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The Benefit Of Ductwork (2012)

by Kira Harp(Favorite Author)

4.41 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Featherweight Press

review 1: Great YA story.. 4.5 starsI am never disappointed with anything from this author. This story is not a romance; it’s a family story more than anything else. A story with a great message about love, tolerance, and acceptance, and also a reminder that there are plenty of people out there that need help and we should try and do our part when and where we can – like the fathers did in this book by fostering Kyle. This story also serves to spread the awareness of the difficult circumstances the gay population has to endure, especially the young when acceptance is already a struggle without fearing rejection from one’s own parents and family. Also, the difficulty loving gay couples face in trying to foster and adopt – with so many children needing homes, it is upsetting t... morehat eligible and willing gay couples encounter such a hurdle. I felt Andy’s reaction to be believable. Even legitimate children feel threatened when a new baby is born so I can imagine how an adopted child would feel especially when the new kid has more in common with the parents. I loved all the characters here..though I have to say that all the other character other than Andy (and Shane) were flawless – but then again, this was just a short story so there wasn’t time to develop and make the characters more developed. For what we got, it was fantastic!! I was sucked in from the first page and before I knew it, it was over and I wanted MORE! I want to know what happens to Andy and Emily and I want to know what happens to Kyle (he would be a great character to have his own romance book!) I loved both Andy and Kyle and the book ended with an image of a loving family living happily ever after -- and we know that Andy and Kyle are going to be close and devoted brothers the rest of their lives.
review 2: The second Kira Harp ( Kaje Harper)story in the Helping Hands series and in this one the story revolves around two boys being fostered and adopted by gay dads. 17 yr old Andy's straight and has been with his dads for 11 years then he overhears them talking about adopting a 13 year old boy, Kyle, who's been thrown out by his patents for being gay. Andy is immediately jealous, he feels that his dad's will reject him in favour of Kyle because he's gay and more likely to fit in with his dads lifestyles so his reactions to Kyle aren't good. Kyles demeanor screams gay to Andy and even though obviously he's not homophobic his jealousy stops him from standing up for Kyle when he gets bullied at school. How this all pans out in the end you need to read for yourselves and first instincts are to dislike Andy but he has valid reasons for feeling so insecure and I actually filled up and cried for him. He touched me as did Kyle and his sad background. In the end its the love and wisdom of the dads who make a choice that makes Andy see that his fears are unfounded and there's enough love to share between them both. I love that these books highlight issues and support different causes. This helps towards Lambda Legal, an association that helps protect the civil rights of LGBTQ individuals and the message here is that loving and committed gay couples are just as qualified to raise children as any het couple and have just as much love and wisdom to give whether the kids are straight or gay! No getting away from the fact these are short but they pack powerful messages and are beautifully written. Top marks from me. less

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