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False Start

by Janey Chapel (Goodreads Author)

3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 · rating details · 230 ratings · 53 reviews

It's Tucker Locke's ten-year college reunion, and he doesn't have much to show for himself. Sure, he's a successful lawyer with a nice car and a nice apartment, but his life is empty, and Tucker knows why. A decade ago, not ready to come out of the closet, he left Whit Jamison behind. Tucker's spent ten years pretending to be straight-ten years thinking about his mistakes....more

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Published April 25th 2012 by Dreamspinner Press

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Aug 21, 2012 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Everyone has to find their own way in life in their own time. Only when we are ready can we truly see, accept, and be ourselves. Be yourself sounds so easy, but as we all know, it’s not that simple. Coming out and living an openly gay life in a small, conservative, southern town is pretty fucking far from easy or simple. Tucker Locke and Whit Jamison meet and fall for each other in college, but their relationship will change, touch, and influence their whole lives.

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Everyone has to find their own way in life in their own time. Only when we are ready can we truly see, accept, and be ourselves. Be yourself sounds so easy, but as we all know, it’s not that simple. Coming out and living an openly gay life in a small, conservative, southern town is pretty fucking far from easy or simple. Tucker Locke and Whit Jamison meet and fall for each other in college, but their relationship will change, touch, and influence their whole lives.

I love when a character in film or fiction turns and addresses the audience or reader. It feels so wrong in so many ways, but yet never fails to surprise and captivate me. Haha….. I blame Ferris Bueller! :)

Janey Chapel’s False Start is a tale told in alternating points of view by two strong, likeable men, who yes—talk to the reader with humor, charm, and ease. Ms. Chapel creates such vivid and real characters with honesty and straight forward language. Told over time with flashbacks and fun, readers learn of Tucker’s passion, Whit’s crush from a far, and their fears. Both men share their tale in their own style often times contradicting or complimenting the other’s story or feelings. Tucker and Whit felt so real to me. The conversational style created a very comfortable, almost intimate feel to the story. As if we were all sitting around sharing pain and memories. Readers won’t realize how deep this story hit them until the end when they crave for more. More! I want more. :)

“When I think about Whit, it’s always of night time and heat, the way his breath caught when I touched him, the slick slide of his tongue.”

The sexual tension is immediate and intense between these two men. What? Did you really think I was going to end this review without mentioning the pent-up, oolala sexy chemistry? Haha…It pulled me right in. Gazes lock. Tension builds. Hearts catch and gasp. But can Tuck and Whit conquer the fear and have what their hearts desire and deserve?

False Start will keep you in suspense, fingers crossed, and rooting until the end!

A sexy read with heart, understanding, and a very sexy pull and attraction. Hope you let Tucker and Whit into your reading hearts.
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Apr 26, 2012 ♥Laddie♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to ♥Laddie♥ by: Cole Riann

Shelves: mm, mm-loved-it, mm-lawyer-hero, mm-too-cute, too-cute, too-sexy, mm-hot-for-teacher-hero

3.5 Stars!

I am absolutely loving all of these cute and sexy stories I've been reading! This little tale by Janey Chapel is no different.

At the beginning of his senior year in a small town college, Tucker Locke met Whit Jamison. Tucker was the small time track star and Whit was the slightly gawky freshman with the deep voice. What commences is a secret relationship between Whit and Tucker. They get hot and heavy on back roads, in abandoned barns and in dark corners of their little town. While Wh...more 3.5 Stars!

I am absolutely loving all of these cute and sexy stories I've been reading! This little tale by Janey Chapel is no different.

At the beginning of his senior year in a small town college, Tucker Locke met Whit Jamison. Tucker was the small time track star and Whit was the slightly gawky freshman with the deep voice. What commences is a secret relationship between Whit and Tucker. They get hot and heavy on back roads, in abandoned barns and in dark corners of their little town. While Whit is out and proud Tucker is just...not. In a scene that had my chest aching with sadness, Whit and Tucker's relationship comes to an end at the end of the school year and they part on bad terms. Tucker runs far and fast from his tiny hometown.

