Review: Worth every moment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
Don't Trust the Cut is a gritty yet endearing love story of 2 amazingly flawed men that wade into a very realistic love affair. Jesse is a Marine sent home after an injury, moving on from the world of "Don't Ask/ Don't Tell". For lack of a better word, he's a bit... stuck. His relationship that started out as one of perceived necessity, now it is evolved into something known, comfortable, safe and boring. He's not in denial of his sexuality, he just feels that denying it is easier for the people in his life and his sanity.Tucker is a flawed man that is haunted by the choices he has made, the secrets he tries to keep from the world and the battle he wages against his worst enemy. Himself.The progression of this story feels natural and the connection of these 2 men is intense and electric. Personally, I think that this has to be one of the most honest books I have read in terms of relationship development. It isn't sunshine, puppies and rainbows. There are bumps along the road to a HEA. Miscommunication, disappointment and the MOTHER of all assumptions makes this a story that is tangible and has its own pulse. There are some minor editing issues, but none that take away from this incredibly powerful story.Tucker's ghosts and struggles are something you do not see addressed in fiction, especially a love story. He is a member of a very small group of people that battle a personal demon that not many understand, nor do many even try to. Reading about his struggles and set backs may be a trigger for some people, I count myself as one of those people. This book for me was a case of hitting close to home, and I spend most of the time I read this book with tears in my eyes. I continue to come back to it though, because Jesse and Tucker's story is worth every moment I spend with them. Kade Boehme has written a story of love that is imperfect and beautiful. Which is exactly what life and love is meant to be. It is that imperfection and beauty that makes this story one that I would recommend again and again.