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A review by bitchie
Promises Part 2 by A.E. Via
3.0
2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 to reward the better editing this author finally got!
What can I say, here? The editing was much better than I've come to expect from this author! Other than a couple of minor things that I've already forgotten the particulars of, there were no major spelling or grammar errors, yay for that!
I think this story was even more ludicrous than I've come to expect from this author. Via loves her a good, badass alpha male with a heart of gold, and this time she gives us that in Roman "Quick" Webb. Roman started to fall for Cayson in the first book of the series, but he acted like an ass, so he spends the first quarter or so of this one making up for it. He does pretty good at wooing Cayson and winning back his trust.
What I didn't like was how silly it was that, in his whole life, Cayson NEVER found a guy that was willing to date him in the open. He's always found guys who treated him like shit, guys who used him while hiding in their closets. Cayson, a smart, kind, sexy doctor, couldn't find a man who wanted to date him openly? Get real, people!
And then there was the "Ex" Doctor Joe, who very quickly went into caricature villain territory, so over the top it was ridiculous. He went from the closeted guy who used Cayson for hookups, but wouldn't fuck or let himself be fucked (what was Cayson getting out of this exactly?) to an obsessive psycho who shows up at all hours, makes threats and even. This guy was just too much.
If all you want is some mindless good fun with some hot sex and a hot alpha male, you'll probably like this, but if you want actual logic and a sensible plot, maybe check elsewhere.
Ok, folks, I know this is the next day, but I just thought of something else that bugged the HELL out of me during the first half (probably more) of this story: Cayson's constantly "aching hole, because he hasn't been fucked in so long. Sorry, but the only time I've ever had "aching holes" is maybe AFTER a good pounding, not because I've been missing one. Is this a guy thing, or just something silly on the part of way too many M/M authors? Does a man really feel the need for sex as an actual, physical ache in his asshole?
What can I say, here? The editing was much better than I've come to expect from this author! Other than a couple of minor things that I've already forgotten the particulars of, there were no major spelling or grammar errors, yay for that!
I think this story was even more ludicrous than I've come to expect from this author. Via loves her a good, badass alpha male with a heart of gold, and this time she gives us that in Roman "Quick" Webb. Roman started to fall for Cayson in the first book of the series, but he acted like an ass, so he spends the first quarter or so of this one making up for it. He does pretty good at wooing Cayson and winning back his trust.
What I didn't like was how silly it was that, in his whole life, Cayson NEVER found a guy that was willing to date him in the open. He's always found guys who treated him like shit, guys who used him while hiding in their closets. Cayson, a smart, kind, sexy doctor, couldn't find a man who wanted to date him openly? Get real, people!
And then there was the "Ex" Doctor Joe, who very quickly went into caricature villain territory, so over the top it was ridiculous. He went from the closeted guy who used Cayson for hookups, but wouldn't fuck or let himself be fucked (what was Cayson getting out of this exactly?) to an obsessive psycho who shows up at all hours, makes threats and even
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takes out a hit on RomanIf all you want is some mindless good fun with some hot sex and a hot alpha male, you'll probably like this, but if you want actual logic and a sensible plot, maybe check elsewhere.
Ok, folks, I know this is the next day, but I just thought of something else that bugged the HELL out of me during the first half (probably more) of this story: Cayson's constantly "aching hole, because he hasn't been fucked in so long. Sorry, but the only time I've ever had "aching holes" is maybe AFTER a good pounding, not because I've been missing one. Is this a guy thing, or just something silly on the part of way too many M/M authors? Does a man really feel the need for sex as an actual, physical ache in his asshole?