Ten years later, Tucker, who's still deep in the closet, gets an invitation to his ten year reunion and decides that it's time to go home and see about changing his life.

Oh, Tucker and Whit, you two men are a very sexy and endearing couple. Whit is, well, witty. He's confident in himself and had me chuckling with his self-deprecation and his general take on things. I totally related to his high school memories of how he crushed on Tucker and memorized Tucker's class schedule. I can remember being so wrapped up in crushing on someone from afar. It was so cute the way he day dreamed about his life turning out like a John Hughes movie. 80's and the Brat Pack FTW!!

Tucker was emo but understandably so. Also, his emo-ness made him more real and I just wanted to hug him and tell him that he should believe in himself. He could be the man that he wanted to be. He took huge steps and I was invested enough in the story that I was cheering him on.

Janey Chapel pulls off something in this story that can be very hard to do. False Start is told in dual first person narration and, man, it works so well. Tucker and Whit's voices were very different from each other and I was very satisfied that I got both sides of the story.

I have to say that I didn't want this story to end. I enjoyed it so very much and it was just plain ol' CUTE!! I hope we get more of these men. I will definitely be reading more of this author.

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Aug 27, 2012 Lexi Ander rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-contemp, mm-college

I don't know if it's the mood that I am in, or the time of night, or because I needed a pick me up. All I know is that I loved this to pieces. From the beginning, it had me smiling like crazy. Half way through, with Tucker's reunion beer with Whit...yeah, it squeezed on my heart a bit. I couldn't put it down once I started and will definitely be on my re-read list. What a feel good story that leaves you wishing for more. I could read a dozen stories just about these two. Hint. Hint. 4.5/5 Stars

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May 06, 2012 Val Kovalin added it

Recommended to Val by: Cole Riann

Just for fun (6-word plot): Reunited lovers work for second chance.

I'm a huge fan of this author, and reading this story reminded me of why: perfect, clear, vivid prose that you just sink into as if watching a movie, and sex scenes that are hot and emotionally wrenching.

The story involves two men in their late twenties who were secret lovers ten years ago when attending a small Southern college. Tucker was in the closet, and Whit was openly gay with the full support of his quirky parents. When T...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Akansha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sports-romance, shorts, m-m, college, first-person-pov, second-chances-do-overs

A charming short story that was refreshing and heartfelt despite its somewhat formulaic premise.

The story alternates between the first person POVs of the two main characters who have very distinct voices. On one hand there is Tucker Locke, former track athlete cum highly strung, extremely angsty, deeply closeted & sexually repressed individual who finally decides to take the bull by the horns and confront his inner demons by attending his tenth college reunion with a hope of reconciling wit...more

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May 21, 2012 Nichole (Dirty H) rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was too short to earn more than 3 stars, but for what it was, it was well done. I am tired of the "but I don't want to be gay" angst but this one was sparse enough, and short enough, that it wasn't overdone or heavy handed. While it was also too short for the characters to be very well developed, I thought the emotions between them were presented well. This was a short sweet story that was more about the feelings it evoked than about any real plot or action. That's fine with me, that's the...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Katharina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

4.5

This is a very good, very enjoyable story! Yes, it's a pretty common blurb and it's been told countless times before. But Janey Chapel's way of writing somehow resonates with me; it's not so much about the stories, it's about the characters and their honesty about their own failures and flaws, it's how she puts experiences into words that spell out simple but sage truths. (As an example, my favourite line here was: (view spoiler)...more

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Apr 11, 2013 ARe Cafe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vals-picks

False Start is a novella about second chances after love is lost. Written in the author’s usual clear, vivid, elegant prose, it effortlessly distinguishes between the two first-person viewpoints of an openly gay man Whit and a closeted gay man Tucker. It also manages to make Tucker the more relatable and likable character, which couldn’t have been easy.

