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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
Wow! That was a fecking fantastic read! It was difficult to read at times and I wanted to smack Matt for most of the book but it was a more than satisfying ending! Totally recommend it, lots of angst!
DNF at 70%
This has got to be, hands down, the worst mm read I’ve ever read!
One hero is an absolute disgusting pig, that had absolutely ZERO character development. The other hero is the biggest doormat/punching bag I’ve ever met. At 70% onto the book, the asshole hero still hasn’t accepted he’s gay or bi and is still using gay slurs.
The doormat hero hasn’t learned that the asshole is never going to accept him and still pines for him and goes back to him again and again. We also get thrown in there at like sixty something percent, that the other nurse was in a relationship with the doormat hero for 8 years and the doormat is considering getting back with him. By then I am so confused because in all his times during his point of view, that man was never even a thought.
This story was just a giant clusterfuck and I hate saying that about something a person has put time and effort into writing. I respect the author, and the writing structure itself wasn’t bad, but the characters were horrible.
This has got to be, hands down, the worst mm read I’ve ever read!
One hero is an absolute disgusting pig, that had absolutely ZERO character development. The other hero is the biggest doormat/punching bag I’ve ever met. At 70% onto the book, the asshole hero still hasn’t accepted he’s gay or bi and is still using gay slurs.
The doormat hero hasn’t learned that the asshole is never going to accept him and still pines for him and goes back to him again and again. We also get thrown in there at like sixty something percent, that the other nurse was in a relationship with the doormat hero for 8 years and the doormat is considering getting back with him. By then I am so confused because in all his times during his point of view, that man was never even a thought.
This story was just a giant clusterfuck and I hate saying that about something a person has put time and effort into writing. I respect the author, and the writing structure itself wasn’t bad, but the characters were horrible.
Frustrating, I can't remember reading a book where I so intensely disliked the characters and their behavior. I wanted to kill Matt, or at least hurt him badly. His behavior was inexcusable and yet everyone excused it; and James, after being repeatedly hurt in truly despicable ways, both verbally and at one point physically by Matt, still lets him back in and allows him to keep hurting him. I was very close to DNF this, if the book had been poorl written I wouldn't have. I have enjoyed other books by Ms. Blackwell, but this one just did not work for me.
4.25 Stars
I hated Matt through most of this book.
"I'm sorry. Being an asshole isn't easy to change."
Truer words were never spoken. Yep . . . hated him!
I wanted to smack James because he was stuck on stupid for most of this book. His behavior went beyond turning the other cheek on so many different levels. I started to doubt he would ever draw the line, grow a pair, and find his self-respect.
Matt was the quintessential patient from hell: A twisted, angry, physically and emotionally scarred, self-centered, homophobic bastard who wallowed in self-pity while often verbally abusing the people who love him. James was the loving, compassionate, and empathetic caretaker who fell in love with Matt as he attempted to nurse him back to health.
[b:Rescue Me|9564239|Rescue Me|Scarlet Blackwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1287877837s/9564239.jpg|14450938] began with Matt trapped in his car after a horrendous collision. Followed by a trainwreck: The developing relationship between Matt and James. Matt, an insecure, frightened man who desperately wanted to be loved while being clueless about how to give or receive love. James, a nurse who fell desperately in love with his patient, Matt, a man so emotionally shutdown that he was unwilling and unable to reciprocate. Codependent much?
But wait, there's more . . .
I was totally immersed in their story from the first page because of the excellent writing of Scarlet Blackwell. Difficult to read, but impossible for me to put down. While I found it painful to watch James repeatedly accepting Matt's emotional and (sometimes) physical abuse in the name of love (I remember chanting, "Don't do it, James!" several times), I kept reading because the author made me care about these MCs. I stayed around because I hoped to see Matt realize that James was ready to provide the love he had been yearning for his whole life. And I was not disappointed!
If what you want is an easy, romantic, angst-free read, Rescue Me is not the book for you. I thought about taking a break from my TBR after struggling with a severe case of indifference about the last books I've read. I felt many emotions while reading Rescue Me, but indifference was not one of them. It was great to be connected and emotionally involved with the characters.
