Brien Michaels

Is there more? Did I get a dodgy copy? I'm assuming this is a series so I get leaving the mysterious caller plot thread hanging, but is that it for our MCs? Straight Chris just slides right into a gay relationship like it's nothing, despite the hints of angst we saw? This book just stopped - which is a particular pet peeve of mine! I like my loose ends tied into a pretty bow by the end of the story.

Other than the abrupt ending, this was a decent read, but lacked emotional depth and show more connection. (Both between the MCs and between characters and reader.) All the components of a great story were there but the author seemed to misread the instructions when putting it together.

None of that will stop me reading the next one as I really was intrigued by the creepy caller and I NEED CLOSURE! show less

Is there more? Did I get a dodgy copy? I'm assuming this is a series so I get leaving the mysterious caller plot thread hanging, but is that it for our MCs? Straight Chris just slides right into a gay relationship like it's nothing, despite the hints of angst we saw? This book just stopped - which is a particular pet peeve of mine! I like my loose ends tied into a pretty bow by the end of the story.

Other than the abrupt ending, this was a decent read, but lacked emotional depth and show more connection. (Both between the MCs and between characters and reader.) All the components of a great story were there but the author seemed to misread the instructions when putting it together.

None of that will stop me reading the next one as I really was intrigued by the creepy caller and I NEED CLOSURE! show less

If I had to be true, I didn’t like so much Eduardo the first time we met; a straight man who is “forced” to have sex with men since all women on earth are dead, he really is not treating them well, actually he is a real bastard and in the position of Lincoln I would have not given him the time of a day. But, first Lincoln didn’t see how Eduardo was before, and due to his resemblance with Eduardo’s dead wife, Lincoln receives a way better treatment than all the other men.

The author show more doesn’t explain who Eduardo and Lincoln are before embarking on that ship that is basically leading to hell; maybe since it was not important, the world is falling apart, and doesn’t really matter who you were or what you did. We can only understand that Eduardo is straight and very wealthy, and Lincoln is somewhat “innocent”, believing in love at first sight and all. When Lincoln sees Eduardo, he recognizes the love of his life and in that situation it’s not important to establish if Eduardo is a good or bad man; in a situation where there is no hope for a future, what really matter is to enjoy the moment.

This is a very hard to “digest” horror, so if you are faint of heart, be careful before picking it up. The relationship between Eduardo and Lincoln is very physical, founded on sex and instinct. That is something that I had already the chance to notice in other novels where the main character is a straight man having a gay relationship, like he had to justify his relationship with another man with only a physical reason, emotions are not part of the equation.

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A Hearts On Fire Review

THREE STARS-- "Not Like the Movies" is book #2 in the Sexy College Studs series. I'm a newbie to the series and author but based on the blurb, I was expecting a light, rom-com type of romance with cute new adult fun. There's a comedy of errors mix up between two roommates- a gay loner/awkward virgin (Jay) and his seemingly straight jock roommate, Chris.

The story had a solid start, showcasing Jay and his antisocial tendencies and ways he dreamed up a perfect romance show more based on movies. And thankfully were get alternating POV between Jay and his roommate after 22% in. Story's just piling on the cuteness. Uh-oh there's a stalker calling the boys. But he's not extremely creeptastic, story's still good. All good. Up until about 40-45% of the story I was in light, cute fluff happy-joy-joy and then both guys started dating. Then my happy bubbles started to pop slowly. There's some weird and random stalker that's been calling has learned more personal details - not as fun. And roommates...*sigh*

Chris? For some one who blatantly stated he didn't define his sexuality, he didn't mind who he fell for...he sure did worry about putting a label on his sexuality. And he did worry what others thought, so how is that not caring? He came across as a selfish lover. He didn't want to reciprocate in giving head or anal...I mean what did he really offer, some lame strip tease? I think Jay could have done better. In fact at times, I wondered it his feelings for Chris wasn't some form of hero worship.

I wanted more depth added to Chris and Jay's relationship. I wanted the ending with some form of definitive answers. Who's the stalker? How is Chris okay with being such a selfish lover? Why is Jay settling? And the ending was HFN (*pouts*) And besides my issues, there were some good parts. Sometimes the dialogue between Jay and Chris worked and there were bits of cute speckled across. And weighing the issues with the parts that worked, I'm leaning towards more favorable pastures...barely." show less