Review: Silly and possibly even verging on idiotic
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2012
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 5/10PROS:- Anderson captures the annoying-yet-somehow-still-endearing antics of college boys quite well: the wrestling, the teasing, the constant put-downs, etc.- As much as I was annoyed at the two guys' refusal to just admit to their attraction for each other, I can't deny the fact that I snickered every time the phrase "double dare extreme gay chicken" (or something similar) came up.- There's a bit of angst, but it's the right amount for the story. It adds a bit of conflict without carrying on for too long.CONS:- Tall, burly men who play soccer are not entirely unheard of, but the majority of soccer players are average-sized or even smaller-than-average because there's such a call for speed and agility in the sport. The moment I read that our two heroes in this story are the stars of their college soccer team and are 6'4" and 6'5", I couldn't help rolling my eyes a bit at the impression of sensationalism I got. Add to that the fact that goalkeepers in soccer are generally referred to as "keepers" rather than "goalies" (as the story refers to them), and the entire setting lost its believability for me.- As soon as I lost the fight to prevent my eyes from rolling the first time, I was a goner. SO much about this story was silly to me: straight roommates who not only sleep in the same bed, but also cuddle, "their bodies touching, their arms around each other"? Please. Guys who are so competitive that they'll go as far as kissing each other in a game of "gay chicken" just to prove how macho they are? Right.Overall comments: I would certainly pass on reading this ever again. It's not badly written; I just couldn't get past the premise. Every contrived situation the men found themselves in made me curl my lip yet again, and although I liked the protagonists okay, I was annoyed enough by their inability to admit their feelings that I didn't care too much about how things ended up.