THE SHARK was originally published as a short story and has now been reworked into a novel. It can be read as a sequel to THE TA or as a standalone story.
Lance is the star of the Kingston College swim team. Tall, strong, and exceptionally disciplined, the college junior approaches his sport the way he approaches everything in life - stoically, seriously, and with tremendous force.
Finn, a freshman, is the wild card on the team. What he lacks in technique and form he makes up for with pure, unadulterated passion for the water and natural speed.
They work together perfectly in the relay. But outside of the pool? They can't stand each other.
Lance thinks that Finn has an attitude problem. Finn thinks that Lance is way too uptight.
And yet they are inexplicably drawn to each other, falling headfirst into into something toxic, something terrible, something neither of them can escape...
Vivica Dorn has loved writing from the moment she learned how to put words to paper and she received her MA in English and Creative Writing in 2017. As a young adult she fell headfirst into yaoi manga and anime and this sparked a life-long love for MM and BL art. She loves stories with a hard, unhealthy edge, populated by strange and brooding characters, but she also has a soft-spot for the simple and sweet.
Vivica lives in Canada with her husband and two bad little cats. When she isn't furiously reading or writing, she enjoys baking sourdough bread, painting, and drinking lots and lots of espresso and red wine.
For the first half of this I was enthralled, I loved it. but then it just felt super rushed and the second half felt not as edited as the first half. Their names seemed to be used in excess as well which hurt the flow of the story.
But the idea of the story was great and I would love to read more about these two. The light sub/dom feel was just right as well.