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The Strength Of A Man (2012)

by Sara Winters(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sara Winters

review 1: I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.This book started off so beautifully. The first scene was very well written and left me with a clear picture of a man who is in the middle of some deep emotional upheaval. Kurt is on the swim team and due to his problems his performance is lacking. He thinks he's about to be tossed off the team. But instead his coach enlist James, a teammate to help him out.Their fist session is right after this first scene. Kurt goes from depressed to not being able to concentrate because James is touching him while giving technique instruction in an instant. At this point I had no indication James was feeling anything other than instructor/trainee feelings. From there the story went to a goodnight kiss and soon after they were boyfri... moreends. I kept thinking I missed something.Kurt has had a few bad experiences prior to this and has a problem moving forward. James is really understanding and wants Kurt to see someone to talk to. And he does see a doctor -once-.One of Kurt's problems is that he came out and family and friends abandoned him. During this story his mom is trying to reconnect, but Kurt is too hurt to let her. I thought he was being a brat!The whole story is set during a period of several weeks, so to me it just didn't make sense. There was very little of James background to get a sense of him. I didn't believe the "'I love you's", and there really wasn't much in the story but the question of when they would go all the way.I needed more meat in this story.
review 2: This book is the continuation of Starting Over, the free short story for the MM Goodreads group by the same author. The short story makes up first 20-25% of this book and is mostly unchanged. The author builds on the story and takes you even further into the relationship between James & Kurt and Kurt and his family. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet college romance with a HFN ending. less

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