Wallflower (Rear Entrance Video, #2) in Riptide Publishing

Oct 23, 2013 Shirley Frances rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm-read, read-2-review, mm-series, 2013, glbt, reviewed

3.75 stars

I've been sitting on this review for a week trying to make up my mind about my rating. On the one hand, it had all the elements I look for in a great book.

~Complex and compelling main characters that kept my attention throughout.
~A unique approach to an issue that is rarely dealt in books.
~Heidi Belleau's usual sizzling factor to her sex scenes.
~Humorous and engaging interactions.

Then there were the things that I couldn't overlook.

~Slow-paced start that made it a bit h ...more

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Apr 29, 2016 Adam rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: coming-out, wrote-a-review, mm-college-students-youth, kinks-and-stuff, z-half-star-more

3.5 stars

I've come to expect the following from Heidi Belleau: good writing, a sweet romance, some hot sex, and a bit of social commentary. 'Wallflower' delivers in every category.

It takes a while for the romance to get started. For the first 40% or so of the book, Rob and Dylan are practically strangers. They run in to each other a few times, either in a shared class or at the adult video store where Rob works, but their interactions aren't that long or romantic.

Instead, most of the first half ...more

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Jul 26, 2013 Thomaidha Papa rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m

3.5~4 Hearts

Review written for MM Good Book Reviews

And this reviewer’s inner geek thrilled with this book.

So yeah, my former addiction with MMORPG’s is not hidden, the fact that I simply love those games and especially the ones that contain elves and orcs in there are my absolute favs. So when I picked up this particular book I was already biased, but add to that the cross-dressing character and a fabulous writing and damn, this was a very, very enjoyable read for me.

So yeah, the book starts a ...more

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Jun 08, 2014 Kaje Harper rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: trans-genderqueer, comfort-reread, m-m, m-enby-romance

This book does a very credible job of showing us a main character who is gender-fluid. Rob is a gay man, and he likes that part of himself. But he also likes dressing up as Bobby and being a girl. His female persona is more outgoing and confident than Rob usually manages on his own. But he's confused, because he doesn't really feel trans, like he wants to change his gender. Fitting the parts of himself into one workable whole isn't easy, and we get to go along on the realistic and sometimes rock ...more

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Oct 21, 2013 Kathryn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

Bottomline: Not a must-read, but a good buy if you have the time and money.

I'd have given this four stars, but the ending dragged on and on. There were, like, five chapters that felt like "final" chapters. The author was very thorough about wrapping up every conceivable plot point that wasn't a set-up to a later book in the series.

Plotting was the big problem in this book. Story was the big success. The book has an interesting premise, with unique and believable characters, and it communicates i ...more

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