Review: Interesting Concept
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 18, 2013
​Title: Man OnAuthor: Liz CroweGenre: m/m romance​Review:Man On, written by Liz Crowe, tells the story of the Black Jack soccer team--the newly assembled soccer team that boasts the first openly gay player in pro sports. I found the premise of the novel interesting, as this touches base with topics being dealt with today. The novel is mostly told from two character's point of view:  Nicolas and Parker (also known as Doc).​Nicolas used to be a super star soccer player in Europe, but his not so stellar behavior has left him somewhat stranded. So he decides to jump on board with the Black Jacks as the poster boy for gay pro sports players. Nicolas knows he will be facing haters and critics once he openly declares his sexuality but luckily, his team mates all seem to take it in stride. Maybe just maybe, Nicolas has found a good team willing to accept him.Parker Rollings was supposed to be a doctor. His parents has already planned out his whole future: go to medical school, marry his girlfriend, make some money and settle down. The only problem is that Parker doesn't want that type of life. All he ever wants to do is play soccer. Yet, he's always been the perfect child and his parents expect him to abandon his passion and go to medical school; so, it's a surprise to everyone when he breaks up with his girlfriend, ditches college and joins a new soccer team with an uncertain future called the Black Jacks. Oh, and there's one more little problem: Parker thinks he might be gay but isn't sure. But what he does know for sure is that being gay in pro sports is a big "no-no", so he does his best to ignore this little fact and temper it down.​As I mentioned before, I found the whole concept of introducing homosexuality into pro sports and the ripple effect it would cause to be interesting. However, I felt as if there wasn't enough written about the reaction of the public to Nicolas' declaration. Instead, I felt as if a whole lot of the story was focused around Nicolas' affair (maybe 50%?) I personally found the book to be rather heavy on the romance aspect of the story. I think I would preferred it if the author also wrote more about the "big picture".The action was fairly fast paced and and there were some unexpected events that popped up. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good romance or m/m romance story. This was a good quick read just not particularly my taste.Stay tuned for an author interview with Liz Crowe coming up soon.Likes:​  *deals with a somewhat controversial topic*fast paced*dynamic charactersDislikes:*some of the scenes were more graphic than I would normally read***note I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review***