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Înflori (2012)

by A.F. Henley(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Less Than Three Press LLC

review 1: I finished the book few days ago and still can't find the right words to give is justice. It was purely magical. Sometimes a book just clicks with me. Every sentence resonate with me and I had to stop from time to time to read some passage again, because it's so real, so true and so beautiful. "Inflori" was such a book for me.Shortly, it a romance between Dustin, who hides his emotional wounds behind a facade of hard party boy, and Nicolæ, who despite his blindness has a gift of seeing more than average person, but is confined by his cultural heritage. The book has a fair share of surprising twists and a touch of paranormal, but the love between two main characters never echoes a false note.
review 2: There is something very lyrical in the way this author writ... morees, even when it is something less than savory (“no cologne drenched leeches tried to dry-fuck Dustin through clothing”) that brings a mental picture of exactly what is happening. I loved this. Dustin is a lost soul in fashionable clothing and great hair. He is beautiful on the outside and cold on the inside. He is waiting outside in the rain for a cab, after having yet another one night stand that he left before the Mr. Nobody awoke, when a stranger gives him tea and a reminder that “the sun still shines behind the clouds”. A confident, controlled man with beautiful blind eyes. Dustin has been with many men and thought no further of them, but this one, Nicolae, he just can’t forget. Even a trip to the club (without use of mind-altering drugs or alcohol, as well) doesn’t work and he’s disgusted by what would normally be his trick for the night. Turns out Nicholae has a habit of gifting tea to people who need it. Dustin leaves a message for him, and gets a terse “don’t like technology, you want me find me” kind of thing in return. In other words, Nicholae makes him work for it. He never has to work for it, because he doesn’t care enough. Or didn’t, until now. Their first real interaction, at a wedding in a barn, doesn’t go all that swimmingly but it is more than enough to get you invested in the relationship. These are richly drawn, interesting characters, flaws and all. I enjoyed getting to know the secondary characters very much, including Nicolae’s dogs. I liked Christina, who is hoping to see some man on man kissing happening and calls Dustin a knob. Jewel and Shyla add flavor. Very nearly a character in and of itself is Nicolae’s home, which is short on money and long on atmosphere and originality. There are some times I wished they would have been clearer with each other (especially Nicholae) but in the end it was what each needed. Dustin has a painful past, one that has built walls around him in order to protect him, but this is also something that doesn’t allow good in. It might take a little gypsy influence to make a difference. This is a sweet story, with a bad guy who is a little bit over the top but never crosses the line into caricature and a mother, who is, well, she’s just insane. Recommended. less

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