Review: What is the fuss about.....?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Usually I like SJD Peterson... In fact one book written by this author that truly in my view deserves accolades is Beyond Duty... Now that is a great story with real characters, characters you feel connected to.But this?I spent most of my time thinking, OHoooooooKKKK, are you kidding me?... I just could not believe the rave reviews it has received.In the beginning you have Quinn who you are led to believe is strong, going through hardships and though not advertising he is gay, not denying it, or ashamed of being so. Lorcan, who I have to admit just kinda grated on me.... He goes out of his way to say "I'm not gay" even angry about it cause everyone thinks he is........ah, duh, waist long beautiful hair and girlish features.... But, ok, he is young and wants to buck the "code" tossin a bird at anyone that would dare stereotype him... I can work with that...Then suddenly he finds himself attracted to Quinn... the relationship gets started... Then bam, tragedy, barn burns down they both almost die... They continue to have a relationship, but Quinn is guarded, stays in character ... Private not one to advertise his business...and Lorcan seems ok with it at first because he is still new to this "gay" thing..he knows Quinn doesn't pay much attention to him but every once in awhile there is this look between them and he knows Quinn cares.... Through this we get a bit of Quinn is ashamed of me, I'm gunna harm Quinn cause I will "out" him because of how I look (when at no time has Quinn indicated displeasure in how this guys looks.. Quite the opposite.. And duh it's OUT already..there is "talk").. At no time do they discuss this with each other even in passing...Then they go out to a bar, separately, and suddenly Lorcan is all over this other guy (because he heard someone offer Quinn to be the caboose in a threesome with a girl - Quinn didn't and duh he is Gay). So Lorcan goes and gets it on all night with this other guy ...uhh...Virgin turned nympho user....And the story just goes downhill from there...Lorcan, admittedly not my favourite, turns into a even bigger baby having a temper saying Quinn pushed him to do what he did .... Whining and blaming Quinn and extolling how wonderful this other guys is, but hey I don't love him like Quinn ... But Jess is openly gay ...Very affectionate in public... Uh what happened to I'm not gay and really don't want to be too overt about experimenting?.... Suddenly this becomes the central issue... That and apparently Lorcan has a supposedly troubled past because people always assumed he was gay because of how he looked ....ahhhh ooookkkkk.... Hmmm you are gay so guess they were right? And why would it bother you to be called gay when you don't have a problem with gay guys? Whatever. Also, troubled, when he comes from a great family who apparently love him and miss him even to the point they except his lover in their home when they didn't even know their son was gay... Troubled background? Ooooohh sooooo not believableAnd Quinn? Well I liked him but he turns into a worse baby then Lorcan, blaming himself, crying (not opposed to this in a man but this was just wrong in the current context), begging Lorcan to understand that he loves him.. Blah blah..not even mad the guy went off with someone else...with next to no provocation in my view.. I say kick him to the frickin curb - the guy was unfaithful in a new relationship - not worth your time... And it goes on and on... Urghhhh.... His response was just so out of character to me I was disgusted...That doesn't even go into the the "pretty boy" and "big guy" ... Phrases I heard so frequently I wanted to pull my hair out...It wasn't Quinn that didn't commit to the relationship it was Lorcan who acted like a spoiled brat and jumped into the sack with another guy, who he apparently, up to this point, he wasn't attracted too, wasn't even sure he was gay, was still technically a virgin...without even saying to Quinn he was upset with how things were going between them...?Lorcan = spoiled petulant child x 10Quinn = good at start, whimp, and totally pathetic at the end