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S'està carregant… Spare the Rodde Marie Sexton
Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  NannyOgg13 | Sep 27, 2022 |   I agreed with everything that was said here. From social media use to the political stuff and the media twisting things. It's all true. I don't think anyone should take offense, if you do, well... then you should look into the mirror. Some of this stuff I already knew and thought it was evident, especially regarding social media. Therefore I found the first half of the book boring. I also didn't like Avery, at all. But I'm certain that was intentional. I just couldn't see how Gray and Avery would go from hating each other to... not. They had nothing in common. The second half got better. More romance, more bdsm. Honestly I thought Gray's book will be more about the sado-maso world, but it wasn't. It's heavily political, but it wasn't even about that, it's more about how people are unwilling to keep an open mind. I also realize, without the first half, the second half wouldn't have made sense. The ending was a bit cheesy and a little unlike Gray. But at least I ended up liking Avery. (  ) Gabi90 | Apr 18, 2021 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Gray Andino is a Denver cop with a pain kink and a history of falling in love with the wrong people. He's jealous of his friends' newfound happiness, but with a brain that won't shut up and a need to argue everything, finding his own soul mate seems impossible, so he settles for meaningless sex and doling out pain with willing subs. Subs like Avery Barron. When Avery asks to stay with Gray for a few weeks, Gray reluctantly agrees. Avery may be the perfect sub, but as an accidental roommate, he sucks. The younger child of rich, indulgent parents, Avery is an entitled slob with a disdain for rules, a lack of ambition, and an obsession with social media. Gray tolerates his presence, but when Avery breaks one of Gray's ground rules, he punishes him and takes away his phone. Deprived of his usual echo chamber, Avery feels lost until he discovers a local Tap House, a piano, and his buried love of music. The more Avery plays, the more the community around him blossoms. For the first time in his life, Avery has a purpose and goals for the future. But the thing he longs for most--Gray's love and respect--may be forever out of reach. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Marie Sexton is one of my favorite authors because she manages to write romance stories and characters that have substance, and I love that every one of her books has something special, every one of her characters is distinct and fleshed out and I can still remember most of them by name even years after I've read the books.
That is all true for this book, but there was no balance between the endless social commentary and the romance. At first I was having fun. I even agree with most of what was said. And little by little every bit of fun was chocked out of the book by the endless droning on about how polarized the US American society is, how the media is used as a tool of manipulating the masses, etc etc. It was fun watching Avery wake up to the reality, but it was not fun having it repeated over and over and over and over again.
As for the romance, it was lukewarm at best. At the start I really really hated Avery, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I actually liked Gray since so far he was the least interesting heretic dom to me. I couldn't imagine how they would ever work out their differences and I still wasn't 100% convinced when they eventually got together. My interest in them waned as the social commentary increased. The ending felt so out of character for Gray and so cheesy that I just couldn't roll my eyes far enough to the back of my head.
It felt like the setting and the romance were just tools for social commentary, not the other way around. For the first time I wanted to DNF a Marie Sexton book. (