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crazychriss93's review against another edition
5.0
Can't really say anything against this one.
For me, it just had about everything in there.
Background on the family, some drama, cool Friends (would have loved, though, to have them in more chapters), chemistry, romance, character development (without the help of the better half),..
No really I loved this.
Plus, there was one nerdy reference in there that reminded me of some other boom or movie and I adored it. ;-)
For me, it just had about everything in there.
Background on the family, some drama, cool Friends (would have loved, though, to have them in more chapters), chemistry, romance, character development (without the help of the better half),..
No really I loved this.
Plus, there was one nerdy reference in there that reminded me of some other boom or movie and I adored it. ;-)
nikkihastings67's review against another edition
5.0
I was so excited to read Annabeth Albert's new book, 'Connection Error'... right up until the introduction notes mentioned it was the final book in the series!
As a queer, disabled, nerdy adult, married to another queer, disabled, nerd, it is really amazing to seee two disabled main characters with realistic and well-researched portrayals of their disability. People with disabilities can always tell when authors bother to actually do their research, and talk to disabled people about their experiences, rather than just assume what our lives are like.
Because it is not just the medical stuff. It is the social implications that affect you the most. Nobody tells you when you become disabled, how much longer everything takes when you leave the house, mostly because you need to plan ahead for access difficulties. How you are made to feel invisible when people assume you are also intellectually impaired. How people always address the person you are with like you don't exist, and assume they are you carer. THIS is what so many people, including authors, don't seem to get. And Annabeth Albert got it.
While I would love to see Albert write more novels featuring nerdy gamers, I would love to see her write other books with realistic portrayals of disability too. There are surprisingly few authors who get it right, and Albert's work in Connection Error will serve as a role model to others.
As a queer, disabled, nerdy adult, married to another queer, disabled, nerd, it is really amazing to seee two disabled main characters with realistic and well-researched portrayals of their disability. People with disabilities can always tell when authors bother to actually do their research, and talk to disabled people about their experiences, rather than just assume what our lives are like.
Because it is not just the medical stuff. It is the social implications that affect you the most. Nobody tells you when you become disabled, how much longer everything takes when you leave the house, mostly because you need to plan ahead for access difficulties. How you are made to feel invisible when people assume you are also intellectually impaired. How people always address the person you are with like you don't exist, and assume they are you carer. THIS is what so many people, including authors, don't seem to get. And Annabeth Albert got it.
While I would love to see Albert write more novels featuring nerdy gamers, I would love to see her write other books with realistic portrayals of disability too. There are surprisingly few authors who get it right, and Albert's work in Connection Error will serve as a role model to others.
thesincoucher's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually a re-read and I find it so curious what stays in my mind. For example, I didn't remember that Josiah is so cringe-worthy at the beginning. Like I blushed for him - he really put his whole foot in his mouth multiple times. But I did remember that they are so well suited (which is basic for a romance novel and yet) and that their character growth is impressive. I specially like that Ryan doesn't pull any punches from the beginning.
amd1134's review against another edition
4.0
God I have been inhaling these lately. Cute tho :) Maybe closer to 3.5 stars.
shelbanuadh's review against another edition
1.0
The book is aptly named, as there was definitely a connection error for me. I didn't connect with the story, I didn't connect with the characters, I didn't think they connected with each other. Ryan's emotional constipation was rather annoying. This series has been more of a miss than a hit for me. I don't know if there are plans for anymore books in this series, but I think I'll be passing on them if there are.
lillian_francis's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this addition to the series. The hurdles they faced both as individual and a couple were handled compassionately without making Ryan out tho be some sort of saint. Ryan had bigger issues than the physical loss of his legs. Anger, guilt, the inability to rely on someone else. All these things had to be addressed or at the very least acknowledged as a problem before he could truly consider a relationship with Josiah. And Josiah had his own issues to overcome before he was ready to be in a relationship as well.
They made a great pairing and I'm glad to see there are a couple of short stories with them in too.
Sean Crisden does an excellent job with the audio too.
They made a great pairing and I'm glad to see there are a couple of short stories with them in too.
Sean Crisden does an excellent job with the audio too.
kindleandbook's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite of the three books. Loved it! Loved the entire series. Narration by Sean Crisden was great!
cadiva's review against another edition
5.0
My favourite of the three. I'm a sucker for military men and hurting ones in needed of finding the right person to comfort them is my kryptonite.
I also loved that the other MC in this story is someone living with ADHD, and the sympathetic and brutally truthful way Annabeth Albert deals with both these men's disabilities makes this book a little more real but no less a romantic journey.
Sex is also dealt with with an honesty that throws the spotlight on how a profound life changing incident can make someone lose all sense of who they are and how they used to be. For Navy SEAL Ryan, it means not only facing months of rehab, but also having to find how to be a sexually active gay man again.
With some beautifully crafted scenes and a little bit of Josiah's innate inability to cut through the bull and just say what he's thinking, their relationship slowly grows and changes from Ryan feeling like he can't desert the younger man who he helped out when they got stuck with a cancelled flight into a friendship which is both soothing and stimulating.
It's difficult to pin just what made this book so good for me, there isn't a lot of steam in it, although there are a couple of very hot sessions, but there is a real sense of a relationship slowly blossoming from a chance encounter into a partnership of equals and the lodestone on which each man is able to lean on the other.
Plus it had ridiculously cute Labrador puppy Gracie, two wonderfully sympathetic mothers and the same madcap setting and secondary characters as the first two.
