Review: Dark, but hopeful
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
I received a copy in return for an honest review as part of the Goodreads M/M DBML program.Trey Grey has been used and abused since he was a young boy.  His step-father started molesting him and selling him into prostitution before he was even a teen and then allowed him to be gang-raped & left for dead after the death of Trey's mother.Trey continues to prostitute himself as he works his way through college and is almost finished with his Master's.  He has severe episodes of OCD and interactive nightmares where he relives the abuse at his step-father's hand sometime resulting in self-harm.He finds his salvation after attending a sex party with another young student he met at a restaurant.  He's surprised when he wakes remembering everything that happened the night before, where he is and whom he's with as that's never happened to him before.  He's frightened by the intensity of his feelings for Justin, the guy he's just hooked up with & run off inadvertently hurting Justin in the process.  He has no idea that poor Justin is damaged too.Together he and Justin work their way through this scary new relationship, each helping the other heal in the process.Overall I enjoyed the story, but I found there were many editing errors that ripped me out of the story.  There was also something that had me scratching my head & thinking "Huh? Dude is making over $1K a night.  His college is paid for, his car is paid for.  Other than his food & phone what could he possibly have expenses for that require that much money that he needs to continue prostituting himself?  He keeps saying he needs the money, but I'm not seeing why."  Yeah his work clothes would be expensive, but he wouldn't need them if he weren't working.  Also, I found the ending extremely abrupt.