheapasbeast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6bFdJXlI8pkg63YlNi5xuk0v3jGuam2Hi4GUFlvLDIp76Hlzq2iSXFrhmib_WYJgHtkuFi7gBLglxvx3Iib_oQjbDPYDhqdDgF4rPgu42kf31LyKyS5PLkbDzsH-eA6TuPdh8IWo9tb2/s1600/cheapasbeast.jpg" /></a><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Like most soldiers, Declan Colette lost his fair share in the war—in his case a sailor, drowned off Iwo Jima. Since then he’s been scratching out a living as a cut-rate PI, drinking too much, and flirting with danger. Then a girl arranges to consult him, only to be murdered en route, and the cops tag Colette as their prime suspect. To save his neck he’ll need to</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> find the real killer, a quest that pits him against a rival detective firm, a dangerously rich family, and a desperate foe whose murdering ways started back during the war.</span></b><br />
<b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Could this be the case he’s been waiting for? Catching the killer could make his reputation. Failing, could cost him his life.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Either way: win-win."</span></b><br />
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Cheap as Beasts by Jon Wilson is a noir, murder mystery book that is a quick, complex and entertaining read!<br />
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The novels' protag is a man named Declan Colette, who is almost hired by a rich brother and sister to prove that their step-mother killed their father...but before anything can come of that, another person in their family is murdered & Colette is hired by the brother, a man named Morgan.<br />
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The mystery of the novel is almost like a game of whodunit, which introduces the reader to a series of very interesting and sometimes, slightly suspicious characters. Even characters who are only around for a few pages make an impact and add layers to other characters and the novel's main mystery.<br />
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What I liked most about the novel was Colette himself, because the man is damaged and it is obvious in is demeanor, but its not cliche or overbearing - he isn't whinny or melodramatic, but he is believably dark, brooding and often, sharply sarcastic.<br />
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Colette is gay, but the romantic aspect of the novel is not front and center and though I would have loved more of a romance edge to the story, the fact that there isn't one, at least not exactly, is extremely powerful and dark and lends itself for their being a continuation to the story...Which I really hope there will be!<br />
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Def check it out!<br />
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- AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-90260268340835073372014-07-22T11:56:00.001-07:002014-07-22T11:56:10.361-07:00REVIEW: HOME THE HARD WAY by Z.A. Maxfield!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText2495599007156339469">"Dare Buckley has come home—or at least, he’s come back to Palladian, the small town he left as a teenager. After a major lapse in judgment forced him to resign from the Seattle PD, Palladian is the only place that’ll hire him. There’s one benefit to hitting rock bottom, though: the chance to investigate the mystery of his father’s suicide. <br /><br />Dare also gets to reacquaint himself with Finn Fowler, whose childhood hero worship ended in uncomfortable silence when Dare moved away. But Finn isn’t the same little kid Dare once protected. He’s grown into an attractive, enigmatic stranger who neither wants nor needs what Dare has to offer. <br /><br />In fact, Dare soon realizes that Finn’s keeping secrets—his own and the town’s. And he doesn’t seem to care that Dare needs answers. The atmosphere in Palladian, like its namesake river, appears placid, but dark currents churn underneath. When danger closes in, Dare must pit his ingenuity against his heart, and find his way home the hard way."</span><br />
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<span>Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield was a wonderfully fast paced, addictive and sexy read with a very intriguing and gripping mystery at its core!</span><br />
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<span>The novel kept me reading well into the dark morning hours, flicking my tablet to the next page almost compulsively. The story focuses on Finn, who is gay and out in his very, very small town of Palladian, Oregon, who has many secrets that he would never want anyone finding out about. </span><br />
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<span>Enter Dare: Finn's once sorta best friend though Dare was five or so years older than Finn and they never really "hung out", but Finn was somewhat enamored with Dare and Dare was always oddly compelled by Finn, despite one being 5 and the other 10 at the beginning of their union. For some reason, they were always connected.</span><br />
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<span>Then after a series of tragedies, Dare leaves and doesn't return for 15 years. </span><br />
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<span>What I liked about Finn's & Dare's relationship is that while they were companions at a young age despite the age gap, their relationship was never sexual and the issue of potential molestation was talked about, not just swept under the rug - a couple of characters talked about how they always kept an eye on them to make sure nothing bad was happening between them. They had a strange connection, but it wasn't something that ever became dirty. Dare even talks about being confused about feeling connected to someone so young & how it freaked him out & I liked that. Dare was never sexually attracted to Finn when they were young, but he felt protective of him and he also liked that the fact that Finn idolized him.</span><br />
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<span>When Dare returns to Palladian, a crime happens and as he tries to figure out what really happens, he Finn do grow closer and their relationship does become sexual, in a very, VERY, interesting way.</span><br />
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<span>Finn, out the outside is man taking care of dying aunt and he seems very composed and vanilla, but he really isn't and Dare is a man who has lost his job is on the outside is very straight and stern, but he too, really isn't.</span><br />
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<span>They both want each other and push each other away, making for a very interesting read with very interesting and complex characters who are both messed up and don't know how not to be.</span><br />
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<span>Trust me: this book you want to read!</span><br />
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<span>It was so, so good!</span><br />
