Review: Surprised me in a wonderful way
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
I read a lot of erotica and romance, both het and gay. I have to say that most books within the genre are rather formulaic. There aren't many authors out there trying to color outside the lines and really push the boundaries of their fiction for the sake of creating something original - Todd does. I was genuinely surprised by the honesty and depth of this novel. I found it incredibly refreshing. Subject 19 is a very sweet man/boy with flaws many people can relate to; especially his fear of being empty inside. I enjoyed his vulnerability, his honesty, his voracious lust, and capriciousness. So much m/m erotica is written by women (and I love a lot of it), but it was interesting to have such an obviously male narrator. Men are just so much more straight-forward about sex it seems. I enjoyed the change of pace.So why not 5 stars? Well, I probably won't read it again. The story had a lot of plot and the sex could be a little skimmed over (despite the copious amounts of semen - lol), so I don't even know which scenes I could go back and read for the sole enjoyment of the scene itself. A lot of people only read a book once, but I go back to my favorites time and time again. Those are my five star reads and if I'm not going to read a book more than once I don't feel right putting five stars on it. However, that doesn't mean this isn't a 5-star story.I'd read this author again.