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A review by foreverinastory
An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur
5.0
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
God this was something else. I loved every second of this generational family saga. September 11, 1973: The Chilean government is overthrown by a coup and Alejandro Penda is forced to escape to America. His parents are disappeared. In America, he's taken in by his Uncle and the Larks, a prominent family of Guelisten.
September, 11 2001: Javier Landes watches from his apartment as New York City is attacked by terrorists. He is traumatized by the event as well as a promise that was never kept. As one of NYC's top paid escorts, Jav has never wanted for anything. But in the wake of 9/11, he discovers he has a orphaned nephew in Guelisten who needs him.
Jav, Alex and Valerie cross paths in their twenties and feel the sparks of attraction. Val even spends time with Jav as a paid client for some time. But as Val and Alex become even closer and eventually marry, their reunion at 40 is full of suppressed emotions and sexual chemistry. They have all been shaped by their trauma and find that it brings them closer to each other than they ever could have dreamed.
I loved these three. They made me so happy when they were together. Jav spends a good portion of the book trying to come to terms with his sexuality, and eventually does come out as bisexual. His relationship with Val and Alex separately and together was just lovely. I fell so completely in love with these guys. The only thing I wish had been more of an option is polyamory. Monogamy is not for everyone, and that's all I am going to say without going into spoiler territory.
Seeing Jav, Alex and Val at 20 and then reunite again with kids to take care of was so magical. I already knew how much I loved them and then seeing them pushed back together was like coming home. There's so much in this book that I don't have the words to describe, but damn this was just amazing. I felt every emotion you could think of in the course of reading this book, but damn it was so worth it.
I did not realize this was a series. I think I have an idea about who Jude may be in book 3, but I can't wait to get there and find out for real.
God this was something else. I loved every second of this generational family saga. September 11, 1973: The Chilean government is overthrown by a coup and Alejandro Penda is forced to escape to America. His parents are disappeared. In America, he's taken in by his Uncle and the Larks, a prominent family of Guelisten.
September, 11 2001: Javier Landes watches from his apartment as New York City is attacked by terrorists. He is traumatized by the event as well as a promise that was never kept. As one of NYC's top paid escorts, Jav has never wanted for anything. But in the wake of 9/11, he discovers he has a orphaned nephew in Guelisten who needs him.
Jav, Alex and Valerie cross paths in their twenties and feel the sparks of attraction. Val even spends time with Jav as a paid client for some time. But as Val and Alex become even closer and eventually marry, their reunion at 40 is full of suppressed emotions and sexual chemistry. They have all been shaped by their trauma and find that it brings them closer to each other than they ever could have dreamed.
I loved these three. They made me so happy when they were together. Jav spends a good portion of the book trying to come to terms with his sexuality, and eventually does come out as bisexual. His relationship with Val and Alex separately and together was just lovely. I fell so completely in love with these guys. The only thing I wish had been more of an option is polyamory. Monogamy is not for everyone, and that's all I am going to say without going into spoiler territory.
Seeing Jav, Alex and Val at 20 and then reunite again with kids to take care of was so magical. I already knew how much I loved them and then seeing them pushed back together was like coming home. There's so much in this book that I don't have the words to describe, but damn this was just amazing. I felt every emotion you could think of in the course of reading this book, but damn it was so worth it.
I did not realize this was a series. I think I have an idea about who Jude may be in book 3, but I can't wait to get there and find out for real.