My one regret is that the story didn’t set up more obstacles for Tucker to overcome to win back Whit. I found it improbable that a desirable guy...more

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May 16, 2012 Kassa rated it 3 of 5 stars

I’m a fan of Chapel’s work and with this offering I realize I like her writing more than I like the actual plot. The story here is predictable though well told, and almost boring with its mundane and expected actions. There’s nothing unique or different to the story but Chapel’s clean, inviting prose makes it enjoyable to read anyway. She has a way of writing that invokes clear, impressionable imagery while being smoking hot every single time. It wasn’t until I hit the end of the novella that I...more I’m a fan of Chapel’s work and with this offering I realize I like her writing more than I like the actual plot. The story here is predictable though well told, and almost boring with its mundane and expected actions. There’s nothing unique or different to the story but Chapel’s clean, inviting prose makes it enjoyable to read anyway. She has a way of writing that invokes clear, impressionable imagery while being smoking hot every single time. It wasn’t until I hit the end of the novella that I realized the characters are woefully under developed, there’s no closure, and no real purpose to the story. Yet despite these issues the crispness of her writing makes me want to read it again for the easy flow, wrenching emotions, and hot sensuality.

The basic plot is one that’s been done to near death by anyone familiar with this genre for even a few minutes. The hot jock athlete from a small town is secretly gay and involved in a clandestine relationship with the only openly gay student. After said open gay student, in this case called Whit, wants the jock to be open too, the predictable argument and breakup occurs with the jock, called Tucker, running away; in both a literal and figurative sense. Cut to ten years later with a convinent college reunion and the two pick up where they left off with the jock now ready for an open relationship, kind of.

My biggest problem with the story is that it’s lacks any real strength or purpose. Neither protagonist is very well developed, despite the story being told in alternating first person. You never really get a good feel for the men, what they’re like, what they want out of life, what their history has been in the time apart. We’re told more about Tucker’s life but still very little. Would these two even be compatible in a relationship? Has Whit ever been in love or has he been waiting for Tucker to magically show up 10 years later? We’re told Tucker and Whit have such wild chemistry that their younger relationship was filled with sex rather than meaningful conversation, a trend that seems to follow their now adult relationship. Perhaps the one conversation prior to the sex shows they’re capable of more in depth talks but it’s still a hope or guess at best.

Counteracting the issues in the story is the strong, clean, and crisp writing. As I said before Chapel has a strong voice and a minimalistic prose that makes the words and scenes flow incredibly easy. There’s no superfluous, lengthy descriptions but instead emotion and decisiveness to action and dialogue. It’s easy to follow along with the characters’ narration and forget about any problems or negatives while reading. It’s only once the story ends with a non-ending that the issues are easy to identify.

Overall False Start is an enjoyable story to read but that’s due entirely to the author’s voice and writing than the actual plot/story itself. If you’re a fan of Chapel this is likely to appeal more than it would otherwise.
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May 03, 2012 Nicci rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, m-m-romance

Author Janey Chapel writes a beautiful story of second chance in an economy of meaningful words and detail.

Whit Jamison and Tucker Locke grow up in a small town. The Downtown is all of 4 blocks in length. A town small enough to grasp the residents living there either know each other or know of each other through talk and gossip. Although the author doesn’t hit the readers over the head, we become aware by implication that Tucker’s family probably is prominent members of the community. Tucker is...more Author Janey Chapel writes a beautiful story of second chance in an economy of meaningful words and detail.

Whit Jamison and Tucker Locke grow up in a small town. The Downtown is all of 4 blocks in length. A town small enough to grasp the residents living there either know each other or know of each other through talk and gossip. Although the author doesn’t hit the readers over the head, we become aware by implication that Tucker’s family probably is prominent members of the community. Tucker is popular, a track star, and has an image he must maintain. Yes, I’m drumming up excuses for Tucker’s behavior toward Whit.

