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Handle with Care
by Josephine Myles (Goodreads Author)
by Josephine Myles (Goodreads Author)
Handle With Care –
Review by Jon Michaelsen
Ben Lethbridge, a thirty-something man has lived the life, albeit a little too much. After having raised his little sister to adulthood following his parents death, he spent a couple years making up for lost time and partying it up with the best, however ignoring his diabetes. The result has left him tired and weak since his body has betrayed him, ultimately confining him to his home dealing with a regular dialysis regimen while awaiting a transplant. All doesn’t result in a terrible existence however, as Ben is able to continue working from home and enjoy a few pleasures in life, but most of his favorite activities are now forbidden to him…except for his love for DVD porn.
He soon begins fantasizing about the DVD delivery guy, Ollie, a gorgeous young man with an interesting personal statement in hairstyle who is also a skateboarder. When a delivered package accidently splits open, the delivery boy discovers Ben’s secret – and his sexuality.
Meanwhile, Ben has resigned himself to only being able to flirt with the young man as surely, a twenty year old would not be the least bit interested in a thirty-three year old man with an illness-ravaged body. Still, Ben is encouraged enough with their light, flirty banter to begin taking care of his appearance.
Handle with Care is a light, sweet contemporary m/m romance with likeable characters facing every day challenges, each with their own back-story, er baggage. The author takes baby-steps in building the relationship between the two, tossing errant tests the two must overcome. Though facing a very touch illness, Ben is the stronger of the two, a somewhat reluctant father-figure who much help Ollie to realize his understanding of a “relationship” based on past experiences is not all there is – or can be.
Author Josephine Myles slowing reveals emotions driving the actions of both Ben & Ollie, through their first meeting, innocent flirting and their big misunderstanding, the catalyst for the angst in the novel, though simple at best.
For those looking for a light male/male romance, sweet and easy read with a happy ending, Handle with Care is for you.
Review by Jon Michaelsen
Ben Lethbridge, a thirty-something man has lived the life, albeit a little too much. After having raised his little sister to adulthood following his parents death, he spent a couple years making up for lost time and partying it up with the best, however ignoring his diabetes. The result has left him tired and weak since his body has betrayed him, ultimately confining him to his home dealing with a regular dialysis regimen while awaiting a transplant. All doesn’t result in a terrible existence however, as Ben is able to continue working from home and enjoy a few pleasures in life, but most of his favorite activities are now forbidden to him…except for his love for DVD porn.
He soon begins fantasizing about the DVD delivery guy, Ollie, a gorgeous young man with an interesting personal statement in hairstyle who is also a skateboarder. When a delivered package accidently splits open, the delivery boy discovers Ben’s secret – and his sexuality.
Meanwhile, Ben has resigned himself to only being able to flirt with the young man as surely, a twenty year old would not be the least bit interested in a thirty-three year old man with an illness-ravaged body. Still, Ben is encouraged enough with their light, flirty banter to begin taking care of his appearance.
Handle with Care is a light, sweet contemporary m/m romance with likeable characters facing every day challenges, each with their own back-story, er baggage. The author takes baby-steps in building the relationship between the two, tossing errant tests the two must overcome. Though facing a very touch illness, Ben is the stronger of the two, a somewhat reluctant father-figure who much help Ollie to realize his understanding of a “relationship” based on past experiences is not all there is – or can be.
Author Josephine Myles slowing reveals emotions driving the actions of both Ben & Ollie, through their first meeting, innocent flirting and their big misunderstanding, the catalyst for the angst in the novel, though simple at best.
For those looking for a light male/male romance, sweet and easy read with a happy ending, Handle with Care is for you.
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Reading Progress
| 07/31/2012 | page 26 |
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14.0% | |
| 08/02/2012 |
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60.0% | "Sweet and romantic; slow and calculating." |
