Book Title: Virgin
Author: Jessica Freely
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://www.loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59632-741-2
Genre: LGBT Shape-shifter Paranormal
Author: Jessica Freely
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://www.loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59632-741-2
Genre: LGBT Shape-shifter Paranormal
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Joam is a Varnal and an orphan since the brutal death of his mother three years before. Now, he’s working as an auto mechanic, at near slave wages, for a cruel man who starves and beats the kind-hearted young man. What Joam doesn’t know is that his boss, Higgs, is part of a three man cabal of evil sorcerers that control the small, isolated town of Beulah where he lives. These three men plan on selling Joam’s virginal status so he can be used in an arcane ritual to gain more power for the vicious Varnal, Walsh.
Blake is a young gay hustler who’s on the run after discovering that the most powerful and dangerous pimp in the city, Gregor Walsh, is secretly a shapeshifting Varnal. After seeing his friend Randy killed, Blake is terrified and running for his life. His escape seems to be working until his rust-bucket of a car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, near the little town of Beulah. When he locates a repair garage, he finds more than just a mechanic in Joam. He finds a young, battered man who’s sorely in need of not only a friend but a lover.
Virgin is the newest release by author Jessica Freely. It’s set in an alternative universe-type world where shapeshifting Varnals and sorcerers are openly acknowledged and feared. Ms. Freely has created a bleak and intriguing world where intimidation and fear seems to be the norm, and she’s managed to do it in fewer than eighty pages. Her villains are nicely evil and bent on taking power in their small town of Beulah, but for the life of me I don’t know why. There doesn’t seem to be many citizens and only a few businesses…so why bother? Then there’s Walsh, the story’s original bad guy. He’s definitely ‘the’ bad guy our heroes Joam and Blake need to stay away from. Yet, when they are captured, they work effectively together to overcome their situation. I liked these two young men, and sexually they are hot together, but they’re also tender and caring. Blake is less developed than Joam, and I would have loved to have more information about his background. At the end of this tale, there’s plenty of room left for another story following these two young lovers on the run.
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Joam is a Varnal and an orphan since the brutal death of his mother three years before. Now, he’s working as an auto mechanic, at near slave wages, for a cruel man who starves and beats the kind-hearted young man. What Joam doesn’t know is that his boss, Higgs, is part of a three man cabal of evil sorcerers that control the small, isolated town of Beulah where he lives. These three men plan on selling Joam’s virginal status so he can be used in an arcane ritual to gain more power for the vicious Varnal, Walsh.
Blake is a young gay hustler who’s on the run after discovering that the most powerful and dangerous pimp in the city, Gregor Walsh, is secretly a shapeshifting Varnal. After seeing his friend Randy killed, Blake is terrified and running for his life. His escape seems to be working until his rust-bucket of a car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, near the little town of Beulah. When he locates a repair garage, he finds more than just a mechanic in Joam. He finds a young, battered man who’s sorely in need of not only a friend but a lover.
Virgin is the newest release by author Jessica Freely. It’s set in an alternative universe-type world where shapeshifting Varnals and sorcerers are openly acknowledged and feared. Ms. Freely has created a bleak and intriguing world where intimidation and fear seems to be the norm, and she’s managed to do it in fewer than eighty pages. Her villains are nicely evil and bent on taking power in their small town of Beulah, but for the life of me I don’t know why. There doesn’t seem to be many citizens and only a few businesses…so why bother? Then there’s Walsh, the story’s original bad guy. He’s definitely ‘the’ bad guy our heroes Joam and Blake need to stay away from. Yet, when they are captured, they work effectively together to overcome their situation. I liked these two young men, and sexually they are hot together, but they’re also tender and caring. Blake is less developed than Joam, and I would have loved to have more information about his background. At the end of this tale, there’s plenty of room left for another story following these two young lovers on the run.
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