Review: 4 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2011
I truly enjoyed the prequel to this book, the short story, "Seedy Business," which introduced Beirn, Ox's brother and his back-story. In "Grown Men," Damon Suede gives us Ox's story and with his usual wit, style and clever dialogue takes us literally to another planet to discover Runt and his terra-forming farm. With Ox's arrival on the planet, things begin to turn around for Runt and despite the fact that Ox doesn't speak the two men start a friendship that keeps them both sane and happy.As with a few other Riptide Publishing titles, this book is heavily sci-fi themed and the romance is secondary to the overall plot. In fact, the romance between Ox and Runt doesn't happen until the very end of the novel, so if you are not a big sci-fi fan, this might not be the book for you if you are strictly looking for a romance fix. However, I did love the world building in "Grown Men," Mr. Suede has built an unique and fascinating world where corporate greed is number one and people are second. Add in Runt's distinctive way with words and I was hooked from beginning to end."Grown Men" is vastly different than Mr. Suede's other novel, "Hot Head," which focused on the romance between its two protagonists; but while "Grown Men" does indeed have romantic elements to it, the focus is on more of the sci-fi aspect. So, all sci-fi lovers take heed and buy this novel, you won't be disappointed. I eagerly look forward to the next installment of this series.Dark Divas Reviews