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desert_rose's review
3.0
This book was recommended to me by Nancy L for the Gang Bang Quarterly challenge in the M/M Romance Group in Goodreads.
Justin is a gay football coach in a small town, he has been hiding his sexuality for 5 years and depriving himself company.
Although that did not stop him from lusting after Luc the father of his star player Max. But he was lusting in silence and trying to avoid Luc as much as possible so as not to be discovered.
When one night he was invited by Luc and Max after a winning game to celebrate, he just couldn't say no. When he found out that his and Luc's feeling were mutual their relationship budded.
Now he has to be discreet if he wants to keep his job. When he is forced to come out, he has to choose between his lover and his career.
Very sweet and nice short story.
Justin is a gay football coach in a small town, he has been hiding his sexuality for 5 years and depriving himself company.
Although that did not stop him from lusting after Luc the father of his star player Max. But he was lusting in silence and trying to avoid Luc as much as possible so as not to be discovered.
When one night he was invited by Luc and Max after a winning game to celebrate, he just couldn't say no. When he found out that his and Luc's feeling were mutual their relationship budded.
Now he has to be discreet if he wants to keep his job. When he is forced to come out, he has to choose between his lover and his career.
Very sweet and nice short story.
ellelainey's review
5.0
Loved this! Carol Lynne is one of those great M/M authors, who was recommended to me and I'm so glad I listened. This was a fantastic read, well plotted, well explored and with characters that I get to read about again! I'm a sucker for a good series and I can just tell that this is going to be great. I love Max, Justin and Luc. They're such a great set of characters.
nicola949's review
A short story so there is little time for developing the characters and things progress really quickly. Enjoyable read.
papercranestitches's review
2.0
Was this the cheesiest story I've ever read? Maybe not, but it was damn close. The dialogue was so cringe worthy that I was actually embarrassed for the author while reading it. Also, every major moment of the story was told to readers after the fact rather than allowing us to experience it with the characters; it was like the author just couldn't be arsed to write the difficult scenes.
Lame.
Lame.
stevia333k's review
3.0
this book was short as hell. like the sex scenes were too. honestly, though it was like all the m/m romance books in terms of events covered, but they were really brief.
this was written in 2007. now it's 2017. honestly it makes me think of how much has changed in my personal life, technology, how I see myself, what's been legal & mainstream.
like I was barely using the internet back in 2007. I was using Microsoft word a lot though.
i was seeing myself as bisexual & grieving my bff, now I know that I'm trans & not afraid to say it.
I was 12 in middle school. now I'm 22, and unwell (at home, on disability, etc.)
gay marriage was largely banned in state Constitutions in 2004 (so 3 years ago from their time) now it's been overturned by the supreme Court in 2015 (so 2 years ago in my time).
bush/43 was a horrid president but was on his way out. Trump/45 is a similar threat & even more clickbait embarrassment & just starting to work his way in.
phones & internet weren't synonymous back then, now most of internet traffic comes from them,
blackberries were the smartphones aka crackberries, Motorola razrs were the status standard phones. now it's iPhones & more galore & both of those are gone.
so basically I had nostalgia at recalling how ½ my life ago is gone. I wonder how I'll adapt in the next decade.
there were also 2 typos. that was humorous, considering how long this book's been out.
I give 3.5 stars. 4 stars because I want to explore the series & I have a secondary ship. in reality I'd give 3 stars, because of brevity & typos couldn't really immerse me. but I also think brevity is a virtue (just don't expect the pornographic scenes to be long enough) & it covered everything I look for in a m/m Romance story plotwise.
actually I'm eating this 3 stars but if I read this as a series it'd probably be much more enjoyable. because what lacks in length & details could probably be made up in coverage of others.
twas somewhat enjoyable.
this was written in 2007. now it's 2017. honestly it makes me think of how much has changed in my personal life, technology, how I see myself, what's been legal & mainstream.
like I was barely using the internet back in 2007. I was using Microsoft word a lot though.
i was seeing myself as bisexual & grieving my bff, now I know that I'm trans & not afraid to say it.
I was 12 in middle school. now I'm 22, and unwell (at home, on disability, etc.)
gay marriage was largely banned in state Constitutions in 2004 (so 3 years ago from their time) now it's been overturned by the supreme Court in 2015 (so 2 years ago in my time).
bush/43 was a horrid president but was on his way out. Trump/45 is a similar threat & even more clickbait embarrassment & just starting to work his way in.
phones & internet weren't synonymous back then, now most of internet traffic comes from them,
blackberries were the smartphones aka crackberries, Motorola razrs were the status standard phones. now it's iPhones & more galore & both of those are gone.
so basically I had nostalgia at recalling how ½ my life ago is gone. I wonder how I'll adapt in the next decade.
there were also 2 typos. that was humorous, considering how long this book's been out.
I give 3.5 stars. 4 stars because I want to explore the series & I have a secondary ship. in reality I'd give 3 stars, because of brevity & typos couldn't really immerse me. but I also think brevity is a virtue (just don't expect the pornographic scenes to be long enough) & it covered everything I look for in a m/m Romance story plotwise.
actually I'm eating this 3 stars but if I read this as a series it'd probably be much more enjoyable. because what lacks in length & details could probably be made up in coverage of others.
twas somewhat enjoyable.
mwana's review
DNF at 30%. No rating.
It's been a while since I met a book that infuriated me this much.
It's been a while since I met a book that infuriated me this much.
maya56's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
A teeny-tiny morsel when you are in the mood for a quick, sweet & sexy nosh!
A teeny-tiny morsel when you are in the mood for a quick, sweet & sexy nosh!
galiaba's review
3.0
i rounded up my 2.5 stars to 3 thou the story was a bit too rushed for my taste.