Review: Excellent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
I bought this book way back when the publisher was relatively new. In the midst of the onslaught of so many MMs writers I am afraid I kept postphoning picking it up even when recommended by a friend back then. So glad I finally did. This writer has garnered an auto-buy reader of his future works in me. Like previous reviewers have already said, an American gay President seems like a fantasy but certainly I can visualize it happening decades from now. If not then the US is just going backwards! So for now we can treat this story of a gay President something of a fantasy but the politics side of the plot is certainly realistic, sophisticated and gritty, those final twists which I did not see coming harsh but so brilliant.On the romance angle I found myself enjoying it more than I thought because I do not favor a closeted family man who wants the best of both worlds. However the President's personal situation came across sympathetic and when his First Lady is equally supportive (she is no weakling but just practical) I find myself rooting for the lovers. This writer has done a marvelous job with the characters. They are all distinct and three dimensional including the secondary ones. Both Doug and Chad are complex men. I especially find Doug intriguing and he being the President only strengthen the core of the story.Nowadays the MM romance genre is satuarated with a such a lot of substandard stuff and it is getting to be a challenge to sieve out the really good ones. The publisher of this book, Manifold Press, has the subtitle "aiming for excellence in gay fiction" on its website. Dear Mister President is certainly the book which has achieved that aim. It is not the stereotype MM romance but a quality gay fiction with an excellent plot, with an enjoyable romance blended into it. Excellent writing and I just wish more readers will come to appreciate this writer.