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Brown-Eyed Devil (2012)

by Evan Gilbert(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1623802296 (ISBN13: 9781623802295)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: A friend of mine is into adult gay romance novels, which I'm not really crazy about. He knows I like gay young adult books, especially when they feature minority characters, so he gave me this book and another one, Chulito, because he thought I'd like them. (I'll write a review of Chulito separately.)I did enjoy Brown-Eyed Devil very much. It's sort of a mystery adventure combo with all kinds of demons and spirits thrown in. The blurb pretty much summarizes the plot, and I don't want to give anything away about the mystery. I liked Myron, the main character, right away, and I was on edge a lot because of the curse that is turning him into a monster. All of the characterization is good, and so is the writing. To me, there is more mystery and action than romance, but ... morethe story makes clear that Myron and Anoki, the mysterious necromancer he is attracted to, have had some kind of relationship in the past, or in some other world. There is a sequal coming, so I guess we'll get more about that relationship in the next book.I liked the romance, too, but there are a couple of porno scenes, which is a must-have in gay romance novels. I think these scenes could have been left out, or at least not described in complete detail, and the book would have been just as good. That's my big problem with gay romance novels, which all seem to have detailed descriptions of sex for no particular reason. I know that's partly why people who are into gay romance read the books, like my friend, but for some reason it takes away from the story for me. And that's why I took away a star from my review on this book. But it's still a great read.
review 2: This book was unexpectedly amazing and what a page turner. Fast paced, terrifying and I couldn't put it down. Myron is changing into something evil due to a legacy curse that can manifest randomly down the family line. Anoki has come to stop him and solve the disappearances. The writing was very gripping. Myron is fascinating, I could feel his emotions and struggles when he has a grip on his humanity and when he doesn't. Even though, the book is told from Myron's POV, I slowly got to know Anoki and eventually realized there was much more to him and that something is making him live a lonely life. I was glad when he expressed how he really felt about Myron. The fight scenes were terrifying. I love the book, I love those characters, I can't wait to read the next installment. I really want to know about Anoki's mother and why every entities and even Anoki is scared of her. There's a sneak peak of the sequel at the end of the book, I really like what I read so far. less

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