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Tailor Made
by Josephine Myles
There is something that happens when I open a book from Josephine Myles. I get this insane happiness and rightness about what I am about to read before my eyes move over a single word. To quote a friend “She writes the best characters,” and I agree with this 100%. Tailor Made is just another reason for me to be a card carrying fangirl of Ms. Myles.
Felix McAvoy needs a suit made for his final art performance and this cannot be an ordinary suit; this has a lot weighing on it. Not only will it hold a grade, it’s also is the key to impress Saul, his mentor and finally get in to his pants. When a friend of Felix’s suggest he get the best to make his suit, we meet Andrew Wheeler. Upon first glance Andrew is not what he seems, ahem um…gay… and Felix being forever on the prowl finds this a chance to get what he needs and go for what he wants. After a bit of flirtatious persuasion, Andrew reluctantly agrees to make the suit since his model is now unavailable; a proper quid pro quo happens and the boys will work together. Now, Felix is known as a boy who gets around we learn Andrew is a virgin waiting for Mr. Right. But when Felix shows up for the first fitting and shows off his assets, Andrew is infatuated and decides that hormones, boners, and Mr. Right now might be okay.
Felix and Andrew… these two boys are opposites and quite frankly I adore it when they are. The opposites attract vibe is one of my favorites; it can be a disaster of epic proportions but this author has a way that brings these two boys together with sweet, sexy, ridiculous and adorable situations.
Boys, you had me with this fitting and I loved being in both your heads. Felix, your name makes me grin. I loved meeting you leaning against the wall as you smoked and you inner dialogue is amazing. As someone who has random dialogue running through her mind on constant, I love reading characters that do the same thing. Oh and aside from the fact that you lay everything out there, even when it’s borderline inappropriate, you are unapologetic and simply just you. I heart you Felix. I do.
Andrew. You my dear where do I begin? Knowing that you are saving yourself for Mr. Right but your attraction to Felix has you doing what your libido rather than your brain tells you to do was a delight to read. What’s that saying about men and the real brain that leads them? I believed at some point you were going to start talking to your dick in the same way Felix did, as often as that boy turned you on. I adored how you let yourself go when you were with him. How you both were derailed with what you thought you wanted and came to accept that you could love the one you were with.
So, back to the story. Andrew and Felix are working together on Felix’s suit for his performance and Andrew’s need of a model. Felix goes to Saul with his pitch for his final and learns the school that was focusing on alternative art is now deciding to focus on the traditional once again and Felix needs to up his game with his life form art. Of course, Felix needs a model for this so he proposes that while Andrew works on the suit, Felix can draw Andrew as he works. A chance for them to work together; more often, more closely, and just more, more, MOAR.
The boys are attracted to each other but the longer they spend time together, they learn that they have similar things in common other than art school. Andrew respects Felix’s fearlessness and Felix enjoys the brightness of Andrews smile and the unfamiliar tightness in his chest it brings. The boys set out for their work sessions and decide to give into the sexual attraction while Felix “teaches” Andrews the ways of gay sex so that when he finds his Mr. Right he will know what to do. Brilliant? Right? As the boys become closer, Felix starts to realize that the conquest of Saul is losing its fondness and that he likes to be around Andrew. Andrew realizes that though he had the idea of his Happily Ever After, the reality of what is in front of him might be the dream come true he didn’t know he wanted. Felix isn’t who he imagined falling for and if he is falling, can these two opposites work?
Tailor Made gave me a glimpse into the world of art students. As a girl who has always admired art yet, lacked zero talent, I enjoyed being a part of both forms each boy was involved in. The detail put into Felix’s paintings and Andrew’s suits gave me the visualization of being there, of seeing each color and feeling the fabrics as they were sewn together and put on the body. It gave me everything I needed to be in the moment. The boys were fantastic. The story was sweet with very little angst and it was yummy and smutty. Ms. Myles certainly knows how to bring that to the story. Oh boy, does she ever!
Not only was this story a great for me, it took me out of my awful mood immediately but the author’s note at the end? Knowing that we will be getting more of these two? Ack! I can’t wait. What a great gift after a great read.