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<span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-65838595504499220052014-07-07T16:46:00.000-07:002014-07-07T16:46:02.080-07:00REVIEW: Backstrokes by Dylan Madrid!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U10Mwu-yK_7kBsbkehud9NK9dQZGMFu2x0yzA8EeK6NJvATyAUHYyuzQINuhMY7GfTgVM0fD2qRJpxHPR9wuJeU5iXDRf2EF18gP2VrqNpzrFufo-u3-C_Z4e6sJ9ZRfE_qAoOkS9e_I/s1600/backstrokes.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U10Mwu-yK_7kBsbkehud9NK9dQZGMFu2x0yzA8EeK6NJvATyAUHYyuzQINuhMY7GfTgVM0fD2qRJpxHPR9wuJeU5iXDRf2EF18gP2VrqNpzrFufo-u3-C_Z4e6sJ9ZRfE_qAoOkS9e_I/s1600/backstrokes.png" height="320" width="207" /></a><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">"After almost being expelled from a prestigious Chicago music conservatory for a prank gone wrong, twenty-two-year-old pianist Crawford Paul returns home to Northern California for what he predicts will be another boring summer. Concerned his scholarship is now at risk, Crawford accepts the only job he can find: accompanying a glamorous seven-year-old named Isabella to a community swimming pool for lessons. There, Crawford is befriended by a nanny named Nina, an aspiring fashion designer who finds it difficult to hide her disdain for children. <br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;" />When Crawford meets Armando Leon, a lifeguard and Isabella's swimming instructor, he accepts Armando's offer to help him overcome his fear of water by way of private swimming lessons. As friendship turns into a summer affair, their lust for one another turns to love. When Crawford receives a chance of a lifetime audition, he is torn between returning to Chicago or staying in California to start a new life with Armando. As the end of the summer inches closer, Crawford and Armando fear they will be separated forever."</span></strong><br />
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Backstrokes by Dylan Madrid was a nice short novel about a man named Crawford who is trying to find out who he is, who he wants to be and what he wants to do with his life.<br />
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The writing was pretty simple, but still very nice with lovely prose. It was descriptive and very atmospheric, if not a bit too slow at times because of the 'mood' of the setting. <br />
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Crawford was a solemn character who begins to find out more about himself when he meets Armando and the two, fairly quickly, fall in love. They fall in love after one date and a couple of mention moments of meeting up - I did not believe it, but I accepted it. <br />
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The book focuses more on music, so the title is a bit odd, but that's okay.<br />
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Overall, Backstrokes was a good, quick, & simple read !<br />
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-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-31961288163012531762014-07-07T16:24:00.002-07:002014-07-07T16:24:59.868-07:00REVIEW: Hot on His Trail by Zavo!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: #741b47;">"Jake Slater is a handsome Texas Ranger who’s fallen in love with the outlaw he’s sworn to bring to justice. Ben Masters is the equally handsome, red-haired outlaw wanted for killing a Texas Ranger in Abilene. Ben is on the run from Jake, determined to reach Silverton and find his ex-lover, the only man who can prove his innocence. But Sheriff Rawlins’ attraction to Ben sets off a chain of events that could end in Jake and Ben’s undoing."</span></strong><br />
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Hot on His Trail by Zavo is a western that is not really a western, though some of the characters speak as if it was so...<br />
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The two main characters fall in love and I did not buy into it..<br />
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The writing is not bad, its not, Zavo is a good writer, but this story, in my opinion is not entirely well written. The characters actions are somewhat unbelievable and all of the twists and turns the story takes are not that believable either.<br />
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There was a lot of sex, which was *mostly* hot, but it did become too overbearing. <br />
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At the end of the day, this book was not meant for.<br />
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-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-90136877449616697522014-07-07T16:10:00.001-07:002014-07-07T16:10:42.381-07:00REVIEW: Well-Endowed - The Making of Gay Porn Star by Donald Webb!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W9FS8zX6zUL8u07g_kwoltzEYk5MczLxbg6U5sScsHtYMeub24rlQCbAqik20RXG0CoO9UQLxiRcyQbayJEGBro8VSitd4IuKNFX2Q0sFTadQdCGCCSgbrptSvkBXjKd0g13alwnQW7J/s1600/wellendowed.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W9FS8zX6zUL8u07g_kwoltzEYk5MczLxbg6U5sScsHtYMeub24rlQCbAqik20RXG0CoO9UQLxiRcyQbayJEGBro8VSitd4IuKNFX2Q0sFTadQdCGCCSgbrptSvkBXjKd0g13alwnQW7J/s1600/wellendowed.png" height="320" width="207" /></a><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">"When high school football jock Matt and his best friend, Demsey, begin having sexual relations, Matt thinks of himself as just another horny teenager, but when Demsey’s dad seduces him, he realizes he has the face, body, and endowment that can drive men crazy. During his first year of college, he tries to maintain a straight façade, but he is unable to sublimate his constant craving for gay sex, eventually succumbing to his roommate’s advances. After a tryst on the beach with a soccer player, the thought of becoming a porn star begins to crystallize, but it is only after he wins the Mr. Eight Plus competition that he immerses himself in the porn industry. After a successful career in the porn milieu, he accidentally runs into Demsey, and the love they’d shared as teenagers is reignited."</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Well-Endowed by Donald Webb is an erotic novel about a hot guy named Matt who has big dick and is completely attractive to everyone and really, really, like REALLY into/amazing as sex!</span><br />
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This was not a book for me. I have read a couple of "erotica" on friends suggestion, but those books has dynamic characters with interesting personalities - Well-Endowed really didn't. It was just about sex. A lot of extreme fantasy-fulfilling sex. Not much plot. <br />
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The title has "porn" in the title so I guess that's my fault for expecting something more... <br />
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Matt has sex with his friends' Dempsey's dad & I was expecting something less inappropriate, but no, it was pretty extreme and graphic and completely unrealistic...most of the sex.<br />
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Here's the thing: this book is not bad and I KNOW that there are a lot of people who would LOVE this book, but I didn't. Its that simple.<br />
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You like lots of sex with hot guys and jocks and dads and pornstars??<br />
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This is for you!<br />
