Darien Cox

I don't regret reading this, but I am hesitant to continue reading the series.

I started counting how many chapters left before the end at five, because while the beginning and the last chapter are better done, everything in between needed more editing, some parts quite a lot more. This felt very much like it was finished on a deadline and not allowed to become the novel it should have been. This includes some distancing language during sex scenes - the last place you want your reader to be distanced. Much of the dialogue was predictable/boring and ditto some of the actions, the sorts of things cleaned up in a thorough edit.

But the very worst is what Elliot does that pulls Myles into the group. It's just plain old stupid. They've spent a decade being secret. That's a HABIT now. It is lazy writing to have one of them screw up that badly. I'd like to think it was deliberate, but I can't trust the author that far.

But I adore Baz.… (more)

This BOOK. It grabbed my brain immediately and kept hold of it, made me laugh and made me mad, and made me awww. It is spiritual-paranormal, and it is all from the perspective of the non-psychic main character, Kurt. I loved that Orion's past does not dictate his present, and I loved how his resilience is revealed. I loved Kurt's dad, who is just as complex as Kurt and Orion. I loved that Kurt confronts his own privilege, his imperfections, and his judgey attitudes. But not without some pain. I loved how Kurt recognizes his bisexuality.

It's just a really good story. This author made me want to whack Kurt upside the head - and that is as it should be.… (more)