In his teens, Whit informs his parents he’s gay. Now, he was worried about his mother’s reaction, but his father tells him he’s figured out his son’s sexual orientation.

I find it interesting the author doesn’t allow the readers access to Tucker’s parents thoughts and feelings. Everything we know about the parents Tucker tells us. So I have to assume his thoughts are accurate. This commentary is neither here or there, just something I noticed. Although, I think this execution is to demonstrate the ambiguous feelings Tucker have for himself are his problems and not feelings from outside forces. Perhaps, Tucker is his own worst enemy.

The story told in False Start is not new in the M/M Romance. Boy denying gay tendencies, boy experiencing gayness in the dark and in secret, boy distancing himself from the boy he plays around with so no one would guess Tucker is gay. Small town, big mouth people. Janey Chapel’s writing, however, makes the idea refreshing and enjoyable. I love that Whit doesn’t fall into the emotional cesspool of betrayal. He suffers and then he moves on with his life after Tucker leaves town. Whit has yards of self-confidence. Though, I did wonder how long he would’ve been Tucker’s dirty little secret before frustration set in.

Ten years is a long time of barely existing. Tucker’s journey actually draws me in and makes me feel sympathetic to his issues. I can’t even fathom living as he did in the story.

False Start is a nicely paced, uncomplicated story of Tucker and second chances. It’s packed with the right amount of emotional without getting melodramatic. I enjoyed the retelling of the familiar trope in m/m romances.

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May 01, 2012 Nikyta rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dreamspinner-press, adbp, bubbles-safe, closet-cases, contemporary, ex-lovers, lawyers, school, deception-betrayal-lies-omissions, teachers, m-m, separated-for-a-bit, published-on-amazon

I liked this story very much. I enjoyed the fact that Tucker was so torn over his actions and his feelings for Whit. I loved how Whit was so 'confident' according to Tucker but really admitted is was because of Tucker. But what I liked most about it is that Whit made Tucker realize what he was missing. Even if it did take a decade.

While I enjoyed the story, I wasn't fond of the writing style. It's told in alternating first person POV's and while I liked that we got to experience things from both...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Lauraadriana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, loved-it, love-conquers-all, lmao, recommended, should-be-read-by-all

Loved this short story. Wish it was much longer and REALLY hope we can read about Tucker and Whit again.

I was like in a trance reading this story. Just COULD NOT STOP. It's told in the 1st person POV and It alternates between Tucker and Whit who went to the same small college in Virginia. Whit was a freshman and out, Tucker a Senior who was deeply in the closet. Things ended, because Tucker could not admit who he was.

10 years later he's a lawyer in DC, but goes home for high school reunion. He s...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Sadonna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: coming-out, mm, pdf

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed this shorter story about Tuck and Whit. While they went to the same high school in the same small town, their paths never really cross until they are senior and freshman in college respectively. While there, they begin an illicit affair. Whit does not hide his sexuality, hence the need for secrecy. At the end of his senior year, Tuck ignores Whit and doesn't stand up for him at all when his friends get on him at a movie theater. After graduation, he leaves town and do...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Candice rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sweet, short-reads

Very good, sweet story, but I wish it had been longer.

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May 06, 2012 Julesmarie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

2.5 stars

This book was consistent with what was promised in the blurb. Tucker and Whit were "together" in college 10 years ago, and reunite when Tucker comes back to town for his 10 year reunion.

I chose to read this because I loved the concept. I was a little disappointed with how it was handled. It all seemed too simplistic. Problems were solved almost magically and forgiveness was instantaneous and unhesitating.

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Apr 28, 2012 Arthur rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a nice book, but I wasn't wowed at all. I felt there's nothing new here. The story is the standard " one part of the couple is in the closet and asks for a second chance" story. The only different thing is the alternate narrative between the two MCs, but it becomes annoying to me since they're repetitive.

It's not bad, though. Although it's just convenient that when Tucker returned home, Whit was single and available. (view spoiler)...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Cindi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, m-m, short-story

4.5 stars

What a wonderful story about old lovers who get a second chance.