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-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-53590837091022631372014-07-07T15:52:00.000-07:002014-07-07T15:52:02.411-07:00REVIEW: Caught in the Crossfire by Juliann Rich!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHwVVekRx64kAjh_8ozI0_vQdMFqmDVFZtQNrgKuYs9pss8kdx6_PZgglZMqA2uTRrxkS0u26PwCwF-JH1tgdF9sr4P5tBKnSjQGl7GWeI7zS7i83ma5sksdOGkTRvvve4LzonTnH_qbR/s1600/caught1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHwVVekRx64kAjh_8ozI0_vQdMFqmDVFZtQNrgKuYs9pss8kdx6_PZgglZMqA2uTRrxkS0u26PwCwF-JH1tgdF9sr4P5tBKnSjQGl7GWeI7zS7i83ma5sksdOGkTRvvve4LzonTnH_qbR/s1600/caught1.png" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><strong>"Two boys at Bible camp; one forbidden love. <br /><br />That is the dilemma sixteen-year-old Jonathan Cooper faces when he goes away to Spirit Lake Bible Camp, an oasis for teen believers situated along Minnesota's rugged north shore. He is expecting a summer of mosquito bites, bonfires with S'mores, and photography classes with Simon, his favorite counselor, who always helps Jonathan see his life in perfect focus. <br /><br />What he isn't expecting is Ian McGuire, a new camper who openly argues against phrases like pray the gay away. Ian is certain of many things, including what could happen between them if only Jonathan could surrender to his feelings. Jonathan, however, tosses in a storm of indecision between his belief in God and his inability to stay away from Ian. When a real storm hits and Ian is lost in it, Jonathan is forced to make a public decision that changes his life."</strong></span><br />
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Caught in the Crossfire by Juliann Rich is a cute story about a boy named Jonathan who struggles with his love for is fellow camper Ian and his Christian faith. The book is very short and moves along quickly, sometimes too quickly, but Rich is entirely capable of creating characters with personalities that are 3 dimensional and thankfully real.<br />
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I thought that the romance between Jonathan and Ian was sweet, albeit quick and I really appreciated Jonathan's turmoil over being a Christian, while having not only romantic feelings for another boy, but sexual ones as well. Rich doesn't just label him Christian and be done with it, the character is completely Christian and prays and has faith and is in love with his religion and is very hot and cold with Ian because of itwhich causes quite a bit of conflict.<br />
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Ian was also interesting and has a complex background which bonds the two boys.<br />
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The writing is great and Rich does provide some great details, but at times, because the book is under 200 pages, the story felt rushed and jumpy, but it didn't deter me from enjoying it.<br />
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It is a great summer read!<br />
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- AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-78694768941549659682014-07-07T15:33:00.000-07:002014-07-07T15:53:21.665-07:00REVIEW: Tristant and Elijah by Jennifer Lavoie!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yKFbogX_BctqpPDDDN2Buq-Zq8iPiwJvLJWjHHqrD2HaXYg7yRyhlAyDHesg7erKePJtuygJ620aaV_OjsGU9kz_3GDBNz85BKixt3J3B-jC1JDGR_ax8uvksE_oVjT4JJIOgcdLAg50/s1600/tristant.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yKFbogX_BctqpPDDDN2Buq-Zq8iPiwJvLJWjHHqrD2HaXYg7yRyhlAyDHesg7erKePJtuygJ620aaV_OjsGU9kz_3GDBNz85BKixt3J3B-jC1JDGR_ax8uvksE_oVjT4JJIOgcdLAg50/s1600/tristant.png" height="320" width="207" /></a><span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>"Tristant Whitfield has had a secret crush on straight Elijah Cambridge since the start of high school. He’s okay keeping his distance, but when Elijah starts visiting him at work and bringing his favorite coffee, Tristant begins to wonder if there’s something more there.<br /><br />Then Elijah uncovers a scandalous old letter from Tristant’s great uncle tucked away in a book, and the two boys begin a journey through journals and letters to discover the real Uncle Glenn and the secrets he hid from his family. And Tristant realizes that Elijah has been hiding something as well.<br /><br />A secret that just might change everything."</strong></span><br />
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Tristant and Elijah by Jennifer Lavoie was a pretty great read! It was sweet and most definitely a unique high school "gay" story, because while it did deal with coming out, it didn't go through the usual tropes, such as people finding out and drama ensuing or one of the guys being a jock who is terrified of coming out and has girlfriend to cover up the fact he is gay - being honest, I don't mind those tropes if written well, but it was seriously awesome to read a book about gay high school students where that was essentially a nonissue. <br />
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There is a slight mystery in this book concerning a journal that I felt was pretty clear from the moment of introduction simply because this novel is "gay fiction", but the end result of the mystery was amazing - it truly could serve as its own story...<br />
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Tristant was a great protag and Elijah was a great love interest - and all of the side characters were funny and had their own distinct personalities which I always find refreshing. <br />
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The writing was clear and fluid and moved the story along at an even pace.<br />
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I really recommend this one! <br />
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-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-72745751915211100852013-10-22T14:12:00.001-07:002013-10-22T14:12:54.259-07:00REVIEW: Anything For A Dollar by Todd Gregory!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText10122630608639584201"><em><span style="color: blue;">"What would you do to make a buck?<br /><br />They are the objects of desire—dancing on the bar or on boxes at circuit parties, performing for either the video camera or their own webcams, or coming to you for a night of passion at a price.<br /><br />But they aren’t gods. They are men with needs and desires of their own, fantasy men with fantasies of their own. Some of today’s top writers of gay erotica take on the notion of using your body to make a living—and the result is a collection of erotica so steamy it might burn your hands.<br /><br />Handle with care!"</span></em></span><br />
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<span>While I'm not necessarily into books about people selling themselves for money, not because I'm a prude, but because those books tend to be just a way for the author to write about people having sex, often violent and the story be damned, "Anything For A Dollar" manages to avoid this! <br /><br />There were a couple of a odd stories that I did not like because they didn't feel authentic and I did not connect with the characters, but for 90% of the book, I really enjoyed everything! <br /><br />The men in this book are people who are in need to for security and they are willing to have sex or fulfill fetishes for this cash, while struggling with their own inner turmoil that have nothing to do with their need for money. This fact most definitely helped make the characters both more complex and more likeable, because while yes, they often had sex with random guys because they liked the sex, they were also trying to "fix" something within themselves and that's what makes for a good read. The anthology and nearly every story had an actual plot, if not, a message of trust, identity, relationship, pain/pleasure and love. <br /><br />The stories while having actual plots can get graphic and aggressive and strange, but it is to be expected. If this is not your thing, don't read. <br /><br />I read the book in about three hours, so buy it and spend a rainy afternoon with it! Its worth the read!</span><br />
