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bitchie's review against another edition
5.0
Review to come on Booklikes, I'll add the link when it's done.
I really wish that Damon would get back into contemps, I love his writing style, but I have a hard time with sci fi.
thought_ballune's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
aframel2335's review against another edition
4.0
Griff
Dante
I just love these two. The banter is just to funny.
Dante
I just love these two. The banter is just to funny.
imme_van_gorp's review against another edition
2.0
|| 2.0 stars ||
This was honestly not all that. The premise definitely had potential, but I was unfortunately not really feeling it.
I did not connect with the characters, and I think it had a lot to do with their completely erratic and inconsistent behaviour. One time they act a certain way, and then another they act entirely different. I could not get a good grip on their personality. It was jarring and annoying.
The language also wasn’t exactly for me and there is a lot of narration rather than dialogue. The latter doesn’t have to be a bad thing, but it certainly made the story more likely to be boring. Which, in this case, it kind of was.
Everything was a bit abstract and although the main character, Griffin, had a lot of feelings, he hardly ever acted on them. He was insecure about every single thing, even though he is apparently the hottest and most amazing person ever.. He just doesn’t know that himself for some inexplicable reason. *sigh*
This was honestly not all that. The premise definitely had potential, but I was unfortunately not really feeling it.
I did not connect with the characters, and I think it had a lot to do with their completely erratic and inconsistent behaviour. One time they act a certain way, and then another they act entirely different. I could not get a good grip on their personality. It was jarring and annoying.
The language also wasn’t exactly for me and there is a lot of narration rather than dialogue. The latter doesn’t have to be a bad thing, but it certainly made the story more likely to be boring. Which, in this case, it kind of was.
Everything was a bit abstract and although the main character, Griffin, had a lot of feelings, he hardly ever acted on them. He was insecure about every single thing, even though he is apparently the hottest and most amazing person ever.. He just doesn’t know that himself for some inexplicable reason. *sigh*
theoguinto's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting read.
I hated the first 25% of the book since there was just too much homophobia and 9/11 talk.
It got very very hot when Dante started working for HotHead, and it just got even more steamy from there.
Not quite sure why there were do afraid of telling the rest of their family about their relationship (I guess fear of homophobia) but the family wasn't even characterized as being hateful so it felt like empty fears.
A little sad that Tommy doesn't get his HEA since the sequel is very likely dead in the water at this point.
I hated the first 25% of the book since there was just too much homophobia and 9/11 talk.
It got very very hot when Dante started working for HotHead, and it just got even more steamy from there.
Not quite sure why there were do afraid of telling the rest of their family about their relationship (I guess fear of homophobia) but the family wasn't even characterized as being hateful so it felt like empty fears.
A little sad that Tommy doesn't get his HEA since the sequel is very likely dead in the water at this point.
k_a_r_e_n_b's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wintergirl94's review against another edition
3.0
I love a friends to lovers and this was a lovely evolution to watch. I found the story line a little bizarre but hey! It was fun :)
raynebair's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book the first time around. This time I listened to the audio and wow! The hotness was cranked up with Charlie David's narration. I think parts of this story burned up my iPhone. ha! Great read, and even better listen.
desert_rose's review against another edition
4.0
Dante and Griffin have been best friends since forever.
They are both straight firefighters working in the same station.. They have been there in 9/11 and since that day every year bars in New York honor firefighters with free drinks that night.
Dante is from an Italian family and Griffin is Scottish. MMMMMM both are yummy!!
So Dante is the womanizer and Griffin is having problems lately with having feeling for his friend and trying to conceal it while feeling guilty about it all the time.
When Dante gets short in cash because of a mortgage on his house and for fear of losing it, he is approached by a russian Alek who shoots porno flick for his website. When Alek convinces him that all he has to do is jerk off by himself for the camera and it's only a few minutes for a few hundred bucks.. he agrees.
When he tells Griff about it, he is not so happy!!
But somehow he gets Griff into the idea and they shoot a flick with Alek. But Dante still needs money and Griff would do anything for his friend.. So they go back to Alek and the fun starts :)
I don't wanna give any more about the story than I already gave.. It's fun and touching!
