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In this new series combining two of my favorite authors (Josh Lanyon and Jordan Castillo Price), I can see so many wonderfully delicious bites of decadence coming from both of them.
Josh's first contribution, "Slings and Arrows," drops us right in the middle of college life; filled with finals, all night studying, wanna be frat-boys, jocks and nerds. Resident nerd-slash-jock, Carey finds himself wanting more than class help from GTA, Walter, but Walter keeps giving Carey mixed signals. A box of e ...more
Josh's first contribution, "Slings and Arrows," drops us right in the middle of college life; filled with finals, all night studying, wanna be frat-boys, jocks and nerds. Resident nerd-slash-jock, Carey finds himself wanting more than class help from GTA, Walter, but Walter keeps giving Carey mixed signals. A box of e ...more
This story was unsettling and cute at the same time. I liked the college setting and the dark taste of the Valentine Day's killer and how it got weaved with Carey's secret admirer. I loved the main characters. Carey is a jock, but he's also an average young man, vanilla but not boring in his plain-ness. I think what makes him interesting is his being attracted to his professor's teaching assistant, Walter, a broody, not handsome man who Carey's friends call Skeletor. His going behind appearances
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Normally I would avoid stories about college students, but I'm glad I didn't avoid this one. The mysterious Chance and his candy store play a part in getting Carey and Walt together.
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*4.5 stars*
An interesting little story that pulled the rug out from under me several times. I just didn't know where Josh was going with it, and although I wasn't all that taken with Walter or Carey, they were well drawn characters. It's like a mini-mystery, all wrapped up in a sweet but never saccharine romance. ...more
An interesting little story that pulled the rug out from under me several times. I just didn't know where Josh was going with it, and although I wasn't all that taken with Walter or Carey, they were well drawn characters. It's like a mini-mystery, all wrapped up in a sweet but never saccharine romance. ...more
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1st read 4/12/12
2nd read 4/4/14
3rd read 12/14/14 - reread due to Christmas coda
2nd read 4/4/14
3rd read 12/14/14 - reread due to Christmas coda
Nov 02, 2010
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