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<span>-A</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-66533477198463639432013-10-20T15:59:00.002-07:002013-10-20T16:12:37.111-07:00REVIEW: Light by 'Nathan Burgoine!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gqb44T66V95NhOnThFU25lpQTDD_zEH3Mi6zbF8gVnFVsdcbGgUIrQdROpyuNwCnOs2rcMACE1exs4i0ke5ki9Veewp1-278JZuObrrpLWZQYbfnIsQDoOJb0bt4klXDwUHh8W_fvOEz/s1600/17290850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gqb44T66V95NhOnThFU25lpQTDD_zEH3Mi6zbF8gVnFVsdcbGgUIrQdROpyuNwCnOs2rcMACE1exs4i0ke5ki9Veewp1-278JZuObrrpLWZQYbfnIsQDoOJb0bt4klXDwUHh8W_fvOEz/s320/17290850.jpg" width="206" /></a><span id="freeText2705200847692342927"><em><span style="color: #741b47;">"Kieran Quinn is a bit telepathic, a little psychokinetic, and very gay—three things that have gotten him through life perfectly well so far—but when self-styled prophet Wyatt Jackson arrives during Pride Week, things take a violent turn.<br /><br />Kieran’s powers are somewhat underwhelming but do have a habit of refracting light into spectacular rainbows for him to hide behind. Even so, it’s not long before Kieran is struggling to maintain his own anonymity while battling wits with a handsome cop, getting some flirting in with a hunky leather man, saving some drag queens, and escaping the worst blind date in history. It’s enough to make a fledgling hero want to give up before he even begins.<br /><br />One thing’s for sure: saving the day has never been so fabulous."</span></em></span><br />
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I loved this book!<br />
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Action packed, dangerous, sexy, funny and dramatic!<br />
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Kieran was a witty and realistic character whose ability to refract light might seem silly to the max, but because of Burgoines' writing skill, it made for not only a pretty rad power, but a terrific usage in the story, and a lot of funny moments!<br />
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Wyatt Jackson was creepy as hell! I mean, seriously. I loved this aspect of the book and its clear allusion to Westboro Baptist. The surprise involving Stigmatic Jack, while I did see coming, was still, pretty awesome!<br />
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I loved Kierans' relationship with Karen and Miracle Woman and his brother and found them all to be sweet and believable. I liked that they all had their own type of humor too.<br />
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Sebastian was a good love interest and totally hot, but I did not like him completely. He was bit too strange.. There was a crazy dire and dangerous moment involving ropes and a van and Sebastian was horny which completely bugged me! He was at times too possessive and aggressive, but I guess(??) that's what Kieran likes/liked... Personally, I was hoping for something with the cop. He was cute and sweet and seemed to have a good head on his shoulders. Maybe in the next book...<br />
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... Cus honestly, I can see this becoming a series in lieu of Sookie Stackhouse, which is what Light somewhat reminded me of. And if Sookie can have sex with everyone, why cant Kieran too!!! ;~)))<br />
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Highly Recommend!<br />
-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-86364597554520254362013-10-20T15:42:00.001-07:002013-10-20T16:13:02.569-07:00REVIEW: Strange Angels by Andrea Speed!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqQev0m0AcFGmjZi0JFTpihHiKqunohfy4_ftq4T4IKCjeuU1sSOUHiI05x-RRibIsyCD5Ndk2LEG9lyWAZPJ6MOHUvGuPxqM3MuOMNOW3orkgQiRBaqcJS73tpv-pJNzgGD0RiQekRDJ/s1600/18145668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqQev0m0AcFGmjZi0JFTpihHiKqunohfy4_ftq4T4IKCjeuU1sSOUHiI05x-RRibIsyCD5Ndk2LEG9lyWAZPJ6MOHUvGuPxqM3MuOMNOW3orkgQiRBaqcJS73tpv-pJNzgGD0RiQekRDJ/s320/18145668.jpg" width="213" /></a><em><span style="color: #0c343d;">"Death is the family business, and Brendan Connolly is about to come into his legacy. Nobody warned Bren that Dad was a death god, or that someday he’d inherit his powers. So far, falling in love with the angel sent to protect him has been the only good thing to come out of this whole mess.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #0c343d;">Bren’s guardian angel, Lorygdarain, knows the aura of a ticking supernatural time bomb when he sees one. Add to that the angel’s first taste of the human emotion called love, and protecting Bren from the god who killed his father could be Dar’s hardest job in an eon.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0c343d;">Snakes, amnesia, and a mysterious god named Bob might not be much of a rescue plan, but one guardian angel can only do so much. With a veritable pantheon on his heels, and the universe hanging in the balance, Bren must learn to lock and load the most dangerous weapon of all: himself."</span></em><br />
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Unfortunately I did not love this book, though I did like it! Strange Angels by Andrea Speed was strange, but not in the best way, but again, it was good. Bren and Dar are assumingly in love, but I never really felt that or bought it. They had no chemistry and no real romantic scenes together, which I was put off by. I wanted a lot more romance between Bren and his god, but it did not happen. The book mainly focused on Bren going to different worlds on the run as they try to get rid of a bunch of crazed gods who want Bren dead. The book is about this and Bren learning to get abilities under control.<br />
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The book has loads of action which was awesome and some interesting and strange characters and good humor, but the book felt more like two friends who liked each other but where too afraid to admit rather than an actual couple and that was frustrating! I wanted more angst to go with the action, but no.. hopefully a sequel will provide this! <br />
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I do say, however, you should check it out! Its fun!<br />
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-AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-2105466771576078472013-10-20T15:21:00.001-07:002013-10-20T16:13:59.823-07:00REVIEW: In Such Dark Places by Jospeh Caldwell!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText10624630924535046361"><em><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>"When a photographer witnesses a violent crime in New York’s Lower East Side, he hunts down the missing camera that may hold answers</strong><br /><br />Eugene is a midwesterner living in New York, an erstwhile Catholic and not-quite-openly-gay photographer. When a Holy Week pageant in the gritty Lower East Side erupts into a riot, he is sucked into the city’s shadowy depths. While photographing the parade, Eugene has his eye on a handsome teen, but when things turn violent the youth is stabbed and Eugene’s camera is stolen. To find the camera and its precious film, which may provide evidence, Eugene has to become acquainted with a seedy, unfamiliar world, and hold on to his sanity in the process. In Such Dark Places is a thrilling debut novel of awakening and obsession."</span></em></span><br />
