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A review by shandra
Try by Ella Frank
5.0
So glad I gave this a TRY!
Every moment of this book was a delight for me. I loved the dynamics of Logan's relationship with Tate. I loved how masculine both characters were and how at no point in time I felt they fell into any kind of stereotyped personas that are so commonly shown in queer fiction today. There was real passion between them that was genuinely a delight to experience.
I can't say that I was surprised by the writing quality because I already knew that Ella Frank was a great writer. I'd gone into reading this one expecting at least a 3 if not a 4 for sheer technique, but this book? This book is a 5 because it never stops being amazing from page one to the very last page where things don't wind up absolutely-perfect-HEA-forever-and-ever-amen, but they do end on a perfect-for-these-people-in-this-moment note which I appreciated so much more.
Life isn't always a perfect ending. Life often has stories whose endings are confusing, often scary, and sometimes outright cruel.
This book deals a lot with the consequences of giving a homosexual relationship a chance along with showcasing that there's no such thing as "trying" to love someone.
Sometimes love does transcend every barrier.
This book brings that to the forefront of the reader's mind as it proves over and over again that it's possible to love someone even if you don't want to and possible to want someone even if you don't love them.
I loved it. I think it's a great, fantastic, phenomenal read and I am very glad to say that it was my first read completed in 2014.
Thanks for letting me "Try" with you, Ella Frank. You're amazing.
Every moment of this book was a delight for me. I loved the dynamics of Logan's relationship with Tate. I loved how masculine both characters were and how at no point in time I felt they fell into any kind of stereotyped personas that are so commonly shown in queer fiction today. There was real passion between them that was genuinely a delight to experience.
I can't say that I was surprised by the writing quality because I already knew that Ella Frank was a great writer. I'd gone into reading this one expecting at least a 3 if not a 4 for sheer technique, but this book? This book is a 5 because it never stops being amazing from page one to the very last page where things don't wind up absolutely-perfect-HEA-forever-and-ever-amen, but they do end on a perfect-for-these-people-in-this-moment note which I appreciated so much more.
Life isn't always a perfect ending. Life often has stories whose endings are confusing, often scary, and sometimes outright cruel.
This book deals a lot with the consequences of giving a homosexual relationship a chance along with showcasing that there's no such thing as "trying" to love someone.
Sometimes love does transcend every barrier.
This book brings that to the forefront of the reader's mind as it proves over and over again that it's possible to love someone even if you don't want to and possible to want someone even if you don't love them.
I loved it. I think it's a great, fantastic, phenomenal read and I am very glad to say that it was my first read completed in 2014.
Thanks for letting me "Try" with you, Ella Frank. You're amazing.