This was an amazing book. When I found out that this was the only M/M book to be nominated in the romance category in the 2011 book awards in Goodreads, I thought I had to give it a try.
I was not disappointed!!! Of course I voted for it!
It was so hot but endearing. The relationship that formed between the best friends was so enchanting and touching. I loved the development of it. The characters were perfect! Griffin being self conscious about his size and feeling he is betraying his best friend with his sexy thoughts towards him, while Dante seems carefree and a womanizer but surprises me in the end with his inner feelings.
The Gay For You theme is one of my favorite Gay themes. It also comes under Friends To Lovers, and I love that too :)
This was my first time to read by this author, but I will look out for other titles by him. That was something else that amazed me, that the author is a male.. I'm kinda used to reading M/M by female authors, so this was kind of a change and I enjoyed it!!
Thank you Damon! You Rock!!!
The cover!! OMG the cover!! It is smoldering hot.. I love it! I'm imagining Dante the one in the back and Griffin the one in the front from the descriptions in the book.
I could go on and on about this book but I will just ruin it.. It is a recommended read for all M/M fans..
Ok now since I looooooooved this book, why did I give it the 4 stars instead of 5?! Well that's a personal choice because I don't really enjoy reading the weird sex terms that some writers use. For example "flog the log" and "salty handshake". I was annoyed that masturbating was referred to differently every single time.. It was hard to keep up. That's why I say it's personal choice, it does not take away from the story, and I did think maybe it was there for a reason like to show that the guys are macho or something, so maybe they did add to the story but to me it didn't.
That will not change my ind about reading more books though :) It was steaming HOT!!!
They are both straight firefighters working in the same station.. They have been there in 9/11 and since that day every year bars in New York honor firefighters with free drinks that night.
Dante is from an Italian family and Griffin is Scottish. MMMMMM both are yummy!!
So Dante is the womanizer and Griffin is having problems lately with having feeling for his friend and trying to conceal it while feeling guilty about it all the time.
When Dante gets short in cash because of a mortgage on his house and for fear of losing it, he is approached by a russian Alek who shoots porno flick for his website. When Alek convinces him that all he has to do is jerk off by himself for the camera and it's only a few minutes for a few hundred bucks.. he agrees.
When he tells Griff about it, he is not so happy!!
But somehow he gets Griff into the idea and they shoot a flick with Alek. But Dante still needs money and Griff would do anything for his friend.. So they go back to Alek and the fun starts :)
I don't wanna give any more about the story than I already gave.. It's fun and touching!
This was an amazing book. When I found out that this was the only M/M book to be nominated in the romance category in the 2011 book awards in Goodreads, I thought I had to give it a try.
I was not disappointed!!! Of course I voted for it!
It was so hot but endearing. The relationship that formed between the best friends was so enchanting and touching. I loved the development of it. The characters were perfect! Griffin being self conscious about his size and feeling he is betraying his best friend with his sexy thoughts towards him, while Dante seems carefree and a womanizer but surprises me in the end with his inner feelings.
The Gay For You theme is one of my favorite Gay themes. It also comes under Friends To Lovers, and I love that too :)
This was my first time to read by this author, but I will look out for other titles by him. That was something else that amazed me, that the author is a male.. I'm kinda used to reading M/M by female authors, so this was kind of a change and I enjoyed it!!
Thank you Damon! You Rock!!!
The cover!! OMG the cover!! It is smoldering hot.. I love it! I'm imagining Dante the one in the back and Griffin the one in the front from the descriptions in the book.
I could go on and on about this book but I will just ruin it.. It is a recommended read for all M/M fans..
Ok now since I looooooooved this book, why did I give it the 4 stars instead of 5?! Well that's a personal choice because I don't really enjoy reading the weird sex terms that some writers use. For example "flog the log" and "salty handshake". I was annoyed that masturbating was referred to differently every single time.. It was hard to keep up. That's why I say it's personal choice, it does not take away from the story, and I did think maybe it was there for a reason like to show that the guys are macho or something, so maybe they did add to the story but to me it didn't.
That will not change my ind about reading more books though :) It was steaming HOT!!!