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In Such Dark Places by Joseph Caldwell, we are introduced to Eugene who is pretty messed up, to be honest. He is gay and Catholic and pretty tortured, which makes for a compelling and at times a both frustrating character and read, but I greatly enjoyed this book for its frank honesty.<br />
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The writing is poignant and direct and clean and the prose is truly lovely and lively, despite the fact how moody and lonely Eugene is and therefore the story. <br />
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This book is about the near trenches of a depressed man and his near repressed "gay lifestyle" with no true happy ending .. or beginning or middle, just life. I loved it, but if you want something more <br />
hopeful, this is not for you! <br />
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--VAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-24038609510734609952013-10-20T15:08:00.000-07:002013-10-20T16:13:30.805-07:00REVIEW: The Charioteer by Mary Renault!!<div>
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<em><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>"Mary Renault’s landmark novel about a wounded soldier who returns from
the front and must choose between </b><b>relationships with two very different
men</b></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #783f04;">After being wounded at Dunkirk in World War II, Laurie Odell is sent
back home to a rural British hospital. Standing out among the orderlies is
Andrew, a bright conscientious objector raised as a Quaker. The unspoken romance
between the two men is tested when Ralph, a friend of Laurie’s from school,
re-enters his life, introducing him into a milieu of jaded, experienced gay men.
Will Laurie reconcile himself to Ralph’s embrace, or can he offer Andrew the
idealized, Platonic intimacy he yearns for?</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #783f04;">This novel has been called one of the foundation stones of gay literary
fiction, ranking alongside James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room and Gore
Vidal’s The City and the Pillar. Celebrated for its literary brilliance
and sincere depiction of complex human emotions, The Charioteer is a
stirring and beautifully rendered portrayal of love."</span></em></div>
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The Charioteer is a dreamy, beautiful novel that says so much when it doesn’t say anything. The queer factor of the book is obvious and evident and of course, prominent, but the issue of being ‘gay’ and being labeled as such not only during the time period in which the novel is set, but the time in which Renault’s novel is published, has to be addressed by other means and other words in order for the characters to thrive and the novel to see the light of publication. Renault’s craftsmanship of writing allows her to effortlessly do this in a way that brings the story to a richer and more lavish arena. Some things may go over a readers head, but if you allow yourself to reread or to perhaps read slower and with more care, you will see the artistry in Renaults words choices and characters actions, and plot and prose and everything! Truly, a splendid novel! Romance, society, pressure, the human psyche, homosexuality, sexuality, war, right and wrong and so much more are explored and beautified and creates a wonderful, wonderfully sad and beautiful novel! <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Charioteer-Novel-Mary-Renault-ebook/product-reviews/B00DCGJ6VS/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1TROTNENNTY3H">Purchase HERE!!</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-34411173888692040312013-09-17T10:56:00.002-07:002013-09-17T10:56:31.445-07:00REVIEW: The Crimson Outlaw by Alex Beecroft!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6n9dJsqGXWOYLU3iqjuKOd-M90fUvreeEHLJKmWdIBVnmX017Jd0tLq01-xWTnuq0kGox75E2crSThsu41JWNp92poHtiSigEZ7MBZWDHQ8tiW6hUU94Goqujlo_ZDWFGi09UOg7yYIr/s1600/18213463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6n9dJsqGXWOYLU3iqjuKOd-M90fUvreeEHLJKmWdIBVnmX017Jd0tLq01-xWTnuq0kGox75E2crSThsu41JWNp92poHtiSigEZ7MBZWDHQ8tiW6hUU94Goqujlo_ZDWFGi09UOg7yYIr/s320/18213463.jpg" width="213" /></a><span id="freeText5877561147458382603"><em><span style="color: #660000;">Love is the greatest outlaw of all.<br /><br />"Vali Florescu, heir to a powerful local boyar, flees his father’s cruelty to seek his fortune in the untamed Carpathian forests. There he expects to fight ferocious bandits and woo fair maidens to prove himself worthy of returning to depose his tyrannical father. But when he is ambushed by Mihai Roscat, the fearsome Crimson Outlaw, he discovers that he’s surprisingly happy to be captured and debauched instead.<br /><br />Mihai, once an honoured knight, has long sought revenge against Vali’s father, Wadim, who killed his lord and forced him into a life of banditry. Expecting his hostage to be a resentful, spoiled brat, Mihai is unprepared for the boy to switch loyalties, saving the lives of villagers and of Mihai himself during one of Wadim’s raids. Mihai is equally unprepared for the attraction between them to deepen into love.<br /><br />Vali soon learns that life outside the castle is not the fairy tale he thought, and happy endings must be earned. To free themselves and their people from Wadim’s oppression, Vali and Mihai must forge their love into the spear-point of a revolution and fight for a better world for all."</span></em><a class="actionLinkLite" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18213463-the-crimson-outlaw?from_search=true#"></a></span><br />
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While a tad short, The Crimson Outlaw tells the story of Mihai and Vali and their eventual run into each other that leads to love. <br />
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Mihai is the Crimson Outlaw who Vali is captured by and though they are on opposite sides, Vali eventually see honor and goodness in Mihai while Mihai eventually sees that Vali is not a spoiled brat, but is in fact very brave.<br />
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Mihai is was knight who wants justice and he does whatever he needs to get that justice against Vali's evil and abusive father. Vali's father is a bad man, but Vali is innocent and too kind of a soul to fully grasp the evil in his father, but once he realizes that his nice little world is not so nice, he joins Mihai to set things right. <br />
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Mihai and Vali's romance while nice and enjoyable was somewhat too fast, but I guess that was because the length of the book. I felt the book could have used about 130 more pages or so, to fully flesh out the world and the characters and make me feel more invested in the world and their lives.<br />
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That being said, The Crimson Outlaw was good read that I would not mind seeing a sequel to and I def recommend other people checking it out!<br />
