Title: Bastards And Pretty Boys
Author: K.Z. Snow
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publisher URL: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59578-618-0
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Charlie Larkin’s just bought a rustic lakeside cabin and his life is almost happy. A few months before, he came clean with his wife about his homosexuality and they’ve turned into good friends; that’s the happy part. He also has a possessive, cheating boyfriend of five months and a relationship that isn’t working; that’s the almost part.
He plans to spend his vacation fixing up the house and cleaning up the beach and if he gets up the nerve, try to get over his fear of the water. Charlie doesn’t plan to be attracted to the yummy guy, Booker, living next door. Initially, he resists involvement because of his relationship with Kenneth, but Booker isn’t a man easy to ignore, and the sexy neighbor's personal baggage can't be ignored, either. It takes both Charlie and Booker working together to devise a plan to deal with the problems of his unfortunate past, so he can be free and they can move on with their lives.
Bastards And Pretty Boys is an easy to read, lighthearted M/M romance chronicling the end of a bad relationship and the beginning a new promising one. Told in first person, from Charlie’s viewpoint, it focuses on what happens after Booker comes into his life. This all happens in a pretty lakeside location, which gives the story a calm, quiet, and relaxed atmosphere. I loved the scenes where Booker was trying to teach the phobic Charlie to swim…great original distraction techniques created here!
Charlie is a realistic character and the author did a nice job showing that he’s moved through the dark time of his divorce and moved on; that he’d grown and become a happier person by accepting the truth about himself. His reaction to the news of Booker’s shady past is equally realistic. He might have reacted a little hastily initially, but it wasn’t long before he rationally evaluated all the information, added what he knew of Booker and come to a conclusion. He wasn’t giving Booker up. I particularly liked this portion of the story and feel the author did a wonderful job with the pacing and dialogue.
Author: K.Z. Snow
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publisher URL: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59578-618-0
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Charlie Larkin’s just bought a rustic lakeside cabin and his life is almost happy. A few months before, he came clean with his wife about his homosexuality and they’ve turned into good friends; that’s the happy part. He also has a possessive, cheating boyfriend of five months and a relationship that isn’t working; that’s the almost part.
He plans to spend his vacation fixing up the house and cleaning up the beach and if he gets up the nerve, try to get over his fear of the water. Charlie doesn’t plan to be attracted to the yummy guy, Booker, living next door. Initially, he resists involvement because of his relationship with Kenneth, but Booker isn’t a man easy to ignore, and the sexy neighbor's personal baggage can't be ignored, either. It takes both Charlie and Booker working together to devise a plan to deal with the problems of his unfortunate past, so he can be free and they can move on with their lives.
Bastards And Pretty Boys is an easy to read, lighthearted M/M romance chronicling the end of a bad relationship and the beginning a new promising one. Told in first person, from Charlie’s viewpoint, it focuses on what happens after Booker comes into his life. This all happens in a pretty lakeside location, which gives the story a calm, quiet, and relaxed atmosphere. I loved the scenes where Booker was trying to teach the phobic Charlie to swim…great original distraction techniques created here!
Charlie is a realistic character and the author did a nice job showing that he’s moved through the dark time of his divorce and moved on; that he’d grown and become a happier person by accepting the truth about himself. His reaction to the news of Booker’s shady past is equally realistic. He might have reacted a little hastily initially, but it wasn’t long before he rationally evaluated all the information, added what he knew of Booker and come to a conclusion. He wasn’t giving Booker up. I particularly liked this portion of the story and feel the author did a wonderful job with the pacing and dialogue.
I also enjoyed reading about Booker’s craft and Charlie’s reaction to it. I would have liked to know more of Charlie’s business and a little more of his personal information, to help round him out in my head. Kenneth makes a good villain-like character, but the true bad-guy (who will remain nameless) is a sleaze you’ll love to hate.
1 comments:
Many thanks, MN, for your time and attention. I'm so glad you enjoyed Bastards and Pretty Boys.
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