Disasterology 101 in Romance Readers Reading Challenges

Oct 14, 2012 Snowtulip rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, own

2.5

I have been anxiously awaiting any Taylor V. Donovan book that comes out because I've really enjoyed all her stories.

So it was surprising to me that this book didn't work for me, but it happens. For me the difficulty was in the author telling of everything that was going on rather than the characters, so much narration that I missed the development of chemistry between the characters.

I did like the characters and the premise of the story, but because of the narration I never got "hooked" enou ...more

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Mar 23, 2014 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it really liked it

Shelves: what-lgbtqia, where-grr-mine, how-ebook, what-male-protagonist, what-mm-read, what-mm, what-mental-health, what-hurt-comfort

This is kind of a random review, almost free association. This probably won't be helpful to anyone else but me.

I loved the idea and the characters and the complexity of describing someone with debilitating OCD. I was exhausted just reading about it. I felt for the most part it was really well done. Unlike Monk, or other comedies about OCD, I really felt like I understood what it might be like for someone suffering from this level of the disorder. The characters were interesting and likeable.

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Jun 23, 2024 Hayley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Kevin Harrison and Cedric Haughton-Disley are total opposites. Kevin is a divorced dad, finally trying to address the sexuality that he has repressed his whole life. Cedric is an English germaphobe who dresses like a thug in complete contradiction to his extensive upper class family tree. For the most part I liked the book. Cedric's OCD had to be completely exhausting and it controlled his life so much. Kevin was a bit of a saint to deal with all that. A bit too much of a saint to be honest, thi ...more

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Aug 02, 2019 Jane (PS) rated it liked it

Shelves: au-ku, mm

3.5 stars

This is a bit hard to rate. And I have to preface this review by saying I know nothing of OCD with such extreme symptoms.

I felt a bit of disconnection between the beginning of the story, with MC Cedric chasing MC Kevin - hard. And then Cedric having really full-on issues even being in a relationship. It was like another story with new & bigger issues once Kevin and Cedric started seeing each other.

I loved getting to know Cedric and all his manic tendencies, but at the same time, its ha ...more

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