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Ink And Flowers (2014)

by J.K. Pendragon(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Less Than Three Press, LLC

review 1: Luke needs a place to live. He's practically broke and determined not to have to move in with his overbearing family. Cooper makes him a hideous bargain - have sex with me and you can sleep on my couch. Luke has spent a lot of time telling himself he's not gay, but he agrees to the bargain anyway.This is a fairly straight forward set up for a novella, and you certainly get the story promised, but there's a LOT packed into this novella! You've got a controlling and repressing family, severe depression, anxiety that's not really addressed, the question of paying for art school, Cooper's career and mysterious trauma, Cooper's habit of handling problems by running away, and erectile dysfunction! It's a bit too much for this short of a story.It was refreshing to read about... more a couple who didn't have immortal hardons for each other, but I was disappointed that it seemed like their sex life depended on the ability to have an erection. I expected to see a discussion or practice of non-ejaculatory ways to be intimate. But, then again, I'm already complaining that there's too much packed into this book! It was also interesting to read about a character with anxiety and see how it affected his life. But, again, it was disappointing that no treatment was pursued. Luke's anxiety had a big impact on his life. So much so, that it's difficult to believe that it will go away just because he's come out.This story is told solely from Luke's POV, but that worked for me. The mystery around Cooper's motivation and his transformation from jerk to sympathetic character was well done! Luke's character growth made me want to stand up and cheer! Despite having so much packed into it, I enjoyed the story and would read more by this author.
review 2: First of all it isn't as angsty as it seems, actually it turns out to be more sweet with coming out issues. If you are worried about dub-con or non-con, there's absolutely no need to avoid this book.Cooper is a great example that the first opinion can be really deceiving. Their story is more about overcoming their fears - coming out for Luke and guilt for Cooper. Warning: Luke is very prone to crying. less

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