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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Outing, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
Charming, warm, and sometimes *hot*. Lovely found family in Charlie’s friend group and even with fiancée Alma. More wholesome than initial setup with erotica author and stanning collector might seem. Recommended!
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
3 stars. Nothing very deep, but engaging central characters, I ended up caring for them. Secondary characters were by and large okay. Solid debut effort.
Without giving anything away, I found how Charlie and Miles got out of their particular predicament a bit too easy, but that doesn't put me off the story. Some anachronisms and a few carelessly edited bits, but apparently we will see the characters again, and I will probably go further with the series.
Without giving anything away, I found how Charlie and Miles got out of their particular predicament a bit too easy, but that doesn't put me off the story. Some anachronisms and a few carelessly edited bits, but apparently we will see the characters again, and I will probably go further with the series.
The return date for the libarary and I didn't feel like renewing it
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A sad attempt. I will preface by saying I had just read 8 books over 8 days, and was ready for something disappointing that I just shot my shot with an erotica by an unknown eBook author to cozy on into that sweet sweet criticism.
No tension, romantic or otherwise, nothing erotic about it, I felt most charmed by the publisher character and only because I cast him as Matt Berry in my head. This is ostensibly erotica, but with so little descriptive text that I was nearly asleep by the time "prick" and "hard" made their appearances. This book had an entire scene about cake and wine tasting and the opportunity for build-up was completely ignored.
My strongest complaint is regarding one of those incredibly annoying historical fiction things where everything that happens in present times, and also happened in a slightly different but surprisingly similar way back in the olden days is described in great detail to ensure that the reader knows "this is an anxiety attack/writer's block/drag queen/etc." These features are spelled out far too much, in a way that completely removes the reader from the historical context. I beg to be allowed to read between the lines - this is historical fiction gay erotica, for pete's sake.
No tension, romantic or otherwise, nothing erotic about it, I felt most charmed by the publisher character and only because I cast him as Matt Berry in my head. This is ostensibly erotica, but with so little descriptive text that I was nearly asleep by the time "prick" and "hard" made their appearances. This book had an entire scene about cake and wine tasting and the opportunity for build-up was completely ignored.
My strongest complaint is regarding one of those incredibly annoying historical fiction things where everything that happens in present times, and also happened in a slightly different but surprisingly similar way back in the olden days is described in great detail to ensure that the reader knows "this is an anxiety attack/writer's block/drag queen/etc." These features are spelled out far too much, in a way that completely removes the reader from the historical context. I beg to be allowed to read between the lines - this is historical fiction gay erotica, for pete's sake.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
SO PROMISING but I could not get into it :'(
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated