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A review by claudia_is_reading
Eight Acts by A.L. Lester
5.0
God, but how much I like Lester's books! This is a short novella, but it has so much packed into it...
The sense of place and time is wonderful, and we can 'live' this London, where the Sexual Offenses Act has just been decriminalized. But, of course, that doesn't mean that the world is now safe for gay men.
Adrian and Percy are great characters, and their story, even with quite a bit of anguish, and an off-page terrible act, it's a wonderful, realistic love story.
There is nothing rushed here, no instant commitment. Their relationship advances almost without their knowledge, while they are slowly falling in love. One of the things that captured my heart was the awe Percy felt at this. How he discovered that sex could be more than a stolen moment in the dark, always rushed, always in fear. I loved seeing him discovering that love can be slow and gentle :D
A lovely, lovely story!
The sense of place and time is wonderful, and we can 'live' this London, where the Sexual Offenses Act has just been decriminalized. But, of course, that doesn't mean that the world is now safe for gay men.
Adrian and Percy are great characters, and their story, even with quite a bit of anguish, and an off-page terrible act, it's a wonderful, realistic love story.
There is nothing rushed here, no instant commitment. Their relationship advances almost without their knowledge, while they are slowly falling in love. One of the things that captured my heart was the awe Percy felt at this. How he discovered that sex could be more than a stolen moment in the dark, always rushed, always in fear. I loved seeing him discovering that love can be slow and gentle :D
A lovely, lovely story!