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liza5326's review against another edition
4.0
This was a sweet story that followed high school sweethearts Sean and Rusty as they start their life together away from the home they've always known. It was actually 5 shorts put together into one volume to tell their whole story. It did drag at some points, and Rusty got on my nerves occasionally, but otherwise, I loved it and could have read more!
kara_hildebrand's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars!!
This is the story of lifelong friends Sean and Rusty. It spans over a few years from college Graduation, to first jobs, to moving away and coming home. We get their back story of how they met and fell in love. It's extremely well written and it's romantic and very realistic. Sean and Rusty are both out but Sean is still hiding from himself. Rusty is loud and outgoing and has a family that loves him for who he is. They make sacrifices for each other and they are truly in love and want to spend their lives together. There's a is also a peak at the next book which stars a character we met briefly but I was very drawn to.
When Sean was having a good time, just a little bit drunk, when he forgot to censor himself, Sean wiggled when he walked and he moved his head or gestured a certain way. Relaxed, not thinking, his body would go liquid instead of that stiffness he tried for most of his waking hours.
He just floated, f**k-dumb and hazy, not thinking. Just feeling the moment.
Reality burned through his c**-induced mind fog.
Rusty's big warm hand rubbing on Sean's bare shoulder made him purr. "Like a cat," he said out loud. Rusty leaned in and laughed. "No p**sy in my bed." Sean licked up Rusty's throat, loving the bristle of Rusty's beard on his tongue. "Only me."
"Only you."
This is the story of lifelong friends Sean and Rusty. It spans over a few years from college Graduation, to first jobs, to moving away and coming home. We get their back story of how they met and fell in love. It's extremely well written and it's romantic and very realistic. Sean and Rusty are both out but Sean is still hiding from himself. Rusty is loud and outgoing and has a family that loves him for who he is. They make sacrifices for each other and they are truly in love and want to spend their lives together. There's a is also a peak at the next book which stars a character we met briefly but I was very drawn to.
When Sean was having a good time, just a little bit drunk, when he forgot to censor himself, Sean wiggled when he walked and he moved his head or gestured a certain way. Relaxed, not thinking, his body would go liquid instead of that stiffness he tried for most of his waking hours.
He just floated, f**k-dumb and hazy, not thinking. Just feeling the moment.
Reality burned through his c**-induced mind fog.
Rusty's big warm hand rubbing on Sean's bare shoulder made him purr. "Like a cat," he said out loud. Rusty leaned in and laughed. "No p**sy in my bed." Sean licked up Rusty's throat, loving the bristle of Rusty's beard on his tongue. "Only me."
"Only you."
meloniereads's review against another edition
5.0
***** I was gifted a copy of this book for an honest review*****
This book had me turning pages from the very beginning. I was a little worried that I might end up confused since it starts when Sean and Rusty are already deep into their relationship. However that was not the case. During and Sean and Rusty's trips down memory lane during the story you get just enough detail to understand why the characters are they way they are and what they have gone through. Chris Cox did an amazing job writing this wonderful love story! While reading I could feel what both Sean and Rusty were feeling and it made me fall in love with both of them.
Reading about how sure Rusty is with the fact that he is gay and how much Sean still struggles with it all because of his past is very true to real life. Some really do struggle like Sean and that makes him a very relatable character. To read about Sean learning to except himself and Rusty learning to except how Sean is now and becoming so proud of him! It is very heart touching! I would recommend this book to everyone who loves a great love story!
This book had me turning pages from the very beginning. I was a little worried that I might end up confused since it starts when Sean and Rusty are already deep into their relationship. However that was not the case. During and Sean and Rusty's trips down memory lane during the story you get just enough detail to understand why the characters are they way they are and what they have gone through. Chris Cox did an amazing job writing this wonderful love story! While reading I could feel what both Sean and Rusty were feeling and it made me fall in love with both of them.
Reading about how sure Rusty is with the fact that he is gay and how much Sean still struggles with it all because of his past is very true to real life. Some really do struggle like Sean and that makes him a very relatable character. To read about Sean learning to except himself and Rusty learning to except how Sean is now and becoming so proud of him! It is very heart touching! I would recommend this book to everyone who loves a great love story!
paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
ARC RECEIVED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW
My latest obsession is with m/m books. I can't get enough of them. It is a sickness!
So when I was given the opportunity to join the blog tour for When Sean Loves Rusty, you couldn't have kept me away if you tried.
And I was not disappointed.
Rusty and Sean are childhood best friends who realise very early in life that theirs is not just a friendship, but so much more. When Sean Loves Rusty tells their story and allows the reader to get to know them both as young boys and as the men they are today.
And you will fall in love with them both. Told through a series of 6 novellas, each novella tells us a different period of time in their relationship.
We get an insight to their childhoods, where they were discovering who they were. They could not come from two such completely different families. Sean's family is abusive, wiping him from the family when he comes out. Rusty's family is the family we all want. Close, loving, accepting. Not just of Rusty but especially of Sean.
Some of my favourite moments in the story are conversations that Rusty's parents have with both these sweet boys. They have a way of putting things in perspective and making those around them feel better about themselves and their situations.
Sean and Rusty's relationship has it's fair share of ups and downs, twists and turns. They are making their way in the big bad world. There are lots of trials and tribulations as they deal with everything life throws at them.
I loved watching them grow emotionally and spiritually. There were plenty of times when I wanted to scream at on or the other (and occasionally both) for their actions or attitudes to each other. You could feel the tension, the worry, the anxiety between them. But more than that, you could feel the love. The love between them shone from the page. There is no way you could imagine them ever not making it, even though there were enough tests to the relationship.
Chris Cox has a very easy going writing style, and the stories flowed together seamlessly once they got going. I do admit that for the first one or two novellas I was not as much into the story as the following four, but the was probably as we were in that learning curve, feeling out the characters. After that I was totally immersed. And by the time we get to the final novella, the story had taken a wonderful, fairy tale-esque arc that left me with a huge smile on my face, and maybe the occasional damp eye.
Let's not forget the secondary characters. Rusty's family were wonderful, Sean's not so much. Sean and Rusty's friends, two in particular, are so heartwarming.
But the one I want to know more about is Levi. Levi is woven in and out of Sean and Rusty's story and he becomes a bit of an enigma.
Chris Cox ~ please tell me we get more of Levi. We need to know about him!
If you are after a sweet romance with not tooooo much angst, then you must read When Sean Loves Rusty.
My latest obsession is with m/m books. I can't get enough of them. It is a sickness!
So when I was given the opportunity to join the blog tour for When Sean Loves Rusty, you couldn't have kept me away if you tried.
And I was not disappointed.
Rusty and Sean are childhood best friends who realise very early in life that theirs is not just a friendship, but so much more. When Sean Loves Rusty tells their story and allows the reader to get to know them both as young boys and as the men they are today.
And you will fall in love with them both. Told through a series of 6 novellas, each novella tells us a different period of time in their relationship.
We get an insight to their childhoods, where they were discovering who they were. They could not come from two such completely different families. Sean's family is abusive, wiping him from the family when he comes out. Rusty's family is the family we all want. Close, loving, accepting. Not just of Rusty but especially of Sean.
Some of my favourite moments in the story are conversations that Rusty's parents have with both these sweet boys. They have a way of putting things in perspective and making those around them feel better about themselves and their situations.
Sean and Rusty's relationship has it's fair share of ups and downs, twists and turns. They are making their way in the big bad world. There are lots of trials and tribulations as they deal with everything life throws at them.
I loved watching them grow emotionally and spiritually. There were plenty of times when I wanted to scream at on or the other (and occasionally both) for their actions or attitudes to each other. You could feel the tension, the worry, the anxiety between them. But more than that, you could feel the love. The love between them shone from the page. There is no way you could imagine them ever not making it, even though there were enough tests to the relationship.
Chris Cox has a very easy going writing style, and the stories flowed together seamlessly once they got going. I do admit that for the first one or two novellas I was not as much into the story as the following four, but the was probably as we were in that learning curve, feeling out the characters. After that I was totally immersed. And by the time we get to the final novella, the story had taken a wonderful, fairy tale-esque arc that left me with a huge smile on my face, and maybe the occasional damp eye.
Let's not forget the secondary characters. Rusty's family were wonderful, Sean's not so much. Sean and Rusty's friends, two in particular, are so heartwarming.
But the one I want to know more about is Levi. Levi is woven in and out of Sean and Rusty's story and he becomes a bit of an enigma.
Chris Cox ~ please tell me we get more of Levi. We need to know about him!
If you are after a sweet romance with not tooooo much angst, then you must read When Sean Loves Rusty.
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