Felix McAvoy needs a suit made for his final art performance and this cannot be an ordinary suit; this has a lot weighing on it. Not only will it hold a grade, it’s also is the key to impress Saul, his mentor and finally get in to his pants. When a friend of Felix’s suggest he get the best to make his suit, we meet Andrew Wheeler. Upon first glance Andrew is not what he seems, ahem um…gay… and Felix being forever on the prowl finds this a chance to get what he needs and go for what he wants. After a bit of flirtatious persuasion, Andrew reluctantly agrees to make the suit since his model is now unavailable; a proper quid pro quo happens and the boys will work together. Now, Felix is known as a boy who gets around we learn Andrew is a virgin waiting for Mr. Right. But when Felix shows up for the first fitting and shows off his assets, Andrew is infatuated and decides that hormones, boners, and Mr. Right now might be okay.
If there was anything Felix didn’t know about charming gay and bi-curious men it could probably be written on a condom packet with space to spare for a few smutty drawings.
Felix and Andrew… these two boys are opposites and quite frankly I adore it when they are. The opposites attract vibe is one of my favorites; it can be a disaster of epic proportions but this author has a way that brings these two boys together with sweet, sexy, ridiculous and adorable situations.
Boys, you had me with this fitting and I loved being in both your heads. Felix, your name makes me grin. I loved meeting you leaning against the wall as you smoked and you inner dialogue is amazing. As someone who has random dialogue running through her mind on constant, I love reading characters that do the same thing. Oh and aside from the fact that you lay everything out there, even when it’s borderline inappropriate, you are unapologetic and simply just you. I heart you Felix. I do.
Andrew. You my dear where do I begin? Knowing that you are saving yourself for Mr. Right but your attraction to Felix has you doing what your libido rather than your brain tells you to do was a delight to read. What’s that saying about men and the real brain that leads them? I believed at some point you were going to start talking to your dick in the same way Felix did, as often as that boy turned you on. I adored how you let yourself go when you were with him. How you both were derailed with what you thought you wanted and came to accept that you could love the one you were with.
So, back to the story. Andrew and Felix are working together on Felix’s suit for his performance and Andrew’s need of a model. Felix goes to Saul with his pitch for his final and learns the school that was focusing on alternative art is now deciding to focus on the traditional once again and Felix needs to up his game with his life form art. Of course, Felix needs a model for this so he proposes that while Andrew works on the suit, Felix can draw Andrew as he works. A chance for them to work together; more often, more closely, and just more, more, MOAR.
Andrew had let his defenses down, shown his vulnerability, and it has been stunning. He couldn’t get the memory of that moment out of his head.
The boys are attracted to each other but the longer they spend time together, they learn that they have similar things in common other than art school. Andrew respects Felix’s fearlessness and Felix enjoys the brightness of Andrews smile and the unfamiliar tightness in his chest it brings. The boys set out for their work sessions and decide to give into the sexual attraction while Felix “teaches” Andrews the ways of gay sex so that when he finds his Mr. Right he will know what to do. Brilliant? Right? As the boys become closer, Felix starts to realize that the conquest of Saul is losing its fondness and that he likes to be around Andrew. Andrew realizes that though he had the idea of his Happily Ever After, the reality of what is in front of him might be the dream come true he didn’t know he wanted. Felix isn’t who he imagined falling for and if he is falling, can these two opposites work?
Felix might be Mr. Wrong in so many ways…no wonder people wrote sad songs about unrequited love. It was an absolute killer.
Tailor Made gave me a glimpse into the world of art students. As a girl who has always admired art yet, lacked zero talent, I enjoyed being a part of both forms each boy was involved in. The detail put into Felix’s paintings and Andrew’s suits gave me the visualization of being there, of seeing each color and feeling the fabrics as they were sewn together and put on the body. It gave me everything I needed to be in the moment. The boys were fantastic. The story was sweet with very little angst and it was yummy and smutty. Ms. Myles certainly knows how to bring that to the story. Oh boy, does she ever!
Not only was this story a great for me, it took me out of my awful mood immediately but the author’s note at the end? Knowing that we will be getting more of these two? Ack! I can’t wait. What a great gift after a great read.