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Cage Match
by
Bonnie Dee (Goodreads Author)
A prince of industry, an imprisoned gladiator, fistfights instead of ballrooms -- Cinderella just got hotter.
A master in the arena but a slave when combat is over, Jabez is a cage fighter raised on the streets. Wealthy young Andreas Fortias rescues him from his bleak existence, offering him the chance for a new life. But Andreas will have to break through more than a slave...more
A master in the arena but a slave when combat is over, Jabez is a cage fighter raised on the streets. Wealthy young Andreas Fortias rescues him from his bleak existence, offering him the chance for a new life. But Andreas will have to break through more than a slave...more
ebook, 140 pages
Published
June 23rd 2009
by Loose Id, LLC
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I’ve read and enjoyed a number of Bonnie Dee’s m/f romance books and I’ve always found them well written with good characterisation. When I saw that she’d written a m/m book and that it was set in the future, which is a setting I usually like, I snapped Cage Match up. Sadly, this book failed to impress or engage me.
The book begins well and in fact if it hadn’t been for the first section of this book, I may have graded it lower. Andreas is one of the priviledged. He lives in what used to be Bosto...more
The book begins well and in fact if it hadn’t been for the first section of this book, I may have graded it lower. Andreas is one of the priviledged. He lives in what used to be Bosto...more
I really enjoyed this story. Jabez is a total underdog from the wrong side of town. In this world, slaves are forced to cage fight to the death, and Jabez is a champion fighter. Andreas is the rich guy watching the fights, and Jabez, in particular. They are night and day, light and dark, but they make a beautiful match. Andreas has to tread very carefully to earn Jabez' trust.
Andreas uncovers some nasty doings by his family's company while doing research on a project he wants to fund to refurbi...more
Andreas uncovers some nasty doings by his family's company while doing research on a project he wants to fund to refurbi...more
I enjoyed this more than I expected to, given the premise. The setting was well-done, in that you got the idea of it being earth after a plague and the changes wrought by it, but without the extensive detail that (IMO)can bog the story down. The main characters were well-constructed, but the secondaries were fairly one-dimensional. I like how Andreas went from unaware to idealistic, because Jabez was there to balance him. Thought the time it took for Andreas to learn fighting techniques was incr...more
I read this book for a challenge, I needed a 'fighter' character. I seen imprisoned gladiator and jumped at this one! I will say that if I had known that it was slightly 'futuristic' I probably woulda passed on it. (Sad to say but I'm not really into these kinda books....with saying that, I'm glad I didn't know because I would have missed out on one pretty awesome book!)
We get to meet Jabez the imprisoned fighter & Andreas the very naive prince of industry. These guys are both sexy and adora...more
We get to meet Jabez the imprisoned fighter & Andreas the very naive prince of industry. These guys are both sexy and adora...more
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From the moment I picked this one up, I couldn't really put it down. Sometimes I kind of wanted to - especially when it started talking a bit more about Andreas' posh living and childhood - but those parts were so incredibly short that if I just put it down for a moment and came back after washing dishes, I'd immediately be engrossed in it again.
At first it's a bit hard to get a feel for the time and world that Andreas and Jabez live in, and what we are given explains a bit but really not enough...more
At first it's a bit hard to get a feel for the time and world that Andreas and Jabez live in, and what we are given explains a bit but really not enough...more
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In a futuristic world, Boston after an apocalyptic disaster, the rich are even richer and the poor are even poorer. Worst, the poorer have no right, and they are used as "meat": to experiment new drugs or to fight in cage as once rabid dogs did. Andreas is the heir of one of the most powerful and wealthy family of New Englandia, the good side of the city; following his friends, that are not exactly role models, he starts to frequent the clandestine cage matches. One night he bets with his friend...more
These futuristic Cinderella-type MM romances are my favs, next to the gritty RS I'm addicted to. Nothing complicated about Cage Match and the suspense portion, though light, fitted in well so that this book remained solidly a Cinderella story from start to finish.
Andreas is too good to be true, of course, but this isn't a super novel length book so no time for him to undergo dramatic transformations. He's a pampered uber-rich kid who'd give Paris Hilton a run for her money. Since Andreas is the...more
Andreas is too good to be true, of course, but this isn't a super novel length book so no time for him to undergo dramatic transformations. He's a pampered uber-rich kid who'd give Paris Hilton a run for her money. Since Andreas is the...more
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Two stars, may be 2.5 = It was ok. It is probably not fair of me to be reviewing this because I frequently find I don't enjoy the futuristic genre but I had thought I should give this one a go. The characters just didn't appeal. I guess it was a well enough constructed story with plenty of action in all respects.
I liked the development of one character a lot more than the other and just didn't understand the instant changes in Andreas. Not much of a contrast of before and after or growth from ignorant, thoughtless and impulsive to naive, impulsive do-gooder. Other than that, I thought it was a great idea.
Really a 4.5, and while I don't feel comfortable reviewing a book I read about a year ago, Bonnie Dee writes very well, and the attraction between the protags fairly jumps off the page. It could be longer for a truly satisfying read, but still does not feel rushed.
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Didn't know what to expect of a book with this title, but it was surprisingly good. I loved both main characters. Couldn't put it down. I'm going to check out other books by this author.
So cliché!!!
Pleease! Can we stop with the rich guy with no depth and the poor guy who is resentful and angry?
And who said all rich guys secretly wnat to be dominated?
Pleease! Can we stop with the rich guy with no depth and the poor guy who is resentful and angry?
And who said all rich guys secretly wnat to be dominated?
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I like not-too-distant-future scifi novels with plots based on underground ultamite fighting rings.
There is no name for this genre yet, but this is one of those books.
There is no name for this genre yet, but this is one of those books.
Really dug this. No brain to actually review it right now, but I've already reread for a skim of my favorite bits.
Bonnie Dee- a must read
Hot, sweaty man who is forced to fight?
Love it.
Sign me up...again and again.
Hot, sweaty man who is forced to fight?
Love it.
Sign me up...again and again.
This was the first m/m book I read - and I loved it. I was completely invested in the characters start to finish.
I simply enjoyed this one.
Bonnie Dee is 3 for 3 for me.
Bonnie Dee is 3 for 3 for me.
Andreas is adorably naive, but watching him grow through his interactions with Jabez is enjoyable. Somehow, these two opposites come out the other side as a well-balanced couple.
3.5 stars
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