Review: Cardeno C. at his best.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
Cardeno C (CC) is one of my favorite authors.  I have dubbed his books as "comfort food for the mind" and this book is no exception.  I have liked almost all of his previous books, but this one I LOVED. The book is crafted a bit differently than some of his other books, in that the first third of it is very light hearted and funny.  Laugh out loud funny.  This portion is narrated by Charlie (also known as Chase) who is telling the reader his story by going through a photo album in which each picture tells the story of each chapter.  He begins with his high school years where his new next door neighbor, Scott and he become best friends and lovers.  As deeply in love as they both are with each other, Scott moves to Las Vegas to finish his college education and to be near his family.  Over time, contact by letter, phone calls or even texts peter out and Charlie is heartbroken.  A few years later, Charlie, who has not been able to establish a meaningful relationship with any of the men he meets, does in fact meet Adan, a third year law student who initially wants only a quick hook-up but ends up being the only other person Charlie falls in love with.  After eight months in their relationship, Adan, reveals an attitude that is both stupid and hurtful and the two of them spit up.  Five years later, Charlie moves to Las Vegas after a tragedy occurs in his family and he needs to parent his nephew and niece.  Soon after arriving there, he meets both Scott and Adan who are now in love with each other and in a partnership and Charlie is once again crushed.  But both Scott and Adan have never stopped loving Charlie and in truth Charlie has never stopped loving each of them.  When they suggest that the three of them live and love together, Charlie will have nothing to do with them, but over time they do convince him to join them in  a menage.  Once again, CC has built a wonderful and somewhat complex love story and done so in a manner that makes a lot of sense.  The erotic scenes throughout the book, and particularly when the three of them are again together, are so hot and stimulating you would think that the pages would ignite. If you have not previously read the superb books CC has written, read this book;  if you have read those previous books, read this book.  It is not to be missed. Personally, though I have a huge backlog of books to enjoy, I intend to reread this beautiful book whenever I need some mental comfort food.