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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Okay so this is like a 4.5 for the writing and like a 3 for the story ( ) 4.5 rounded up. I hadn't read a 'gay for you' romance before, it seemed like having one otherwise straight guy would be considerably less hot. But it actually forced both of them into unconventional situations that were really captivating. 2.75 stars, as I posted in TheStoryGraph Beta. Well. For a story that made me tear up more than once, this is a problematic book for several glaring reasons. HOWEVER, I do approve of who the bad guys are. That felt all too real. Jack is a nice fantasy President. I wish we could elect him. Too bad the R greed would never allow him to exist, and the D 'both-sides'ing everything would mangle. Stupid reality. Anyway. I thought the author did a reasonable job of glossing over/ignoring the iffier parts in this plot, which is why, most of why, I finished reading it. The mole's ID didn't surprise me at all, but I doubt that was the point. I liked the way discoveries happened. The other part is the romance, which is patently ridiculous and further dropped this into fantasy for me. The conflict Ethan feels is too repetitious, but I thought Jack's slow realization was given enough time, a rare commodity in the 'gay for you' subgenre. The intimate scenes aren't overdone, which was nice. I liked how this book ended, because the relationship is at a satisfying point, which is the objective if you're going to call a story a Romance. Will I read more in the series? Probably not. I don't like political fiction. Particularly after 2020. The characters worked well enough for me, but I'll stop while I'm ahead. And, and this is a sticking point, the editing is questionable. There aren't many actual typos, but there are some strange word choices that any good editor would have flagged. I've noted the most glaring ones in the highlights notes, but just know that wasn't all of them. yep, i did it again. i apparently can't uphold a single resolution. less than a week after i'd finally swore off gay for you, i read another one... but after stumbling across this book, and reading the blurb, i couldn't just not read it. i didn't have any particularly high expectations, i just fervently hoped for it not to be bad. i needed it not to be bad, after enticing me so and making me break my promise to myself. that aside, it was a surprisingly great read. i say surprisingly, because to this date i haven't read any other gfy book that ranked above a rounded-up three-star rating, and hadn't majorly pissed me off in the process. there was a refreshing lack of self-depreciation in there on part of the 'straight' guy. jack had his moments - who wouldn't have? - but he handled the problems on his own terms, which is always the way to go. both of the MCs were well-drawn and well-matched, with nicely developed personalities, and there was a noticeable attraction between them almost from the get-go. the story was very believable and i really liked the way the author addressed the modern day problems of immigrants and terrorism and how well it meshed with the rest of the plot. the writing was amazing. i love descriptions in books, and there was a good number of them here, all well-written and detailed, of which i definitely approve. the pace was just right, in my opinion, and even though it was not all roses, it was a rather light read. i felt good reading this book. highly recommend. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Newly elected President Jack Spiers's presidency is rocked from the very beginning, and he's working furiously to keep the world from falling apart. Between terrorism attacks ripping apart Europe, Russia's constant posturing and aggression, and the quagmire of the Middle East, Jack is struggling to keep his campaign promise-to work toward a better, safer world. For Special Agent Ethan Reichenbach, Jack is just another president, the third in twelve years. With Jack's election, he's been promoted, and now he's running the presidential detail, which puts him side by side with Jack daily. He's expecting another stuffed suit and an arrogant DC politician, but Jack shocks him with his humor and humanity. There are rules against a Secret Service agent and one of their protectees developing a friendship-big rules. Besides, Jack is straight as a ruler, and a widower, and Ethan has always avoided falling for straight men. Ethan keeps his distance, but Jack draws him in, like gas to a naked flame, and it's a lure he isn't strong enough to turn away from. Contains mature themes. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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