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Don't Judge a Book... (A Mind is a Sexy Thing)
Bookworm Rhys lives in the idyllic town of Hawks Bridge and spends his days working at the local library, his evenings quietly reading. He thinks it's all about books and even the occasional interruption 'real life' throws his way cannot change his beliefs. When car thief Darren arrives to do his community service, Rhys's world is turned upside down. Rhys thinks the man is...more
ebook, 101 pages
Published
April 28th 2012
by Silver Publishing
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This story has a couple of things that appeal to me as a reader, a neurotic book nerd and a bad boy. Oh delightful, which was how I would describe this story. Rhys loves his job as a librarian, his house is full of books, he lives for books. He is extremely annoyed that he’s been assigned to supervise Darren, who is doing community service for stealing a car. Rhys knows about these kinds, and has little tolerance for their ilk. The two get off...more
This story has a couple of things that appeal to me as a reader, a neurotic book nerd and a bad boy. Oh delightful, which was how I would describe this story. Rhys loves his job as a librarian, his house is full of books, he lives for books. He is extremely annoyed that he’s been assigned to supervise Darren, who is doing community service for stealing a car. Rhys knows about these kinds, and has little tolerance for their ilk. The two get off...more
This is a fun story on many levels. The ‘opposites attract’ scenario is always great (when well written – which this one is), and the characters of a librarian and a car thief – I mean, really? I couldn’t wait to read the story when I first saw the blurb and must say, I did not regret it.
Rhys may be well educated and knowledgeable, but he is also socially inept, arrogant, and prejudiced. Now, I like bookworms as much as the next person (being one myself, ahem), but this guy really pushed the lim...more
Rhys may be well educated and knowledgeable, but he is also socially inept, arrogant, and prejudiced. Now, I like bookworms as much as the next person (being one myself, ahem), but this guy really pushed the lim...more
Rhys is a librarian’s assistant. He spends his days filing books and helping patrons. He loves his job and is content to spend his evenings reading alone in his apartment. Darren is a youthful offender assigned to Rhys’ library for community service in lieu of jail time. He just wants to do his hours and get the hell away from Rhys.
This book is wonderful. Darren and Rhys start in on each other from the very beginning. Darren sees Rhys as a pretentious geek and Rhys sees Darren as an illiterate P...more
This book is wonderful. Darren and Rhys start in on each other from the very beginning. Darren sees Rhys as a pretentious geek and Rhys sees Darren as an illiterate P...more
3,5 stars
Usually not very happy with the author`s shorter stories this was a surprise. The story with a likeable nerd(librarian)/bad boy(car thief) couple falling in love `against all odds` started out nice and funny with cat vs. dog-fights and sexual tension that neither of the characters handled very well - with just a few `usual` flaws that are almost unavoidable in a story with less than hundred pages.
BUT - knowing Scarlet Blackwell....
Favorite quote:"Then he glanced up and saw a Twilight bo...more
Usually not very happy with the author`s shorter stories this was a surprise. The story with a likeable nerd(librarian)/bad boy(car thief) couple falling in love `against all odds` started out nice and funny with cat vs. dog-fights and sexual tension that neither of the characters handled very well - with just a few `usual` flaws that are almost unavoidable in a story with less than hundred pages.
BUT - knowing Scarlet Blackwell....
Favorite quote:"Then he glanced up and saw a Twilight bo...more
This is a sweet and cute story. Rhys was very much an ass in the beginning and he never apologizes for it, although he acknowledges it to himself. I'm not sure how much I liked his character but at least he didn't feel like every other MC in M/M stories. The fact that he's closeted is hilarious to me. I worked in libraries for seven years and 50% of the men who worked there were gay. Libraries are very liberal, much like Goodreads, and comparatively, it's an easy place to come out. I like Darren...more
I really like books about books. Rhys the sympathetic and a neurotic nerd and works in a library. He is also a very lonely person, would like to find a male to be loved and never expected to find among the books. Darren is a bad boy but deep down he is also looking for someone who can love and guide. Between punches and kisses, Rhys and Darren discover that love goes beyond appearances. We can safely use a phrase of Dante, the book was convict ...
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Wow, this was a little more brutal than I expected. Not totally sure what I feel, but since I could not put it down I would have to say I did enjoy the read...even if it was hard to get past at times.
It's a relatively short book, and with all novellas, I wish there was more.
It's a relatively short book, and with all novellas, I wish there was more.
This story was rather complex and pulling, but truthfully I'm divided between liking the story and disliking it, too. The end was rather abrupt and undeveloped, I wouldn't mind reading a bit better developed storyline.
This is a very rare 1 from me...
I just couldn't like either of the main characters. I just didn't root for them. So I didn't feel bad when the book came to an end.
Good m/m romance about a library assistant who's quite put out over having to deal with an unfortunately attractive guy doing community service work at the library.
I enjoyed reading it but the ending was rather abrupt, would have liked to see how their relationship developed.
Apr 30, 2012
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Reviewed by: Cat
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Rated: 3 hearts
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Genre: M/M Contemporary
Rated: 3 hearts
Check out the review on http://heartsonfirereviews.com/
Just Ok for me...never really warmed up to the characters.
Who doesn't like a story about a nerd and a bad boy hooking up.
3.5 stars. Short and very sweet.
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Nerdy bookie meets typical bad boy, its full on and Rhys is quite extreme and treats Darren like shit, attitude, attitude. The moody idiot needs to learn to be more accepting. I liked Darren and felt for him, a very tumultuous relationship between these two. A good opposites attract romance, not an easy one though.
Nerdy bookie meets typical bad boy, its full on and Rhys is quite extreme and treats Darren like shit, attitude, attitude. The moody idiot needs to learn to be more accepting. I liked Darren and felt for him, a very tumultuous relationship between these two. A good opposites attract romance, not an easy one though.
Oh this one needs a sequel in the worse way. Love those geeky librarians.
Rhys works for the library and he sure doesn't want to help the with community service guy. Darren has made some bad choices but he's not just what you see either. For a short story its very powerful with an element of darkness.
Rhys and Darren were an unlikely pair, but they seemed to fit so well together once they figured out what the other wanted. I like stories of 2 very different types of people coming together and fitting so perfectly as one.
Apr 29, 2013
Daena
marked it as to-read
Apr 21, 2013
Shannon
marked it as maybe
Apr 18, 2013
Rye
marked it as to-read
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Viv
marked it as to-read
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