BeanBlue stopped reading Lover mine by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8)
"In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no …
DNF. Apparently I've gotten picky with my romance. I hit 80% and just couldn't anymore.
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BeanBlue reviewed A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring …
Gay romance (CW: SA)
5 stars
Content warning Sexual Assault
This book was a solid introduction to gay romance for me. The story itself (arranged marriage and political intrigue with attempted assassination along for the ride) was solid and made for an easy read. Even without the romance, I would have enjoyed the plot.
The early sexual assault is important for how the romance plays out, with the focus being on the healing and relationship that grows just after it. I can understand why some may want to give this book a pass based on the depiction of SA. Another thing in the book that struck close to home for me is the fact that one of the main characters comes from a society that is startlingly similar to my own upbringing in it's view of homosexuality. This was a GREAT introduction to this type of romance, since the overcoming of the attitudes and behaviors of a restrictive and homophobic past was a present and soothing literary balm to a person who has wrestled with those same things in real life.
BeanBlue started reading Killing Floor by Lee Child
Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and …
I enjoyed the show much more than the movies (and read the book ages ago). Time to give it a revisit.