Review: Witty Romantic Adventure
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2013
Catt Ford's novella, Bully for You, is a witty romantic adventure. Martin ("Marti") Du Bois is a self-described "flamer." As he approaches his 30th birthday, he tells his friends, Curt and Dale, the "shelf life of my twinkdom is running out. And I'm never going to fulfill anyone's Daddy fantasy."When he drags (excuse the pun) Curt and Dale to a rodeo, he learns from an older woman fan the technical aspects of the competition--as well as the bar the riders prefer to hang out in after the show. Marti, of course, has to go there himself.As soon as he's inside the door--without Curt and Dale, who remain safely outside--he gets into a loud and wonderfully sarcastic argument with a drunken, homophobic rider. And who should come to Marti's rescue but Jesse Cumberland, who is not only one of the stars of the rodeo but beautiful as well.Jesse, also 30, admires Marti's bravery for being himself whenever and wherever he wants to be. And that's what this remarkable story is all about: bravery. On the back of a bull for Jesse. Outrageously out in public for Marti.I loved Catt Ford's highly amusing dialogue. Marti to Jesse: "You're hot enough to set a forest of queens on fire." Marti to Curt and Dale on his chances to achieve anything lasting with his new boyfriend, Jesse: "I'm a flamboyant city queer. He's a country-boy stud."We soon discover, though, they're much more than that.(As originally reviewed on Rainbow Book Reviews. Please visit [...] for other reviews that may be of interest.)