Review: Writing a Review Before I've Even Finished the Book...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
It's rare I review the M/M books I read because, well, I forget what individual ones are about after a while... The plots, characters, and sex overlap after a while, and the many, many books become one story full of characters I don't always understand and relate to.Not so Complementary Colors -- a title that not only refers to the paintings that main character Paris creates, but also to the relationship he finds with Roy.After all, Complementery means (according to Google): combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.Roy is one person who can see into the abstract and haunting works that Paris creates; he is also one person Paris decides to trust and get to know -- even though both things go against everything Paris is used to. Even though Paris thinks he's damaged, ugly, and hurts everyone he lets in.I'm only 40% of the way into this book, and it's one of the few that's has such a powerful effect on me. Wilder drags you -- rather forcefully -- deep into a world she has created that is not all hot sexy, studly men, and happy endings around every corner. It's a world full of people who deal with the realities of life. The abuse, the hurt, the pain, the not-so-good things that happen. People who end up stronger because of it.Extremely powerful. Engaging. Full of characters I'm glad I've been allowed to get to know. And a world I'm eager to continue reading about. Now it's time to shut down the computer, make another cup of coffee, and finish reading.