Tucker makes the decision to go back to his small hometown for his 10 year college reunion. The past ten years have been good to him. He's a successful attorney and is doing quite well for himself. He has managed to avoid going home before now because he wasn't ready to face who he really is and the only person he's ever loved, Whit... who he ran from 10 years earlier. Tucker has pretended to be straight his entire life and...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Thomaidha Papa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: college-boys, contemporary

Such a lovely story it made me sad that it had to end. Chapel has a very unique way writing emotions, she truly made my skin shiver with her wonderful descriptions. I felt like I could stretch my hand and literally touch the character’s feelings, their agony, fear, anticipation and their beautiful lovemaking.
This is the story of Tucker and Whit.

Whit is charming, with humor and guts. I totally loved him. The kind of character that knows who he is and is proud of it. And if you don’t like it too...more Such a lovely story it made me sad that it had to end. Chapel has a very unique way writing emotions, she truly made my skin shiver with her wonderful descriptions. I felt like I could stretch my hand and literally touch the character’s feelings, their agony, fear, anticipation and their beautiful lovemaking.
This is the story of Tucker and Whit.

Whit is charming, with humor and guts. I totally loved him. The kind of character that knows who he is and is proud of it. And if you don’t like it too bad for you.
Whit discovers his orientation in early puberty and when he finishes high school he comes out to his family. A lucky boy he is for his family accepts and loves him and mostly supports him in his life.
Whit has been in love with Tucker for four years and he’s never even dreamt of having him, thinking Tucker is straight.
Ms Chapel has a great way on describing an adolescent crush, the stalking we do when we’re young and for some reason can’t get close to our object of desire.

Whit goes to college as a proud gay boy and beyond his hopes he and Tucker hook up secretly. As much as Whit would love to have Tucker acknowledge their relationship he understands that it may be harder for Tucker to do so. With Tucker being a senior, Whit waits till graduation thinking that, after all that school drama is over, it would be easier for Tucker to claim his orientation. Alas, when the time comes Tucker gets so scared of what might happen if he comes out that he shuns Whit and avoids every contact between them. He breaks Whit’s heart and with that he leaves from their hometown and goes to university.

The 10 years that pass by are 10 very sad years for Tucker. Not only hasn’t he claimed his sexuality but he spends them lying even to his own self and trying hard to be straight. He never returns home until a letter comes, an invitation for college reunion. A reason to go home and try to find the strength to out himself once and for all. A reason to go back to Whit. But will Whit be there and if so, will he want him back??

The events that follow up, Tucker’s inner fight not to run once more but to stay and try to get back his love and get another chance are so emotional that made me wish Ms Chapel had written a longer novel so it wouldn’t end that quickly. And although there were only two sexual scenes in the book they were so intense and hot and sensual and powerful that they took my breath away.

A wonderful book that I’d highly recommend to any fan of contemporary M/M romance.
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Aug 26, 2012 Elizabetta rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kim Alan

4.5 stars

I really didn't know what to expect from this read. This is a new author to me and added to that: it's a short story with a very familiar trope: two young men with an immediate attraction, one is out the other isn't, it doesn't work out for obvious reasons, they part, they get back together years later...

How wondrous to be so engaged right from the start, to be sucked in so effortlessly. What sets this read apart is the sweet writing. Ms. Chapel seduces with her two distinctive voices...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Natalie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: broke-my-heart

4.5 stars, rounded up because the writing was so effortlessly good. (Seriously! Most of it is written in present tense, and I didn't even notice until almost the end.) Janey Chapel can do more in a novella than many authors do in a full-length novel. Having said that, if she writes one in the future, I'll be first in line to read it.