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-AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-91370298363556574672013-09-17T10:35:00.002-07:002013-09-17T10:35:28.867-07:00REVIEW: Unhinge the Universe by Alekandr Voinov and L.A. Witt!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText11720952350751539315"><em><span style="color: #274e13;">"Give me one fixed point and a long enough lever, and I'll unhinge the universe. — Archimedes<br /><br />December 1944 – The Battle of the Bulge<br /><br />SS Lieutenant Hagen Friedrichs is the sole survivor of a party sent to retrieve his brother—and the highly sensitive information he’s carrying—from behind enemy lines. But his daring rescue attempt fails, and Hagen becomes the prisoner.<br /><br />Allied command has ordered Captain John Nicholls to extract critical intelligence from their new Nazi POW. His secrets could turn the tide of the war, but are they real? John is determined to find out . . . and to shatter the prisoner who killed his lover during the attack on their tiny base. The deeper he digs, though, the more he realizes that the soldier under the SS uniform is just like him: a scared, exhausted young man who’s lost loved ones and just wants to go home.<br /><br />As captor and captive form an unexpected bond, the lines quickly blur between enemy, friend, and lover. And as horrifying rumors spread from the front lines and American soldiers turn their sights on the SS for vengeance, John may be Hagen’s only hope for survival."</span></em></span><br />
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Unhinge the Universe is a realistic WWII drama that hits the marks successfully and splendidly, with its drama, angst, danger, and romance! <br />
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I really enjoyed it!<br />
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Hagen and John were interesting and complex characters with flaws and strengths and I really liked that about them; they weren't fighting on their sides because it was war and they were drafted, they were fighting because they believed in what they were fighting for which made their struggles and their eventual love for one another much more authentic.<br />
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Hagen was fighting for the side he believed was right, Nazis Germany.. He, like the other German soldiers were told that the Americans were evil and sadistic and loved torturing people so he had a hatred for the Allies and wanted to do everything he could to take them down, especially for his brother.. Hagen was sweet and def the more resistant of the two lovers and reading his interactions with John were very nice, as one moment he believed in them and the next, doubted them completely.<br />
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John was the more experienced of the two men, specifically sexually, as in he was fully accepting of orientation and in fact had a male lover, that well ... you will have to read to see. I did not know how the authors were going to pull that bit off, but they did it organically and nicely. John cared for Hagen a great deal and put his life and career in jeopardy in order to ensure Hagen's survival, which I really admired about him. <br />
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Watching the love build between the two men was very wonderful, especially under the highly extreme and deadly circumstances. The whole will they die, will one die, will they end up together created a great and angst riddled read!<br />
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Thoroughly enjoyed & Highly recommend!<br />
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-AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-48944388810484223392013-08-28T09:54:00.000-07:002013-08-28T10:04:56.189-07:00REVIEW: As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText4101468111261008079"><em><span style="color: #7f6000;">"In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them.</span></em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #7f6000;">A darkly erotic tale of passion and obsession, As Meat Loves Salt is a gripping portrait of England beset by war. It is also a moving portrait of a man on the brink of madness. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #7f6000;">Hailed as a masterpiece, this is a first novel by a most original new voice in fiction."</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: black;">(Old Read)</span></em><br />
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One of the most thrilling, mesmerizing and beautiful stories I have read. The
build up to Ferris & Jacob's affair was captivating and addictive and the
pain, love and wickedness these two partake in was deepily saddening.<br />
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It is not
a story about love torn apart by society, but rather one about love beaten dead
into the ground by one's own madness and inner demons. I wanted them to have
love despite EVERYTHING and in the end, I was fullfilled as a reader, but not in
the way I wanted... the lush writing is the guilty party on that front. If you
are thinking about reading this book, then you must, you really must. You will
not regret it. When its beautiful, its heartwarming, when its loving, you fall
in love and when its scary & sad, you just might shed more then a tear - you
will scream at the characters and find yourself of the same mind. <br />
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Easily, one of
my favorite books of all time. <br />
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This book is phenomenal. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/As-Meat-Loves-Salt-ebook/dp/B004Z5PNHG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1377708374">BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT Now!!</a><br />
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--AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-19600974332556449322013-08-16T17:39:00.001-07:002013-08-16T17:39:04.623-07:00JAY BELL's SOMETHING LIKE SUMMER Book Sale!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"It’s Tim Wyman’s birthday! Almost! To celebrate, in the week leading up to the big day, <em>Something Like Summer</em> will be on sale for a mere ninty-nine cents. <strong>Ninty-nine cents!!!</strong> “But Jay,” you are probably saying. “Why put <em>Summer</em> on sale when <em>Winter</em> is Tim’s book?” Well, my sexy little friend, the idea is to get more people reading this series, and we all know that <em>Summer</em> is a gateway drug to the other seasons. This is the perfect time to get your more stingy and skeptical friends to read one of the greatest gay love stories ever told. Tell them about the impending movie! Tell them about the sex scenes! The angst! The love! The arrrrgh! Ideally, by the time <em>Something Like Spring</em> is here, there will be so many Ben and Tim fans that Amazon’s servers crash on the day of release. So please please please spread the word about this sale. I’m not really going to make any money off it, but I would love for new folks to discover this story.<br />
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And speaking of <em>Something Like Spring</em>, on Tim’s actual birthday, I’ll be posting a blog entry revealing who the new main character is. I’ll also tell you what to expect from the latest, and perhaps final, installment in the series. So please come back on August 24th, Tim’s birthday, to help celebrate the hottest fictional guy in the universe. At least I think he is. *blush* Oh, and if you haven’t heard, we’ve got <em>Something Like Summer</em> shirts available and a slew of art for any sad barren walls. Check it all out <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/andreasbell/portfolio"><span style="color: #246fa8;">here</span></a>!<br />
