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Close To Me (2008)

by Katrina Strauss(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Loose Id, LLC

series

Blue Ruin

review 1: What is wrong with Blue? He's a freaking trouble magnet. Derek, I think your lover is just a little to young. This second installment of Blue Ruin was a great read. I enjoyed Blue's recovery and closure with a schoolyard bully. I just wish he wasn't so torn. Oh well. I figure I'd be like Blue too, in some ways. I liked learning more about Derek. He's the kind of Dom I enjoy and admit I'd have a hard time saying no. His control of Cameron is hot. I wish he did more. After reading this story, I want to read the rest of this series. I recommend it to m/m lovers who enjoy kink.
review 2: While i enjoyed the story, i truly hated what Blue did in this book. I understand that given his age, past physical experience and even the fact that he is male is pre... moretty accurate. Yet regardless of these factors, cheating is never right in my book; when you profess to love and want a committed relationship with your partner. Add on the Dom/Sub dynamic and i have no love or respect left for the character. Not wanting to place restrictions on Blue, when i would think it was totally necessary, shows that Derek wishes to trust his partner to make the right decisions. He trusts that Blue loves him enough not ruin what they have found on each other. That Blue thought that kissing, groping and sucking with Cameron was not cheating, made me see red. If i had not been reading the book on my e-reader, it would have ended up with a satisfying thud on my wall. I'm not even going to get into what i thought of Cameron's behavior. He is as low in my eyes as Blue, for he knew of the relationship between Derek and Blue and rather than back off after apologizing he was even more aggressive.I have no problems with couples indulging in menage. In fact, i tend to love those stories if they are done right. It is plain though that when you indulge in such, it is not just with your partners permission but the fact that it will not ultimately hurt them to share you. One could blame Derek for giving permission, but it was plain that he loves Blue enough to suffer through it. Honestly when he cried trying to explain to Blue the ramifications of his actions, i truly wanted to castrate Blue.So really my rating is not on how the story was told, but my personal enjoyment. It left a too bitter taste in my mouth. less

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