Something about this story hit me right in the gut. The descriptions of how important Whit was to Tucker, the movie theater scene... I really love when stories make...more

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May 03, 2012 Madison Parker rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, hurt-comfort, short-story, lendable

Read this book!! I loved everything about this one and am adding it to my "favorites" shelf. The first person POV switches back and forth between the two main characters, so we get to experience their thoughts and emotions as they react to seeing one another again after all these years. The tension builds so beautifully, when they finally come together it is extremely satisfying. Now THAT is how you write a love scene!

I'm definitely going to check out more of this author's work.

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Apr 30, 2012 Heather C rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Heather C by: Cole Riann

Shelves: ebook, pdoc, read-2012, short-stories, gfy-ofy, contemporary-romance, m-m, sex-after-40-percent

I adore this story! Of course I'm always a sucker for a sweet gfy/ofy. I think what made this story so special for me was the alternating first person POVs. I loved getting the voice of both MCs; the author did a great job portraying the different personalities and insecurities of both Whit and Tucker.

4.5 Stars I would have loved for it to be much longer with much more angst.

I ♥ Whit!...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Kate Sherwood rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked it a lot, but I think I would have liked it even more as a novel. The book covers SO MUCH ground, and the author does a good job of keeping things interesting, but she's still 'telling' parts that I really would have liked to see 'shown' in a lot more detail.

But I still ended up caring about both characters and really wanting them to be happy, and I believed that they would be, so... job well done!

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Apr 28, 2012 Cris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, romance

I picked up this book because the author has the same name as my grandmother, and her MC has the same name as my grandfather. Weird, huh? Anyway, I'd never heard of her before, but I am SO glad I did. I thought this short story was wonderful. I loved how rich the characters were and how real everything between them felt.

Now I'm off to read her entire backlist!

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Sep 23, 2012 Mandy*reads obsessively* rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Mandy*reads obsessively* by: Vio

Shelves: ebook-owned, m-m, short, cry-me-a-river, feel-good-read, gfy-ofy, hurt-comfort-disability, jerk-mc, sweet, way-too-short

Tuck a very closeted senior at college falls for Whit an out and proud freshman, they part on less than good terms after an 8 month secret relationship.
The story is told from alternating POV's which makes it interesting and I really liked Whit's voice.
They have both harbored feelings for each other in the intermittent 10years and when they finally meet again, Tuck is ready to be who he wants and needs to be.
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Apr 28, 2012 Edina Rose rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: very-hot

Because:

- Flawed characters (both MC)
- Avoided clichés like: jock-taller-bigger-more-confident & geek-shorter-smarter-weaker-bottom.
- The theme (college break-up + mature make-up) is cleverly explored
- Two MCs POVs.
- The book is short but it focuses solely on the two heroes relationships, so their story seems longer than it is.
- The sex is hot, intense.

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Apr 29, 2012 Fuyu rated it 4 of 5 stars

Maritime Menの作者さんだったんですねえ。あれ好きです。
カミングアウトできない、クローゼットに深く入った男と、カミングアウトして生きることを選んだ男。その出会いと、10年後の再会。
というわけであまり凝った筋立てではありませんが、どっちのキャラクターにも好感が持ててすんなりと最後まで読めました。二人の関係だけに焦点が当たっているので読みやすい一方、もう少し周囲との軋轢なんかも入ってきたらもっとドラマティックだったとも思う。

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Apr 25, 2012 Cole Riann rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, m-m-contemporary, m-m-closeted-coming-out, m-m-reunions-second-chances, m-m-short, favorites

I really, really enjoyed this story that flows so well due to the simple, easy and forthright 2-person narration. I've always been a big fan of Janey Chapel. It seems like every time I pick up a story of hers, I'm always surprised again by how much I love her style of writing.

These two characters were many, many things, from severely messed up to hilarious at times. More than anything, though, this story was just such a simple and easy read front to back.

What a lovely story!

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May 31, 2012 Jackson Cordd rated it 4 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed it, got a good sense of who the characters were and are going. Only thing I would have wanted was more. Would love to have heard a blow-by-blow of the car conversation after the clean-up.

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