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And here are some handy links to the <em>Summer</em> eBooks on sale:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I6DKPY?ie=UTF8&tag=jabebo0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004I6DKPY"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Amazon Kindle US – </span></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jabebo0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004I6DKPY" style="border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Something-Like-Summer-ebook/dp/B004I6DKPY/"><span style="color: #246fa8;">UK</span></a> – <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Something-Like-Summer-ebook/dp/B004I6DKPY/"><span style="color: #246fa8;">FR</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.it/Something-Like-Summer-ebook/dp/B004I6DKPY/"><span style="color: #246fa8;">IT</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.es/Something-Like-Summer-ebook/dp/B004I6DKPY/"><span style="color: #246fa8;">ES</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Something-Like-Summer-ebook/dp/B004I6DKPY/"><span style="color: #246fa8;">DE</span></a><br />
<a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Something-Like-Summer/Jay-Bell/e/2940012231239/?itm=1&USRI=something+like+summer"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Barnes & Noble Nook</span></a><br />
<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/something-like-summer/id416010720?mt=11"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Apple iTunes (iPhone and iPad)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/36026"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Epub, Mobi, Palm, eReader, PDF</span></a>, and more at Smashwords <br />
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<strong>Get the audiobook for free:</strong><br />
<br /> If you’re not yet a member of Audible, you can get your first audiobook for free, and that includes <em>Something Like Summer</em>. <a href="http://www.audible.com/t1/30DayGoldFT_at"><span style="color: #246fa8;">Learn more here.</span></a> Or buy from: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMA5HEU"><span style="color: #246fa8;">Amazon</span></a>, <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B00CLRVD4W"><span style="color: #246fa8;">Audible</span></a>, or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/something-like-summer-unabridged/id644833051"><span style="color: #246fa8;">iTunes</span></a>."<br />
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One of my favorite authors hands down. His Something Like Summer series is wow. Wow.<br />
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--AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-54792444311283592842013-08-15T18:00:00.002-07:002013-08-15T18:00:36.869-07:00"WWE Superstar Darren Young Comes Out As Gay During TMZ Interview"!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Darren Young surprised a TMZ cameraman <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/15/darren-young-wwe-superstar-gay/" target="_hplink">when he came out as gay</a> during an impromptu interview at Los Angeles International Airport. <br />
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A videographer stopped Young while he was getting his bags at LAX Wednesday and asked the 33-year-old if he thinks a gay wrestler could be successful within the WWE organization. <br />
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"Absolutely," Young said, laughing. "Look at me. I'm a WWE Superstar and, to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, <a href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/15/wwe-wrestler-comes-out-as-gay-does-it-change-what-you-think-of-me/" target="_hplink">I'm gay</a>, and I'm happy. Very happy." <br />
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The cameraman was stunned and told Young he had no idea, to which the wrestler said he doesn't think his sexuality should matter. <br />
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"I guess if you want to call it 'coming out,' I really don't know what to say it is," he said. "I'm just letting you know that I'm happy [with] who I am, I'm comfortable with myself, and I'm happy to be living the dream ... Some people might not like it. Some people will like it. I'm here to please myself. I'm here to be happy ... I'm hoping to make<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/wwe-darren-young-gay_n_3761313.html">....READ THE REST NOW</a>" <span style="color: #7f6000;">Courtesy of Huffington Post.</span><br />
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Awesome!<br />
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Just awesome.<br />
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Feels...!<br />
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--AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-84376693093326490362013-08-15T17:52:00.002-07:002013-08-15T17:52:22.760-07:00REVIEW: The Adorned by John Tristan!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">"My name is Etan, and I am Adorned.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">A living piece of art, I exist to please the divine rulers of Kered. With
nowhere to turn after my father died, I tried my luck in the capital city.
Little did I know how quickly I would be robbed, beaten and forced to sell
myself into servitude. But I was lucky enough to gain the attention of Roberd
Tallisk, an irascible but intriguing tattoo artist who offered to mark me with
enchanted ink for the enjoyment of the nobles. I was given a chance to better my
station in life, and I could not refuse.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">But the divine rulers want not only the art but the body that bears it. In
their company I can rise above the dregs of society and experience a life most
only dream of, at the cost of suffering their every desire as a pawn in games of
lavish intrigue. Their attention is flattering, but I find I'd rather have
Tallisk's. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #b45f06;">Caught between factions, I learn that a revolution is brewing, one that could
ruin Kered—and Roberd and myself along with it…"</span></em><br />
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What a wonderful surprise!<br />
<br />
<em>The Adorned</em> by John Tristan was a completely thought out and realized novel with a rich and lush world, with brilliant writing and characters. <br /><br />The world that John Tristan has created is realistic and is rich in characters and by the skill of the authors writing. The imagery of the tattoos and the creation process is precise but not too detailed as to make it clinical. There is an "awe" aspect to the whole thing, to how the Adorned are well, adorned, in their beautiful tats to become literal moving artwork. The world has gods but even though the fanatical exist nothing ever felt forced or out of place, it made sense and was frankly just plain awesome.<br /><br />I really enjoyed what Tristan was able to do in regards to making the Adorned revered objects but sexual ones as well. There was a nice balance to it, tho at times the sexual expectations were a little off putting - not story or writing wise but because of the fact that there were characters who thought they could have whatever they wanted just because they could afford it in one way or another. Etan was a pretty great narrator; he was naive/inexperienced (though often way too submissive, he said "thank you" waaaay too often for my taste, in moments that made him seem like a little lost doe...)enough that so as he learned stuff about his world, it was a great mechanism for the reader to learn as well.<br /><br />The buildup to Etan and Roberds relationship was slow but so worth it! I really liked Roberd and loved reading about his reluctance to give Etan up to clients as he was trying deny his feelings for him. So good. The side characters are just as great and have their own reasonings and motives and personalities which is always a major bonus.<br /><br />I really liked this book and cannot wait for more in the series and more from the author! What an ingenious world Tristan has created. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Adorned-ebook/dp/B00CC68FE8">Purchase THE ADORNED Now!!</a><br />
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- AtlasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-35548540532594716152013-08-15T06:35:00.000-07:002013-08-15T06:35:03.352-07:00REVIEW: The Gravedigger's Brawl by Abigail Roux!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="color: #0c343d;">"Dr. Wyatt Case is never happier than when he’s walking the halls of his history
museum. Playing wingman for his best friend at Gravedigger’s Tavern throws him
way out of his comfort zone, but not as much as the eccentric man behind the
bar, Ash Lucroix.<br /><br />Ash is everything Wyatt doesn’t understand: exuberant,
quirky, and elbow deep in a Gaslight lifestyle that weaves history into everyday
life. He coordinates his suspenders with his tongue rings. Within hours, Wyatt
and Ash are hooked.<br /><br />But strange things are afoot at Gravedigger’s, and
after a knock to the head, Ash starts seeing things that can’t be explained by
old appliances or faulty wiring. Soon everyone at Gravedigger’s is wondering if
they’re seeing ghosts, or just going crazy. The answer to that question could
end more than just Wyatt and Ash’s fragile relationship—it might also end their
lives."</span></em><br />
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The world of The Gravedigger's Brawl by Abigail Roux, was rich, dark and complex! The writing was clean and very quick and moved the story foward at a very organic pace. Ash and Wyatt were very cute together and I enjoyed reading about them and how their personalities complemented one another, it was great. <br />
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Ash was very, very wicked and charming and I could compeletly understand want Wyatt saw in him. He was awesome! Wyatt was more refrained of the two and was adorable. I loved how they loved each other and worked on the problems in their relationship no matter what. <br />
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The plot, the wonderful ghost story and the romance all came together to great fantastic world that I <br />
would love to explore again!!<br />
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Great read!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-76761354163438172402013-08-14T12:26:00.003-07:002013-08-14T12:31:41.301-07:00REVIEW: Agamemnon Frost and the House of Death by Kim Knox!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf7y4Yy0HuGUbWWUkHrOPH2Vx5BvuUdxQmn4GidsJARClR4KIgpz_-kwuPGmY-5ClguL2v4fLItyh0KWtZb7Z8Ann1fYn0IOPcQ_0BAYYxKRm1HVAOTWsCLbZwBckNqGiEXOzvhfN_gkV/s1600/rfw.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf7y4Yy0HuGUbWWUkHrOPH2Vx5BvuUdxQmn4GidsJARClR4KIgpz_-kwuPGmY-5ClguL2v4fLItyh0KWtZb7Z8Ann1fYn0IOPcQ_0BAYYxKRm1HVAOTWsCLbZwBckNqGiEXOzvhfN_gkV/s1600/rfw.png" /></a><br />
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<em><span style="color: #783f04;">"Book one of Agamemnon Frost</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #783f04;">
</span></em><em><span style="color: #783f04;">Liverpool, 1891</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;">
</span></em><em><span style="color: #783f04;">Decorated artilleryman Edgar Mason was forced to find new work when the
British Empire replaced its foot soldiers with monstrous machines. Now he waits
on the Liverpool elite as a personal servant. He has just one rule: he won't
work for fashion-addled dandies.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;">
</span></em><em><span style="color: #783f04;">Agamemnon Frost, however, is far from the foppish man-about-town he appears
to be. He's working to protect the Earth from an alien invasion being planned by
a face-changing creature known as Pandarus. And on the night he plans to
confront the aliens, he enlists Mason to assist him.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;">
</span></em><em><span style="color: #783f04;">For a man to love a man is a serious crime in Victorian England. But when
Mason meets Frost, his heart thunders and his blood catches fire. And when
Pandarus drags the two men into the torture cellars beneath his house of death
to brainwash them, Mason's new passion may be all that stands between him and
insanity.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #783f04;">
</span></em><em><span style="color: #783f04;">The trilogy continues with Agamemnon Frost and the Hollow Ships."</span></em></div>
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I loved it!<br />
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While I wanted more, the promise of the sequels made up for any and all disappointments concerning the books length and lack of romantic storyline. Don't get me wrong, there was LOTS of romance, with LOTS of shockingly great character and world development, but the book was too short for me. I like to commit to long-ish novels, so novellas really aren't my thing, but Knox is so talented that the book's length was not a problem at the end of the day.<br />
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Mason and Frost are cute and endearing and sorta perfect for each other even though they just met. It's like the instachemistry that Sherlock and Watson have in BBC's SHERLOCK with Benedict Cumberbitch--er, Cumberbatch, and where the romantic undertones are only playful jabs in SHERLOCK, in Agamemnon Frost and the House of Death, there are no playful suggestions, just full on hot chemistry and wild on the wind romance - but no the cheesy kind. <br />
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There are aliens, but it makes so much sense! It is not silly or dumb, but just the perfect amount of camp! This world is extremely real and wonderful. <br />
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While the book does have romance and sexual m/m situations, the sextimes are not story fillers, but are rather simply organic and very - - fun...<br />
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The action is intense, the aliens are crazy and complex, the characters, even the brief side characters, are 3-D and brilliant. <br />
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Buy, read and love!!<br />
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This book is a win!<br />
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Cannot wait for the sequel.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Agamemnon-Frost-House-Death-ebook/dp/B00CC68FGQ">Buy It Here!</a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><em>-- Atlas</em></span></strong> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110116035292696844.post-74459978350249310892013-06-24T15:22:00.001-07:002013-06-24T15:22:31.174-07:00testing...testing...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914141696104033888noreply@blogger.com0