Review: A Wonderful Tale from A Great New Author!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
Once in a great while, a book becomes more than just a good read. It becomes a real treasure. I'm speechless. One rarely finds a work of fiction that is as handsomely crafted as this. An unlikely bond develops between Derek, the outcast boy who punishes himself by mutilating his body and Taylor, the seemingly perfect son of a local doctor. After being nearly killed in a hate-filled gay bashing by Taylor's drunken friends, during which Taylor does nothing to prevent, he is left to die. Taylor returns to save Derek's life and this begins a completely engrossing, chilling and unexpectedly redeeming story of a bond between the two young men. You will not regret reading this most compelling tale of two young people finding a kind of love and bond that helps them both learn to accept themselves, most of all for Derek, who must travel his own lonely road to find love and a way to ultimately learn to love himself.Beautifully and sensitively written by an extremely talented new author who makes us feel as if the pain and suffering of these two young men is ours to bear. There were times when the characters seemed so real and their torment so intense, that I almost wished that I could hold them and tell them that it really does get better. Rarely does a book touch my soul. This one did. And in so many ways.