Review: Rhys Ford, you've done very well
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
I really enjoyed reading this story, not least because of the writing style. The author masters descriptive style well and creates a vivid picture in the reader inner-eye.Forest Ackerman is a young musician who has had awful childhood, misused and abused, thanks to his hideous mother who did not hesitate to sell him to just anybody, just to earn a dollar. Thanks to a lonely owner of a studio who adopted him at the end, he managed to get out of her clutches, but he still cannot break with her altogether. He (unfortunately) continues his hate/love/despise-relation with her, obviously hoping that she some day will show that she cares. No such miracle is going to happen.Connor Morgan is oldest of eight children in a strong family, where the most work in the police force. This big, strong Irishman, member of SWAT, meets Forest when his team responds to an anonymous tip involving drugs and Forest’s adoptive father. There is an instant attraction between the two men, but it is a bit more difficult for Connor, who had never before acted on his bi-curious disposition. He is worried to disappoint his parents. And what parents they are! I myself have had marvellous parents, but these two are a miracle.As the story progresses, it is obvious that someone is after Forest, someone who does not mind to kill one or more innocent bystanders (and by the way Forest is innocent in this imaginary crime, too) just to get to Forest. The solution is quite special, but still believable.Since this is not the first book in the series, there are things the reader would have known if you had read the stories in order. It is not quite necessary, but still an advantage. And there is a small cliff-hanger, telling us that more is yet to come. There are after all eight siblings...