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honey1382's review
4.0
The beginning of this one was a little slow, but after a few short chapters things started getting exciting. I'm glad Hanks reputation was so good and that most of his concerns were in his head. There will always be outspoken idiots, but your life is what you make of it.
Not knowing much about Aussie life or cultural habits, I didn't feel like I was missing anything with the characters. Location doesn't matter much, country is country, so that means the character development in this story was great. You could actually see Hanks character growing and changing. Elliot was a solid foundation growing up in the acceptance of the bigger city, so it was nice for Hank to see that and draw form that.
Not knowing much about Aussie life or cultural habits, I didn't feel like I was missing anything with the characters. Location doesn't matter much, country is country, so that means the character development in this story was great. You could actually see Hanks character growing and changing. Elliot was a solid foundation growing up in the acceptance of the bigger city, so it was nice for Hank to see that and draw form that.
leewicks's review
1.0
1.5 stars.
This book made me laugh, just not in the way I think it was intended.
I'm sorry to say for me that this book had the "it's so bad it's a little good" thing going on. The general plot was pretty generic, despite the occupation and different lifestyles of both of the characters. It was kind of predictable and clichéd. A lot of the voices of the characters sounded the same. I found it difficult to visualise what was being described, and so on.
The only reason this book has gotten more than a single-star rating from me instead of one is because it did satisfy my need for a quick contemporary fix, and now I am most certainly ready to get back to my other book! Oh! Actually, I did like the fact that it was set in Australia. But yeah, I think that's it from me.
Oh, and that cover is kind of awful. Sorry!
This book made me laugh, just not in the way I think it was intended.
I'm sorry to say for me that this book had the "it's so bad it's a little good" thing going on. The general plot was pretty generic, despite the occupation and different lifestyles of both of the characters. It was kind of predictable and clichéd. A lot of the voices of the characters sounded the same. I found it difficult to visualise what was being described, and so on.
The only reason this book has gotten more than a single-star rating from me instead of one is because it did satisfy my need for a quick contemporary fix, and now I am most certainly ready to get back to my other book! Oh! Actually, I did like the fact that it was set in Australia. But yeah, I think that's it from me.
Oh, and that cover is kind of awful. Sorry!
karlijnmerle's review
4.0
This was goooooood! I still have a big smile on my face.
Why I loved it?
- Quackle
- Hank, he is so sweet and kind and reminded me sometimes of an clumsy little kid (in a good way)
- Sheeps. My grandfather was a farmer and had also sheeps like Hank. He passed away ten years ago so I don't remember much. But reading this story, give me back some memories and that was great.
- Jimmy, Hank's uncle. Ha, I can totally imagine him with his bracelet
- Middy, just a very good friend
- many steamy bed-scenes, like REALLY steamy
So do me a favor, read this book :)
Why I loved it?
- Quackle
- Hank, he is so sweet and kind and reminded me sometimes of an clumsy little kid (in a good way)
- Sheeps. My grandfather was a farmer and had also sheeps like Hank. He passed away ten years ago so I don't remember much. But reading this story, give me back some memories and that was great.
- Jimmy, Hank's uncle. Ha, I can totally imagine him with his bracelet
- Middy, just a very good friend
- many steamy bed-scenes, like REALLY steamy
So do me a favor, read this book :)
ctsquirrel's review
5.0
What would have bumped this up to favorite status would be a dual POV, but it's pretty damn perfect as is.
shile87's review
5.0
Wow. I just read an amazing story about a sheering gun named Hank and a doctor named Quackle. I read this in one sitting and i could not put it down.. I loved Elliot and Hank, i was hooked, smiling and laughing from beginning to end.
This was a wonderful romance story with some smexy scenes:
I immediately wished Simmo were aiming it toward me. I remember thinking that if there were no one else around, I would grab that monster and suck it in with pleasure.
And that was it.
Like a freight train, the knowledge that I wanted to suck his dick—and virtually every other dick in my immediate vicinity—hit me. I wanted dick. I liked dick. I was gay.
Nine years later, in the foyer of a brick veneer rental, I knew for sure I was gay. And I still wanted dick. In my mouth.
Elliot groaned but didn’t move, so without hesitation, I nearly threw my face at him, and got up close and personal with his package. Did I mention I loved dick? I rubbed my cheek against his penis and buried my nose in his pubic hair.
This was a wonderful romance story with some smexy scenes:
I immediately wished Simmo were aiming it toward me. I remember thinking that if there were no one else around, I would grab that monster and suck it in with pleasure.
And that was it.
Like a freight train, the knowledge that I wanted to suck his dick—and virtually every other dick in my immediate vicinity—hit me. I wanted dick. I liked dick. I was gay.
Nine years later, in the foyer of a brick veneer rental, I knew for sure I was gay. And I still wanted dick. In my mouth.
Elliot groaned but didn’t move, so without hesitation, I nearly threw my face at him, and got up close and personal with his package. Did I mention I loved dick? I rubbed my cheek against his penis and buried my nose in his pubic hair.
suze_1624's review
4.0
I am fast becoming a big fan of this authors works.
I like the humour in the writing, the down to earthness of the stories, having never been to Australia I love books set there. I find the pacing of the writing really good and damn fine stories too!
I did enjoy Hank and Elliott's story. I liked the slow build with the flirting. I didn't mind the sheep farming sections - I enjoy learning bits of different cultures as I read, and being made to look up things (shearing shoes in this case).
Whilst it was heavy on the sheep, we didn't get much on the doctor side of things but it was good to see normal guys going about their work and having to juggle time together around both their work.
Any angst there was, was more around the events that happen rather than between the two guys. Hank does step up to the plate when he is found out, acknowledging to himself that even a short while before he would have tried to deny the obvious. Neil and Middy were good, fun support characters and show that everyone has secrets they want to keep.
I like the humour in the writing, the down to earthness of the stories, having never been to Australia I love books set there. I find the pacing of the writing really good and damn fine stories too!
I did enjoy Hank and Elliott's story. I liked the slow build with the flirting. I didn't mind the sheep farming sections - I enjoy learning bits of different cultures as I read, and being made to look up things (shearing shoes in this case).
Whilst it was heavy on the sheep, we didn't get much on the doctor side of things but it was good to see normal guys going about their work and having to juggle time together around both their work.
Any angst there was, was more around the events that happen rather than between the two guys. Hank does step up to the plate when he is found out, acknowledging to himself that even a short while before he would have tried to deny the obvious. Neil and Middy were good, fun support characters and show that everyone has secrets they want to keep.
tiggers_hate_acorns's review
5.0
Loved it. As a Kiwi the lingo was not strange, I loved the setting. Hank however needed a boot up the a**e with his constant self derision. Thank goodness Middy was able to set him straight.
leanner's review
5.0
This is the second book I've read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It's so Aussie, I'm a Melbourne girl so I related to the Doc who was out of his comfort zone in a farming town in WA. I fell in love with the land and the characters, well.. not to live there but for a visit. I could visualize the setting, the dust, the animals and long dusty roads. The characters were engaging and fun, even the secondary characters kept me entertained and glued to this book. M/M is not my fave read, but this was well done. A woolly headed shearer and a well to do city doctor made an interesting combination. I couldn't imagine small town gay men being well received but times are changing. Who would have thought that a book based around sheep shearing would be so good.