A review by dys
Beautiful boy by Grace R. Duncan

3.0

Good, not great. Well written just not much story, mostly just bdsm scene after bdsm scene with little in between. I found the blurb for this book to be seriously misleading, which was a bit of a let down since it was such an interesting setup for a story. (big spoilers)
Spoiler The serial killed aspect wasn't even a thing. It was mentioned at the start and was "fixed" in all of two paragraphs in the first chapter of the story: "He was killed. I feel guilty. I told my friend and he called me stupid. Now I'm over it all." You never see any angst, or grieving or any real repercussions or after effects of the past lover's murder. Kyle's part of the blurb never really happens either. The"outing" take place in the last, idk, 10% somewhere and isn't much of anything.
Since all you really get is sex, the characters felt very flat to me and I wasn't able to form much of a bond to either one. Though numerous, the sex/bdsm scenes were well written. I know nothing of the lifestyle, but they seemed informed and researched. They also showed a good variety of different types of scenes and different aspects of bdsm, which I enjoyed. I always love a book that ends with me feeling like I've learned something new.