Review: A great, gritty romance with a nice, happy ending
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
Seeing Red follows two ex-cons, Red and Silo, as they struggle to put the past behind them and build a new life, finding love along the way.This was an emotional and wonderful story. The hurt/comfort aspect created a bond between Silo and Red that felt real and deep. Silo's bubbly personality and bright outlook made him a great match for Red, who, according to Silo, is "one of those hard-outer-shell, mushy center kinda guys" - and he really is. Red tries so hard to be tough and act like he's over the horrible things that happened to him in prison, but he actually really needs Silo to help him to heal and move on.This book deals with some tough subject matters so I know it's not for everyone, definite trigger warning here, but I think it's important to point out that the worst subject (in my opinion) is mentioned in pretty vague terms - nothing really detailed so you don't have to worry about any graphic prison scenes or anything.  There are some graphic sex scenes however, but they are completely consensual and when one or both of the partners feel uncomfortable, they stop and talk to each other (which is wonderful and speaks well for the future health of their relationship).Overall, this is a great, gritty romance with a nice, happy ending and I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up other books by this author.