Will we get Pike and Zack next perhaps?
I also loved that the other MC in this story is someone living with ADHD, and the sympathetic and brutally truthful way Annabeth Albert deals with both these men's disabilities makes this book a little more real but no less a romantic journey.
Sex is also dealt with with an honesty that throws the spotlight on how a profound life changing incident can make someone lose all sense of who they are and how they used to be. For Navy SEAL Ryan, it means not only facing months of rehab, but also having to find how to be a sexually active gay man again.
With some beautifully crafted scenes and a little bit of Josiah's innate inability to cut through the bull and just say what he's thinking, their relationship slowly grows and changes from Ryan feeling like he can't desert the younger man who he helped out when they got stuck with a cancelled flight into a friendship which is both soothing and stimulating.
It's difficult to pin just what made this book so good for me, there isn't a lot of steam in it, although there are a couple of very hot sessions, but there is a real sense of a relationship slowly blossoming from a chance encounter into a partnership of equals and the lodestone on which each man is able to lean on the other.
Plus it had ridiculously cute Labrador puppy Gracie, two wonderfully sympathetic mothers and the same madcap setting and secondary characters as the first two.
Will we get Pike and Zack next perhaps?
qace90's review against another edition
5.0
Slow burn romance but plenty of sexual heat
I really enjoyed this volume of the #Gaymers series. Josiah is still kinda learning how to be an adult and be independent, as well as working with his ADHD. Ryan is a grumpy guy adapting to recent disability from military service injures resulting in double leg amputation. I liked a lot of the interactions between the main characters and how they seemed to generally balance one another out. There is some serious angst near the end, but it does get resolved and end up with a happy ending. I do feel like the last chapter felt rushed, like it was trying to cram an epilogue in without officially being an epilogue.
Overall a good story with lots of emotion and interesting characters.
Content warnings:
✨On page sex - manual, masturbation for an audience, frottage, anal, mild dominance play during sex scenes
✨Aromisia - “just friends” used 2+ times
✨Dead father - brought up in passing - discussed more explicitly (father died of lymphoma)
✨Casual ableism - use of cr*zy, etc
✨Overt ableism - wondering if MC can swim, being told he’ll scare children, asking able-bodied MC what disabled MC would like to order when out at a restaurant, infantilism and dubious if disabled MC could still be sexual - challenged in text
✨Kinda dubious-ish consent in sense that frottage begins while half asleep and not previously negotiated
✨Mentions of military combat situations and discussion of a situation resulting in deaths and MC’s injuries
✨Some weird “can’t claim to be a virgin because of sex toy collection” statement....
✨Instance where MC’s ADHD is brushed off like he’s exaggerating how it affects his life
✨Internalized feelings of being unworthy and Too Much
✨MC who overworks his body in rehab
✨Subtle transmisia/transmisogyny - challenged in text
✨Hospitalization, surgery, physical therapy, mention of therapy (for mental health)
Rep: gay white amputee MC, gay white MC w adhd, amputee side character w speech issues
Aside: I’m suddenly extra excited for Annabeth Albert’s Out of Uniform series because TIE INS!!! Yes please, gimme~
I really enjoyed this volume of the #Gaymers series. Josiah is still kinda learning how to be an adult and be independent, as well as working with his ADHD. Ryan is a grumpy guy adapting to recent disability from military service injures resulting in double leg amputation. I liked a lot of the interactions between the main characters and how they seemed to generally balance one another out. There is some serious angst near the end, but it does get resolved and end up with a happy ending. I do feel like the last chapter felt rushed, like it was trying to cram an epilogue in without officially being an epilogue.
Overall a good story with lots of emotion and interesting characters.
Content warnings:
✨On page sex - manual, masturbation for an audience, frottage, anal, mild dominance play during sex scenes
✨Aromisia - “just friends” used 2+ times
✨Dead father - brought up in passing - discussed more explicitly (father died of lymphoma)
✨Casual ableism - use of cr*zy, etc
✨Overt ableism - wondering if MC can swim, being told he’ll scare children, asking able-bodied MC what disabled MC would like to order when out at a restaurant, infantilism and dubious if disabled MC could still be sexual - challenged in text
✨Kinda dubious-ish consent in sense that frottage begins while half asleep and not previously negotiated
✨Mentions of military combat situations and discussion of a situation resulting in deaths and MC’s injuries
✨Some weird “can’t claim to be a virgin because of sex toy collection” statement....
✨Instance where MC’s ADHD is brushed off like he’s exaggerating how it affects his life
✨Internalized feelings of being unworthy and Too Much
✨MC who overworks his body in rehab
✨Subtle transmisia/transmisogyny - challenged in text
✨Hospitalization, surgery, physical therapy, mention of therapy (for mental health)
Rep: gay white amputee MC, gay white MC w adhd, amputee side character w speech issues
Aside: I’m suddenly extra excited for Annabeth Albert’s Out of Uniform series because TIE INS!!! Yes please, gimme~
courtneyclaire's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute. Very HEA worthy. I gave it a 3.5 in my head but rounded up just for the cute factor.
I read Pike and Zach’s story before reading this one (unplanned) and I definitely think Ryan and Josiah could be my favourite paring from Ms. Albert.
I read Pike and Zach’s story before reading this one (unplanned) and I definitely think Ryan and Josiah could be my favourite paring from Ms. Albert.