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kk94's review
4.0
Noah is 23 years old and his most important job is being big brother. He struggles with the depression and anxiety. Daniel is 30 years old and a teacher. He’s not very nice, controlling and straight.
„Addicted” is the first book by Mark Summers I’ve read.
The story was well paced - not too fast, not too slow. Plot was believable and interesting.
As for characters, I adored Noah from the start. He was sweet, caring and just lovely.
At first I wasn’t sure if I liked Daniel, he was so mean and vicious. Seriously, I just wanted to punch him! He redeems himself later, though. He was through a lot.
Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.
„Addicted” is the first book by Mark Summers I’ve read.
The story was well paced - not too fast, not too slow. Plot was believable and interesting.
As for characters, I adored Noah from the start. He was sweet, caring and just lovely.
At first I wasn’t sure if I liked Daniel, he was so mean and vicious. Seriously, I just wanted to punch him! He redeems himself later, though. He was through a lot.
Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.
cadiva's review
4.0
3.5*
This is a hard one for me to rate and review. There are lots of elements I thought were well done but it also had some no go's that I really don't want to see in a M/M romance.
Now, having said that, I understand why they were there and the rationale behind them did add in the long run to the story and relationship development, I'd have just referred them referenced off the page or in a fade to black.
I've read a couple of Mark Summers' books now and he certainly has talent. I think the execution isn't always brilliant and perhaps that will come with both experience and/or a top class editor.
It's also probable that these minor things irritate me more because of my professional background as a journalist and sub-editor for nearly 20 years. I expect tighter writing and less typos than the default 'normal' reader.
The epilogue goes a long way to making up for the lack of romance throughout the majority of the book and these do feel like very real people, with incredibly common problems dealing with some truly awful situations.
This book is predominantly darker than your average, it's not truly a love story until the last quarter but it's not angst for angst's sake, the drama is integral to the two men's lives and the demons and depressions they're living with.
Noah's younger brother brings a lot of light into the story though and Daniel does move towards redemption right before the epilogue.
# In the interests of transparency, the author asked if I would be willing to review this book and provide an unbiased opinion.
This is a hard one for me to rate and review. There are lots of elements I thought were well done but it also had some no go's that I really don't want to see in a M/M romance.
Now, having said that, I understand why they were there and the rationale behind them did add in the long run to the story and relationship development, I'd have just referred them referenced off the page or in a fade to black.
I've read a couple of Mark Summers' books now and he certainly has talent. I think the execution isn't always brilliant and perhaps that will come with both experience and/or a top class editor.
It's also probable that these minor things irritate me more because of my professional background as a journalist and sub-editor for nearly 20 years. I expect tighter writing and less typos than the default 'normal' reader.
The epilogue goes a long way to making up for the lack of romance throughout the majority of the book and these do feel like very real people, with incredibly common problems dealing with some truly awful situations.
This book is predominantly darker than your average, it's not truly a love story until the last quarter but it's not angst for angst's sake, the drama is integral to the two men's lives and the demons and depressions they're living with.
Noah's younger brother brings a lot of light into the story though and Daniel does move towards redemption right before the epilogue.
# In the interests of transparency, the author asked if I would be willing to review this book and provide an unbiased opinion.
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