Review: Cannot recommend it highly enough! Wonderful Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
Erin's review at Mrs Condit & Friends: I loved this book. Absolutely loved it. Jamie Fessenden is such an amazing writer no matter what type of story he tackles, and this one hit me right in the gut. In this book, we meet Jake, a college student who begins his academic career as a business major, but whose heart really lies with art. He applies to live in the fine arts dorm at the university, where he meets Danny. Danny is a pianist, openly gay, and Jake’s new roommate.Danny is immediately drawn to Jake, and eventually, the two begin a tentative relationship with one another, but Danny has a secret, and it’s one that has him convinced he’ll never be good enough for Jake. Jake is inexperienced and lacks confidence. He wants to keep quiet about his sexuality, and his reservations against coming out are for very good reason: his father is a hateful insensitive ass, and his brothers are two little sadistic acorns who didn’t fall far from that tree.Upon first glance, this may look like a story you’ve read before. Two college students; one is out and proud, and the other is closeted and afraid to admit who he is for fear of retribution from his father. But this is not the same story you’ve read before. This book is wonderfully composed. The relationship between the boys is so realistic I felt a little bit like a voyeur reading it. It is sweet, and awkward and fumbling and so very endearing. This coupling develops steadily over time and I was waiting for them to get together from the first chapter. It wasn’t instantaneous, but I wasn’t disappointed—the wait was well worth it.What I loved about the chemistry between Jake and Danny was that even though Jake was the inexperienced one, Danny needed him as much as he needed Danny. They provided strength for one another, they learned from one another, and they loved each other so brilliantly.I cannot recommend this book enough! Five beautiful sweet peas!