Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2011
Blind Items is an interesting and different plot by Kate McMurray. The book starts with childhood pals Drew and Rey and their friendship. So, of course I thought the book would be about their romance. However, the author takes an atypical turn when she introduces Rey's nephew Jonathan as the love interest - and it worked! The attraction of Drew and Jonathan is hot and potentially dangerous as Jonathan's dad is running for President of the United States on a conservative "family values" ticket and he doesn't want to the country to know he has a gay son. This is the main conflict in the story between the protagonists and while I normally don't like one character being in the closet, for this plot it makes sense.With great secondary characters -- I especially loved Rey, Drew's best friend, who is straight (darn) - the book goes back and forth between a romance and political plot. Drew and Jonathan are realistically drawn and despite their issues truly care about one another. The real question in this book is Jonathan ready to possibly give up everything, his family and friends, for Drew and love? The answer to that will surprise you.Though this is the first novel by this author I have read, I know it will not be the last. Blind Items was an angsty and truthful portrayal of one man's journey into discovering himself.Dark Divas Reviews