Straight Shooter (Rear Entrance Video, #3) in Riptide Publishing

May 05, 2014 Adam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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'Straight Shooter' has some of the hottest smut I've read in a while.
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I haven't read either of the preceding books in the Read Entrance Video series, so I wasn't sure what to expect beyond the blurb. What I got was Austin Puett, a highly unlikable character at first glance. Part of his university hockey team, Austin is rude, mean, and homophobic. He was a stereotypical jock.

However, it turns out that most of Austin's issues can be boiled down to his own self-hatred. Because despite his aversion t ...more

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Jun 09, 2014 Star rated it really liked it

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Funny:

Austin had this mental image of strapping down the Westboro Baptist Church and forcing them to watch gay porn until the only things they wanted to protest anymore were bad tattoos.

Kinky, OMFG, so kinky:

“Breed me.” “That’s right, buddy. And where do I breed you?” No question where this was leading. Liam lowered himself, nipping a trail down Austin’s neck to his shoulder. The pleasure of that was enough to distract Austin from the humiliating words his mouth was forming: “Breed me in my boyp

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Apr 28, 2014 Kezia rated it liked it

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Like the previous two books in this series, Straight Shooter is written with a decided turn toward the comedic. The copy I read was an uncorrected proof provided for reviewers, so I couldn't comment on the formatting of the finished product. I can say that Ms. Belleau has excellent technical skills along with a good sense of pacing and characterization.

In this final installment of the Rear Entrance Video series, we spend the entire time in Austin Puett's head, which can at times be a fairly con Like the previous two books in this series, Straight Shooter is written with a decided turn toward the comedic. The copy I read was an uncorrected proof provided for reviewers, so I couldn't comment on the formatting of the finished product. I can say that Ms. Belleau has excellent technical skills along with a good sense of pacing and characterization.

In this final installment of the Rear Entrance Video series, we spend the entire time in Austin Puett's head, which can at times be a fairly confusing - if not downright bizarre - place. Poor Austin, you see, is confused about pretty much everything in his life, except hockey. The one fixed star in his universe is his future as a professional hockey player.

At the start of the book, Austin has two goals - to repair his relationship with his roommates, especially with Bobby, who has been going through some intense life changes of his own (Wallflower), and to avoid getting kicked out of the room he rents in the house shared by the other characters from the Rear Entrance Video series. After some painful introspection, he comes to the conclusion that what he needs is to be taken in hand by Master Puck from Mischievous Pictures Studio. Austin, it seems, gets off on being humiliated and insulted.

This is something I've never understood - the longing to be cut down and humiliated - so for almost the first half of the book, I was immersed in a completely alien mindset. I wasn't sure if I was ever going to understand this troubled young man. At times I wasn't sure I wanted to.

But as it turns out, that's okay. I don't want to only read books about people who are exactly like me. And somehow, Ms. Belleau managed to bring me along on Austin's journey so that by the time he figured out what he needed, I was right there with him, cheering for his happy ending with Liam. That's quite a gift. At no time did I feel like I was reading a preachy story that tried to shove an alternate lifestyle down my throat whether I wanted to know about it or not. In an oddly gentle journey that paralleled Austin's own self-discovery, I gradually grew to understand exactly what these two men needed from each other. And I wanted them to make it.

So, for me, there's something a little bit magical about this story. I'm very glad that I read it. I can't help but feel that I'm somehow richer for the experience. It's not high literature, by any means. The subject is one which other writers have treated in a brutal, gratuitous manner. What's different about this book is that it makes a statement - literally - that, "Gay, bi, queer, transgender, straight-with-exceptions . . . whatever, it's all good." But it doesn't just say those words, it demonstrates them. It lives and breathes them. Well done, Ms. Belleau.

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Apr 18, 2014 Dakota Storm rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this story, it got a little drawn out in parts and lost me a little but I got right back in when Liam and or Puck came into the picture. I really enjoyed Liam's part, he's sweet and understanding but I love that he's also demanding, rough and emotional and puts himself out there. I loved him and Austin together, they made the story great when they got together. Austin I liked but not so much in the beginning, once he started asking for what he wanted, sharing the real him with L ...more

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Apr 09, 2014 Heddie rated it really liked it

Although I like it, the story left me a little confused. I had a hard time understanding Austin. Would have liked more backstory, maybe that would have given insight about him.

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