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A review by debb1ereadsbooks1
Vespertine by Indra Vaughn, Leta Blake
4.0
Independent reviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock, I was gifted my copy of this book, in exchange for my review.
2 boys grew up together. Then one made a decision that broke the other's heart. 17 years later, Jasper is a Catholic priest, and Nicky is broken, returning home to get well and find his music again.
The question is, who fixes whom??
I had to sleep on this one, several nights. Why?? I couldn't word what I wanted to say, how to word it. Still can't, not properly. So I apologise if this review waffles, or doesn't make sense.
Nicky and Jazz loved each other as children, as young men, but Jazz left Nicky and Nicky went off to be a rock star. Nicky's management team were not the most....supportive...in fact, they were rather destructive to Nicky and his band members. Nicky found himself spiralling downward at a rapid rate, with a trip to the morgue well on the cards. He comes home, to his parents, to find himself again, to make up for being a bad son for so long. (Nicky's words, not mine) Jazz is the local priest, running a LGBTQ youth shelter.
Their first meeting after 17 years is painful. It hurt me how much Nicky hates Jazz, how much he still loves him. It hurt me how Jazz reacted to Nicky's hurt. It was beautifully, emotionally painfully written. As was how Jazz reacted when he heard what had happened to Nicky after he returned to LA. I cried, great sobbing, break-your-heart tears.
It is beautifully written, from both men's POV in the third person. We get Nicky's final meltdown, and we get Jazz' too.
I really did love it. BUT but but but but. Here's where I'm struggling. Something was off, missing, not quite right, and for the life of me I cannot figure it out, not figure out what's stopping me giving it 5 stars. Its been driving me nuts for day, hence the sleeping on it. My initial reaction is 4 stars, and I have to run with it.
I would like to read something else by this author, anything, just to see if it's just this book, or the author's style of writing.
So..
4 stars
**same worded review will appear on Goodreads, Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk**
2 boys grew up together. Then one made a decision that broke the other's heart. 17 years later, Jasper is a Catholic priest, and Nicky is broken, returning home to get well and find his music again.
The question is, who fixes whom??
I had to sleep on this one, several nights. Why?? I couldn't word what I wanted to say, how to word it. Still can't, not properly. So I apologise if this review waffles, or doesn't make sense.
Nicky and Jazz loved each other as children, as young men, but Jazz left Nicky and Nicky went off to be a rock star. Nicky's management team were not the most....supportive...in fact, they were rather destructive to Nicky and his band members. Nicky found himself spiralling downward at a rapid rate, with a trip to the morgue well on the cards. He comes home, to his parents, to find himself again, to make up for being a bad son for so long. (Nicky's words, not mine) Jazz is the local priest, running a LGBTQ youth shelter.
Their first meeting after 17 years is painful. It hurt me how much Nicky hates Jazz, how much he still loves him. It hurt me how Jazz reacted to Nicky's hurt. It was beautifully, emotionally painfully written. As was how Jazz reacted when he heard what had happened to Nicky after he returned to LA. I cried, great sobbing, break-your-heart tears.
It is beautifully written, from both men's POV in the third person. We get Nicky's final meltdown, and we get Jazz' too.
I really did love it. BUT but but but but. Here's where I'm struggling. Something was off, missing, not quite right, and for the life of me I cannot figure it out, not figure out what's stopping me giving it 5 stars. Its been driving me nuts for day, hence the sleeping on it. My initial reaction is 4 stars, and I have to run with it.
I would like to read something else by this author, anything, just to see if it's just this book, or the author's style of writing.
So..
4 stars
**same worded review will appear on Goodreads, Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk**