Title: Out Of The Blue
Author: Josh Lanyon
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publisher URL: www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59578-578-7
Genre: {M/M} Military Historical
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
It’s 1916 and the world is at war. Thousands of soldiers are fighting in the trenches of France, and hundreds of British and German pilots are battling to the death in the air over the once fertile fields below. The strain of living on the edge of death, hoping to survive while watching friends and comrades die, leads to tension, poor choices and more than a little reckless behavior. When a piece of Captain Bat Bryant’s past is threatened with exposure, he lashes out in anger, fear and panic, accidentally killing the man trying to blackmail him. What he doesn’t expect is for his actions to have been witnessed by another pilot; the huge and handsome Texan, Cowboy Cooper. Initially Bat doesn’t know what to expect from the other pilot, but it’s not long before he discovers Cowboy has his own reasons for agreeing to help.
I guess I can blame being a sucker for war stories on watching too many John Wayne movies while growing up so when I discovered Mr. Lanyon had written a novella set during “The Great War”, I was thrilled. I can honestly say I’ve never been disappointed with a book from this talented author, and Out of the Blue is no exception. It’s well written and plotted, filled with accurately portrayed historical details and has an exciting, realistic premise. All the characters, especially Bat and Cowboy, are vividly described, and the action, both on the ground and in the air, sucks you into the story from the very first sentence.
Cowboy didn’t start out as a likable man; he saw what he wanted, in this case, Bat, and he was willing to do just about anything to get it. It wasn’t long though before Mr. Lanyon’s portrayal of the huge Texan changes, showing Cowboy to be caring, tender and protective. I initially found Bat to be a little confusing. For a military pilot and the captain who was the glue holding the squadron together, he tended to be a little uncertain and over-emotional. Yet, his attitude and unrest was understandable, considering recent events. These two couldn’t be more dissimilar in personal backgrounds, but it’s not long before their desire to defeat the Germans and to find solace in each other’s arms, pulls the men together.
It’s a story that shows the fragility of life and the depictions of the new, young, naïve pilots who often didn’t make it past their first flight, sad and depressing. In truth, there’s a lot about this story that pulls at the heartstrings…the pilots depression, the fear, confusion, the suicidal flights in bad weather, and the deaths of comrades each time the squadron takes off. All these added with Cowboy, Bat and their new relationship makes this historical M/M book not to be missed.
Author: Josh Lanyon
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publisher URL: www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59578-578-7
Genre: {M/M} Military Historical
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
It’s 1916 and the world is at war. Thousands of soldiers are fighting in the trenches of France, and hundreds of British and German pilots are battling to the death in the air over the once fertile fields below. The strain of living on the edge of death, hoping to survive while watching friends and comrades die, leads to tension, poor choices and more than a little reckless behavior. When a piece of Captain Bat Bryant’s past is threatened with exposure, he lashes out in anger, fear and panic, accidentally killing the man trying to blackmail him. What he doesn’t expect is for his actions to have been witnessed by another pilot; the huge and handsome Texan, Cowboy Cooper. Initially Bat doesn’t know what to expect from the other pilot, but it’s not long before he discovers Cowboy has his own reasons for agreeing to help.
I guess I can blame being a sucker for war stories on watching too many John Wayne movies while growing up so when I discovered Mr. Lanyon had written a novella set during “The Great War”, I was thrilled. I can honestly say I’ve never been disappointed with a book from this talented author, and Out of the Blue is no exception. It’s well written and plotted, filled with accurately portrayed historical details and has an exciting, realistic premise. All the characters, especially Bat and Cowboy, are vividly described, and the action, both on the ground and in the air, sucks you into the story from the very first sentence.
Cowboy didn’t start out as a likable man; he saw what he wanted, in this case, Bat, and he was willing to do just about anything to get it. It wasn’t long though before Mr. Lanyon’s portrayal of the huge Texan changes, showing Cowboy to be caring, tender and protective. I initially found Bat to be a little confusing. For a military pilot and the captain who was the glue holding the squadron together, he tended to be a little uncertain and over-emotional. Yet, his attitude and unrest was understandable, considering recent events. These two couldn’t be more dissimilar in personal backgrounds, but it’s not long before their desire to defeat the Germans and to find solace in each other’s arms, pulls the men together.
It’s a story that shows the fragility of life and the depictions of the new, young, naïve pilots who often didn’t make it past their first flight, sad and depressing. In truth, there’s a lot about this story that pulls at the heartstrings…the pilots depression, the fear, confusion, the suicidal flights in bad weather, and the deaths of comrades each time the squadron takes off. All these added with Cowboy, Bat and their new relationship makes this historical M/M book not to be missed.
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