Review: A story that I could not refuse to read....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
When Sean Loves Rusty. This is the story of two boys who had been best friends since grade school. They had gone through all the angst of growing pains and the problems young people go through, be they good, bad, vicious or just plain stupid. When both young men realized their feelings for each ran deeper than just a platonic friendship, they embraced their love and promised to always be there for each other. Forever. Thus began the adventure in the life of two young men who grow up in an adult world where the most trusted can turn against you and the most unexpected is the expected thing.This story spans the time when both young men are finally thrust from the protective arms at home and  the comfortable lives of a school housing, into a world where each of them must find a job and succeed. They go through the usual illogical rejections. They are qualified but may not have the experience. They have the experience but are not qualified. They are over qualified. Just the everyday sob story of how difficult it is to find work in this current economic fatigue.As the money dwindles, it is enough to test their relationship. Will their love for each other stand the test of life? When Sean lands the job of his dreams, they are once more tested for it means moving to a different state and Rusty leaving his loving family behind. And no job.Each man hides the truth, each one wants to shelter the other from the pains of reality.  Each one has their own insecurity and it eats them up. There is one thing they can rely on, each other. With the changes in their roles, they begin to doubt their own personal capabilities.The story has five parts which details the opening and closing of their lives' chapters. The struggles these two young men face was written lightly, beautifully and so lovingly by author Chris Cox. Her story of life and of trials met and not yet encountered was gripping and astoundingly familiar.This one hit me on a personal level. I think this is really where I sat up and thought that here was a drama that was not, a story that I could not refuse to read. A story I need more answers for.