Review: I'm totally addicted!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2011
I downloaded this story after reading Katrina Strauss'Sleight of Hand.  I know one reviewer commented on how good the cover art was - I have to honestly say that I hesitated to buy it, because I wasn't impressed with the cover.  But having read the reviews, I decided to take a chance that it was not the typical yaoi writing (PWOP - porn without plot) and I was SO pleased!Ms. Strauss' characters are solidly three-dimensional.  My favorite characterization was Blue, the young son of the local D.A. who is trying to figure out where he fits into society and deal with the pain of his past (suffice it to say, being gay hasn't exactly been a walk in the park for Blue).  He was so wonderfully edgy and sweet, all wrapped up into one package, I wanted to take him home with me!  And Derek, the "dom," is incredibly dark and sexy.  He is also kind-hearted (I loved the contrast between the BDSM here).  The relationship between these two men is sweet and sexy, and although it a relationship between the typical yaoi "older, stronger man" and the "younger, boyish, inexperienced man," it had the necessary depth to hold my attention.  By the end of the story, I had fallen in love with both men (and purchased the rest of the "Blue Ruin" books!).A wonderful, romantic, sexy read!