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Angels On Top (2011)

by N.J. Nielsen(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

MLR Press

series

Toowoomba Boys

review 1: This is a dumb and poorly written, but still kinda cute, GFY story about discovering love during Christmas in Australia. The first MC, Marlowe, is a flamer and often quite the drama queen. Over the course of the story he deals with not one but TWO stalkers, misguided relatives and friends, and a new best friend -- Angelo -- who keeps insisting that he's NOT GAY. In capital letters. With exclamation points. In addition to clunky dialog and bad prose, this little story is also saddled with Evil Homophobic Cardboard Villains in the form of Angelo's parents. We also don't get to see nearly enough of Angelo's soul searching about being gay or not -- he just keeps saying he IS NOT GAY, until he finally says well okay, if I want Marlowe I AM gay. Uh-huh. The characters are cute a... morend quirky, and with a better writer the setup and characters together could have been much more entertaining.2.5 stars, rounding up to 3
review 2: *Gasp* I thought I'd reviewed this already. I guess it's lost somewhere on my computer...Anyway, N.J. Nielsen is a breath of fresh air in gay literature. Her writing is fun and her characters, plots and twists are unique. Just what us avid readers are looking for, right? Damn right!What I like about this story is that the characters are not the typical characters in gay romances. They feel very real and they have lives outside the romance itself. There are also more than just the two characters. The troubles stretch on and on, but there's still good interaction throughout, so it's all very realistic. I absolutely love Marlowe and I sympathized with him from the very start. When I picked up the book, I was unable to stop. It was the same with N.J's other short story, Shadows on the Heart. You never know where things are heading, because N.J. isn't stuck in the cookie cutter, but there's still plenty of structure so it's never spinning out of control. I highly recommend this story. I've become a fan of N.J's works and can't wait to see more. less

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