Review: A charming and heartwarming tale of young gay love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
Pinned is Book #1 in Maris Black’s series SSU (Southeastern State University) Boys. After reading her Owning Corey, I bought the book.Jeremy leaves his small town and the physical and emotional abuse of his addicted parents. To follow his dream, he enrolls in SSU hoping to join the wrestling team and find a boyfriend. Both happen when Freshman Jeremy meets Junior Beck, the Varsity wrestling team’s captain, a national champion hopeful, and who is not completely in the closet, playing his sexual orientation close to the vest. That is until Jeremy enters the picture. The chemistry between the two is undeniable. Love is inevitable. Of course, the course of true love is fraught with perils— labels, trust, jealousy, and sexual predators— as the couple will discover.Black’s cast of personalities— teammates, roommates, and coeds— is varied and colorful making the college scene real. The charming and heart-warming story of young, gay love demonstrates Black’s artistry as a writer. The main characters being wrestlers—well!—that makes the book more enjoyable. If you are into young love, the book is for you. I think I will read the others of the series. So will you.