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Mfred's
review of The Blue Place (Aud Torvingen, # 1):
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
bookshelves: gay, paranormal
I first read about Adin, Jackson and Celia in K.Z. Snow’s book Obsession. I loved, loved that book and the complex relationship dynamics in that story. All three characters, but especially Adin and Jackson, are intriguing and beg you to find out more about them.
In To Be Where You Are, Adin and Jackson have decided that they want to be together for more than and weekend here and there and must deal with Celia, who is still part of the mix as Adin’s live-in partner until now. Adin has reached a point where he just wants out of that story, his need for Jackson so deep and intense.
Unfortunately for Adin and Jackson, Perez the partner of another wizard Noah, has gone MIA and to get Jackson to help him find Perez, Noah has put the kaibash on Adin and Jackson’s plans with some bad magic. Having no choice, Jackson agrees to help Noah find Perez to save his relationship with Adin.
The relationship between Adin and Jackson is very sweet and we get to see how they really cannot stand to be without each other. Especially Jackson, who was a reluctant partner in Obsession but turned a corner in InDescent, becoming the one who discovers he’s more gay than he thought. In this story, he finally openly gets that he’s gay and not bisexual and fully wants to be with Adin, no reservations.
Celia comes across as very accommodating and I actually liked that. Many might find it hard to believe that she’d be so easy about it all considering that she really loves Adin, but I think the fact that she also loves Jackson made it an issue that she could come to terms with without making a big scene. I could really believe that she loves Adin enough to honor his needs and wishes knowing that that’s what he truly feels.
One thing that did bother me was Adin’s anger at Celia when she starts getting snippy with him about Jackson and stalling on talking to Jackson about how they were going to work things out. Adin starts to treat her in very disrespectful way, acting pissed off like he should have his way, which I felt uncalled for. He was the one stepping out, and until that point, Celia had not tried to stop him from seeing Jackson or complained about their meeting for weekends of sex. I don’t know, but I felt he should have been more respectful to her considering he did love her in his own way and thought all along that she was his love. That kind of knocked what I felt to Adin down a few notches.
Even after he finds out that it’s not her fault really that she’s acting more strangely, his need for Jackson at all cost is such that he does act the shit. Although, I will admit that it’s a very real and honest reaction, which is one thing I do admire about K.Z. Snow’s writing. Her characters are very real and act in very real ways even if it’s uncomfortable.
Jackson cracked me up a bit in this story. He’s a master wizard, very powerful and can manipulate many things. But I loved his vulnerability and angst about Celia coming to see him to talk with him about Adin. He was so nervous as if he might get chastised from a parent. It was just so delicious to see him squirm and fear what she might say, and then to be completely shocked at what she had to say. I loved it. It was all so right on because he does have a heart and worries about her as well.
On the rest of the story, damn, but K.Z. Snow can take you to really wild and different places. In a world full of paranormal that have all become so ho-hum the same, K.Z. Snow comes up with something completely different and unique every time. The side story, or minor foil if you will to Adin and Jackson finally getting to be with each other, is such a fun story line. Perez is such a delicious, flamboyant character, who I could see would totally get into the predicament that he did. It was so creatively written and a nice diversion or addition to what could be a boring story of just two people finally getting together who’ve had their “exciting and new” romance beginning in prior books.
I think you could probably read this book without reading the others first, but reading the others first would make this one more understandable and enjoyable since the back story and the actual romance part are in both Obsession and InDescent.
As per usual, K.Z. Snow’s writing is superb. She really gets into the heads of her characters, which always makes me feel like I have an intimate relationship with them. To Be Where You Are is another great installment to the Adin/Jackson love story.
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bookshelves: bisexual-f-f, contemporary, erotica, lesbian, menage
This is a cute f/f/m menage story with lots of juicy sex and warm, fuzzy feelings.
My full review here:
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