Btw, I am a romantic, but I don't believe love conquers all. Falling in love with James may have given Matt the courage to face some of his issues, but I believe it would be wise for them to seek couple's therapy from a mental health professional!
I hated Matt through most of this book.
"I'm sorry. Being an asshole isn't easy to change."
Truer words were never spoken. Yep . . . hated him!
I wanted to smack James because he was stuck on stupid for most of this book. His behavior went beyond turning the other cheek on so many different levels. I started to doubt he would ever draw the line, grow a pair, and find his self-respect.
Matt was the quintessential patient from hell: A twisted, angry, physically and emotionally scarred, self-centered, homophobic bastard who wallowed in self-pity while often verbally abusing the people who love him. James was the loving, compassionate, and empathetic caretaker who fell in love with Matt as he attempted to nurse him back to health.
[b:Rescue Me|9564239|Rescue Me|Scarlet Blackwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1287877837s/9564239.jpg|14450938] began with Matt trapped in his car after a horrendous collision. Followed by a trainwreck: The developing relationship between Matt and James. Matt, an insecure, frightened man who desperately wanted to be loved while being clueless about how to give or receive love. James, a nurse who fell desperately in love with his patient, Matt, a man so emotionally shutdown that he was unwilling and unable to reciprocate. Codependent much?
But wait, there's more . . .
I was totally immersed in their story from the first page because of the excellent writing of Scarlet Blackwell. Difficult to read, but impossible for me to put down. While I found it painful to watch James repeatedly accepting Matt's emotional and (sometimes) physical abuse in the name of love (I remember chanting, "Don't do it, James!" several times), I kept reading because the author made me care about these MCs. I stayed around because I hoped to see Matt realize that James was ready to provide the love he had been yearning for his whole life. And I was not disappointed!
If what you want is an easy, romantic, angst-free read, Rescue Me is not the book for you. I thought about taking a break from my TBR after struggling with a severe case of indifference about the last books I've read. I felt many emotions while reading Rescue Me, but indifference was not one of them. It was great to be connected and emotionally involved with the characters.
Btw, I am a romantic, but I don't believe love conquers all. Falling in love with James may have given Matt the courage to face some of his issues, but I believe it would be wise for them to seek couple's therapy from a mental health professional!
2.5 stars. I just couldn't get attached to the main characters in this work. Matt is too nasty and callous, over and over, making the same mistakes. I kept waiting for the author to introduce some kind of major childhood sexual abuse to justify the flaws in this man's character. James is too perfect and too willing to be a doormat. The sex is way too freaking desperate. (I'm sorry, but at a dinner party on a friend's table over the dishes!!!) And then when it switches to HEA it is saccharine sweet. Just a good story desperately seeking a balance and not finding one.
This book is hard to rate, the writing was awesome, the slow-burn was delicious and the sex was hot.
The thing that makes it difficult to rate though is Matt.
He is the worst main character I have ever read. He hurt people's feelings for no particular feelings. The worst of all was how he treated James.
He not only hurt him with his words but he they physically fought and Matt's jealousies were really off-putting.
The scene in their friend's kitchen was what completely put me off Matt completely
This is not a book I would read again, it made me so mad. I wanted for James to grow a pair and walk away from Matt. That kind of love is harmful.
The thing that makes it difficult to rate though is Matt.
He is the worst main character I have ever read. He hurt people's feelings for no particular feelings. The worst of all was how he treated James.
He not only hurt him with his words but he they physically fought and Matt's jealousies were really off-putting.
The scene in their friend's kitchen was what completely put me off Matt completely
Spoiler
Yes Matt, grabbing someone and pushing them down and sticking your dick in them after they have said no makes you a rapist, it doesn't matter if they come or not, it's even worse that you choose not to use a condom. To make matters worse you turn on that person and start questioning their sexual history and calling them a slut.This is not a book I would read again, it made me so mad. I wanted for James to grow a pair and walk away from Matt. That kind of love is harmful.
I do not think I have ever read a more emotionally stunted asshole in all my reading as Matt was in this story.