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Make You Sweat (2011)

by Pia Veleno(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Loose Id

review 1: Sweet and uncomplicated more or less summarize my thoughts after finishing this book. Tyler and Cody are pretty much attracted to one another on first sight and the relationship takes off quickly. There’s not a lot of heavy angst going on, but there are some conflicts to keep things interesting. Cody’s ex is kind of a pain and there’s an issue with him at the end of the book that felt like it was left unresolved. As for Tyler, he’s got a pretty major self-esteem issue. The issue itself and the way the author made me sympathetic to it felt very realistic, but it did get a little repetitive. Tyler was also closeted with respect to his family until the end, and that brought on some additional conflict. I felt a little needy at the end of the book because I didn... more’t quite get the closure I was hoping for. Despite this, there was much to enjoy. A short and sweet summer-time romance story with the hope for an honest to goodness relationship if the boys are willing:)
review 2: So this is one of those books I read and then felt weird about reviewing because I'm with the same publisher, Loose Id, and it seems kind of self-serving in that way. (Other pen name. Long story.) But I always feel weird reading a book and then not saying something about it -- maybe because I'm a writer and I like to know what other writers and readers think about my own stuff. So I'm not gonna rate future Loose Id reviews, but I will talk about them a little because, yeah. That's what goodreads is here for.Take this book to the beach. It is pretty much quintessential late summer/early fall reading material for back to school -- but can call up that feeling any time of the year. The characters are adorable, but have some interesting little quirks, foibles, and insecurities that make it that much more fun than straight up tooth-rotting cuteness would. Veleno makes you want their happily ever after from the character perspective, and it keeps the pages turning. The conflict is mostly internal, insecurities and family stuff, with the small outsider threat just to make it all gel. That's perfect for a novella of this length.The one potential drawback I noticed is that some of the dialogue seems to reiterate points that had already been made, but it was in a really natural way -- I mean, I've been there. That's how it ACTUALLY works, and I liked that about it. It's a cute summer read, great fun, and just in time for the best beach weather -- at least, in my book. Cool way to spend the evening.ETA: I love that the day after I put this review up we got Hurricane Irene. Perhaps NOT the best beach weather. Still, this will make you remember what it's like :D less

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