A Rookie Move

It took me a bit to get into this one, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. I do hate that whole miscommunication crap though. I was really annoyed at Nate for being mad at Mike about the Taylor situation. If I saw something like that with my bf, he wouldn't get a chance to explain anything, and I'd have every right to be mad. Why was it ok to hold hands with and kiss Taylor, even if it was only to say goodbye? And after all of Nate's bitching about Mike not talking/communicating, then he doesn't bother to even let Mike know he's ok when Mike's been checking in on him?! To then have the nerve to tell Mike he's acting like a child because he won't talk to Nate about what happened... I think Nate was acting like a child by not talking to show more Mike about his concerns/issues with his feelings and realizing he's gay and then forcing Mike to talk to him. Hypocrtical much? show less

It took me a bit to get into this one, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. I do hate that whole miscommunication crap though. I was really annoyed at Nate for being mad at Mike about the Taylor situation. If I saw something like that with my bf, he wouldn't get a chance to explain anything, and I'd have every right to be mad. Why was it ok to hold hands with and kiss Taylor, even if it was only to say goodbye? And after all of Nate's bitching about Mike not talking/communicating, then he doesn't bother to even let Mike know he's ok when Mike's been checking in on him?! To then have the nerve to tell Mike he's acting like a child because he won't talk to Nate about what happened... I think Nate was acting like a child by not talking to show more Mike about his concerns/issues with his feelings and realizing he's gay and then forcing Mike to talk to him. Hypocrtical much? show less

I really enjoyed Rookie Move. I did think some of the writing, stylistically, needed a little more polish but the tension was nicely done and I really liked Mike and Nate. I have a thing for uber alpha at the moment, a d Mike had a few super magic moments! Super hot!! I did wonder a little about the swiftness of Nate's movement from being hetero to having lusty feelings for his partner, but the author managed my suspension of disbelief rather well with some great sex scenes and good pacing. This is definitely an author I'd pick up again. Cool read and kept me well entertained.

Re-read Feb 25: this just gives me a warm, cozy feeling every time I read it. ///Upgraded to 5 stars per resolution

3.5 stars

synopsis:
mike has been a policeman for 15 years. he's a training officer for the rookies, and he puts them through their paces. he feels an attraction for nathan, but because he is the to, and nathan is straight, he doesn't do anything about it. then nathan becomes mike's partner, and both of them have to deal with a changing professional relationship, as well as a personal one.

what i liked: that nathan and mike built a friendship first, and it was based on mutual respect. i liked that nathan drew mike out of his shell. i liked that mike recognized that nathan was a good cop, even though at first he struggled with show more the change in professional relationship. i liked that nathan had doubts and wtf feelings about his attraction to mike.

what i didn't like: once things got going, it went really quickly. show less

Great read!

A solid story about a seasond gay, not out cop and a fresh faced colleague who always thought himself straight. It was very well written and Mike and Nate are both very likable characters. I loved how Mike fell for his younger partner, how the tension between them rose. There was also some humour (loved the "Oprah" comment especially - that had me laughing out loud), so all in all a very enjoyable read, not too heavy but not trivial either.

I will definitely be on the look out for more books of this author.

Lots of porn and not a lot of plot. There was a disconnection between most of the police scenes and the relationship and the ones that did resonate felt very contrived. I would have liked to see a bit more reaction to the homophobia and suicide and domestic violence the cops saw rather than be told about it in a hand-wavey fashion later.

GFY usually involves some introspection but there was nothing until the very end (and that was related to the suicide rather than the fact Nate had had an about turn in his sexual preferences).

Not a bad read if you're wanting something light on plot and heavy on brooding men and sexytimes.

Lots of porn and not a lot of plot. There was a disconnection between most of the police scenes and the relationship and the ones that did resonate felt very contrived. I would have liked to see a bit more reaction to the homophobia and suicide and domestic violence the cops saw rather than be told about it in a hand-wavey fashion later.

GFY usually involves some introspection but there was nothing until the very end (and that was related to the suicide rather than the fact Nate had had an about turn in his sexual preferences).

Not a bad read if you're wanting something light on plot and heavy on brooding men and sexytimes.